Sinking of the Elsie M. Hart
The Schooner the "Elsie M. Hart" set sail from Trinity Bay on the eighteenth of November. Captain March commanded the ship and Stephen Pelly was second hand; there were four men in the crew. They encountered snow and bad weather and headed for Plate Cove. They ran ashore at 2 a.m. but land...
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1989
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/4191 |
| Summary: | The Schooner the "Elsie M. Hart" set sail from Trinity Bay on the eighteenth of November. Captain March commanded the ship and Stephen Pelly was second hand; there were four men in the crew. They encountered snow and bad weather and headed for Plate Cove. They ran ashore at 2 a.m. but landed safe at Arrow Point. Next morning they arrived at Plate Cove, whose people rushed to help them. Composed by informant's father, Mick Keough. |
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