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Daniel F. Johnson : Volume 7 Numéro 649

Date 11 novembre 1837
Comté Saint John
Lieu Saint John
Journal New Brunswick Courier

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Newburyport November 1 - Melancholy Shipwreck! The Schr. "Lombard", Robert BLATCHFORD, master, which sailed from Eastport (Maine, U.S.) for Boston with a load of grindstones mistook the lights on Plum Island for Cape Ann, and went ashore and filled yesterday morning, on the outer beach of Plum Island, about half a mile south of the lights. At daylight the keeper of the lights made a signal of distress and assistance went from town, but the sea was running so tremendously high, that it was imposible for a boat to reach the vessel. In the meantime the crew remained clinging to the rigging in the most perilous situation. At noon a large number of people resorted to the Island and boats were carried over the land to be launched from the beach opposite the wreck. One of the crew, a lad of 16 or 17, expired about that time, and one was drowned in the cabin, probably when the vessel first struck. Two more were yet clinging to the wreck, and before a boat could be launched, one of them was swept off by the sea and lost. A whaleboat was launched but stove almost immediately in the surf. A ( ) manned by Capt. Joseph LUNT, Capt. Joseph SUMERBY and Mr. AMES, afterwards succeeded in putting off, and rescued the master, the only remaining survivor, in a very weak and exhausted condition. It was melancholy to behold human beings perishing but a short distance from shore, and within hearing of their piteous cries for aid, without the possibility of relief, but we believe that from the time of the discovery in the morning, every efort which was possible, was made for their rescue. The names of those who perished were Pickering WARD, William COLE and Peter TIDD. The vessel belonged to Saint John, N.B. - Boston Daily.

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