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smacked against the reef. Wright attempted in vain to free the ship. Attempts to use the sails only pushed the boat further into the reef. After these attempts, Wright decided to go over the “obstruction”. This just made things worse. The captain gathered the 87 passengers from below and was in the
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had left Boston with 45 officers and crew and 87 passengers, only 17 crew members and 12 passengers survived the ordeal. This incident was reported as one of the worst ocean disasters of its time.
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the ship struck a double ledge of submerged rocks. Harding ordered the
Quartermaster, Roderick A. McDonald, to go port followed by Captain Wright's order to "hard port" and once again the
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Captain Schuler E. Wright. Wright was very familiar with the area as he had made numerous trips through the reefs and sound of
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Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works
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571:Shipwrecks
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478:4 November
407:King, p 65
150:2,200 tons
115:1878-06-19
848:SMS
837:Lancaster
835:USS
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458:25 April
203:Capacity
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867:← 1883
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