Navigating the Lower Saint Lawrence in the 19th Century.
The wreck of the Amanda at Metis, 1841. | ||
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and we'll look into an unusually strange shipwreck that happened
years ago here at Little Metis Point, as you can see at the lower right corner of the photo
taken in infra-red. While we have a considerable amount of documented evidence on the wreck from the following lines, no mention of where the Amanda was built, when she was launched, when and where was she registered, who insured her against losses, and many other related questions whose answers should have floated up years ago from the mysterious depths of brokerage and underwriters' houses. Possibly in the coming months, some of the answers will wash in with the tides. |
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| The Quebec Mercury: Tuesday, 5 October, 1841. | ||
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| SHIPWRECK OF THE BARK AMANDA - 41 LIVES LOST! | ||
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In the Gazette of Friday last, we informed our readers
that Captain Buchanan, of the ship Scotland, had seen off Metis,
a ship on shore, which, to all appearance, was a total wreck.
Yesterday morning the subjoined melancholy confirmation of that
report was received in a letter by Messrs. W. Price & Co. of this
city, from which we have been favoured with the following
extract: Metis, 29 September, 1841 - I have to inform you of the loss of the bark Amanda, Captain Davis from Limerick, which came on shore at Little Metis Point at 5 o'clock on the 26th instant. She had 40 passengers and a crew of 18. The captain, two seamen, and two apprentices were amongst those saved. A.C. Buchanan, Esquire, emigrant agent has kindly favoured us with the following list of passengers and crew. List of the passengers and crew of the bark Amanda, Solomon Davis, Master, bound for Quebec, cleared on the 17 August and sailed on the 22 August from Limerick. |
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Passengers
CARNEY, Daniel CLANEY, Patrick CONNORS, Jeremiah CRAWLEY, Julia CUMMINS, Ann CUMMINS, Bridget CUMMINS, Catherine CUMMINS, Mary Passengers CUMMINS, Mary CUMMINS, Michael EUSTACE, Catherine Hall, Mary (aged 60) HALL, Mary HALL, Maurice HALL, Michael HANLAN, Patrick HARDEN, Fred HINCHEY, J. HINCHEY, John HINCHEY, Margaret HINCHEY, Maria KENNEDY, Thomas MALONEY, Margaret MURPHY, Timothy MURRAY, Ann NEVILL, James O'BRIEN, John O'BRIEN, Michael O'NEILL, Ann O'NEILL, Catherine O'NEILL, James O'NEILL, Patrick RENNALS, Stephen SARSFIELD, Phillip SLATERY, James |
Country of Limerick Limerick Limerick Clare Galway Galway Galway Galway Country of Galway Galway Limerick Limerick Limerick Limerick Limerick Kerry Limerick Limerick Limerick Limerick Limerick Dingle Limerick Limerick Limerick Limerick Clare Clare Cork Clare Clare Clare Clare Limerick Limerick |
Lost/Saved lost lost lost lost lost lost lost lost Lost/Saved lost lost lost lost lost saved saved saved lost lost lost lost lost lost saved saved lost saved lost lost saved saved saved lost lost saved lost |
| Total passengers: | saved lost |
Male Adults: Female Adults: children: |
10 11 12 6 ---- 29 |
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Crew ALLAN, BEAKE, BEHANE, BOUNDY, CUSACK, DAVIS, DONNELLY, FOLLEY, GRAHAM, HARPER, HARTE, HAYNES, HIGARTY, JOHNSON, KEEFE, McINDRY, O'BRIEN, SHANNON, Unknown |
Thomas Patrick Timothy Edward James Solomon John John John John Thomas John Michael Francis David James Patrick Patrick |
Rank Seaman 1st Mate Seaman 2nd Mate Apprentice Captain Apprentice Steward Seaman Seaman Seaman Seaman Cook Apprentice Seaman Carpenter Apprentice Seaman Seaman |
Lost/Saved lost lost saved saved lost saved saved lost lost lost lost lost lost lost lost lost saved lost saved |
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The Limerick passenger ships have been particularly unfortunate this season. It was only in May last (May, 22 & 25) that we had to record the loss of the Mistral from that port with about 160 passengers when 137 of them with 11 of the crew unfortunately perished. |
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| The remainder of the Amanda story is found in Part 2 . |
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| G.R. Bossé©1999-07. | Posted: Feb. 26, 1999. |
Updated: 18 February, 2007. |
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