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Domestic News
August 15, 1840
The Phenix
Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
Mr. John Smith of Wilmington was knocked overboard from the schooner Mary & Eliza during a voyage from Charleston to Nassau, N.P., but was rescued after about an hour in the water following a heavy rain.
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Remarkable Preservation.—Mr John Smith, of this town, whilst on his passage from Charleston to Nassau, N. P, in the schr. Mary & Eliza, was knocked overboard by the boom. The vessel was running at the rate of seven knots, and before she could be put about he was lost sight of. A very heavy shower of rain came on directly, and he was of course given up as lost. But after the rain had ceased, and while the schooner was on another tack, he was discovered swimming, and by means of the yawl taken on board, having been in the sea something like an hour—Wilmington Chronicle.
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
Shipping
What keywords are associated?
John Smith
Overboard
Rescue
Schooner Mary Eliza
Charleston Nassau
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr John Smith
Where did it happen?
Between Charleston And Nassau, N.P.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Between Charleston And Nassau, N.P.
Key Persons
Mr John Smith
Outcome
rescued after approximately one hour in the water; no injuries reported.
Event Details
Mr John Smith was knocked overboard by the boom from the schooner Mary & Eliza traveling at seven knots. He was lost sight of during a heavy rain shower and presumed lost, but was later discovered swimming and rescued by yawl while the vessel was on another tack.