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The Massachusetts Spy
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
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A severe shipwreck occurred on Long Island during a gale on Sunday night, with wreckage and cargo from an old ship washing ashore near Fire Island Inlet on Monday morning. Ten seamen's bodies were found, and another seen in the surf; suspected to be the ship Savannah, Capt. Coles, from Liverpool.
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SHIPWRECK
A dreadful shipwreck occurred on Long Island, in the gale of Sunday night. A gentleman arrived in town last evening, from Babylon, who states that parts of the wreck of an apparently old ship, came ashore near Fire Island Inlet, on Monday morning, with parts of the cargo, such as pieces of crates and coal. The bodies of ten men, habited as seamen, had also drifted ashore, and another dead body was seen in the surf. From all the description we could obtain, it is much feared the above wreck was the ship Savannah, Capt. Coles, which sailed from Liverpool for this port on the 18th of September, and was last seen on Sunday, by the British ship James, which arrived here on Wednesday.
[Mer. Adv.
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Long Island, Near Fire Island Inlet
Event Date
Gale Of Sunday Night; Monday Morning
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bodies of ten men habited as seamen drifted ashore; another dead body seen in the surf
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A dreadful shipwreck occurred on Long Island in the gale of Sunday night. Parts of the wreck of an apparently old ship and cargo (pieces of crates and coal) came ashore near Fire Island Inlet on Monday morning. It is feared to be the ship Savannah, which sailed from Liverpool for New York on September 18 and was last seen on Sunday by the British ship James.