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November 19, 1817
Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Schooner Problem, under Captain Pitty Hawkes, struck a large fish near Dominico, whose horn pierced the hull. The vessel returned safely to Bermuda, with the horn still embedded.
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HAMILTON, (BERMUDA,) OCT. 8.
A singular accident happened to the schr. Problem, Pitty Hawkes, master and owner, on his voyage from hence to the West-Indies—from whence she has just returned.
He relates, that on the 7th August, being under the lee of the Island of Dominico, about 3 or 4 miles distant, standing in, with a gentle breeze, for the town of Roseau, his vessel all of a sudden came up, with her sails shaking in the wind. The crew immediately sung out that she had struck upon a rock: But as Captain Hawkes knew that the water in that neighborhood was noted for being very deep, he sprung on deck, and discovered a fish, apparently about 30 feet long, rising up to the top of the water astern, and bleeding very profusely. It was conceived at the moment that the schooner had merely struck upon the fish as it lay asleep, and that the keel had wounded it, which caused the blood to flow that tinged the water. But on discharging the cargo at Barbadoes, the horn of a fish was found sticking up four inches in the hold, after having in an oblique direction pierced through a 2 inch oak plank on the outside, and a part of a timber and a 2 inch plank in the ceiling.
This horn, which still remains in the vessel's bottom, may now be seen, by calling on board the said schooner Problem, in St. George's harbor.
A singular accident happened to the schr. Problem, Pitty Hawkes, master and owner, on his voyage from hence to the West-Indies—from whence she has just returned.
He relates, that on the 7th August, being under the lee of the Island of Dominico, about 3 or 4 miles distant, standing in, with a gentle breeze, for the town of Roseau, his vessel all of a sudden came up, with her sails shaking in the wind. The crew immediately sung out that she had struck upon a rock: But as Captain Hawkes knew that the water in that neighborhood was noted for being very deep, he sprung on deck, and discovered a fish, apparently about 30 feet long, rising up to the top of the water astern, and bleeding very profusely. It was conceived at the moment that the schooner had merely struck upon the fish as it lay asleep, and that the keel had wounded it, which caused the blood to flow that tinged the water. But on discharging the cargo at Barbadoes, the horn of a fish was found sticking up four inches in the hold, after having in an oblique direction pierced through a 2 inch oak plank on the outside, and a part of a timber and a 2 inch plank in the ceiling.
This horn, which still remains in the vessel's bottom, may now be seen, by calling on board the said schooner Problem, in St. George's harbor.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Schooner Accident
Fish Horn
Pierced Hull
Dominico Island
Roseau Town
What entities or persons were involved?
Pitty Hawkes
Where did it happen?
Under The Lee Of The Island Of Dominico, About 3 Or 4 Miles Distant From Roseau
Story Details
Key Persons
Pitty Hawkes
Location
Under The Lee Of The Island Of Dominico, About 3 Or 4 Miles Distant From Roseau
Event Date
7th August
Story Details
The schooner Problem struck a large fish near Dominico, causing the vessel to stop suddenly. The fish, about 30 feet long, bled profusely. Later, a fish horn was found piercing the hull, still embedded upon return to Bermuda.