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August 18, 1790
Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
The sloop Friendship wrecked on rocks near St. Peters, Newfoundland, on July 10, drowning owner Richard Tritton. Survivors endured hardships before reaching New-Haven and New-York.
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NEW-HAVEN, August 11.
On the 10th of last month, about four o'clock in the afternoon, (the wind blowing fresh, and the weather being thick and foggy) the sloop Friendship of this port, John Ward, master, ran on a reef of rocks, near St Peters, a little to the westward of Newfoundland, and was lost with her cargo of pine lumber; by which unfortunate accident, Mr. Richard Tritton, owner and supercargo of the vessel, was drowned; the rest of the company got on the rocks, where they remained about 24 hours, (without any sustenance) when they were taken off by some people from the shore, who treated them with great unkindness, refusing to let them have any of the articles driven on shore from the wreck;—and after suffering a variety of hardships they got to St. Peters, where they took passage in a vessel bound to New-York, which landed the mate and people, at one of the points of our harbour, last Sunday, but Capt. Ward proceeded in the vessel to New-York
Mr. Tritton, was a native of Halifax, about 40 years of age, has resided several years in this city, and has left a widow and two children.
On the 10th of last month, about four o'clock in the afternoon, (the wind blowing fresh, and the weather being thick and foggy) the sloop Friendship of this port, John Ward, master, ran on a reef of rocks, near St Peters, a little to the westward of Newfoundland, and was lost with her cargo of pine lumber; by which unfortunate accident, Mr. Richard Tritton, owner and supercargo of the vessel, was drowned; the rest of the company got on the rocks, where they remained about 24 hours, (without any sustenance) when they were taken off by some people from the shore, who treated them with great unkindness, refusing to let them have any of the articles driven on shore from the wreck;—and after suffering a variety of hardships they got to St. Peters, where they took passage in a vessel bound to New-York, which landed the mate and people, at one of the points of our harbour, last Sunday, but Capt. Ward proceeded in the vessel to New-York
Mr. Tritton, was a native of Halifax, about 40 years of age, has resided several years in this city, and has left a widow and two children.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Survival
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Misfortune
Survival
What keywords are associated?
Shipwreck
Drowning
Survival
Newfoundland
Hardships
What entities or persons were involved?
John Ward
Richard Tritton
Where did it happen?
Near St Peters, A Little To The Westward Of Newfoundland
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Key Persons
John Ward
Richard Tritton
Location
Near St Peters, A Little To The Westward Of Newfoundland
Event Date
On The 10th Of Last Month
Story Details
Sloop Friendship wrecked on rocks near St. Peters, Newfoundland, losing cargo and drowning owner Richard Tritton; survivors endured 24 hours on rocks without food, mistreated by locals, then reached St. Peters and took passage to New-York, landing in New-Haven harbor.