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April 23, 1873
The Daily Phoenix
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
During the Atlantic Disaster shipwreck, steward John Charles Ellery attempts to save four-year-old Rosey Sheats after her parents are swept away by the sea; she dies in his arms while calling for her father.
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A Touching Incident of the Atlantic Disaster. -- John Charles Ellery, a steward, tells of Rosey Sheats, about four years old. 'She sat at my table,' says he, 'with her father, mother and brother, and was fond of me. When I got out Mr. Sheats placed her in my arms in her night dress and asked me to save her. I thought of my little girl of the same age in Liverpool, and I kept her as long as I could. I saw her father and mother swept away by the sea, and the little one moaned and continually called "Papa! papa! I am so wet!" She died in my arms, and I had not the heart to let her drop, but handed her to a man stronger than myself.'
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Tragedy
Heroic Act
What themes does it cover?
Tragedy
Bravery Heroism
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Atlantic Disaster
Shipwreck
Child Death
Heroic Rescue
Steward Account
What entities or persons were involved?
John Charles Ellery
Rosey Sheats
Mr. Sheats
Where did it happen?
Atlantic Shipwreck
Story Details
Key Persons
John Charles Ellery
Rosey Sheats
Mr. Sheats
Location
Atlantic Shipwreck
Story Details
Steward John Charles Ellery recounts trying to save four-year-old Rosey Sheats during the Atlantic Disaster; her parents are swept away, she dies in his arms calling for her father, and he passes her body to another man.