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Foreign News
August 20, 1892
Martinsburg Herald
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
The newly built British ship Thracian sank off the Isle of Man while being towed from Glasgow to Liverpool during a gale, resulting in the loss of all 23 people on board, including the captain's wife.
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The British Ship Thracian Goes Down with Twenty-Three Persons.
A large ship named the Thracian the building of which has just been completed at Glasgow, and which was being towed to Liverpool, Eng., has been lost off the Isle of Man. Her crew of twenty-two men went down with the ship as did the captain's wife, who was on board.
Everything went well until the wind freshened and in a short time was blowing a gale. The Thracian was in ballast and she pitched and rolled heavily. The strain on the towing hawsers was so great that they finally parted.
The gale increased in violence and the tow-boats were compelled to heave to to ride out the storm. The night was extremely dark and it is not exactly known what happened aboard the Thracian. The supposition is, however that she capsized. The towboats saw her lights for some time after she went adrift but they were soon lost sight of. When day broke no trace of the Thracian could be found, and the tow boats made for port, where they reported that she had foundered.
The British Ship Thracian Goes Down with Twenty-Three Persons.
A large ship named the Thracian the building of which has just been completed at Glasgow, and which was being towed to Liverpool, Eng., has been lost off the Isle of Man. Her crew of twenty-two men went down with the ship as did the captain's wife, who was on board.
Everything went well until the wind freshened and in a short time was blowing a gale. The Thracian was in ballast and she pitched and rolled heavily. The strain on the towing hawsers was so great that they finally parted.
The gale increased in violence and the tow-boats were compelled to heave to to ride out the storm. The night was extremely dark and it is not exactly known what happened aboard the Thracian. The supposition is, however that she capsized. The towboats saw her lights for some time after she went adrift but they were soon lost sight of. When day broke no trace of the Thracian could be found, and the tow boats made for port, where they reported that she had foundered.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Naval Affairs
What keywords are associated?
Ship Thracian
Shipwreck
Gale
Isle Of Man
Towing Accident
Loss Of Life
Where did it happen?
Off The Isle Of Man
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Off The Isle Of Man
Outcome
twenty-three persons lost, including crew of twenty-two men and captain's wife; ship foundered.
Event Details
The Thracian, newly completed at Glasgow and towed to Liverpool, lost towing hawsers in a gale, went adrift, likely capsized in the dark night; no trace found at daybreak.