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January 6, 1898
Evening Journal
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
What is this article about?
J. R. Warren from Milford tells railroad men at Orange Street of surviving a schooner shipwreck near Atlantic City last Monday, where one crew member was lost; he walked from there since Tuesday and is now destitute.
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TOLD A PITIFUL TALE.
A man who said he belongs in Milford, and giving his name as J. R. Warren, told the men at the railroad crossing at Orange street this morning a sad story of shipwreck and exposure. He said he was one of the crew of a schooner that struck a rock near Atlantic City last Monday and sunk. One of the crew was lost. The boat was loaded with grain for New Bedford, Mass. He claims to have walked from Atlantic City since last Tuesday. The name of the boat was not given by him to the railroad men. The fellow was in a destitute condition, having lost all his money and his trunk with the vessel.
A man who said he belongs in Milford, and giving his name as J. R. Warren, told the men at the railroad crossing at Orange street this morning a sad story of shipwreck and exposure. He said he was one of the crew of a schooner that struck a rock near Atlantic City last Monday and sunk. One of the crew was lost. The boat was loaded with grain for New Bedford, Mass. He claims to have walked from Atlantic City since last Tuesday. The name of the boat was not given by him to the railroad men. The fellow was in a destitute condition, having lost all his money and his trunk with the vessel.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Survival
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Survival
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Shipwreck
Schooner
Survivor
Atlantic City
Destitute
What entities or persons were involved?
J. R. Warren
Where did it happen?
Near Atlantic City; Orange Street
Story Details
Key Persons
J. R. Warren
Location
Near Atlantic City; Orange Street
Event Date
Last Monday
Story Details
J. R. Warren claims to be a crew member of a grain-loaded schooner that struck a rock and sank near Atlantic City last Monday, losing one crew member; he walked from there since Tuesday and arrived destitute at Orange Street this morning.