1. "The Wreck of the "Portland""
Posted by Edisto on Aug-30th-02 at 10:12 AM
There's a really neat syndicated news story
today (found it in the Washington Post) about the discovery
of the wreck of the paddlewheel steamship "Portland"
which went down off the coast of Massachusetts in November
1898. Apparently there was a fierce gale, and the ship's
captain, on an overnight run between Boston and Portland,
Maine, thought he could outrun it. Wrong!
Nearly 200 people were lost. Nobody knows exactly how
many or who they were, because there was no passenger list
on shore. This storm might be a candidate for the one
in which the Borden sisters' warehoused goods were lost.
The exact location of the wreckage is being kept secret because
of the threat of looters, but it was between Cape Ann and
Cape Cod. A website with info on the Portland is:
www.maine.rr.com
(Message last edited Aug-30th-02 11:22 AM.)
2. "Re: The
Wreck of the "Portland""
Posted by Susan on Aug-31st-02 at 3:04 PM
In response to Message #1.
Wow, thanks for the cool info, Edisto!
3. "Re: The
Wreck of the "Portland""
Posted by Doug on Nov-2nd-02 at 1:03 PM
In response to Message #1.
I have been looking for these two books regarding
the steamer Portland.
After the Storm: True Stories of Disaster & Recovery at
Sea, by John
Ronsmaniere (sp?)
Four Short Blasts: The Gale of 1898 and the Loss of the Steamer
Portland, by P.D. Bachelder & M.P. Smith
4. "Re: The
Wreck of the "Portland""
Posted by harry on Nov-2nd-02 at 1:20 PM
In response to Message #3.
Doug, Bookfinder. com is a great place to
look.
Here's the URL for the first book:
http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl&st=sl&qi=3n65tD3IVWf2xIg2QV4t8Rq4o,g_6463046767_2:32:79
Here's the second:
http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?author=&title=Four+Short+Blasts&submit=Begin+Search&new_used=*
¤cy=USD&mode=basic&st=sr&ac=qr
Copies are available on both.
5. "Re: The
Wreck of the "Portland""
Posted by Doug on Nov-2nd-02 at 3:40 PM
In response to Message #4.
Thanks, Harry, for the information on Bookfinder
and the two books about the steamer Portland. I had heard
of the Portland wreck but don't know much about it.
(Message last edited Nov-2nd-02 3:41 PM.)
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