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Subject: [MAINE] Captain James Reed of the ship "Adelaide Norris" fromDamariscotta
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 15:54:17 -0400 (EDT)

Hi There,

Does anyone have any information on:

Captain James Reed

of the bark ship "Adelaide Norris"

The ship was built in 1863 in Damariscotta, Maine, and sailed under
Captain Reed sometime after that.

I have "heard rumors" as yet unsubstantiated, that Captain Reed and his
entire crew became fatally ill with Yellow Fever while on a voyage, and a
replacement crew had to be shipped abroad to retrieve the ship back to
Damariscotta.

The New York Times reports that the bark Adelaide Norris sank 35 miles off
the coast of Grand Bahama Island on May 16, 1880, with the entire crew
saved by a passing vessel on May 22, 1880. This from an article on Page 6
of the NYT on May 31, 1880.

Thank-you,

-David Reed
Bangor, Maine

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