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From: Charles Dawson <>
Subject: RE: [Mar] Re: Mariners-D Digest V00 #213
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 10:47:50 +0200


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From:Doug Hines [SMTP:]
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Subject:[Mar] Re: Mariners-D Digest V00 #213

Hi,

I'm new to this list. I am seeking evidence to support the following story dictated by my gr gr grandfather William McLEAN at 90 years of age, to his daughter about an even 80 years earlier in 1842 or 1843:
"Born June 10th., 1832, in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, and sailed for America early in the spring of 1842 with father, mother, eight brothers and one sister on the sailing vessel "Renfrewshire of Glasgow." Father intended sailing on the "Glasgow of Glasgow" but she having her full compliment of passengers on board we were obliged to wait three days for the next vessel. This was fortunate
for us as the "Glasgow" went down in a storm that raged for three days and nights. The hatches were all nailed down on our boat during that time and no one allowed on deck but the crew. The wheelman on our boat was lashed to the wheel house and after a short time, when he would get fatigued, another man would be lashed on to prevent their being washed overboard. This storm occurred after we had been en
route about three weeks, driving us back to nearly the starting place. During this time we passed so near the "Glasgow" that we were within speaking distance. The mate of our ship saw the "Glasgow" go down."
I have found records of the Renfrewshire, a barque built in Quebec, but nothing of the Glasgow of Glasgow. I've often wondered if it was a tale told to a bunch of kids to keep them still.
Thanks for whatever help you can offer in finding information about this wreck.
...................Doug
Doug Hines
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada

Hi Doug,
A ship "Glasgow" was wrecked on the Irish coast on 15 February 1837, "by which disaster a number of lives were lost". (Account no. 58 from S.A.Howland , "Steamboat disasters and railroad accidents in the U.S. to which is appended accounts of recent shipwrecks, fires at sea, thrilling incidents, etc". Worcester, Dorr Howland & Co , 1840. 408 pages, illustrated).
Do you think this can be the one you are interested in?
Charles Dawson

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