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From: "tony dalton" <>
Subject: [Mar] Mystery shipwreck
Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2002 12:48:34 +0000


Can anyone identify the steamer in this report? I've checked subsequent
issues of the ILN but the incident receives no further mention.
................

From The Illustrated London News, November 26th, 1842

The following has been received at Lloyds:
New Orleans, Wednesday, October 12th, 1842.
The ship Hero, Captain Ensor, master, which arrived at New Orleans yesterday
from Havana, reports that on Thursday, October 6th, at about one oclock in
the morning, they were surprised at observing the reflection of an extensive
conflagration on the horizon. They immediately made all sail in the
direction from whence it proceeded, when after going ten or twelve miles,
they discovered it to be a vessel on fire. Upon coming up to her, at about
seven oclock, she proved to be a very large ship, unquestionably a steamer.
The fire by that hour had almost consumed the wreck, the masts had fallen
overboard, and she was rapidly burning to the waters edge. They cruised
around the wreck for an hour or two, until she went down, which took place
almost instantaneously. Upon first coming up, no person appeared on board,
nor was any boat about. They, however, saw a barque bearing away to the
westward, which, it is supposed, must have received the crew and passengers.
>From the mark of an anchor, which was hanging out of the cathead, and the
appearance of several spars which were overboard, they judged the
unfortunate steamer to be English.
................

Tony




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