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From: Ron Mapplebeck <>
Subject: Re: [Mar] S.S.'ETHEL' 1888
Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2004 00:49:29 +0100
References: <011101c44ae5$5a327940$34a17ad5@Haskins>
In-Reply-To: <011101c44ae5$5a327940$34a17ad5@Haskins>


Jenny,

For your information, and that of the List, I'll be forwarding
separately four reports from The Times concerning this incident. Bob
Sanders, whose web pages I also mentioned yesterday in connection with
an enquiry re William Parry, is interested in the Whitby area, and has
provided these reports.

They do not actually seem to add much to what you already know. However,
it does appear the EDITH was inward bound to the Tees, not outward
bound. Further, although two of the crew swam to shore, and one other
drowned, all the remaining crew plus people they had already rescued
managed to re-board the capsized lifeboat WINIFRED MARY HOBBS and were
then towed to the Tees.

Ron Mapplebeck
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BILL HASKINS wrote:

> S.S.ETHEL Nov 1888
> Dear friends
> Would anyone know anything about the steamship 'ETHEL' which was southward bound out of Middlesborough in
> a south easterly gale. on 27th November 1888.?
> That night evidently, nearly all the local Staithes lifeboatmen and both coxwains were out with the cobbles ,fishing, so a scratch lifeboat crew under Joseph Verrill went to escort 40 of the cobbles back into harbour, only to discover that one cobble was missing. So, once again,'The WINIFRIDE MARY HOPPS' now with the regular crew, went out again at 6.0 in the pitch dark, which ended in tragedy as it was overturned, with one member losing his life on the rocks, the others managing to scramble ashore.
> Meanwhile the lifeboat itself, had drifted out to sea, where most of her gear was either broken or lost. She dropped anchor and was eventually rescued by the 'ETHEL' who took her into tow back to Middlesborough.
>
> Out of curiosity, could someone tell me whether the owners of the Ethel would have been compensated for their 'diversion' ? The R.N.L.I gave a 'Thanks on Vellum' to the Captain of the S.S.Ethel... Captain Henry Whittington.
> What kind of ship was she?
> Many thanks for all your help Jenny H
>
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