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The Daily Dispatch: April 17, 1861., [Electronic resource], Loss of the New York Ship Middlesex (search)
Loss of the New York Ship Middlesex --Fifty-five Persons Drowned.--The ship Middlesex, Capt. Parmalee, of and for New York, from Liverpool, was abandoned at sea in a sinking condition, on the 10th of March.--When about 21 days out, and lying to in a gale of wind, the ship sprang a leak, the cargo shifted and she was thrown on her beam ends. For three days efforts were made to keep her afloat, the pumps were constantly going, and the masts were cut away, but it was all to no purpose. Finally, when the water was almost up to the main deck, it was decided to abandon her. She had six boats, all of which were destroyed, except one, in which the captain, eleven of the crew, and four passengers, succeeded in reaching Blasket Island, on the coast of Kerry, after five days tossing on the Atlantic. The occupants of the boat were in a perfectly exchanged state when they reached the island, and two of her passengers dropped dead shortly after landing. The names of the survivors are as fo