Dreadful
Storm - Melancholy Shipwrecks
On
Monday Night, it blew a tremendous storm from the South East, which continued
without intermission throughout the night, and did not abate in any degree
until about half past twelve yesterday. We fear we shall have to relate many
casualties along the coast, as the wind was onshore. One melancholy occurrence
has already come to our knowledge. Early yesterday morning, a vessel, since
ascertained to be a schooner was discovered within the heads of Tramore Bay, in
a situation which rendered it impossible to afford her any assistance. She beat
about for some time apparently using every effort to get out-an attempt with
sucha wind, always desperate in that dreadful bay; at length at twenty minutes
past nine she capsized, when every soul on board perished. She was called the
Flora, of Brigham, supposed to be ballast laden. On the stern of the boat
driven on shore was Peter Jarman.”
At
Garryriske, westward of Tramore, a part of a vessel, called the Barton, of
Maryport, has been stranded.
Mysterious
Circumstance.
On
Sunday evening upward of fifty head of cattle were washed onshore at
Ballymacaw, which were instantly made prey of by the country people. No
shipwreck was known to have occurred on the coast on that day, or immediately
previous to it, and we are only able to account for the circumstance by
supposing that the cattle were the cargo of some vessel which foundered at sea.
It is said that some of the carcasses were still warm when discovered.[1]
Extracts From the Drumcannon parish Regisster
21
December 1825, Thomas Maher Captain of the Bolton of Maryport wrecked on the coast was buried at Island Keane by John
Cooke jnr. One Seaman supposed, the crew of the Flora of Bruxam wrecked in
Tramore Bay was buried at Drumcannon by John Cooke.
3 January
1826, two seamen viz. a man & boy supposed a part of the crew of the Flora
of Bruxam wrecked in Tramore Bay were buried in Drumcannon by John Cooke.
15
January, Two seamen viz. a man and a boy supposed to be a part of the crew of
the Bruxham of Maryport were buried at Island Keane by John Cooke Jr.
16
January, a seaman of the Bolton was buried at Island Keane by John Cooke Jr.
30
January, Two seamen viz. a man and a
boy the latter supposed the son of the captain of the Flora were buried at
Drumcannon by the Rev Fleury.
1 February, A seaman supposed of the Flora was
buried at Drumcannon by John Cooke.
9 February,
A seaman supposed of the Flora was buried at Drumcannon by John Cooke.
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