“The Loss of the Atlantic (IV)”
Description
Atlantic stops at Queenstown "to bring Erin's sons and daughters to wild Amerikay." One night "and they all in bed, When our gallant ship she struck a rock at a place called The Major's Head ... seven hundred souls were buried in the main"
Notes
For extensive historical notes on the _Atlantic_ wreck, see the notes to "The Loss of the Atlantic" (I). Observe that this version exaggerates the losses. - RBW
Historical references
- Mar 31/Apr 1, 1873 - wreck of the Atlantic
Cross references
- cf. "The Loss of the Atlantic" (I)
- cf. "The Loss of the Atlantic" (II)
- cf. "The Loss of the Atlantic" (III)
References
- Ranson, pp. 89-90, "The Loss of the Atlantic" (1 text)
- Roud #3822
- BI, Ran089