Calais Disaster, The

DESCRIPTION: "Now all you good people of every degree, Come listen one moment with attention to me." On June 15, [18]73, many people take a boat ride to their homes. The boat leaks, and five of the people aboard are killed
AUTHOR: Reuben D. Waters (source: Flanders/Ballard/Brown/Barry-NewGreenMountainSongster)
EARLIEST DATE: 1939 (Flanders/Ballard/Brown/Barry-NewGreenMountainSongster)
KEYWORDS: death ship disaster
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
Jun 15, 1873 - A boat accident near Calais, costing the lives of Lafayette Teachout, his wife, his daughter Dell, Mrs. Amasa McKnight, and Anna Tobey
FOUND IN: US(NE)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Flanders/Ballard/Brown/Barry-NewGreenMountainSongster, pp. 215-217, "The Calais Disaster" (1 text)
Flanders-ChapBook Flanders-VermontChapBook, pp. 46-48, "The Calais Disaster" (1 text)
ST FlNG215 (Partial)
Roud #4654
File: FlNG215

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