Shipwreck

DESCRIPTION: "From Queenstown we set sail with merry hearts." The captain soon exects a great storm. The storm causes the ship turns over and breaks a mast. Several people die. Henry Wales manages to save Jane Gibson but dies himself.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1947 (Hubbard-BalladsAndSongsFromUtah)
KEYWORDS: ship death wreck storm
FOUND IN: US(Ro)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Hubbard-BalladsAndSongsFromUtah, #112, "Shipwreck" (1 text)
NOTES [28 words]: This sounds like it is probably about a real event, but Hubbard-BalladsAndSongsFromUtah has not identified the event, and with few real details, I can't identify it. - RBW
Last updated in version 3.8
File: Hubb112

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