Death of Herbert Rice, The [Laws D6]

DESCRIPTION: "A fine young man," Herbert Rice, "is lost at sea" off Block Island in a storm. The family mourns. Listeners are advised to turn to God.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1925 (Eckstorm/Smyth-MinstrelsyOfMaine)
KEYWORDS: sea storm death
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
1868 - Herbert A. Rice, not yet nineteen, is lost at sea
FOUND IN: US(NE)
REFERENCES (4 citations):
Laws D6, "The Death of Herbert Rice"
Beck-FolkloreOfMaine, p. 164, "The Death of Herbert Rice" (1 text)
Eckstorm/Smyth-MinstrelsyOfMaine, pp. 298-300, "The Death of Herbert Rice" (1 text)
DT 822, HERBRICE
Roud #2232
File: LD06

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