Title:
An Unhappy Centennial: The Sinking of the Larchmont
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
Long Island Sound (N.Y. and Conn.)
Larchmont (Steamer)
Watch Hill (R.I.)
Collisions at sea
Shipwrecks
Larchmont (Steamer)
Watch Hill (R.I.)
Collisions at sea
Shipwrecks
Object ID:
Kim11-020
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
02/12/2007
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
The 1907 collision sinking of the Joy Line Steamer Larchmont gave New England its worst steamboat disaster since the steamer Portland went down in a blizzard off Boston in November 1898. The Larchmont was fatally struck by the coal-laden schooner Harry P. Knowlton. Ten of the 19 Larchmont passengers who survived were crew members, including Captain McVey. The first survivor to land on Block Island was a teen named Fred Heigersell of Brooklyn, N.Y. Frozen and burned bodies were washed ashore. Capt. Haley and his crew aboard the Knowlton fared better.
People:
McVay, George W. (Capt.)
Wilcox, Elias (Capt.)
Hall, Richard (Steward)
Heigersell, Fred
Walford, H. Ladd
Wilcox, Elias (Capt.)
Hall, Richard (Steward)
Heigersell, Fred
Walford, H. Ladd
Search Terms:
1907 collision
100th anniversay of Larchmont sinking
schooner Harry P. Knowlton
Watch Hill
Long Island Sound
steamboat disaster
steamer Portland disaster of November 1898
100th anniversay of Larchmont sinking
schooner Harry P. Knowlton
Watch Hill
Long Island Sound
steamboat disaster
steamer Portland disaster of November 1898