“The Loss of the Riseover”
Description
"The Riseover left Northern Bay, with lumber she did sail" for St John's. They are forced to leave the ship by raft in a heavy storm. Nearing shore, the raft breaks in half and John Pomeroy and Sparks are lost.
Notes
A detailed account of the Riseover wreck is included in _Tales from the Kittiwake Coast_ by Robert E. Tulk, pp. 90-91 [available as a pdf file from the Canadian National Adult Database site.] - BS
Historical references
- Nov 19, 1911 - Riseover wrecked on Muddy Shag Rock, per Newfoundland's Grand Banks Site
References
- Peacock, pp. 958-959, "The Loss of the Riseover" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Lehr/Best 94, "The Wreck of the Riseover" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #4408
- BI, Pea958