“The Orphan Girl (III)”
Description
The ship Orphan Girl, out of London for Liverpool "with her cargo of cement," is "stranded on a place called Sea-field shore...; four of her crew were saved." A heroic boy is lost, the captain is cowardly, "but we may blame the Coast-guards."
Notes
Ranson: Tune is "Alfred D. Snow" on p. 116. - BS
Historical references
- Oct 22, 1881: "... schooner Orphan Girl ... wrecked at Ballymoney"; the crew were rescued. (source: Bourke in _Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast_ v1, p. 45)
Cross references
- cf. "The Alfred D. Snow" (tune)
References
- Ranson, pp. 64-65, "The Orphan Girl" (1 text, 1 tune)
- BI, Ran064