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- Author: Jane Parks Gardner
- Publisher: History Press
- ISBN-10: 1467158518
- ISBN-13: 9781467158510
- Format: 16.1 x 22.7 x 0.3 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English
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Lost in the Flames
On October 21, 1836, a bustling crowd gathered at the docks in Saint John, New Brunswick, to witness an extraordinary spectacle. The steamship Royal Tar was embarking on yet another voyage from New Brunswick to Portland, Maine, laden with a cargo of peculiar passengers. For this fateful voyage, the Royal Tar had been transformed into a circus ship. Onlookers watched as cages slowly rolled past - exotic birds in one, two lionesses in another, and the regal striped Bengal tiger. Then, the star of the show slowly made his way across the gangplank. Mogul, the mighty Asian elephant, took his spot on the upper deck of the ship as it steamed out of the port.
After four days of stormy weather a devastating fire engulfed the ship. The ensuing chaos left 32 people dead, and many of the animals were pushed overboard into the frigid waters of Penobscot Bay in a last-ditch effort to save them. The rest died in their cages. Jane Parks Gardner reveals how this tragic event left an indelible mark on Maine's maritime history.
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- Author: Jane Parks Gardner
- Publisher: History Press
- ISBN-10: 1467158518
- ISBN-13: 9781467158510
- Format: 16.1 x 22.7 x 0.3 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English English
Lost in the Flames
On October 21, 1836, a bustling crowd gathered at the docks in Saint John, New Brunswick, to witness an extraordinary spectacle. The steamship Royal Tar was embarking on yet another voyage from New Brunswick to Portland, Maine, laden with a cargo of peculiar passengers. For this fateful voyage, the Royal Tar had been transformed into a circus ship. Onlookers watched as cages slowly rolled past - exotic birds in one, two lionesses in another, and the regal striped Bengal tiger. Then, the star of the show slowly made his way across the gangplank. Mogul, the mighty Asian elephant, took his spot on the upper deck of the ship as it steamed out of the port.
After four days of stormy weather a devastating fire engulfed the ship. The ensuing chaos left 32 people dead, and many of the animals were pushed overboard into the frigid waters of Penobscot Bay in a last-ditch effort to save them. The rest died in their cages. Jane Parks Gardner reveals how this tragic event left an indelible mark on Maine's maritime history.
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