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The Northfleet 1873
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A detailed description of the events aboard the sinking ship.
Complaint about the times mentioning the loss of the Northfleet and the railway accidents causued by long working hours.
First line 'You have read of the wreck of the London, and the captain, too, as well'
First line 'Come listen all you feeling people' concentrates on the Captains efforts to save female passengers
First line 'A braver man that (sic) Captain Knowles, ne'er set a ship in motion'
First line: 'The Good ship Northfleet at anchor lay'. Concentrates on the plight of a single child.
The Northfleet the day before she sailed
[Supplement to the Illustrated London...
First line: "There's a sad disaster lately occurred". Concentrates on the fate of the Captain and his wife.