Misfortune Bay
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Misfortune Bay

The Loss of the Albatross

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Misfortune Bay

The Loss of the Albatross

About this book

In 1916, as a costly war raged in Europe, the Newfoundland Government sought to curb spending on social support programs in order to finance the war effort. This decision led to deadly consequences for a group of people in Fortune Bay. A lightkeeper on St. Jacques Island, after witnessing the capsizing of a motorized yacht during a July storm, led a heroic effort to rescue the local welfare officer and the owner of the vessel. At the same time, a small schooner used as a floating medical clinic approached the stricken vessel to aid its passengers, when catastrophe struck—she was rammed and sunk by a former whaling ship plying the waters nearby.Outcomes from that historic night rippled through the lives of St. Jacques residents for generations. Recalled by John Guille Millais, a British naturalist and explorer who had lived among these people, we get to meet each of them in the lives they lived."The bravery of my great-grandfather, Conrad T. Fitz-Gerald, and his deep love of Fortune Bay was known to me through a tattered copy of his biography, The Albatross. Misfortune Bay recounts the sinking of his schooner, the Albatross, and brings to life what happened that night. This retelling of the events surrounding that tragedy, combined with my own experiences as a sailor, has enriched the magnitude of my appreciation for who he was. This book brings out the depth and heroism of my ancestor. I have never been more proud to be a Fitz-Gerald." — Tom Fitz-Gerald

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Information

Publisher
Flanker Press
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9781774571873
eBook ISBN
9781774571880
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Historical Fiction
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Title page
  2. Copyright
  3. Dedication
  4. Foreword
  5. Preface
  6. 1 - The Caribou in Little Reach
  7. 2 - SS Hump, Afternoon, July 30, 1916
  8. 3 - Caribou, late morning, July 30, 1916
  9. 4 - Hump, Afternoon, July 30, 1916
  10. 5 - St. Jacques Island, July 30, 1916
  11. 6 - St. Jacques, July 30, 1916
  12. 7 - The Albatross, Late Afternoon, July 30, 1916
  13. 8 - Elizabeth Tibbo, July 30, 1916
  14. 9 - Bess Burke, July 30, 1916
  15. 10 - Fannie Clinton, July 30, 1916
  16. 11 - Hugh MacDermott, Early Evening, July 30, 1916
  17. 12 - Fitz-Gerald, Late Evening, July 30, 1916
  18. 13 - Bridgette Tibbo, July 30, 1916
  19. 14 - The Gertrude Mac, Late Evening, July 30, 1916
  20. 15 - The Hump, After Dark, July 30, 1916
  21. 16 - The Hump and The albatross, July 30, 1916
  22. 17 - Fitz-gerald Returns Home, July 30, 1916
  23. 18 - The Gertrude Mac, Late Night, July 30, 1916
  24. 19 - Telegraph Operator, Late Night, St. Jacques, July 30, 1916
  25. 20 - John Guille Millais
  26. 21 - Millais During WWI
  27. 22 - Millais’s Visit to Newfoundland, 1906
  28. 23 - Ryan Remembering 1880 in 1906
  29. 24 - Millais with Ryan, 1911
  30. 25 - The Tibbo Brothers
  31. 26 - Millais visits Conrad Fitz-Gerald, 1906
  32. 27 - Millais meets Harry Clinton, 1910
  33. 28 - Millais meets Isaac Burke, 1910
  34. 29
  35. 30 - Millais’s Epilogue
  36. Acknowledgements
  37. Endnotes
  38. Endnotes on Photographs and Illustrations
  39. Glossary
  40. Bibliography
  41. About the Author
  42. Index
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