[angie2020]

After incessant zeal, the greatest part of the poor creatures were got away safely ashore on the island, but in two instances the boats struck against the wreck, were shattered to atoms and their living freight, amounting to nearly 70 persons, were drowned. Before the vessel arrived off Magdalen Islands, a fever had broken out among the emigrants, which carried off 20. The names of those who perished are not mentioned in the particulars received at Lloyd’s; the survivors are said to have been conveyed to Picton where they arrived on the 29th. [links]

[namkeeno]

The moment she struck, her masts fell over board, and the Captain of the ship, seeing that the loss of his ship was inevitable, had the boats lowered, and, with his crew, exerted all possible means to preserve the lives of the emigrants, who crowded the decks in the greatest state of excitement. [links]

[nfawlaltorynog]

“Captain Elliott, sailed The Miracle from the port of Liverpool in the latter part of March 1847 for Quebec; besides her crew, she had on board no fewer than 400 emigrants. In a gale of wind, on the night of the 9th May, this unfortunate vessel was driven ashore on a reef of rocksoff the Magdalen Islands, in a few hours, she became a complete wreck.

[mlp]

The vessel had been properly surveyed before her sailing from Liverpool; she was strongly built, and registered at Lloyd’s as 627 tons, having been built at St. John’s, New Brunswick, in 1841. It is not known if she was insured.”

[agp]

[Stone Man]

[grondilu]

The Magdalen Islands, also known as Îles de la Madeleine, have a long history of shipwrecks. In the 18th and 19th centuries, an estimated 500 vessels fell victim to the shifting sands and shallow waters of the Magdalen Islands, in Canada’s predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec. In those days, there were no lighthouses in the area and charts were less than accurate. In the heavy winds, fog and choppy waters, navigation became a game of guessing and dexterity. Many ships along with their passengers perished in the waters. Those who survived chose to settle down and make the islands their home.

[lisabeern]

Nearly twenty years before the incident, in 1828, a similar report was sent by Captain Edward Boxer to the Grand Admiral of Maritime Britain, in which he mentioned: here

[BCuser]

One of the most talked about shipwrecks on the Magdalen Islands is the immigration ship, the "Miracle", which was transporting families from Ireland to Canada, when she went ashore at East Point during a violent storm. The Captain of the "Miracle", Master H.H. Elliot, while expressing his gratitude and admiration for their Magdalen Islands rescuers in his report, highlighted the necessity for having lighthouses in these areas.

[jimmy]

Outsider was commissioned by a German client and designed and built primarily for offshore racing.

[paradoxs]

Typical of Salthouse Boatbuilders' professionalism, Outsider was completed one month ahead of schedule. here

[The Madhatter]

Within weeks of her launching Outsider had won the fully crewed Round North Island race and also Bay of Islands sailing week. Shortly after she won her division on both line and handicap in the Nordbank Blue Trans-Atlantic Race.

[rickiehenry1]

Stephanie joined The Miracle League team in 2001 when she was involved in building the 2nd Miracle League Field and Program in Myrtle Beach, SC. She grew up with a love and strong passion for sports and individuals with special needs. After building and running the local program in Myrtle Beach for 5 years she joined Diane in the Corporate office to help other communities duplicate the project for their city. She strives to bring awareness and assistance so that all children have the opportunity to play ball!

[Rio88]

“It’s been transformational and not just for the kids involved. We’re changing the fabric of the community. People are learning to see these players as kids with different abilities, not disabilities. It’s been an education for the entire community and then a lot of fun for the kids.” “There’s a lot of education in empathy from the baseball diamond.” Ms. Rodgers.

[comboy]

Abi brings many years of expertise to The Miracle League! Abi joined the Corporate office as an Administrator and has been helping communities and The Miracle League over the past 8 years. Abi has been involved in several of The Miracle Leagues projects. Abi is devoted to bringing the game of baseball to children of all abilities around the world. here

[gef]

In 1923, Brinkley established radio station KFKB in Milford and began touting his treatments on the air. “Note the difference between the stallion and the gelding,” he intoned. “The former stands erect, neck arched, mane flowing, champing the bit, stamping the ground, seeking the female, while the gelding stands around half-asleep, cowardly, listless…” more

[sjalexandre]

He was too late to get his name on the ballot, so he ran as a write-in candidate. here

[jeffreyralph]

Brinkley got richer. He built a palatial mansion. He bought three yachts. In 1938, however, Morris Fishbein, editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association, published a devastating exposé on the doctor. Documenting instances in which goat-gland surgery killed or maimed patients, Fishbein called Brinkley “a blatant quack.”

[dishwara]

Brinkley sued for libel, triggering a trial that was pure tabloid fodder. Physicians testified that Brinkley’s goat-gland and prostate operations were frauds and that “medicines” he hawked were mostly water and dye. The most damaging witness was Brinkley himself. He couldn’t explain how his nostrums worked, and his tales of surgery were terrifying. Sometimes he implanted goat glands whole, sometimes slices. Sometimes he sewed animal parts into a patient’s abdominal muscles, sometimes his scrotum. He might hollow out a man’s testicles and sew goat glands inside. Grossed-out jurors ruled for Fishbein, finding that Brinkley “should be considered a charlatan and quack.” Suits bankrupted Brinkley and ended his career. He died of a heart attack in 1942.