The New York Times of April 7, 1884, quoted Fritz Vick, the second boatswain of the Daniel Steinmann, in the following statement: “The weather was bad on Wednesday and Thursday. I went on duty at 8 o’clock Thursday night. It was foggy and blowing heavily, with rain and snow. About 9 o’clock the rain held up, and it looked as though it was going to clear up. The Captain had been on the bridge two days and nights.”

Ship Name: Daniel Steinmann 

Tonnage: 1790 

Ship Type: Iron Hulled Steamship 

Year Built: 1875 

Nationality: Belgium 

Year Wrecked: 1884

Location Wrecked: Sambro Island, Nova Scotia 

Reason for Wreck: Navigational Error 

Lives Lost: 124 

Sources:

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https://newspaperarchive.com/biddeford-daily-journal-apr-07-1884-p-2/

https://newspaperarchive.com/the-fairbury-gazette-apr-12-1884-p-7/

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https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1884/04/07/106149206.html?pageNumber=1