Post by Les on Feb 7, 2021 17:18:27 GMT
The Belle was constructed in 1853, under the ownership of J. P. Whitney and Co. of New Orleans.
Her common routes were New Orleans to Liverpool and Le Havre, carrying wheat on the outbound run.
A barque of 1,150 tons burden with a crew of 23, she was on a voyage from New York to London with a cargo of wheat, flour, and linseed cake,
when as a result of an unusually heavy gale had to put into Kingsgate, Kent. She anchored 3/4 of a mile from the shore
however by 6 am she was riding heavily, the sea occasionally breaking completely over her.
The storm was so ferocious that the main and mizzen masts were cut away by the crew at 6.30am.
The Margate lugger Victory, along with the Ocean, and the Eclipse attempted a rescue and possible salvage.
The Victory was lost along with her crew at 11.30 am.
The storm raged all day and local lifeboats were not able to launch.
The Belle parted from her anchors at midnight, and was driven onto the rocks beneath nearby cliffs at Foreness Point.
] The crew lashed themselves to the one remaining mast and were spotted from the beach at dawn. Two lifeboats, the Mary White and the Culmer White made three trips to rescue them. The lifeboats and crew were from Broadstairs and Margate.
The Mary White had to be towed as she was kept on a trailer and pull two miles over fields of snow to bring it to a place from which it could be launched.
some reports claim it was man handled by men pulling the boat. but that did happen in north Devon.
Captain Tateand and his crew from the Northern Belle were all saved.
The return of the Mary White from the wreck of the Northern Belle with seven of the crew
On 15 January 1857 (Thursday) the Illustrated Times of London advertised that they would print five engravings of the tragedy and portraits of the crew the following Saturday.
It was reported on 22 January, in a letter to the London Evening Standard, that the ship and cargo were still on the reef, in good condition, and were salvageable.[5]
News of the disaster was broadcast world-wide, as far as the Sydney Morning Herald who picked up the story from the New York Times.
A benefit by "gentlemen amateurs" was held at the St James's Theatre, in London, on 7 February.
On 23 February 1857 3,340 barrels of damaged American flour, part of the cargo, was auctioned off at the New Corn Exchange Coffee House,
Mark Lane, London. On 2 March, another 450 barrels of damaged American flour and 20 barrels of damaged Linseed cake was auctioned at the coffee house.
The rescued crew are taken to The Captain Digby
The Times reported on 5 March that the vessel was a shipping hazard and all her cargo had been salvaged except forty to fifty logs of mahogany.
It was thought that only two barrels of dynamite would be required to destroy the wreck.
The Liverpool Echo pointed out on 9 March 1857 that the wreck in foggy weather was an obstacle to navigation,
"A few days ago a ship had a narrow escape by striking it."
In April 1857, the U.S. president Franklin Pierce had 21 silver medals struck and issued an award of £270 sterling for sharing amongst the rescuers
£10–£30 per man.
The London Morning Chronicle of 9 October 1857 reported that the wreck was to be raised, and that chains had been fitted with a
view of floating her with the aid of buoys at the next spring tides. Some Whitstable people had bought the hull for £260.
Attempts to raise the Belle on 21 November 1857 were unsuccessful despite successfully raising the stern out of the water with the
help of four pontoons.
One of the chains around the hull broke during the process, aborting the attempt. The masts disappeared from view in early December
and a green buoy marked wreck was put in place 10 fathoms eastward from the stern.
In June 1858 Canterbury Town Council, put on display a piece of the wreck taken from the recently raised hull which was completely
riddled with Teredo worm.]
A Margate beer shop was named the Northern Belle in 1858.
The crew of the Mary White in their life-boat are drawn through Broadstairs on 6 January 1857.
The Northern Belle was an American transatlantic ship which ran aground near Thanet, England, on 5 January 1857.
No lives on her were lost,
thanks to heroic rescue efforts, in blizzard conditions. However, another ship sank, en route to the scene, the Margate lugger Victory which was
lost along with her crew.
W.H. Lapthorne artical in Bygone Kent february 1985 states "These notes to the Ship wreck of the Northen Belle have been writen to coverinformation recorded by myself With the view toassisting others wishing to research the subject."
the Mary White and the Culmer White It was common practice to keep one Lifeboat at the pier and the other on a cart , in this case both at the Rose inn where they also had Horses.Rose Inn Albion Street broadstairs.near the pier.
when they got to the beach both boats were launched with disreguard for their own safty the crews rowed through the boiling surf.
making several trips save the crew of the Nothern Belle.
Rhe Americans were taken to the The Captain Digby all cold wet and exausted .The lone Inn at the cliff top,that overlooked the wreck below.It was Snowing at this time.
Inside was a welcome blazing log fire.Blankets hot rum and food.
The second mate walked around the oaked beamed parlour gave each of his rescuers a double hand shake with his booming voice proclaiming his pride in being English decent"None but Englishmen would come to are rescue on such a night as this".
The Mary White was drawn around Broadstairs with both of the crews from the lifeboats.
On the 23 January 1857 Part of the the woodwork selvage from the Nothern Belle and the Ensign were presented to John Lang of Broadstairs.
He had the names of those involved in the rescue painted on the woodwork and gave it to the landlord of the Rose Inn.
for display
He gave the ensign to the harbourmaster. J.Jarman t0 hold it was said" In trust to be flown on fitting occasions" One of those was Shrove Tuesday each year the boatmen would hoist the American ensign below the British Ensign.an let the Children play on the boats.
He Wrote an account of the wreck to the Times.
Franklin Piece the President of the United States had 25 medals struck for the crews of the lifeboats and sums of the salvage money.
This is believed to be the only known instance of such a medal awarded to a English lifeboat men.
Today the woodwork bearing the names can be seen at the Rose Inn ,Albian Street , Broadstairs (words from W .H .Laphorne 1985 ).
W .h . Laphorne states "I discovered recently that some of the names differ from those on the official list compiled by General Robert Campbell ,United States Consul in London for making payment to the lifeboat Crews "
General Robert Campbell also put out an appealto all Americans living in Britain to subscribe to a fund raising money for the widows and children of the 9 men lost crew of the Margat lugger Victory .That was lost with all hands going the the aid of the Northern Belle.
Their name's where on a tablet on Margate Pier(I think the Pier at Margate is now gone?)
the Names are John Smith 63 William Emptage 52 ,Issac Solly 46 ,Abraham Busbridge 35 Charles Fuller 34 ,John Emptage 29,George Smith 29 ,henry Paramor 27 ,Fredrich Bath 22.
That appeal raised welll ver £2000 on American Mr Joseph Croskey donated £50.
the reason why the official list and those on the woodwork is it was repainted and was covered in to the woodwock was covered with stained tobacco smoke .
the names on the woodwork.
Northern Belle
Wrecked off Kingsgate 5th Jan 1857
R.Castle 2nd boat T.Holborn 3rd Boat J.Tiller
G.Castle . J.Sandwell . W.Wales
W.Miller . W.Wales .R.Coxn
R.Miller .J.Niller . T.Sandwell
E.Emptage . R.Ralph . R.Simpson.
J.Rowe .W.cowell . J.Walker
G.Fox . C.Emptage .J.Pettit
G. Emptage . J.Bear
R.Port
G.Emptage.
A list of names from the United States national Archives and REcord Service.
some were later added to the repainted woodwork the painter proably could not find all the names but those are marked with a P as the extra names were added in pencil.
an American Dollar was worth arond 20p
dollars £
John Castle 50 dollars £10
George Castle 50 dollars £10
William Hiller jnr 50 dollars £10
Robert Miller 50 dollars £10
James Rowe 50 " £10
William Rowe 2 P 50 " £10
George Emptage 3 150 £30
Charles Emptage P 50 " £10
John Emptage 50 " £10
John Cowell 2 100 " £20
William Wales 2 100 " £20
Jethrow Miller 2 100 " £20
John Sanrwell 50 " £10
Thomas Holbourn 50 " £10
William Ralph 50 " £10
Robert Gilbert 50 " £10
Robert Parker 2 100 " £20
Jerry Walker 50 " £20
Fred Lawrance 50 " £20
Thomas Sandwell 50 " £20
Robert Simpson 50 " £20
James Bere 50 " £20
Alfred Emptage 50 " £20
21 Medals 1350 Dollars £270
John Pettit 2P
George Fox 2P
nunber after the name indicate how many trip that took to the wreck P shows written in pencil.
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Her common routes were New Orleans to Liverpool and Le Havre, carrying wheat on the outbound run.
A barque of 1,150 tons burden with a crew of 23, she was on a voyage from New York to London with a cargo of wheat, flour, and linseed cake,
when as a result of an unusually heavy gale had to put into Kingsgate, Kent. She anchored 3/4 of a mile from the shore
however by 6 am she was riding heavily, the sea occasionally breaking completely over her.
The storm was so ferocious that the main and mizzen masts were cut away by the crew at 6.30am.
The Margate lugger Victory, along with the Ocean, and the Eclipse attempted a rescue and possible salvage.
The Victory was lost along with her crew at 11.30 am.
The storm raged all day and local lifeboats were not able to launch.
The Belle parted from her anchors at midnight, and was driven onto the rocks beneath nearby cliffs at Foreness Point.
] The crew lashed themselves to the one remaining mast and were spotted from the beach at dawn. Two lifeboats, the Mary White and the Culmer White made three trips to rescue them. The lifeboats and crew were from Broadstairs and Margate.
The Mary White had to be towed as she was kept on a trailer and pull two miles over fields of snow to bring it to a place from which it could be launched.
some reports claim it was man handled by men pulling the boat. but that did happen in north Devon.
Captain Tateand and his crew from the Northern Belle were all saved.
The return of the Mary White from the wreck of the Northern Belle with seven of the crew
On 15 January 1857 (Thursday) the Illustrated Times of London advertised that they would print five engravings of the tragedy and portraits of the crew the following Saturday.
It was reported on 22 January, in a letter to the London Evening Standard, that the ship and cargo were still on the reef, in good condition, and were salvageable.[5]
News of the disaster was broadcast world-wide, as far as the Sydney Morning Herald who picked up the story from the New York Times.
A benefit by "gentlemen amateurs" was held at the St James's Theatre, in London, on 7 February.
On 23 February 1857 3,340 barrels of damaged American flour, part of the cargo, was auctioned off at the New Corn Exchange Coffee House,
Mark Lane, London. On 2 March, another 450 barrels of damaged American flour and 20 barrels of damaged Linseed cake was auctioned at the coffee house.
The rescued crew are taken to The Captain Digby
The Times reported on 5 March that the vessel was a shipping hazard and all her cargo had been salvaged except forty to fifty logs of mahogany.
It was thought that only two barrels of dynamite would be required to destroy the wreck.
The Liverpool Echo pointed out on 9 March 1857 that the wreck in foggy weather was an obstacle to navigation,
"A few days ago a ship had a narrow escape by striking it."
In April 1857, the U.S. president Franklin Pierce had 21 silver medals struck and issued an award of £270 sterling for sharing amongst the rescuers
£10–£30 per man.
The London Morning Chronicle of 9 October 1857 reported that the wreck was to be raised, and that chains had been fitted with a
view of floating her with the aid of buoys at the next spring tides. Some Whitstable people had bought the hull for £260.
Attempts to raise the Belle on 21 November 1857 were unsuccessful despite successfully raising the stern out of the water with the
help of four pontoons.
One of the chains around the hull broke during the process, aborting the attempt. The masts disappeared from view in early December
and a green buoy marked wreck was put in place 10 fathoms eastward from the stern.
In June 1858 Canterbury Town Council, put on display a piece of the wreck taken from the recently raised hull which was completely
riddled with Teredo worm.]
A Margate beer shop was named the Northern Belle in 1858.
The crew of the Mary White in their life-boat are drawn through Broadstairs on 6 January 1857.
The Northern Belle was an American transatlantic ship which ran aground near Thanet, England, on 5 January 1857.
No lives on her were lost,
thanks to heroic rescue efforts, in blizzard conditions. However, another ship sank, en route to the scene, the Margate lugger Victory which was
lost along with her crew.
W.H. Lapthorne artical in Bygone Kent february 1985 states "These notes to the Ship wreck of the Northen Belle have been writen to coverinformation recorded by myself With the view toassisting others wishing to research the subject."
the Mary White and the Culmer White It was common practice to keep one Lifeboat at the pier and the other on a cart , in this case both at the Rose inn where they also had Horses.Rose Inn Albion Street broadstairs.near the pier.
when they got to the beach both boats were launched with disreguard for their own safty the crews rowed through the boiling surf.
making several trips save the crew of the Nothern Belle.
Rhe Americans were taken to the The Captain Digby all cold wet and exausted .The lone Inn at the cliff top,that overlooked the wreck below.It was Snowing at this time.
Inside was a welcome blazing log fire.Blankets hot rum and food.
The second mate walked around the oaked beamed parlour gave each of his rescuers a double hand shake with his booming voice proclaiming his pride in being English decent"None but Englishmen would come to are rescue on such a night as this".
The Mary White was drawn around Broadstairs with both of the crews from the lifeboats.
On the 23 January 1857 Part of the the woodwork selvage from the Nothern Belle and the Ensign were presented to John Lang of Broadstairs.
He had the names of those involved in the rescue painted on the woodwork and gave it to the landlord of the Rose Inn.
for display
He gave the ensign to the harbourmaster. J.Jarman t0 hold it was said" In trust to be flown on fitting occasions" One of those was Shrove Tuesday each year the boatmen would hoist the American ensign below the British Ensign.an let the Children play on the boats.
He Wrote an account of the wreck to the Times.
Franklin Piece the President of the United States had 25 medals struck for the crews of the lifeboats and sums of the salvage money.
This is believed to be the only known instance of such a medal awarded to a English lifeboat men.
Today the woodwork bearing the names can be seen at the Rose Inn ,Albian Street , Broadstairs (words from W .H .Laphorne 1985 ).
W .h . Laphorne states "I discovered recently that some of the names differ from those on the official list compiled by General Robert Campbell ,United States Consul in London for making payment to the lifeboat Crews "
General Robert Campbell also put out an appealto all Americans living in Britain to subscribe to a fund raising money for the widows and children of the 9 men lost crew of the Margat lugger Victory .That was lost with all hands going the the aid of the Northern Belle.
Their name's where on a tablet on Margate Pier(I think the Pier at Margate is now gone?)
the Names are John Smith 63 William Emptage 52 ,Issac Solly 46 ,Abraham Busbridge 35 Charles Fuller 34 ,John Emptage 29,George Smith 29 ,henry Paramor 27 ,Fredrich Bath 22.
That appeal raised welll ver £2000 on American Mr Joseph Croskey donated £50.
the reason why the official list and those on the woodwork is it was repainted and was covered in to the woodwock was covered with stained tobacco smoke .
the names on the woodwork.
Northern Belle
Wrecked off Kingsgate 5th Jan 1857
R.Castle 2nd boat T.Holborn 3rd Boat J.Tiller
G.Castle . J.Sandwell . W.Wales
W.Miller . W.Wales .R.Coxn
R.Miller .J.Niller . T.Sandwell
E.Emptage . R.Ralph . R.Simpson.
J.Rowe .W.cowell . J.Walker
G.Fox . C.Emptage .J.Pettit
G. Emptage . J.Bear
R.Port
G.Emptage.
A list of names from the United States national Archives and REcord Service.
some were later added to the repainted woodwork the painter proably could not find all the names but those are marked with a P as the extra names were added in pencil.
an American Dollar was worth arond 20p
dollars £
John Castle 50 dollars £10
George Castle 50 dollars £10
William Hiller jnr 50 dollars £10
Robert Miller 50 dollars £10
James Rowe 50 " £10
William Rowe 2 P 50 " £10
George Emptage 3 150 £30
Charles Emptage P 50 " £10
John Emptage 50 " £10
John Cowell 2 100 " £20
William Wales 2 100 " £20
Jethrow Miller 2 100 " £20
John Sanrwell 50 " £10
Thomas Holbourn 50 " £10
William Ralph 50 " £10
Robert Gilbert 50 " £10
Robert Parker 2 100 " £20
Jerry Walker 50 " £20
Fred Lawrance 50 " £20
Thomas Sandwell 50 " £20
Robert Simpson 50 " £20
James Bere 50 " £20
Alfred Emptage 50 " £20
21 Medals 1350 Dollars £270
John Pettit 2P
George Fox 2P
nunber after the name indicate how many trip that took to the wreck P shows written in pencil.
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