SS Paris, Wrecked at Coverack on May 21st 1899.

SS Paris, Wrecked at Coverack on May 21st 1899.

The Paris left Southampton on 20 May 1899 with 380 passengers and 372 crew and collected a further 50 passengers from Cherbourg, then making passage to New York. The ship diverted to Eddystone and Lizard Lighthouses to get a navigational fix. However, in light misty rain the ship was about 15 miles off course and ran onto Lowland Point on Sunday 21 May. The passengers and crew were taken off the next morning by tug. The ship was eventually refloated.

The Paris was eventually patched and towed to a dockyard where she was repaired, had one of her funnels removed and was again made seaworthy. Misfortune again dogged her career. She had another mishap in New York Harbour , was again made seaworthy and re-christened the Philadelphia. Once more misfortune followed her, but I cannot recall her ultimate end.

SS Paris was repaired, returning to service in August 1901 with two instead of three funnels and renamed Philadelphia

Wreck

Albumen print

References:
Cornish Wrecks South Coast by R Larn and C Carter
Cornish Wrecks by F A Strike
The Cornish Telegraph 1899-05-25
West Britain and Cornwall Advertiser Thursday Evening May 25th 1899

Gibson

1899-05-21

Morrab library

Print

RGN.045

Coverack

8" x 10"