The Gold of the Golden Gate (1862)
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- The Illustrated Usk Observer and Raglan Herald reported on the 27th of September, 1862 that “The Golden Gate had on board 1,400,747 dols. 273,100 dols were consigned to England 13,000 dols to Panama, and the remainder, 1,114,647 dols to New York. On the news of the catastrophe reaching San Francisco, Lloyd’s agents communicated with the representatives of the Pacific mail steam packet as to the measures to be adopted with the view of recovering the specie.”
Ship Name: Golden Gate
Year Built: 1850
Nationality: United States of America
Tonnage: 2067
Ship Type: Sidewheel Steamship
Year Wrecked: 1862
Location Wrecked: 15 Miles West of Manzanillo Mexico
Reason for Wreck: Fire
Lives Lost: 173
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Some thoughts that come to mind about late 19th Century travel: If I had to make a cross country trip I think I’d go by rail. If it was an international trip to visit friends I think I’d just stay home and write a letter saying “Hi, wish I was there”. I’d only set foot on a ship if there was no other choice. Fires, storms, pirates, collisions, nav hazards, diseases, and even mutinies. Maritime travel back then was a high risk gamble!
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Thanks for another video!!!
I'm so glad to find another channel on maritime history. Thabnk you for citing sources.
I appreciate that you include details such as "It was never published how those people had fared", because otherwise that's just the type of added info which I might've felt needed to try to google for myself.
'Faired'.
Pacific Mail Ship? Looks like you'd need to be careful once a month!
Interesting name is the bridge named after her?
The ship and the bridge were named after the same thing. Golden Gate is the name of the strait that connects San Francisco and the Pacific.
@@theshipwreckarchives didn't know that
Compare and contrast: Actions of this Captain and that of Costa Concordia...
We were impressed that Captain Pearson, who by merit of being a passenger had no responsibility to remain on the ship so long, decided to stay by Captain Hudson's side until they were the last people on the ship.
@@theshipwreckarchives Leadership as it should be done. Pearson went far beyond his duty, and aided Hudson in a manner expected of people worthy of the burden of leadership. Hudson executed his duties as well as anyone could in mystery fire circumstances. Well done both.
Thats a lot of cash.
Ahhh, what Christian compassion, for people then or now, to put dollars (gold, or whatnot) in front, of actual human lives🤨😔!!! Maybe someday soon, mankind will have to embrace, growing up, and respect, the other way, around. With 173 lives, lost at sea, that is STILL too numerous, to be labeled as, a small catastrophy🤔. I have a good question, though. Why would Philadelphia area newspapers, and/or Lancaster, especially that many, print about a shipwreck, on the west coast???
A good portion of the gold on the Golden Gate was bound for New York City, it did definitely result in an unusual amount of interest on the East Coast about what had happened. Our selection of Pennsylvania newspapers in particular for this story was mostly because of availability, a lot of them ended up digitized.
tyvm for a known, yet interesting nautical tale, eh
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