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THE LAST CRUISE OF THE MIRAXDA. 



who towed Leary's raft from Nova Scotia in 1887. The raft 

 pulled the fastenings out of the Miranda, went to pieces, and 

 became a serious disturber of traffic. She lost her good 

 name and passenger trade after these accidents, and was 



finally rented 

 out as a frieght 

 steamer, run- 

 ning between 

 Ne w York , 

 Jamaica, and 

 Central Ameri- 

 ca. Is it any 

 wonder that, 

 with such a sin- 

 gular penchant 

 for rocks and 

 collisions, she 

 should finally 

 have come to 

 grief upon a 

 sunken reef off 

 the coast of 

 Greenland? 

 The captain of 

 the Miranda 

 was William 

 J. Farrell, and the first officer, George Manuel. 



The expedition started from Pier 6, North Eiver, New 

 York, on the afternoon of July 7. This was several days 

 later than had been expected, but the Miranda had been 

 tardy in a voyage from Central America. Of course, quite a 

 crowd of people had collected about the pier, friends and 

 relatives of the passengers, and a number of others were there 

 out of curiosity to have a look at the vessel and its occupants. 



OUR ESKIMO FRIENDS 



