Melancholy accident. : An account of that melancholy accident which happened near Dumbarton, on Wednesday morning last, when a small sloop .. was by some accident struck by the Fingal steam-boat; and sunk, and a number of persons were unfortunately drowned.--Glasgow, 23d Aug., 1827.
[Glasgow] : John Muir, printer, Glasgow.,
[1827]
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The "Fingal" was a steam packet operating the route from the river Clyde to Lochgoilhead and Arrochar. It collided at full speed with the steam boat "The Favourite" in the river, near Dumbarton. "The Favourite" was towing the sloop "Carolina" at the time, which was sunk with the loss of all the passengers on board it. The master and pilots of both boats were put on trial for causing the death of the passengers on the "Carolina". Although the crews of both vessels were deemed to be at fault, the Admiralty court adjudged the "Fingal" to be most at fault for not having altered course until too late, but the jury found the case not proven.
Broadside also includes newspaper reports of the "horrid murder" of a journeyman (apprentice) baker, Malcolm McDonald, by his master, James Weir, who was intoxicated at the time.
Fingal (Steamboat)
Favourite (Steamboat)
Collisions at sea
Packets
Scotland Glasgow.