The wreck of the Indian Chief : A new poem /
McGonagall, William.
[Edinburgh : s.n.,
1899?]
In two columns with a coat of arms above the title.
In verse.
'Composed, October 1899'.
At the top of the sheet in McGonagall's hand - 'Sir Wm. Topaz McGonagall. Poet'.
First lines read: 'Twas on the 8th of January 1881, / That a terrific gale along the English Channel ran, / And spread death and disaster in its train, / Whereby the "Indian Chief" vessel was tossed on the raging main.
English poetry
Shipwrecks