Shipwreck survivor and iceberg disaster tale recounted
The narrative recalls the John Rutledge sinking near Newfoundland after an iceberg strike. Nx, the lone survivor and a 19 year old New Bedford native, endured nine days adrift with limited water and bread. Mrs Atkinson’s actions in the boat, fare, and water allocation are described amid harrowing seas and frost.
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