The Midnight Voyage and a Lone Emigrant Boy
A steerage boy named Welby Dunbar secretly escapes to the main deck of an emigrant ship at night to gaze on the open sea and sky. An older gentleman speaks of New York and Girard College, while the boy recalls London’s ragged schools and dreams of knowledge, fortune, and a better future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midecean
Star of the West
Ben
Rae
Hias
New York
Welby Dunbar
Dunbar
Orptan
Girard College
Philadelphia
Hells
Leslie
Nitle Daney
Tack
Whittington
London
Boy Arrives in New York and Finds Perilous Welcome
A twelve year old emigrant, arriving in New York after a long voyage, finds no welcome at the dock. He endures loneliness, hunger, and cold, then sleeps in a crowded lodging house before seeking work with a fish and oyster vendor. He befriends a girl named Daney, but she vanishes, and a dramatic reunion ends with his capture by a stern trio and the police. The scene shifts to a separate street encounter with notable figures arguing over his misbehavior and a later carriage ride to Madison Square amid a chorus of onlookers.
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Nebraskey
Tim
America
Westminster
London
St. Giles Itself
Pray
Indies
Ragged School
England
Billingsgate
Herven
Moses
Liverpool
New York
Fortine
Girard
New York Harbor
Lind
Daney
Apirita
Hingerf
Weatminster
Casiel
Qui Boy
Iad
New World
Mttle Danny
Little Daney
Lila
Marc Antony
Welby Dunbar
Welby
Drury
Hide Daney
Broadway
Rascal
Srid
Greville
Fulke Greville
Carrigge
Courtney Greville
Madison Avenue
Groyille
Dornton
Bancroft Collegiate Senvol
Maxter Pulke
Madlsate Squares
Steen
Oyse Ter Earvier
Max Ter Greville
Mr. Dornton
Collegiate School
Gentlance
Enid
Madison Square
Gregilje
Hns
Ata
Madiso Square
Also Mentioned on This Page
TEM
Thigges
A. Sullivan
Stein
Rendon
Hive
Ay Bullivan
Beethehoven
Enid Rubenstein
Wagner
Sullivan
Rubinstein
Az Rubinstein
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