But for radio, the, Vestris would probably have joined the ranks of ships which 'have set out from port never to be heard of again (says the “Dominion”). There have beejn many mysterious tragedies of the sea before the days of wireless, but fejw aroused more concern than the disappearance of the President, which left Ne,w York for Liverpool in March 11, 1841, and vanished. The Orpheus, which left New York about the same time, and the; Virginia, which Idft a little earlier, bc>th made gpod passages. Carrying 121 souls, including the son of the Duke of Rielimond, the l«qss of the President repiains a mystery. In 1854, the City of Glasgpw an.l the Lady Nugent set out for the East fr,om England Within two months of one another, and. were net heard of again. The city of Glasgow carried 480 passengers.
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5354, 21 November 1928, Page 3
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142Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5354, 21 November 1928, Page 3
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