wife of Justus Robbins Bulkley; daughter of John Marsh and Sarah S. Adams.
Mary Bulkley (20948770)
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MOTHER SURVIVES BUT DAUGHTER PERISHES
BULKLEY, MRS. MARY, Rye, Westchester County, N. Y., daughter of Mr. Adams, who formerly removed from Litchfield, Conn., to Georgia. The daughter of this lady, Miss Latta Bulkley, was drowned in company with her friend, Miss Wagstaff. The husband of this lady was at one time President of the New Haven Railroad Company.
Mrs. Mary K. Bulkley miraculously survived the sinking only to live with the memory of watching her only daughter/remaining child, Sarah Adams Bulkley, as well as her daughter's lifelong best friend (considered closer than sisters), Helen Jay Wagstaff, perish together in the ocean before her eyes. The story told by her is that after they jumped into the water, she alone arose to the surface, next to a plank of wood and somehow hung on for an hour or so until she was saved by the crew of the Loch Earn, the ship which had rammed the Ville Du Havre on Nov. 22, 1873 at about 2:00 AM causing the sinking which took about 15 minutes from impact until it went down. The Ville Du Havre was considered the most stately passenger ship of its day and carried over 320 passengers and crew of which 228 perished.
Per her mother's recall, just prior to jumping into the water, Sarah said the following - "Let us pray that Mrs. Wagstaff may be able to bear Helen's death; let us pray for all our friends that they may be Christians: let us pray for grandma. Don't be afraid. It will only be a short struggle, and we shall be together in heaven.
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Mary Bulkley (20948770)
Suggested edit: NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1873 - PAGE 3
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MOTHER SURVIVES BUT DAUGHTER PERISHES
BULKLEY, MRS. MARY, Rye, Westchester County, N. Y., daughter of Mr. Adams, who formerly removed from Litchfield, Conn., to Georgia. The daughter of this lady, Miss Latta Bulkley, was drowned in company with her friend, Miss Wagstaff. The husband of this lady was at one time President of the New Haven Railroad Company.
Mrs. Mary K. Bulkley miraculously survived the sinking only to live with the memory of watching her only daughter/remaining child, Sarah Adams Bulkley, as well as her daughter's lifelong best friend (considered closer than sisters), Helen Jay Wagstaff, perish together in the ocean before her eyes. The story told by her is that after they jumped into the water, she alone arose to the surface, next to a plank of wood and somehow hung on for an hour or so until she was saved by the crew of the Loch Earn, the ship which had rammed the Ville Du Havre on Nov. 22, 1873 at about 2:00 AM causing the sinking which took about 15 minutes from impact until it went down. The Ville Du Havre was considered the most stately passenger ship of its day and carried over 320 passengers and crew of which 228 perished.
Per her mother's recall, just prior to jumping into the water, Sarah said the following - "Let us pray that Mrs. Wagstaff may be able to bear Helen's death; let us pray for all our friends that they may be Christians: let us pray for grandma. Don't be afraid. It will only be a short struggle, and we shall be together in heaven.
Contributor: bill gregory (48943708)
wife of Justus Robbins Bulkley; daughter of John Marsh and Sarah S. Adams.
Mary Bulkley (20948770)
Suggested edit: NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1873 - PAGE 3
SINKING OF THE "VILLE DU HAVRE" - SKETCHES OF PASSENGERS LOST -
MOTHER SURVIVES BUT DAUGHTER PERISHES
BULKLEY, MRS. MARY, Rye, Westchester County, N. Y., daughter of Mr. Adams, who formerly removed from Litchfield, Conn., to Georgia. The daughter of this lady, Miss Latta Bulkley, was drowned in company with her friend, Miss Wagstaff. The husband of this lady was at one time President of the New Haven Railroad Company.
Mrs. Mary K. Bulkley miraculously survived the sinking only to live with the memory of watching her only daughter/remaining child, Sarah Adams Bulkley, as well as her daughter's lifelong best friend (considered closer than sisters), Helen Jay Wagstaff, perish together in the ocean before her eyes. The story told by her is that after they jumped into the water, she alone arose to the surface, next to a plank of wood and somehow hung on for an hour or so until she was saved by the crew of the Loch Earn, the ship which had rammed the Ville Du Havre on Nov. 22, 1873 at about 2:00 AM causing the sinking which took about 15 minutes from impact until it went down. The Ville Du Havre was considered the most stately passenger ship of its day and carried over 320 passengers and crew of which 228 perished.
Per her mother's recall, just prior to jumping into the water, Sarah said the following - "Let us pray that Mrs. Wagstaff may be able to bear Helen's death; let us pray for all our friends that they may be Christians: let us pray for grandma. Don't be afraid. It will only be a short struggle, and we shall be together in heaven.
Contributor: bill gregory (48943708)
Mary Bulkley (20948770)
Suggested edit: NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1873 - PAGE 3
SINKING OF THE "VILLE DU HAVRE" - SKETCHES OF PASSENGERS LOST -
MOTHER SURVIVES BUT DAUGHTER PERISHES
BULKLEY, MRS. MARY, Rye, Westchester County, N. Y., daughter of Mr. Adams, who formerly removed from Litchfield, Conn., to Georgia. The daughter of this lady, Miss Latta Bulkley, was drowned in company with her friend, Miss Wagstaff. The husband of this lady was at one time President of the New Haven Railroad Company.
Mrs. Mary K. Bulkley miraculously survived the sinking only to live with the memory of watching her only daughter/remaining child, Sarah Adams Bulkley, as well as her daughter's lifelong best friend (considered closer than sisters), Helen Jay Wagstaff, perish together in the ocean before her eyes. The story told by her is that after they jumped into the water, she alone arose to the surface, next to a plank of wood and somehow hung on for an hour or so until she was saved by the crew of the Loch Earn, the ship which had rammed the Ville Du Havre on Nov. 22, 1873 at about 2:00 AM causing the sinking which took about 15 minutes from impact until it went down. The Ville Du Havre was considered the most stately passenger ship of its day and carried over 320 passengers and crew of which 228 perished.
Per her mother's recall, just prior to jumping into the water, Sarah said the following - "Let us pray that Mrs. Wagstaff may be able to bear Helen's death; let us pray for all our friends that they may be Christians: let us pray for grandma. Don't be afraid. It will only be a short struggle, and we shall be together in heaven.
Contributor: bill gregory (48943708)
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