For many days after disaster struck, nets filled with human bodies were hauled from the waters along the shores of Conception Bay. | SaltWire | READ MORE
Waves hit the rocky Newfoundland coast present day. In 1775, however, these waves would have been much higher when a hurricane struck the island's east coast. Estimates placed the waves and tide as much as 30 feet above normal. - Unsplash - UnsplashFor many days after disaster struck, nets filled with human bodies were hauled from the waters along the shores of Conception Bay.Almost forgotten now, there is a simple white cross overlooking the beach.
In 1775, there were approximately 8,000 to 10,000 summer residents of Newfoundland who were primarily engaged in fishing. Almost half the population was wiped out by a September 1775 hurricane that is estimated to have killed over 4,000 people. - Memorial University photo - ContributedThat September day, back in 1775, the squid showed up later than expected along the coast of Conception Bay.
The wind quickly built to a howling gale, and with it came the sea. It rose higher and higher, like a wall of destruction. Estimates placed it as much as 30 feet above normal.How a hardy band of Newfoundland volunteers kept the Americans from invading Canada and saved the dayHow could anyone know what havoc it had already wreaked on the Grand Banks, or in the tiny French fishing islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon? There was zero ability to send any type of warning, electronically or otherwise.
It was reported that just one young man, an apprentice, managed to survive. He had been lashed to the helm of a ship that was carried on the crest of a monster wave. It was driven up the shore where it wedged between two large trees, and there they found him.
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