Parents: Abel and Clara Abbott.
One of 78 crew members of the S.S. Newfoundland, who died when they became stranded on pack ice in the open Atlantic, in a blizzard, for 2 days and nights. Of the 132 men left on the ice for 54 hours between March 31 and April 2 1914, it is perhaps surprising that 54 survived, though many of the survivors lost limbs to frostbite. Of the 77 men who died on the ice, rescuers found 69 bodies; the remaining eight likely having fallen into the water. The survivors were brought to St. John's for medical care, and corpses were initially brought to St John's by ship before most were returned to their families in their own home towns. David Abbott's death record indicates he was interred at Doting Cove (now Musgrave Harbour), and that he was Salvation Army.
One of 78 crew members of the S.S. Newfoundland, who died when they became stranded on pack ice in the open Atlantic, in a blizzard, for 2 days and nights. Of the 132 men left on the ice for 54 hours between March 31 and April 2 1914, it is perhaps surprising that 54 survived, though many of the survivors lost limbs to frostbite. Of the 77 men who died on the ice, rescuers found 69 bodies; the remaining eight likely having fallen into the water. The survivors were brought to St. John's for medical care, and corpses were initially brought to St John's by ship before most were returned to their families in their own home towns. David Abbott's death record indicates he was interred at Doting Cove (now Musgrave Harbour), and that he was Salvation Army.
Parents: Abel and Clara Abbott.
One of 78 crew members of the S.S. Newfoundland, who died when they became stranded on pack ice in the open Atlantic, in a blizzard, for 2 days and nights. Of the 132 men left on the ice for 54 hours between March 31 and April 2 1914, it is perhaps surprising that 54 survived, though many of the survivors lost limbs to frostbite. Of the 77 men who died on the ice, rescuers found 69 bodies; the remaining eight likely having fallen into the water. The survivors were brought to St. John's for medical care, and corpses were initially brought to St John's by ship before most were returned to their families in their own home towns. David Abbott's death record indicates he was interred at Doting Cove (now Musgrave Harbour), and that he was Salvation Army.
One of 78 crew members of the S.S. Newfoundland, who died when they became stranded on pack ice in the open Atlantic, in a blizzard, for 2 days and nights. Of the 132 men left on the ice for 54 hours between March 31 and April 2 1914, it is perhaps surprising that 54 survived, though many of the survivors lost limbs to frostbite. Of the 77 men who died on the ice, rescuers found 69 bodies; the remaining eight likely having fallen into the water. The survivors were brought to St. John's for medical care, and corpses were initially brought to St John's by ship before most were returned to their families in their own home towns. David Abbott's death record indicates he was interred at Doting Cove (now Musgrave Harbour), and that he was Salvation Army.
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