The Wreck of the Orion: A Tribute of Gratitude.

Pp. viii, 87 + Map + 2 Lithographic views . Original cloth gilt, slight hinge split. Holding firm. The Orion was an iron paddle steamer built in Greenock in 1846. On 17th June 1850 she left Liverpool for Glasgow with 110 passengers on board. The next morning, navigating in a thick mist, she struck a submerged rock in the entrance to Portpatrick harbour. A huge hole was torn in the ship's watertight bulkheads and she sank within minutes. At least 60 passengers were drowned. Some were still asleep in their cabins and others were caught in the suction of the ship as she went down.