Back in March of 1914 the S.S. Newfoundland, a sealing ship, set off to the ice slows in search of seals.
While out in the ice flows mobility was limited so the men had to set off on foot to look for seals.
For a couple of days there were 132 men that were stranded of the ice in blizzard conditions with no shelter from the storm. The majority of the men died and the few survivors lost limbs because of frostbite.
Shortly after that experience another was unfolding with the S.S. Southern Cross, another sealing ship, just a couple of days later. The SS Southern Cross sank while returning to Newfoundland from the Gulf of St. Lawrence and it took with it 173 men.
Below you will see two pictures that I took of the sealers memorial in Elliston Newfoundland.
The statue was created by a sculptor named Morgan MacDonald. While it represents Reuben Crewe and his son, Albert John Crewe of Elliston who lost their lives in the disaster, the statue is still meant to represent all those who have risked and lost their lives in their efforts to support their families and communities.
A granite wall listing the names of all 364 men and boys who were on the S.S. Newfoundland and the S.S. Southern Cross during in 1914.
