On this day in 1933: “En route from Havana to New York, the luxury passenger ship Morro Castle was stranded off Cape Hatteras in a hurricane. The entire orchestra was seasick and the ship’s 140 passengers gathered in the lounge because of water in some cabins. “Twenty-two-year-old Gwendolyn Taylor of Philadelphia distracted the crowd with […]
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As hurricane rattled ship, an impromptu jazz concert
Posted in On This Day, tagged gwendolyn taylor, morro castle, on this day in outer banks history, sarah downing on September 15, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
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