SS Earnholm 1875 death Dugald Paterson

[TropiConsul]

On Scotland's People, the Marine Register for 1875 shows that Dugald Paterson, Chief Engineer, age 27 died in an accident aboard the SS Earnholm.  Where can I learn more about his death?   

Black's guide to Ireland for 1902 shows "S.S. EARNHOLM leaves Leith every Monday, and Aberdeen every Tuesday, for Buckie, Lossiemouth, Cromarty, Invergordon, ami Inverness: leaves Inverness every Thursday for Cromarty, Invergordon, Aberdeen, and Leith."   I also found that the SS Earnholm sank off Invergordon in 1911 or 1912.

[harrywrag]

hi just wondering if this could be be connected to dugalds death from the glasgow herald thursday november 11th 1875 collission in the river - yesterday afternoon a collision took place near the point house wharf govan between the screw-steamers tern and earnholm. the earnholm was steaming down the clyde and the tern was on her way to the broomielaw, the bow of the tern struck the earnholm on the port side and cut her down to the water edge and she was towed towards the wharf where she now lies. the other vessel proceeded on her course, the police are making an investigation into the case.         the earnholm seems to have been sailing regulary in 1875  between glasgow limerick galway

[TropiConsul]

Thank you for the reply.  The Marine Register shows that he died on 26 June 1875 and the record of his death was registered 11 August 1875.  I don't think the two events are connected because the collision ocurred in November of 1875. 

[harrywrag]

hi, cant see any newspaper reports of accident aboard th earnholm for june or around that year apart from the one i mentioned the earnholm was sailing regulary between glasgow - limerick gallway there is an advert in glasgow herald 25th june for sailing this would be the time of dougalds patersons accident

[TropiConsul]

Thanks for checking the newspapers.  I'm thinking there must be some account of the accident recorded in the maritime bureaucracy such as a board of inquiry or court of admiralty, but I'm a Texan and I don't know which authority would maintain the records of fatal accidents in the British maritime industry.

Here in the US we have things like the Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA) and there is also the possibility of a suit for damages in a case of wrongful death.  Do any readers have a suggestion to make?

[harrywrag]

how about trying going to the ireland boards (galway) and also put a posting on there to see if perhaps it was recorded in local paper there this could be the port his death was registerd worth a try

[aghadowey]

The death was registered in Limerick district not Co. Galway.

[harrywrag]

from glasgow herald friday 25th june 1875.
direct weekly communication glasgow,galway & limerick s.s. earnholm
will sail under (casualties excepted) carrying passengers and goods (with liberty to tow vessels and to sail with or without pilots)
from glasgow every monday calling at greenock for limerick direct.
from glasgow for galway (vialimerick) calling at greenock monday 28th june.
note steamer calls at galway only every alternate week.
goods received in glasgow at berth 21 south side on saturday and mondayy till 6 o clock p.m.
fares glasgowto galway or limerick (including stewards fee) cabin 17s6p (return avialable for one month 25s. deck 8s
for further particulars apply in limerick galway and here to hugh mcphail 42 broomielaw glasgow