Handwritten Notes: "Gale of 1898 / V.H. Harbor"

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Date: 1898
Location: Vineyard Haven - harbor - shore
People: Chamberlain, J. N.
Keywords: storms; gales; Portland Gale; wrecks; disasters; schooners