Name/Title
The Loss of the Oneida - article, Scribner's Monthly, September 1880Entry/Object ID
2008.5.43Scope and Content
T. A. Lyons, "The Loss of the Oneida," Scribner's Monthly, an Illustrated Magazine for the People (September 1880), Volume 20, Issue 5, pages 750-758.
This article is historically significant to Greene County, Pennsylvania, because one of the young men to lose his life in this event was John R. Phelan [1847-1870] of Waynesburg. He was a son of John Phelan and Jane Walker. John's tombstone, which appears to be a cenotaph only, in Green Mount Cemetery reads, "Erected / In The Memory / Of / Lieut. John R. Phelan / U. S. N. / Aged 23 Years & 4 Mo. / who was lost on board / the U.S. Corvette Oneida / by a collision with the British / steamer Bombay on the 24th / day of Jan. 1870 in the Bay / of Yokohama, Japan."
An original printing of the article was removed from the magazine and sold by itself in an eBay auction, during which it was purchased by Candice Lynn Buchanan who shared it with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2006.Collection
Candice Lynn Buchanan CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
Journal--Articles, Military, Navy, Phelan family, Shipwreck, VeteransArchive Items Details
Creator
Lyons, T. A.Date(s) of Creation
1880Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
CAND-AN007-0023Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Phelan, John Rogers [1846-1870]Provenance
Provenance Detail
Miscellaneous Series - Candice Lynn Buchanan CollectionAcquisition Method
DigitalNotes
Source Citation: T. A. Lyons, "The Loss of the Oneida," Scribner's Monthly, an Illustrated Magazine for the People (September 1880), Volume 20, Issue 5, pages 750-758, item no. CAND-AN007-0023, Candice Lynn Buchanan Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).