Lighthouse by McCloskey Keith

Author:McCloskey, Keith
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2014-06-30T04:00:00+00:00

In response to this lengthy article regarding the disaster and the Flannan Isles, the following day a letter was published in the same paper from the NLB Secretary James Murdoch. He was quick to point out an error in the article:

Sir

In the account in today’s ‘Scotsman’ of the lamentable disaster to the lighthouse keepers, on the Flannan Islands, it is stated, on the authority of your Stornoway correspondent, that ‘The people of that part of the Lewis which is nearest to the Flannan Islands were alarmed when for two or three nights past they could see no trace of the Flannan light – a fact which was communicated by telegraph to the Lighthouse Commissioners.’

I shall be obliged by your correcting this statement. The news of the disaster was telegraphed to the Commissioners on the evening of the 26th inst. by the master of their steamer ‘Hesperus.’ Prior to that date the Commissioners had received no communication of any kind relating to the Flannan Island Lighthouse or lighthouse keepers since the last relief was effected on the 7th inst., when all was well.

I may add that, owing to the distance of the lighthouse and the prevalence of haze at this season of year, there would be nothing remarkable in the light not being observed from the mainland for several nights in succession.

I am etc.

James Murdoch

Scy.19

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