The Giovanni out of Reach (1875)

Salvatore Chiappara, steward of the bark the Giovanni, told his story to the newspaper reporter of The Sun, of New York City, after arriving in that city: “The Giovanni, which had been storm-tossed for many days, neared Cape Cod. She was sailing under her main foresail and topgallant sail, the only canvas which the angry winds had left her. The sea was running high, the wind whistled shrilly through the shrouds, and the vessel, but poorly answering to her helm, was almost literally at the mercy of the elements. The waves swept over the decks, which the intense cold rendered so slippery that it was only by clinging to the bulwarks or the shrouds that the seamen could make their way from spot to spot in the performance of their hazardous duties.”Ship Name: Giovanni Nationality: Italy Year Wrecked: 1875Location Wrecked: Cape Cod, MassachusettsReason for Wreck: Ran Aground in Storm Lives Lost: 14 or 15 Depending on Source Sources: https://books.google.com/books?id=c6AYAAAAIAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=Giovanni+shipwreck+cape+cod+1875&source=gbs_navlinks_shttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1875/03/06/79236104.html?pageNumber=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/73995958/?match=1&terms=giovanni%20shipwreckhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/83496200/?match=1&terms=giovanni%20shipwreckhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/78647637/?match=1&terms=giovanni%20shipwreckhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/51907317/?match=1&terms=giovanni%20shipwreckhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/428242283/?match=1&terms=giovanni%20shipwreckhttps://newspaperarchive.com/savannah-morning-news-mar-06-1875-p-2/https://newspaperarchive.com/burlington-daily-hawk-eye-gazette-mar-19-1875-p-1/