The Rotting Metropolis Sparks Reform (1878)

The Metropolis was an aging Civil War era steamer turned passenger ship by the time she left Philadelphia and headed towards Brazil. She would never make it past the Outer Banks of North Carolina and would leave many questions in her wake. The largest was where should the blame fall? Ship Name: Metropolis Year Built: 1861 Nation of Origin: United States Tonnage: 878 Ship Type: Steam Engine Screw Propellor Wood Steamer Sank: 1878 Location Sank: Outer Banks North Carolina Reason For Sinking: Sprung Leak in a Storm, Grounded on Beach Intentionally Lives Lost: 85 Sources:  https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/OnlineLibrary/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-s/st-strps.htm https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1878/02/11/80675217.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20871831/u-s-s-metropolis-shipwreck-corolla-nc/ https://www.outerbanksvoice.com/2020/10/14/beach-wreckage-revives-the-mystery-of-the-metropolis/ https://www.carolinadesigns.com/obx-guide/history/shipwrecks/metropolis/ https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1878/02/02/80673468.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 https://www.ncdcr.gov/blog/2016/01/31/wreck-metropolis-1878 https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1987/winter/us-life-saving-service-2.html#M5 http://www.ncgenweb.us/currituck/obits/metro.html