Pages 305 and 306 of Alfred Kitching's diary

[Page 305]

want of judgement on the part of the unfortunate master, than from the violence of the gale. The track usually adopted by steamers trading to Hamburg is, on arriving at Heligoland bight, to Steer direct S. East, which point brings them into the mouth of the Elbe – the Manchester striking on the Marle Sand, clearly shows that she had gone too far to the Northward.
The number of passengers is stated to be 30 – the crew consisted of Captain Dudley, Jonas Wilson, Chief Engineer, Thos. Macauley Second do – chief mate and 12 seamen. The Marle

[Page 306]

Sand the spot where the sad affair happened, is is one of the most dangerous on the coast of Holstein – it is quicksand, situated between the northward of the Vogel sands and the entrance of the river Eider, about 25 miles distant from the shore, and is as formidable to the mariner off that coast as the Goodwin Sands [struck through] is on the English shore.

7th day 29/6 mo. Occupied at the works.

First day 30/6 mo. Attended meeting. Wilson of Kendal – wife of Isaac Wilson now on a visit the their Son-in-Law John Harris - addressed