Acadia National Park
Bar Harbor Record
August 2, 1911
J.B. Whelpley lost his life during a severe storm. Mr. Whelpley was on board as crew member on the two mast schooner the Tay, out of St. John N.B. when the schooner wrecked on the shore of Sand Beach. He was survived by a wife and three children. The wreck occurred at 12;15 o'clock Friday night. The ship was carrying a load of lumber at the time fo the wreck.
The cook J. B. Whelpley, who was below deck making coffee for the crew,
was lost in the chaos. He had been manning the pumps all night. He left
behind a widow and three children .
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Over time sections of the Tay have become buried under the sand at Sand Beach, and the National Park Service considers the area high sensitivity area for cultural resources.
