>From a book issued 1884 by O. A. Dorman, Stationer, 696 Chapel Street New Haven on the centennial of New Haven: The Phantom Ship: New Haven was settled by merchants whose leading idea was commerce, not agriculture, for which they and the land, were ill adapted. Captain Lamberton and about 70 others embarked in her, among whom were six or eight of their most valuable citizens. They saled from New Haven in January 1647. She was so "walty" {rolling} that Lamberton said she would prove their grave: and she did. They cut there way out through the ice of the harbor for three miles, and with many prayers, and tears and heart-sinkings set sail. Mr Davenport, in prayer, used these words: "Lord, if it be thy pleasure to bury these, our friends, in the bottom of the sea, they are thine, save them" Months of weary waiting passed over and no tidings from Europe of "the great shippe". She was never heard of--foundered at sea. The next June, just after a great thunderstorm, the air being serene, there appeared about an hour before sunset, though the wind was northerly, there appeared in the air, coming up the harbors mouth, a ship just like our "great shippe", with her sails all set as filled under a fresh gale, and continued sailing against the wind for half an hour, coming near to the people standing on the shore, when suddenly all her sails and masts seemed blown overboard; quickly after hulk brought to a careen and she overset and vanished in a smoky cloud. The people declared this was themold of their ship and this her tragic end. With the loss of this ship, all hope of trade was given up. I do not think there is a monument dedicated to this, although sometimes when things are right under your nose you do not notice them. Judy