In December 1876, the cargo ship Circassian was wrecked off the coast of Mecox Bay near Bridgehampton. Ten members of the Shinnecock tribe, a local handyman, four salvagers from New York City, 12 British seamen, and an Irish stowaway lost their lives.
A live reading-performance by the researcher Peter Walsh will tell the story of the tragedy next Thursday at 5 p.m. in the Sayre Barn of the Southampton History Museum. The readings will be interspersed with songs, including musical accompaniment by John Ludlow and Iris Ornig.
Tickets are $10. The program is sponsored by the Southampton Publick House, which will provide ticket buyers a 15 percent discount coupon for food.
