[Fiction] The wreck of the “Columbia” Adjust Share By Simon Newcomb, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 19th century Collisions at sea Disaster victims Fiction North Atlantic Ocean Sea stories More from Simon Newcomb Life in the universe The extent of the universe The mariner’s compass Adjust Share Close < Previous Issue | View All Issues | Next Issue > August 1896 < Previous Issue | View All Issues | Next Issue > Table of Contents Close