▁Bell , ▁convinced ▁William ▁Harris ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁permission ▁from ▁Captain ▁Ma quire ▁to ▁burn ▁the ▁boat . ▁One ▁night ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁he ▁went ▁with ▁o ily ▁ra gs , ▁newsp apers , ▁and ▁matches ▁to ▁put ▁her ▁out ▁of ▁her ▁mis ery . ▁He ▁stood ▁back ▁from ▁the ▁heat ▁as ▁the ▁fl ames ▁from ▁the ▁burning ▁tim bers ▁consum ed ▁her ▁dry ▁b ones , ▁having ▁no ▁in k ling ▁that ▁a ▁wealth ▁of ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island ▁history ▁was ▁disappear ing ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁him . ▁The ▁big ▁tim bers ▁that ▁Howard ▁Allen ▁had ▁so ▁tender ly ▁laid ▁out ▁in ▁his ▁ship yard ▁took ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁night ▁to ▁burn . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁Nell ie ▁J . ▁B anks ▁is ▁the ▁ship ▁that ▁sm ugg led ▁Ag nes ▁J em ima / A unt ▁Victoria ▁and ▁D ais y / N icole ▁out ▁of ▁G ile ad , ▁to ▁Canada , ▁in ▁Margaret ▁At wood ' s ▁novel , ▁The ▁Test aments ▁( 2 0 1 9 ), ▁Book ▁Index ▁ 9 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁escape es ' ▁witness ▁test imon ies ▁were ▁compiled ▁in ▁the ▁Ann als ▁of ▁the ▁Nell ie ▁J . ▁B anks : ▁Two ▁Advent ur ers ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Rum - running ▁in ▁W inds or ▁ ▁References ▁ 7 . ▁At wood , ▁Margaret . ▁The ▁Test aments ▁( 2 0 1 9 ), ▁p .   3 6 8 . ▁ ▁Category : S cho on ers