Voyage at Milo: A Ship, a Pilot, and a Stormy Arcipelago
In March 1842 at Marseilles I joined the merchant ship Good Hope bound for Sinvyrna. Captain Napton, temperamental yet fair, hired pilot Marco Midas at Milo to navigate the Archipelago toward Smyrna. Aboard, we faced uncertain seas as the pilot warned of the dangerous Siphanto Serpho passage and leeway, while the captain asserted the ship could hold course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marseilles
Good Hope
Sinvyrna
John Napton
Sawyer
Greece
Napton
Ionian Isles
Reaon
Milo
Smyrna
Archipelago
Marco Midas
Siphanto
Serpho
Sinhanto
Hhelmsman
Midas
Egina Gulf
Ignace
Nosern
Childood
Ship Beset by Northern Storms and Stubborn Captain
The crew endures a perilous voyage as a sudden shock leaves the ship grounded near a sand bar. Captain Napton refuses blame, pilots defy, and a fierce gale drives the vessel toward a rocky lee shore. As dawn nears, the crew faces certain peril and prays for deliverance.
Pilot's Stand and The Storm Upon The Andros Tinos Passage
The ship flees a split sail in a gale as pilot Marco Midas confronts Captain Napton. The captain admits wronging the pilot, kneels, seeks forgiveness, and the pilot calmly guides the vessel toward a safe bay between Andros and Tinos before rejoining open sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orhem
Narow
Andros
Tinos
Captan Napton
Milo
The Dog Stealer's Prize
In Edinburgh Nick Jordan, down on luck, schemes to steal a lost child to secure a reward. He lures a dirty toddler named Towser with candy to his den, planning to exploit desperate families while his fortune hinges on the risky ruse. The scene shifts to his grim home as his accomplice and two previously stolen dogs observe the odd setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Jordan
Clerk Street
Nick
Edinburgh
Dunsappie Loch
Gifford Wark
Cowser
Gt Is den
Them
Grannie
McGowan
Lowser
Jimmy Nobbs
Nobbs
Towser
Garry
M’govan
Ehim
Dorgs
Gifford Park
Jade
Rick
Dinah Clark
Dinah
Aney
Kowser
Central
Nick’s
Owser
Leos Towser
Joan Christie
Joan
Extraordinary adventure of a man overboard saved after three days afloat
A London Telegraph report narrates engineer A. M. Battye's survival after being washed overboard from the Gulf of Trinidad during a voyage from Iquique to Europe. He floated on a life buoy for three days, enduring heat, thirst, and hunger, until a Norwegian bark spotted him and brought him aboard, delivering him to Plymouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Telegraph
A. M. Battye
Gulf of Trinidad
Plymouth
Barbadoes
Iquique
Europe
Battye
Laing
Batte
Pilymouth
Towser the dog stealer turns keeper in a tale of luck
Nick finds a foundling, Towser, and becomes a dog thief turned caretaker. Towser wins the dairy owners and a doctor’s aid, earns Nick steady work, and helps reveal a mother’s claim. The boy is reunited with Dinah Clark and Jo insures a partnership with Towser as their path to fortune.
How One Dutch Private Became Corporal at Williamsburg
A New York Sun recounts Private Jake Klein, a Dutch soldier, who defied orders to stop a rebel raid. He seized a target, captured a prisoner, and his bold action earned him the rank of corporal, a nickname that stuck after a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towser
Nic
Nick
Rentus
Gifford Vark
New York Sun
Williamsburg
Jake Klein
Jake
Tomy
Electric railways danger to expensive watches shocks readers
The Washington Post reports that electric railways can magnetize and ruin watches even costly chronometers like Waterbury and $600 models. Warnings advise using non magnetic watches or cases and caution near dynamos and lines as electricity dissipates into air and affects gears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Waterbury
Eckington
Nickel Illusion Affects Baltimore Streetcar Service
In Baltimore American a yearlong prank has left a polished nickel in a transit envelope, fooling drivers who pass it through. Despite 2190 trips, the coin always slips back into the box as riders tear open envelopes hoping to retrieve the companion piece, leaving the company seeking restitution.
Christmas Ghosts at Helstead Hall Seventeen Years After
The tale recalls Captain Jack Helstead’s grand Christmas Eve at Helstead Hall a generation ago. A vow to meet again for as long as survivors exist led to a chilling pact and spectral arrivals. In a modern Christmas a group of eight survivors reunites to confront the pact, uncovering the fate of Captain Jack and the hall’s haunting legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elstead Hall
Jack Helstead
Squire Helstead
Helstead Hall
Captain Jack
Poneman
Iain
Wysmark
Jock
Jack Oiste
Foreign Service
Jack Hess
Wymark
India
Tos Ba
Jack
Helatead Hall
Kepper
Eee
Mark
Teer
Salentadlais
Tsering
England
Jias
Goa
Cantalae
Owen
Luset
Portland Cobbler Reveals War Horrors of 1820 Bombay Campaign
An 89 year old Portland craftsman recalls enlisting in the English army in 1820 and serving in Bombay. He recounts brutal actions against Sikh fighters and civilians, including mass killings at a battlefield well and forced marches. He notes the long campaign and surviving perilous assaults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
India
Portland Press
Washington Street
John Matthews
Bombay
Wien
John
Novel Railward Signal Ends Run With Swish Lights Out
A conductor on the Eastern road ends his daily run with a curious habit as trains near Fareney station. He theatrically swishes lighting off and exits to dust his boots, leaving cars darkened as the final signal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wuctor
Kentucky Gentleman Occupies Last Vacant Bed
A hotel clerk notes one bed remains, taken by a gentleman from Kentucky. An eager response agrees to join the Kentucky guest, who had just arrived from Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Maine
Encouraging Him to Fly at Fort Plains Hotel
A fragment from the Fort Plains Free Press describes a nocturnal nuisance at a local hotel where a resident lampoons a traveler with a quip about wishing to fly. The piece hints at gossip or humorous verse tied to hotel life and landlord relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Plains
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sylvanus Cobb
Mr. Sawyer
Beron
U “Tean
James M'Govan
Ding
Hey
A. W. Carruthers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!