06 Jun 1859
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Newspaper
Burlington Gazette
Location
Burlington, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1859
Page
1
A Boston harbor memory describes the clipper named the Johnny Soundurs, its cruel captain Galliger, and the grim treatment of German emigrants in steerage. The narrator recalls a vivid scene of violence and stories from life aboard that aging vessel during the year thirty.
A narrator recalls a German girl aboard a steamer and the captain’s abuse and jealousy. The lovers’ intrigue ends with a fatal overboard fall. The ship’s crew conceal the truth while the captain’s rage and a later voyage drown more lives, until madness shadows him.
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