Adventures of an Eton Boy in the Eugenia
In a nautical tale, a youth named Rodney is rescued by Captain Samuel Weston after his ship the Start sinks. He joins the Eugenia bound for the West Indies, endures storms and a Norwegian coast encounter, and learns his father’s rector role while sharing life aboard with Weston, Hislop, and crew. The voyage includes a perilous whale incident that nearly wrecks the brig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belo
Tana
Magente
Lloyds
Samuel Weston
and Boys
Mary Hovep
Tom
London
al Joneh
Ito
Cours
Chad
Samuel
Sam Weston
Glasgow
Howe
Gilly
Cubilla
Euclid
Captain Weston
Devonshire
Dartmouth
West Indies
Miledmere
Rodney
Erlesmere
Lox Ohalimud
Nore
Eugenia
Eugenio
Weston
Franco
Spain
Matanzas
Weston and Hislop
Cuba
Mystery Smoke From Tenerife Peak Validates Sea Tempest Tale
The crew spots a strange vapory light above the horizon near the Canarias while a storm rages. Captain Weston and Tattooed Tom discuss the so called ventas as an old volcano still breathes steam beside the Adam-Tenerife peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
Adam
Tenerife
Fortnunate Isles
Canaries
Tom
The Scotch and the West Indies Quest
A narrator aboard the Eugenic endures a perilous Atlantic night as a gale threatens the brig. Captain Weston orders urgent reefing and the crew braces against a violent shock, while a Dutch lugger in ballast appears in the murky steering night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siath
Europe
Providence
West Indies
Weston
Marc Hislop
Sam Weston
Howse
Silslop
Canvans-Apt. Core
The Mary Sailed Into a Gale and Was Lost
The crew of the Eugenia find a bottle with a note from the clipper ship Mary of Boston dated November 20 1861 claiming it was sinking with pumps worn and many aboard lost. Weston scans the sea for survivors from the Mary but finds no trace, suggesting the Mary and her crew perished in the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hislop
Eugenio
Mark Hislop
Eugenia
Boston
Weston
Mary
A Hurricane Drives Us Toward Fortunate Isles
The crew notes a drifting voyage after a carrack sighting as weather worsens. Compass faults and head winds push Eugenie toward the Canaries with signs of a coming squall. Sail handling tightens as a vast dark cloud bank forms, signaling a fierce tempest ahead.
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Brazil
Indies
Weston
Hislop
Eugenie
Leeward
Old Roberts
Mother Carey
Canaries
Santa Cruz de Ly Palma
Rodney
Roberts
Iissop
African
Escape to Santa Cruz Harbor Amid Lava Field and Shipwreck Lore
The narrator recounts a morning ashore at Santa Cruz after a night at sea aboard the Eugenia. Captain Weston plans to weigh anchor. Tom Lambourne guides an inland ramble through lava and pumice fields. They recall Admiral Blake’s raid on galleons nearby and observe the Eugenia anchored offshore as sunlight touches the sea.
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Eugenia
Adam
Santa Cruz
Tom Lambourne
Grand Canary
Hio
Tom
Blake
Danger in a volcanic cavern captor ambush
The narrator and a companion are robbed and seized by eight Spanish seafarers in a volcanic grotto. Stripped of money and belongings, they are dragged into a back cavern near a hot fissure and forced to cross a basalt plank jury-rigged over a black chasm, while the band discusses their fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mkeono
Tom
Excursion Rates for Regional Meetings and Conventions
Illinois Central lists excursion fares for events from North-Manchester Indiana to Charleston South Carolina and St Paul Minnesota. Dates span May through July with one way plus 2.00 or flat rates, on sale windows, and limits. Contact J. F. Merry in Dubuque Iowa for details.
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Manchester
Indiana
German Baptist
Dunkards
Davenport
Iowa
Tara
Chicago
Rock Rapids
Reunion N. W. Veteran Association
Charleston
S. C
National Educational Association
Southeastern Passenger Association
St. Paul
Minn
National Republican League
Illinois Central
J. FP. Merry
Dubuque
The Burlington Route Summer Excursions to Colorado and West
The Burlington Route offers summer excursion tickets on June 20 July 9 17 and August 1 to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs Salt Lake City Ogden Spearfish Deadwood Sheridan and more at one fare plus two dollars for round trip. Tickets expire October 31 for Colorado and Utah points with thirty day stopovers allowed after first Colorado point. Call 611 Main Street or the depot foot of Second Street for full details.
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Burlington
Colorado
Utah
Black Hills
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Glenwood Springs
Col
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Spearfish
Deadwood
S. C
Sheridan
Wyo
Main Street
Second Street
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Dick Rodney
James Grant
Zeerookel
Bopetind
Tiwes
Ana
Iislop
Cona
Norway
Hardanger
Eton
Trol
Tori
Anil My
Stra
Fimo
Polonius
Hugh the Yolk
Bullseye
Brery
Whale
Vianes
Africa
Britain
Volcanis Grotto
Dangerous Company
Barcelona
Ong
Jack Spaniard
Sao
I. C
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