Queen’s yacht collision victims mourned in Solent inquiry
The Queen aided survivors after the Alberta and Mistletoe collision. Miss Peel and Miss Anne Peel died, while Stokes and others were rescued or saved. Inquests at Gosport and Poole heard accounts from Heywood, Brown, Captain Welch, and Prince Leiningen as the royal family offered condolences and ordered care for the survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss F. Peel
Balmoral
Admiral Elliot
Heywood
E. S. Heywood
Hiscock
Welch
Alberta
Ryde
Brown
Stokes
Capt. Welch
Prince Leiningen
Royal Yacht
Anne Peel
Pendlebury
Manchester
Solent
Her
Gairnshield
Poole
Annie Peel
Eleanor Peel
Dewes
Divers Raise Wrecked Mistletoe Near Portsmouth Harbor
Overpowered by his feelings a diver swooned as the wreck of the Mistletoe was raised yesterday. The ship had been cut almost in halves and was brought into Portsmouth harbor with great difficulty, then beached near the Spit buoy after several days of work.
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Portsmouth Harbour
Spit
Turmoil in the Balkans as Insurrection Spreads in Montenegro
A lengthy dispatch outlines insurgent movements across Bosnia and Herzegovina and northern Montenegro with Servian bands active near Klek. Trebinje remains Turkish held after clashes, while Turkish forces push toward Mostar. European powers debate intervention, Austrian plans, and a proposed pacification through a foreign commissioner to prevent bloodshed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montenegro
Turkey
Servia
Bosnia
Milan
Crimea
Ragusa
Klek
Tre
Elek
Mostar
Trebinje
Constantinople
Herzegovina
Dervish Pasha
Berlin
The
Times
Austria
Crete
Principality
Vienna
Germany
Russia
Porte
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Server Pasha
Confidence grows that insurrection will soon end
A compact line notes the belief that the insurrection will terminate shortly, reflecting a cautious assessment of political turmoil. The statement emphasizes an expectation of swift resolution without detailing responsible parties or dates.
Resources of Bosnia and the Herzegovina in 1872
A 1872 consular report outlines population by religion, noting 80,000 in Herzegovina with Mussulmans, Greek Orthodox, and Catholics, while the province totals reach about 542,000. It reflects misgovernment, brigandage, and short-term pashas fueling fanaticism and Christian discontent, and highlights high taxation, depleted cattle, and ruined trade contributing to rising unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosnia
Bosna Seraj
Herzegovina
Sandjak
Turkey
Holmes
Porte
Austria
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