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Fate of a Crew That Left New York in 1887 Has Never Been Learned. Undoubtedly the most extraordinary of all the mysteries of the sea is the fate of the crew of the ship Marie Celeste, a more fantastic creation, ap parently, than novelist ever wove, writes P. T. McGrath, in McClure’s Magazine. She left New York in, 1887 for Europe, her personnel belwe 13, including the captain’s wife and child. Two weeks later a British bark sighted her in the Atlantic; there was no sign of life on board. A boat was gone to her, and a most exhaustive search proved her to be as silent as the tomb, as deserted as a pesthouse. Everything was in its place—even the boats at the davits. The hull was un damaged, the cargo untouched. Rig ging and spars were intact; the sails were all set. The crew's weekly wash hung above the forecastle; an awning covered the poop. Binnacle and wheel and rudder were complete. The sail ors’ kits and dinners were seen in the forecastle. In the cabin was a sewing machine, with a child’s garment under the needle, and on the table a half eaten meal. The chronometer ticked undisturbed in the chsrtroom: the cash box was unrified. The logbook, posted to within 48 hours of the visit, showed the passage to have been fa vorable; the ship's appearance proved there had been no storm. Evidences of a struggle or Piracy or murder there were none. Yet thirteen people had disappeared as if apirited away by some unnatural agency, and from that day to this the mystery has never been unraveled, though the United States government spared no effort to solve it.
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The Saint Tammany Farmer
Covington, Louisiana, US
Sat, Jul 01, 1905
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