Ocean Hell Convict Ship Success Draws Mobile Readers
Thousands of Mobile residents tour the antique convict ship Success moored at Dauphin Street foot, viewing wax figures, logs, guns, and relics while lecturers recount the brutal history of Britain’s penal transport system. The vessel, built in 1790 in India, remains a rare survivor and has toured globally, drawing dignitaries and crowds despite past attacks and controversies.
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Great Britain
Hells
Dauphin Street
Rince
Oulmain
India
Becme
New York
Ublic
Moulmain
Success
England
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East India
Melbourne
Blaney
N.S.W
Sydney Harbor
Ireland
Prince of Wales
Princess Henry of
Mr. W. EK. Gladstone
Eyes of Refractories Bandaged During Parade Punishments
Describes harsh punishment of convicts with bandaged eyes and gag devices during parades. Notes the use of a leather bridle gag, a mouthpiece hole for breathing, and branded prison dress with arrows. Prisoners' hair shaved periodically and kept in irons as standard procedure.
Cruel Punishments on Board the Success Described
Eyewitness accounts reveal two foot torture chambers with barred doors, air limited to what leaks through perforations. Prisoners were restrained with a ring on the right wrist, forcing them to stoop in a rolling cell while starved and beaten. The report cites cat, black hole, and other punishments aimed at reform, noting death seemed a welcome release.
Irons Rested Walkways Testify To Prisoner Endurance
The worn hollows in the corridor floors show prisoners stamping in leg-irons as they wait for meals or exercise. In 1857 disclosures of brutal treatment provoked a strong backlash in Australia, nearly a revolt against Britain and led to the abandonment of the hulk system.
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Hobson's Bay
Australia
Private Practitioners in London Growing Scarce
The Associated Press reports that private medical practitioners may be nearly extinct by war’s end, forcing patients to seek hospital care. The Lancet notes a mobilization of all available medical manpower may be needed to meet demand, as the profession contemplates a centralized system.
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London
Associated Press
Glasgow Victoria Infirmary
Lancet
Ban on open air religious meetings in Uyeno Park
An official ban blocks open air religious propagation in Uyeno Park Tokyo citing long running activity since 1889. Soroku Ebara a peer and Christian leader is noted among those affected as police justify the action to curb propagandist abuses and public disturbance.
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Associated Press
TOKIO
Uyeno Park
Soroku Ebara
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Lovace
Au 3
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