Mystery of the Santa Margherita Treasure Crew
A former sailor now a waiter relates a plan by Gleason and a mixed crew to seize a diving treasure ship, the Santa Margherita, off Turks Island. The tale details their raid, the dive in a diving suit, and the eerie distribution of roles aboard the doomed expedition.
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Welland Canal
Old
Samana
Port Colborne
Nige
Cuba
Santa Margherita
Nor’ Nor
Cedar Keys
Gleason
Seine
Seven chests of bullion and a deadly voyage
A first person tale of thirteen pirates who salvage seven chests of gold and jewels from a sunken schooner. Treachery, mutiny, and a Jap cook drive deaths and disappearances as the crew seeks port in New York with the loot. The survivor recalls murders, storms, and a final sinking, leaving a vow to seek more treasure.
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Atlantic
Peters
Gleason
Sullivan
New York
Liverpool
Rio Janeiro
Pango
Christo
Pedro
Japecek
Souwegians
Sandy Hook
Tre
Watch
Swanson Brothers
Swanson
Spain
Ferdinand and
Isabella
Dagoes
Glewson
Coon
Weiss
Wagner
Myers
Bermudas
Cuba
Santiago
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Merriam Rouse
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Prohibition Enforcesment
Commission
Bill Tilden
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Maine
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