Tragic mutiny at sea aboard Peruvian barque Cayaltil
February voyage Cayaltil carried Chinese colonists and 20,000 dollars in specie. Mutineers killed the wheelman and second mate, captured the crew, and scattered the captain and servant after a brutal aboard attack. The ship then drifted toward Kamchatka, crossing ice for 73 days toward China, with owner and servant surviving in the Sea Breeze eventual rescue.
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Guers
Ochotsk Sea
Hokodachi
Hono
Moe
China
Gwally
Gulf
Pravi
Eea
Kamtschatka
Unamiltyn
How-land
Meraculous Escape At Wolverhampton Edge Tool Works
An accident occurred at the Wolverhampton works of edge tool maker Joseph Edwardes. A grinder, weighing two to three tons and driven by steam, rotated at high speed while the operator pressed tools against it. The article describes the dangerous setup and the improvised safety measures used to prevent catastrophe.
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Joseph Edwardes
Blackenhall
Wolverhampton
Thie Horne
Salubrious Mines Hold Territorial Pride and Ancient Secrets
The salt mines are described as healthier than upper regions with miners working in six hour shifts yielding about one thousand pounds per gang. The air preserves wood for centuries and inhaling the mines’ atinaphiore aids pulmonary patients. Discoveries trace back to the twelfth century with legends of supernatural aid by a Polish queen and a royal salt crystal set in a ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanenat
Wiehegka
Apwqaid
Cracow
Wieli¢zha
St. Anthony
Lis
Francis J
Poland
The Scientific Investigation of Cholera
The War Office consents to send medical officers to the Continent to study the fungoid origin of cholera and its relation to soil and moisture. They will be instructed by German professors and return ready to embark for India under government orders to aid local authorities. Petterkoter praises England's initiative and benevolent scientific effort.
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War Office
Pellenkofer
Dra. Cunningham
Lewis
Halle
Jena
Munich
Prefs. de . Vnllier
Pettenkofer
Germany
India
Government of
Petter Koter
England
Sea-Sickness Rules From Professor Barker
New York educator Professor Fordyce Barker shares sea-sickness remedies based on extensive experience. He emphasizes preparing twenty hours before voyage, eating a hearty meal, and arriving early to set up for the first days at sea. The guidance targets general and especially female travelers to avoid illness.
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Fordyce Barker
New York
Repulsly
Henry
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Filwardes
Williem Clavie
Thamas iNeale
Arid Ae Clarks
Shaw
Clarke
Fitory
Guernsey
Francis Joseph
Vulcan
Neptune
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