The Almond Crew Massacre By Los Negros Islanders
Details from the steamer Miowora report a brutal massacre of 31 aboard the trading bark Almond and 15 native Australians on Los Negros Island near Sos Negro. The attackers swarmed the ship, killed all, and later engaged in further attacks on the Mayflower and other ships. Captain Lyne and crew perished or killed themselves. survivors describe savage canoes, wholesale slaughter, and a harsh critique of native ferocity.
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Battle with Alligators by Texas Heroine in Tunis Tale
Miss Savannah Walston and her mother wake to their yard edge near Bayou Sarah as two alligators invade their cottage. A brave escape unfolds with a baby knocked from a cradle and a consternation of creatures rampaging through the home. Savannah retrieves her brother's gun, kills the large bull alligator with three shots, then finishes the female with one shot through the mouth, ending the deadly siege.
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