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Posted inDaily News Local Histories Maritime & Naval History Ship Histories Shipwrecks & Nautical Disasters

Three Drowned in Schooner’s Wreck

18 Others Saved as Vessel Grounds Off Mass. Coast

OWN FAULT OF VICTIMS

Those Who Lost Lives Returned To Ship To Get Belongings—Another Daring Sea Rescue Reported

Gloucester, Mass., Feb. 10 (AP)—Three members of the fishing schooner Ralph Brown‘s crew lost their lives today when the vessel was driven ashore in the blizzard off Briar Neck. Eighteen others, including the captain, reached shore safely. Although all suffered from exposure and cold.

Had Returned To Boat

The three men who lost their lives were drowned after they, with other members of the crew, had gone back to the schooner to get their clothes and other belongings after she had been washed to tho shore. The others managed to get off before a huge wave struck the 100 foot craft and drove her farther out to sea, but the victims found themselves helpless as the ship was battered by the roaring breakers. The vessel was pounded to pieces.

Posted inDaily News

Chinese Women Soldiers Killed in Battle

Die Bravely in Defense of Town

Entire Unit Is Annihilated By Vicious Japanese Onslaught

By EDNA LEE BOOKER

SHANGHAI, Feb. 10 (I.N.S.). —A fighting unit of 24 Chinese women soldiers was destroyed in a brave defense of the village of Woosung when it was invaded by Japanese forces two days ago, it was revealed today.

The modem Amazons, armed with old-fashioned rifles and long bayonets, had been guarding the road on the outskirts of the village, according to Carl Lemcke and Harvey Duncan, American business men who encountered them Monday.

Posted inMaritime & Naval History US Civil War

The Affair Off Charleston

The Official Dispatches

Washington. Feb. 9. —A bearer of official dispatches from the fleet off Charleston has arrived here. The following is from rear admiral Dupont concerning the rebel attack on our squadron off that port:—

Admiral Dupont’s report.

Flag Ship Wabash, Port Royal, Feb. 2.

Sir : I have to report that about 4 o’clock on the morning of Jan. 31st, during the obscurity of a thick haze, two iron-clad gunboats came out of Charleston by the main ship channel unperceived by the squadron, and commenced a raid upon the blockading fleet. Most of the latter were of the light class of purchased vessels; two of the heaviest men-of-war, the Powhattan and the Canandaigua, being at this port coaling and repairing.

The Mercedita was the first vessel attacked. Her officers and crew had been particularly watchful during the night to look out for suspected vessels, and at 3 o’clock had shipped her cable and overhauled a troop steamer running for the channel by mistake. She had returned to her anchorage, and Capt Stellwagen had gone to his room for a short time, leaving Lieut. Commander Abbott on deck, when one of the iron-clads suddenly appeared. Her approach was concealed by the haze and mist of the atmosphere. The vessel was immediately hailed, and an order given to fire, but the iron-clad being close aboard and lying low in the water, no guns could be brought to bear upon her.

Posted inBiographical Labor & Unions

Caught in Machine

Graniere Sues the National and Providence Mills Company for $5000 Damages.

The national and Providence Worsted Mills are defendants in a suit brought by Filippo Graniere in which he asks for $5000 damages, for injuries received while clearing a machine belonging to the defendants.

The plaintiff alleges that in April of 1902 he was hired to clean a certain machine and that while in process of the work, the machine was sometimes put in motion. No instructions were given, as to how to avoid being entangled he claims and he alleges he was caught in the machine.

Posted inUS Civil War

February 9, 1863 – Cavalry Expedition to Middleburg and Aldie

Fairfax Court-House, Va, Saturday, Feb. 7, 1863.

A detachment from Companies H and F of the 5th New-York Cavalry, under Capt. Penfield, yesterday made a raid to Middleburg, and at Aldie captured eight of the 1st Virginia (Rebel) Cavalry and the Postmaster at Little Washington. They were on their way to a ball given to them by the citizens of that place, and were fully armed and equipped. Among them were, it is supposed, some officers, but they refuse to disclose their rank. Most of those captured belonged to Capt. Monley’s party, who have been attacking our pickets along the picket lines. They were excellently mounted, and their horses were also captured.

Posted inDaily News Politics

Mussolini’s Threat Causes Consternation Among German People

Berlin, Feb. 7—(AP)—Official quarters decline for the present to discuss the speech of Benito Mussolini, the Italian premier, the complete text of which has not yet reached Berlin. Undeniably, however, Mussolini’s words have caused general consternation, and it is hinted that no other statesman since the war has presumed to address a message of such a tone to another country with which it was on a foot of normal relations.

The address is considered a most untimely obstacle to calmer judgment respecting the mutual interests of Germany and Italy, to which the federal government has recently given much attention.

Though Mussolini’s threatening speech is considered unjustified, it is not denied that it was inspired by the speech of Premier Held before the Bavarian diet.

Posted inHumor Travelers' Tales

Visitor to Pharaoh’s Tomb Engages in Hunt for Fact and Fiction

Wearied by Long and Difficult Journey, Kitchen Calls Royal Resting Place Hollow Mockery as Exhibit.

BY KARL K. KITCHEN

Cartoon image of the author on a mule being con fronted by the giant ghost of a pharoah, with his party looking on surprised from behind.

If you are planning a trip to Egypt to visit the tomb of King Tut-ankh-Amen take my advice—which is the same as Punch has always given those about to marry—Don’t.

For the tomb of King Tut-ankh-Amen—vulgarly called King Tut—is the most overrated mecca for tourists, boobs and travelers In the world today.

I know, for I have just been there! And take it from old Dr. Kitchen, if I may drop from my Cardinal Newman English to the vernacular of Broadway, it is the bunk.

To be sure, if one is an Egyptologist this last resting place of the dear departed is of considerable importance. But so few of us are! In fact, before I went to Luxor I hardly had a bowing acquaintance with a hieroglyphic. And even today, after many ghoulish adventures In the Valley of the Tombs of the Kings, I doubt if I would recognize a dozen of the 290 characters in the Egyptian sign language—bless its dear funny old alphabet.

However, what I write Is not a text book for university professors with long white beards, or those who have made a life study of the times and customs of the Pharaohs. There are enough musty volumes of such subjects. I am writing for the much maligned man in the street. And I am going to set forth the facts about the tomb of King Tut-ankh-Amen as I found them.