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The Wreck of the Nisero, Our Captivity in Sumatra
The Wreck of the Nisero, Our Captivity in Sumatra
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The Wreck of the Nisero, Our Captivity in Sumatra. By W. Bradley, (One of the Survivors) Published in London in 1884 with illustrations. (191 pages)
The Publisher has copy-edited this book to improve the formatting, style and accuracy of the text to make it readable. This did not involve changing the substance of the text. Some books, due to age and other factors may contain imperfections. Since there are many books such as this one that are important and beneficial to literary interests, we have made it digitally available and have brought it back into print for the preservation of printed works of the past.
Preface:
...The Nisero was wrecked on the coast of Sumatra ia November, 1883, and the captivity of her crew threatened at one time to give rise to serious political complications. Thanks to the efforts made by our Government, we were eventually released.
...The following account of our sufferings and adventures is from the diary I kept during our detention.
...Our ship was an iron screw-steamer, of 1818 tons gross, 1182 tons net, built by Turnbull and Son at Whitby in 1878, and launched in August of that year. Her dimensions were: length, 271 feet 6 inches; breadth, 34 feet 9 inches; depth, 24 feet 1 inch. She had a poop and forecastle, the first of 28 feet, the second of 35 feet. She had two decks, and was fitted with four bulkheads. Her engines were by Blair and Co., of Stockton, and were of the compound inverted description, with two cylinders, working up to 78 lbs. on the square inch, and estimated at 150 horsepower.
Contents:
Chapter I. THE VOYAGE. — Chapter II. THE WRECK. — Chapter III. PONGAH. — Chapter IV. LOWER TENOM. — Chapter V. UPPER TENOM. — Chapter VI. THE BOMBARDMENT. — Chapter VII. ANT HILL. — Chapter VIII. SANDY ISLAND. — Chapter IX. THE PARTY DIVIDED. — Chapter X. THE MONTH OF PRAYER. — Chapter XI. NEGOTIATIONS. — Chapter XII. TUKU-YET'S DIPLOMACY. — Chapter XIII. FREEDOM AT LAST. — Chapter XIV. HOMEWARD BOUND.
List of Illustrations:
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Portraits of the Survivors
Penang, in the Straits of Malacca
Pongah, on the coast of Sumatra, where the Nisero was wrecked, November 8, 1883
Yapatee, the Chief of Pongah
Native Canoe, Stick, and Paddle
Implements of War
Battahs — Natives of the Interior
Our House in the Forest
Sandy Island
Monuments of those who died
Instrument for crushing paddi
Cemetery of the Seven who died
Interior of Hut, with Frames of Sleeping-Bunks
Native Implements
The Nisero, as seen Ten Months after she got ashore
H.M.S. Pegasus
The General Hospital at Penang
Invalids of the Nisero Crew in the Hospital at Penang
The Publisher has copy-edited this book to improve the formatting, style and accuracy of the text to make it readable. This did not involve changing the substance of the text. Some books, due to age and other factors may contain imperfections. Since there are many books such as this one that are important and beneficial to literary interests, we have made it digitally available and have brought it back into print for the preservation of printed works of the past.
Preface:
...The Nisero was wrecked on the coast of Sumatra ia November, 1883, and the captivity of her crew threatened at one time to give rise to serious political complications. Thanks to the efforts made by our Government, we were eventually released.
...The following account of our sufferings and adventures is from the diary I kept during our detention.
...Our ship was an iron screw-steamer, of 1818 tons gross, 1182 tons net, built by Turnbull and Son at Whitby in 1878, and launched in August of that year. Her dimensions were: length, 271 feet 6 inches; breadth, 34 feet 9 inches; depth, 24 feet 1 inch. She had a poop and forecastle, the first of 28 feet, the second of 35 feet. She had two decks, and was fitted with four bulkheads. Her engines were by Blair and Co., of Stockton, and were of the compound inverted description, with two cylinders, working up to 78 lbs. on the square inch, and estimated at 150 horsepower.
Contents:
Chapter I. THE VOYAGE. — Chapter II. THE WRECK. — Chapter III. PONGAH. — Chapter IV. LOWER TENOM. — Chapter V. UPPER TENOM. — Chapter VI. THE BOMBARDMENT. — Chapter VII. ANT HILL. — Chapter VIII. SANDY ISLAND. — Chapter IX. THE PARTY DIVIDED. — Chapter X. THE MONTH OF PRAYER. — Chapter XI. NEGOTIATIONS. — Chapter XII. TUKU-YET'S DIPLOMACY. — Chapter XIII. FREEDOM AT LAST. — Chapter XIV. HOMEWARD BOUND.
List of Illustrations:
(Available for viewing and download at www.digitaltextpublishing.com)
Portraits of the Survivors
Penang, in the Straits of Malacca
Pongah, on the coast of Sumatra, where the Nisero was wrecked, November 8, 1883
Yapatee, the Chief of Pongah
Native Canoe, Stick, and Paddle
Implements of War
Battahs — Natives of the Interior
Our House in the Forest
Sandy Island
Monuments of those who died
Instrument for crushing paddi
Cemetery of the Seven who died
Interior of Hut, with Frames of Sleeping-Bunks
Native Implements
The Nisero, as seen Ten Months after she got ashore
H.M.S. Pegasus
The General Hospital at Penang
Invalids of the Nisero Crew in the Hospital at Penang
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