The Popular recreator. A key to in-door and out-door amusements .. (1873)
London, New York [etc.] Cassell, Petter & Galpin · leaf 26
f aswimmer, has beenrarely equalled andnever excelled in therecords of high andnoble daring. It isextracted from the re-port of the Royal Hu-mane Society, whichawarded its GoldMedal for the act, andis from the pen of Cap-tain Milman of the 5 th Fusiliers, in a letter to his father Major-General… … 1.—Attention! ATTITUDES POR PRACTICE. luckily did not sink),without a chance ofassistance, and thenight setting in. Thishappened about half-past five oclock, andatthis seasonitis darkat six. We drifted inthis way for about twohours, and at lastgrounded in aboutseven feet of water.It was very…
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