British Merchant Seamen in San Francisco, 1892-1898E. Arnold, 1899 - 206 pàgines |
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... weeks near sewage discharged in great quantities not uncommonly have cases of typhoid and malaria , and the crews , fresh from sea , too often feel not up to the mark ? If ships along or near certain wharves are obliged to 14 SEAMEN IN ...
... weeks near sewage discharged in great quantities not uncommonly have cases of typhoid and malaria , and the crews , fresh from sea , too often feel not up to the mark ? If ships along or near certain wharves are obliged to 14 SEAMEN IN ...
Pàgina 45
... weeks they are in the intense heat of the equator , then on into the temperate clime again , and in another four weeks or so are in the gales , ice , snow , and mountainous seas off the Horn . Cape Horn may be rounded in a sea like the ...
... weeks they are in the intense heat of the equator , then on into the temperate clime again , and in another four weeks or so are in the gales , ice , snow , and mountainous seas off the Horn . Cape Horn may be rounded in a sea like the ...
Pàgina 46
... weeks or so , the equator is again reached , and in two or three weeks the ship enters the great Bay of San Francisco . This voyage is not often accomplished under four months , usually four to six months . It is hard for us who live on ...
... weeks or so , the equator is again reached , and in two or three weeks the ship enters the great Bay of San Francisco . This voyage is not often accomplished under four months , usually four to six months . It is hard for us who live on ...
Pàgina 47
... week after week , month after month ; the same food , the same com- panions , whether their company is agreeable or not . On shore when we do not hit it off well with people , it is a very simple matter to seek and find fresh companions ...
... week after week , month after month ; the same food , the same com- panions , whether their company is agreeable or not . On shore when we do not hit it off well with people , it is a very simple matter to seek and find fresh companions ...
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... week to three months , and there are seven evenings to be put in somewhere each week after work is done , by 5 or 6 p.m. What are men and boys to do for these seven evenings ? The majority of them are not acquainted with anyone in the ...
... week to three months , and there are seven evenings to be put in somewhere each week after work is done , by 5 or 6 p.m. What are men and boys to do for these seven evenings ? The majority of them are not acquainted with anyone in the ...
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