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THE SCARBOROUGH LIFE-BOAT AFTER THE STORM, 1861. '...THE BOAT WAS DASHED UP TO THE WALL...AND DOWN AGAIN SHE WAS PRECIPITATED INTO THE FOAMING BILLOWS, HER DESTRUCTION AND THE LOSS OF HER UNFORTUNATE CREW BEING APPARENTLY INEVITABLE...LORD CHARLES BEAUCLE
The Scarborough life-boat after the storm, 1861. Creator: Unknown. The Scarborough life-boat after the storm, 1861. '...the boat was dashed up to the wall...and down again she was precipitated into the foaming billows, her destruction and the loss of her unfortunate crew being apparently inevitable...Lord Charles Beauclerk...had rushed to the rescue of [his] fellow-men...A huge wave was seen to lift the boat with fearful force against the wall, and...he was washed to the foot of the cliff, where Mr. Sarony, the photographic artist, seeing his Lordship's great peril, ran down the incline to his assistance. Mr. Sarony succeeded, single-handed, in fastening a rope round his Lordship's body, when Mr. Rutter, superintendent of the engineering department at the Scarborough railway station, also went to his aid. He was drawn up the incline, the life just ebbing out of him...The life-boat, having broken away, drifted on the rocks under the cliff...where she was stove in, and rendered unlit for future use...Her conduct [had] justified every good opinion that had been expressed on her qualities as a lifeboat...On the intelligence of this sad disaster being conveyed to the...Royal National Life-boat Institution in London a new boat...was at once ordered to be transmitted to Scarborough to replace the wrecked boat'. From "Illustrated London News", 1861. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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INUNDATION OF THE NILE: VIEW OF VILLAGES AND ENCAMPMENT ON THE BANK OF THE NILE, 1861. 'EGYPT OWES ITS EXISTENCE AS A PRODUCTIVE AND HABITABLE REGION TO THE NILE, THE PERIODIC OVERFLOWINGS OF WHICH MORE THAN ANSWER THE PURPOSE OF RAIN...THE RISE OF THE NI
Inundation of the Nile: view of villages and encampment on the bank of the Nile, 1861. Creator: Richard Principal Leitch. Inundation of the Nile: view of villages and encampment on the bank of the Nile, 1861. 'Egypt owes its existence as a productive and habitable region to the Nile, the periodic overflowings of which more than answer the purpose of rain...The rise of the Nile begins in June...overflowing the low lands along its course. The Delta then looks like an immense marsh, interspersed with numerous islands, with villages, towns, and plantations of trees just above the water. Should the Nile rise a few feet above its customary elevation the inundation sweeps away the mud-built cottages of the Arabs, drowns their cattle, and involves the whole population in ruin...The banks in many places form as it were islands, on which the inhabitants, being driven from their mud villages, encamp, along with their camels, horses, sheep, and cattle, waiting patiently for the going down of the Nile...The Nile has risen this year seven feet and a half higher than the customary floods...in one village, sixty persons are believed to have perished. Some districts have lost the whole of their stores of grain, and it seems certain that a portion of the population will have to be supplied by Government both with food and with seed for the ensuing winter crops'. From "Illustrated London News", 1861. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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THE WAR IN AMERICA: FORT OCRACOKE, ON BEACON ISLAND, NORTH CAROLINA, DESTROYED BY FIRE ON THE 17TH SEPTEMBER BY THE FEDERALISTS, 1861. 'ON THE 16TH SEPTEMBER AN EXPEDITION LEFT FORTRESS MONROE TO TAKE AND DESTROY THE [CONFEDERATE] FORT ON BEACON ISLAND, N
The War in America: Fort Ocracoke, on Beacon Island, North Carolina, destroyed by fire on..., 1861. Creator: Unknown. The War in America: Fort Ocracoke, on Beacon Island, North Carolina, destroyed by fire on the 17th September by the Federalists, 1861. 'On the 16th September an expedition left Fortress Monroe to take and destroy the [Confederate] fort on Beacon Island, near the entrance to the Sound. It was under the command of Lieutenant Eastman, of the Pawnee, and consisted of sixty-five men from the Coast Guard, and a detachment of sailors and marines from the Pawnee, in the ship's launch. The Coast Guard were on board the Fanny, which towed the launch down. The landing was safely effected. The fort was found deserted. The remainder of the day and the next day were occupied in destroying the pieces of ordnance found in the fort, of which twenty-two were rendered unserviceable. The torch was then applied to the bombproofs and magazines, and also to the lighthouse on the island. The conflagration raged furiously all night, the light being plainly visible thirty miles distant. After having completed the destruction of the fort, the expedition returned to Fort Monroe without the loss of a man'. From "Illustrated London News", 1861. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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THE BURNING OF CAPESTHORNE HALL, CHESHIRE: THE SOUTH FRONT, 1861. 'THE STATELY MANSION...WAS...THE SCENE OF A TERRIBLE FIRE, WHICH COMPLETELY GUTTED THE SPACIOUS AND HANDSOME BUILDING, AND RESULTED IN DAMAGE AMOUNTING TO SEVERAL THOUSAND POUNDS...THE ONLY
The Burning of Capesthorne Hall, Cheshire: the South Front, 1861. Creator: Unknown. The Burning of Capesthorne Hall, Cheshire: the South Front, 1861. 'The stately mansion...was...the scene of a terrible fire, which completely gutted the spacious and handsome building, and resulted in damage amounting to several thousand pounds...the only inmates of the hall when the catastrophe occurred were the owner Arthur Henry Davenport, Esq. and a guest, and the usual servants. The fire...must have been in existence some time before discovered by the footman...[who] raised the alarm...but...within an hour or two the flames issued forth from almost every window in front of the mansion and from the roof...Engines from Macclesfield and Congleton were procured...[but] the only hope left was to concentrate every effort upon preventing the spread of the fire beyond the body of the hall, the interior of which began to fill with smoke...Nearly all the articles of worth...have been preserved...The drawing-room was denuded of its furniture, glasses, paintings, carpet, and ornaments before the flames burst through the door...The ante-room, the library, and Mr. Davenport's study are entirely gutted, nothing now remaining in them but charred beams, and the smouldering remains of the beds, bedding, and furniture for the rooms that were above'. From "Illustrated London News", 1861. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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THE GREAT FIRE IN SOUTHWARK: VIEW FROM COTTON'S YARD, SHOWING THE SPOT WHERE MR. BRAIDWOOD WAS KILLED, 1861. 'THE FIRE IS STILL BURNING WITH CONSIDERABLE POWER IN THE LOWER PART OF WHAT WAS LATELY COTTON'S WHARF, AND THE ADJOINING PORTION OF THE RUINS. LA
The Great Fire in Southwark: view from Cotton's Yard, showing the spot where Mr. Braidwood..., 1861. Creator: Unknown. The Great Fire in Southwark: view from Cotton's Yard, showing the spot where Mr. Braidwood was killed, 1861. 'The fire is still burning with considerable power in the lower part of what was lately Cotton's Wharf, and the adjoining portion of the ruins. Last Saturday evening the flames and smoke burst forth with great force, and at ten o'clock an explosion took place, causing considerable alarm. The wind having shifted, the smoke was blown direct over the houses in Tooley-street...At eleven o'clock on Sunday morning an immense body of flame forced its way upwards from the vaults...and created much alarm, owing to the high wind prevailing and the direction in which it was blown. The steam-float was brought to bear upon the body of fire, and after about an hour succeeded in reducing it within its former limit. Towards evening, however, it again broke out, but was again brought under control. At twelve o'clock it had again attained the ascendancy, and was distinctly seen from the various bridges in the metropolis. Experiments with the fire-annihilator have been made upon the ruins, but have not succeeded in extinguishing any of the immense bodies of fire pursuing their destructive course amongst the vaults and cellarage.' From "Illustrated London News", 1861. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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THE GREAT FIRE IN SOUTHWARK: THE RUINS OF COTTON'S WHARF AS SEEN FROM TOOLEY-STREET, 1861. 'LAST SATURDAY EVENING THE FLAMES AND SMOKE BURST FORTH WITH GREAT FORCE, AND AT TEN O'CLOCK AN EXPLOSION TOOK PLACE, CAUSING CONSIDERABLE ALARM. THE WIND HAVING SH
The Great Fire in Southwark: the ruins of Cotton's Wharf as seen from Tooley-Street, 1861. Creator: Unknown. The Great Fire in Southwark: the ruins of Cotton's Wharf as seen from Tooley-Street, 1861. 'Last Saturday evening the flames and smoke burst forth with great force, and at ten o'clock an explosion took place, causing considerable alarm. The wind having shifted, the smoke was blown direct over the houses in Tooley-street causing great annoyance to the inhabitants. At eleven o'clock on Sunday morning an immense body of flame forced its way upwards from the vaults, rising high above the surrounding walls, and created much alarm, owing to the high wind prevailing and the direction in which it was blown. The steam-float was brought to bear upon the body of fire, and after about an hour succeeded in reducing it within its former limit...About 17,000 bales of Surat cotton, and 6000 Tinnevelly, are entirely destroyed; while the large quantity of bacon, about 2000 bales, either consumed or consuming in the burning ruins, has augmented the price and placed dealers in a very awkward position, not a bale of fine bacon being left in the market. 300 tons of olive oil, 80,000 packages of tea, 900 tons of sugar, 427 cases of castor oil, and 8800 casks of tallow, form but a few amongst many of the goods consumed, or now at the mercy of the devouring element'. From "Illustrated London News", 1861. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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