#Hull General Cemetery

[ltwilliammowett]

The loss of the Royal George

The Royal George was a first-class 100-gun ship of the line that had served in many battles, including the American War of Independence. Flagship of Rear Admiral Richard Kempenfelt and commanded by Martin Waghorn, she dropped anchor at Spithead on 29 August 1782. Almost all the crew were on board, along with many visiting wives and children, as well as dockyard staff. At 7am, dinghies with plumbers and carpenters arrived to install a cistern pipe to provide water for washing the decks. This required tilting the ship so that a hole could be drilled in the side. The port guns of the lower deck were extended and the starboard guns pulled inwards so that the decks of the upper deck and some of the decks of the middle deck could be realigned.

The Royal George. Engrav'd for the General Magazine of Arts & Sciences for W Owen at Temple Bar 1756 (x)

After breakfast, Captain Waghorn was on the upper deck when the carpenter reported that the ship was in danger of sinking in the water. Orders were given to move the guns to the right, but suddenly the ship sank so fast that over 900 people, including the admiral who was presumably locked in his cabin, 300 women and 60 children lost their lives except for one. A single young boy survived by clinging to a sheep.

A depiction of sinking of the H.M.S. Royal George on 28. August 1782, by John Christian C. Schetky (x)

About 300 survived, including Captain Waghorn. Many of the people who died in the wreck were buried in the old Haslar Hospital cemetery in Gosport, possibly including the remains of Kempenfelt himself.

A later court martial acquitted the ship's officers and crew (most of whom were dead) of any wrongdoing. They blamed the disaster on the "general decay of the timbers". This cast a bad light on the Navy Board, which was responsible for the condition of the ship. Even though some modern historians put the blame on the officer of the watch, because he should have kept an eye on the whole thing. However, he could not have done anything about the overloading of people and the perhaps too strong heeling. What exactly happened could not be clarified until today, probably it was a combination of everything. The Royal George was well attended and had a good 400 more people on board in addition to the crew. Then there was the work on the hull and the heeling, so that the water could run in without difficulty.

Sinking of H.M.S. Royal George at Spithead Augt 29 1782, Rudolph Ackermann (x)

There were various elaborate attempts to salvage the entire wreck, but all failed. In 1834, pioneer diver John Deane recovered 30 guns before his work was interrupted to investigate a nearby wreck, which turned out to be the Mary Rose. The remains of the Royal George continued to pose a danger to ships passing through Portsmouth Harbour until they were blown up by Colonel Charles William Pasley in 1839.

The tragedy inspired the poet William Cowper to write 1782 a lament, entitled:

Toll for the Brave

Brave that are no more, All sunk beneath the wave; Fast by their native shore! Eight hundred of the Brave, Whose courage well was tried, Had made the vessel heel, And laid her on her side, A land breeze shook the shrouds, And she was overset, Down went the Royal George With all her crew complete.

#naval history #sinking of the royal george #1782 #spithead #age of sail

[18thfoot]

23rd August 1914 – Western Front

Today marks the participation of 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, in the Battle of Mons. The day began with a hurried redeployment of the battalion, which was ordered to a location 2 km west of the Mons-Binche/Mons-Givry Road junction. Battalion HQ, along with B and D Companies arrived there at 7 am. A and C Companies arrived at noon, less two platoons of C Company under the command of Captain Fitzgerald, which had been detailed by Major St Leger to escort the RE Company to destroy the Oburg Canal Bridge. However the bridge was already in German hands so Fitzgerald reinforced the right of the 4th Middlesex, who were in defensive positions overlooking the canal.

At 1230 pm, orders were received to reinforce the 4th Middlesex and hold the line Nimy- Oburg Railway Station. Major St Leger took A Coy and two platoons each from B and C Companies forward to the Quarry (see sketch map). D Coy under Captain Elliot moved to the road, east of the cemetery. The rest of B Coy was in support of the rest of the battalion except a half platoon under Second Lieutenant J. Shine who were sent to reinforce the Gordon Highlanders holding the Mons-Binche/Mons-Givry Road junction.

The Royal Irish were not in prepared positions and were forced to use such cover as was available, behind banks and in sunken lanes. Fields of fire were very poor as the area was made up of small fields and vegetable plots, bounded by fences and banks. Fighting was frequently at short range.

As soon as the battalion was deployed, firing began almost immediately. Captain Mellor, commanding A Coy, was one of the first to be killed. The two battalion machine guns, positioned 150 yards east of the cemetery, engaged cavalry leaving a wooded area north east of their position. The MGs were subjected to heavy fire and withdrew to within 300 m of the road junction. Here one gun was damaged and had to be abandoned. Lieutenant Rushton, the MG officer, withdrew the sole remaining MG to the road junction, where it too was damaged by heavy machine gun and artillery fire. Only one man of the MG section remained alive and unwounded at this stage. Sergeant Whittington subsequently repaired the second MG with parts salvaged from the first and brought the gun back into action.

In the area of the quarry, D Coy was driven back by heavy fire. The Regimental history says they withdrew to Hyon which seems a long way to withdraw (well over a mile), while the rest of the battalion was still engaged.

Major St Leger, and Col Hull of the 4th Middlesex, meanwhile, gave consideration to a counter attack. The ground was so broken with fences and other obstacles that this plan was abandoned. The Middlesex and Royal Irish were now in great danger of being surrounded by the Germans and the two commanding officers decided to make a withdrawal. Casualties were mounting, in A Company in particular, which now had no officer left in command. St Leger went back and selected a position in front of the hospital on the Fauberg Bartlemy road to which a retirement would be conducted. As many men as could be found were placed in position here to cover the retirement, which was carried out with some difficulty, close-pressed by the Germans. At one stage the enemy was closing within 50 yards and were driven back by a bayonet charge of 30 men led by Major Panter-Downes and Lieutenant Shine.

By 2 pm, the battalion, less D Coy, was in position along the road from the junction to Fauberg Bartlemy and under heavy artillery and MG fire. Most of the men were lying in the open in a potato field. As this position was untenable, the battalion withdrew in the general direction of Hyon, pausing en route at about 5.15 pm to reorganise their forces, some troops having no officer or NCO in command. At this time the survivors of 4th Middlesex moved past them, turning west along the road where A Coy were taking up their third position (see map).

At the third position Brigadier General Doran appeared and, taking two companies forward to try and find the Gordon Highlanders position, met a German force advancing down the road at about 6 pm. Doran ordered the battalion back to the fourth position where D Coy rejoined the battalion. As the Royal Irish reached this position a massed attack of Germans on the Gordons and Royal Scots was taking place just east of their position. D Coy reinforced the Gordons and the attack was beaten off with rapid rifle fire.

From the fourth position most of the battalion began to withdraw at about 10 pm. They reached Nouvelles around midnight. Fifty men under Major Daniell remained with 49 Battery, Royal Artillery, to retrieve two abandoned guns. The guns were saved and Daniell and his men reached Nouvelles about 4.30am on the 24th.

The RIR casualties at Mons were heavy. The dead will be listed in another post but the wounded and missing lists were long. Second Lieutenant Guinness was wounded, wounded and missing were Captains J. Fitzgerald and I. George and Second Lieutenant C. ffrench along with 57 men. Taken POW was Captain R. Phillips. On the missing lists were 226 men only 87 of whom rejoined the battalion, at Orly, on 8th September. Also missing was the MO, Major H. Long.

#18thfoot #royalirishregiment #greatwar #worldwar1 #ww1 #westernfront #mons #oldcontemptibles

Photo; The Royal Irish Memorial at La Bascule, Mons. Credit visitmons.co.uk

Maps from The Royal Irish Regiment 1900 - 1922 by Brigadier General S. Geoghegan.

[britishchick09]

rewrite coincidences!

david bischoff's poto having 1888 as its year

christine graduating the conservatory the same year erik satie went in

victorien sardou writing 'il muto' and the fedora sarah bernhardt play

the mini series logo having the same font as rewrite erik's handwriting

a mobile game using that font for raoul's handwriting

holly anne hull's ultimate christine certificate being in rewrite christine's handwriting

a palais garnier plan having eerily similar handwriting to rewrite christine's! :o

daddy daae's favorite flower having an alternate name that references nadir

rebecca luker's tenure as christine being 100 years after the rewrite's time

the rewrite trap door being in the irl palais garnier!

listz, one of rewrite erik's favorite composers, having marfan's syndrome just like him

'angel's mask' christine's flat being where the rewrite giry flat was originally going to be

pozzi, a prominent intersex researcher, having a relationship with sarah bernhardt

a letterboxd reviewer for the herculine barbin movie having the first name of erik

a random girl in the herculine movie having rewrite erik's color scheme of black and dark red

herculine barbin, an intersex person with raven locks, having a blonde gf

rue des iris, the street rewrite erik was born on, having an eerily similar name to dies irae, a creepy song from the original book

the website for the old de chagny mansion being called christie, aka raoul's aunt's nickname for christine

‘par le rang et par l'opulence’ being sung in the rewrite and at her majesty's theater aka the west end home of poto

the 'don juan' rehearsals lasting 9 days and the 'ghost on the roof' training montage starting on day 9

me thinking that it would be neat if christine saw mr. e after turning around... and that phrase from the title song appearing right after i thought it!

rewrite erik's epilogue outhit being exactly like the valets in 'family guy'

original book erik having a nearly 4 octave vocal range just like rewrite eristine

rouletabilie playing raoul in a comic... and he's friends with raoul in the rewrite!

buquet appearing on page 13 in the rewrite and original book

the french translator for 'der vampyr' being buried in pere lachaise cemetery aka the original daddy daae cemetery

laura ingalls being a year younger than raoulstine and almanzo being a year older than erik

fanny heldy, the singer who owned christine's dressing room irl, being born in 1888

edmond rostand, a guy who has a library in paris, wrote a 'don juan' play

the mystery gate on rue scribe being in the original book

'un ballo in maschera' having a ton of references with the number 13 and the king being called gustavo nearly like daddy daae

a leggero tenor role called nadir! :D

thinking of an 8 part rewrite mini series... and the chapters splitting up into 8 parts!

visiting the rewrite doc 1888 times on my old drive

WHATEVER THE FRICK 'GHOST' ERIK'S FACE IS???

bonus general poto coincidences:

a sarah bernhardt program having the names weber, carlotta, pauline (christine's prototype name) and christina nilsson

fnac, a store kobo partners with, having a store near palais garnier

coincidences i've discovered since making this post!:

a poto manga using box 3 as box 5

madeleine's actual last name, destin, originating in berry, a town from george sand's 'valentine', which her kid reads years later

erik's babyhood home being located in la carriere, aka part of his last name! (this was found before the post and i forgot to add it!)

st. george's abbey having a raoul with either 'de' or 'cha' in their last names

#all the rewrite coincidences so far! ;) #OMFG WAIT THERE'S ANOTHER ONE HERE!!!! #there are 35 coincidences... and 35 songs are featured in the rewrite! :o #dun dun dunnn #the ride never ends with the rewrite! ;) #poto rewritten

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[clivethings-to-say]

John Green and Robert Motherby – Hull Merchants and Kant’s Philosophy

John Green and Robert Motherby – Hull Merchants and Kant’s Philosophy

This is an intriguing account about how Yorkshire’s medieval trade links withthe Baltic created a lasting network, not only for businesses and trade, but also for cross-cultural cooperation.The story begins in former German city of Königsberg now called Kaliningrad and is part of the Russian Federation. Historical Summary The town was granted a charter in 1255 by the Teutonic Order, who…

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#bean queen #Critique of Pure Reason #European Trade #Hanse #Hanse History #Huguenot #Hull #Hull General Cemetery #Joseph Green #Kaliningrad #Kant #Königsberg #Motherby #Northern Crusades #Prussia #Social History #Society of Kant&039;s Friends #Teutonic Order

[poem-today]

A poem by Howard Nemerov

The View from an Attic Window

1

Among the high-branching, leafless boughs Above the roof-peaks of the town, Snowflakes unnumberably come down.

I watched out of the attic window The laced sway of family trees, Intricate genealogies

Whose strict, reserved gentility, Trembling, impossible to bow, Received the appalling fall of snow.

All during Sunday afternoon, Not storming, but befittingly, Out of a still, grey, devout sky,

The snowflakes fell, until all shapes Went under, and thickening, drunken lines Cobwebbed the sleep of solemn pines.

Up in the attic, among many things Inherited and out of style, I cried, then fell asleep awhile,

Waking at night now, as the snow- flakes from darkness to darkness go Past yellow lights in the street below.

2

I cried because life is hopeless and beautiful. And like a child I cried myself to sleep High in the head of the house, feeling the hull Beneath me pitch and roll among the steep Mountains and valleys of the many years That brought me to tears.

Down in the cellar, furnace and washing machine, Pump, fuse-box, water heater, work their hearts Out at my life, which narrowly runs between Them and this cemetery of spare parts For discontinued men, whose hats and canes Are my rich remains.

And women, their portraits and wedding gowns Stacked in the corners, brooding in wooden trunks; And children’s rattles, books about lions and clowns; And headless, hanging dresses swayed like drunks Whenever a living footstep shakes the floor; I mention no more;

But what I thought today, that made me cry, Is this, that we live in two kinds of thing: The powerful trees, thrusting into the sky Their black patience, are one, and that branching Relation teaches how we endure and grow; The other is the snow,

Falling in a white chaos from the sky, As many as the sands of all the seas, As all the men who died or who will die, As stars in heaven, as leaves of all the trees; As Abraham was promised of his seed; Generations bleed,

Till I, high in the tower of my time Among familiar ruins, began to cry For accident, sickness, justice, war and crime, Because all died, because I had to die. The snow fell, the trees stood, the promise kept, And a child I slept.

Howard Nemerov

(1920-1991)

#howard nemerov #american poetry #the view from an attic window

[kay1773]

The General Cemetery, Hull #cemetery #cemeteryphotography #cemeterywandering #woodland #woodlandphotography #woodlandwalk #nature #naturephotography #naturelovers #hull #yorkshire #yorkshirecoast #england #britain #uk #city #cityscape #cityphotography #citylife #bw #bnw #bnwphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephoto #blackandwhitephotography #shotoniphone #iphonography #iphotography #iphoto #iphone11 (at Kingston upon Hull) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMHz4ephMJf/?igshid=1xjjsvjf3u99k

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[anathemafiction]

Unravel Me

Commission made by the lovely AlkinGrim.

The Pitch: The Pirate King and Rafael react to a crushing stage MC waiting for them in their room in fancy lingerie.

Slight NSFW.

Gender undefined MC.

2.8k words

The Pirate's head is pounding harder than a rowboat dropped in the middle of a cyclone.

He snarls at some unfortunate crewmember, pushing the man's shoulder out of his way as his heavy boots hit his ship's main deck with furious strides. His ship. The Pirate's lips curl until his canines flash as his blood boils right through his skin.

His ship.

"Captain, there's a-"

"Not now," he barks, and the Boatswain flinches away. His black eyes then fall on a group of his good for nothing men, lounging about. Hard fingers clutch his axes when he steps forward. "If you don't move your lazy asses right now, I will gut you and throw you overboard myself!" he shouts, and they're smart enough to run.

As one of them falls in his rush to obey, the Pirate's lips twist into a small, amused smirk. His gaze follows them starboard, to where his Carpenter is overseeing the repairs. Starboard, where an enormous hole cracks the hull that spirits damned Leon's ship had the audacity to open.

His smirk slowly dies when the ground under his feet sways violently, the wood snapping and cranking. Men and women run everywhere around him, carrying buckets and hammers and ropes, and one idiot a sword. Shouts and voices fill the air, as the ruined Leonese vessel sinks slowly before their eyes.

May you rot for eternity at the bottom of the ocean.

The Pirate turns his back on the chaos, tailed coat twirling dramatically behind him, as he heads to the hold. His head pounds again, and all he wants is to get to his bloody cabin. The Boatswain, however, keeps buzzing near his shoulder. "I really think you should know-"

"What I should know," he hisses through clenched teeth, his fingers curling around his stump. He feels the shape of the heavy ring around it, and it calms him slightly down. "Is why in the Spirits defected altars are you still following me."

She wavers. "Captain, there's someone inside y-"

He stops and looks back at her, near the end of the lavished corridor that leads to his quarters. The hallway sways around them, furniture overturning and she stumbles, but he keeps upright, back straight and feet apart, black eyes burning into hers. When she stabilizes, he takes a step forward, gaze hard. Grin cruel.

"I said," he whispers, and her eyes widen when he grabs her collar, jerking her to him. "Leave me be."

She opens her mouth, and his blood is screaming. Oh, if you speak little fool...

But then she snaps her mouth closed, and his fingers let her go as she runs down the hall. The Pirate breaths out slowly through his nose, rolling his shoulder and walks the few steps remaining to his cabin. He needs to be alone. Needs to soothe his rage away from his crew.

Lest he does something he'll regret. And ruin everything.

He opens the large polished door, the inside dipped in gloom. His bed is large and his tired body sings for him to dive into it, a song as lovely as the sirens. But his weary eyes shift to his desk instead, where all the contracts are arranged-

His axes are out in a flash.

The sound reverberates through the quiet cabin as a yell in a cemetery, and the shape leaning against his desk stiffens. The Pirate cocks his head, swaggering inside, his boots slowly hitting the carpeted floor. The person doesn't move, but his eyes are fixed on them as they slowly get used to the dark.

A lone candle burns by the desk, coating the intruder in a faint, warm outline of light. His black eyes blink, and The Pirate freezes.

He's two steps away from you.

And if his head was pounding before, it is full-on hammering now.

You stand with your back straight, your hands planted firmly on the desk, so still, he's sure you have stopped breathing. His eyes, however, cannot be still for long. They take you in, as his heart starts pumping. Spirits, is this a gift from you?

By the candlelight, he could see your lovely white stockings, delicately covering your slim ankles, following the lines of your perfect legs, to sink into the soft flesh of your thighs. The small of your back is left uncovered, and your waist curves fluently up your sides until a thin, transparent shawl covers your skin, the rich white fabric dropping loosely over your shoulders and back.

The silent is stagnant. The boat rocks again, and the Pirate sees you swaying in place, but you don't turn your back.

His little, delicious peach. All unpeeled for him.

His lips curl slowly. Hungrily. He drinks you in like a castaway would a fresh bottle of water, as he puts his axes back into his belts. The Pirate takes a step forward...

(…)

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[theamericanparlor]

African American Veteran Of The American Revolution Shortly after his eighteenth birthday, Agrippa enlisted in the Continental Army

Agrippa Hull was a free African-American patriot who served as an aide to Tadeusz Kościuszko, a Polish military officer, engineer and nobleman, for five years during the American Revolutionary War. He served for a total of six years and two months. After the war he received a veterans pension.

He witnessed the surrender of British General John Burgoyne at Saratoga, NY, endured the winter of 1777-78 at Valley Forge,  Pennyslvania and was part of the battle at Monmouth Courthouse, New Jersey in June 1778.

He died on May 21, 1848, Stockbridge’s last surviving veteran of the American Revolution. His wife Peggy lived for another 22 years.  Hull and his two wives are buried in the Stockbridge Congregational Church cemetery.

His story here: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/agrippa-hull-revolutionary-patriot/

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[honeydewtmr]

Hi y’all!! We had to write a short story for English this week and I was kinda proud of how it turned out. I haven’t corrected the grammar bug if anyone would like to read it and leave a comment it would be appreciated. 😅

Things had been awfully difficult for mother. We've gotten fairly tight on money recently with King Goerge taxing us so high of a price and all due to the tempertantrom of a revolution that America is having. Mothers had to let the maid go. I don't think she's used to the house work anymore. She's been showing me off at any balls she could trying to find an eligible suitor. And by eligible I mean a young rich man. Although I don't know if my mother is certain on the young aspect. She's getting desperate if I'm honest. I saw her talking with a General the other day and he looked to be at least 50 years of age. Or so I had thought. My mother had rushed into my bedroom this morning in hysterics shoving a letter into my hands and demanding I read it all the while a giddy grin played on her lips. The letter had been from a rich young man named Laurance which I had met at a charity ball last fall. He was a charming and Handsome man and we had hit it off right away. He was from the Beaumont house hold. A successful family. The letter was directed to my father and was asking for my hand. My goodness he wanted my hand in marriage. I had expected a letter, yes but i couldn't have predicted he would reach out so soon. I was in such a state of shock I could only think of one thing to do.

I must tell Alice right this moment.

Alice is my best friend she has been since we were in diapers, she had to know right away. Scampering out of bed I pulled a dress over my head- almost tripping in my hurry- my hair tangled in a messy black knot and scrambled out of the house. I giggled as I heard a startled “be careful!” follow me out the door.

I feel a hot excitement course though my limbs as I gripped the edge of my gown racing towards the paddocks. I couldn't help but begin to overthink. I wouldn't be able to bear it if my dearest Alice isn't as excited as I am at this very moment. Rushing down the trail and towards the symmetrical worn brick building i rap hurriedly on the firm front door. MRS’s EDMANDS! OH! MRS’S EDMANDS YOU MUST OPEN THE DOOR!!

I hear a flurry of footsteps and an exasperated sigh before the door is swung open revealing a small plump looking woman. Her exprecian stern and her hair tied in a tight knot above her head an apron tied firmly around her waist. Her no nonsense attitude falls away into a more curious one as she looks me over.

“My goodness child would you look at the state of your dress.”

My eyes fly down to my dress. The skirt caked with mud. I feel my face flush with embarrassment.

“ Your mother will have your head if you go home like that.” She scolds turning away and starting back inside, returning moments later with a washcloth. Planting her feet firmly by the door she stares at my frozen form.

She smiles softly cocking her hip to the side.

“Well, come in now lets get your clothes cleaned up” i jolt into motion not having realised i'd been staring until i'd been caught. “um, mrs Is Alice home?” I mumble taking a step forward with my gaze downcast.

“Pardon?”

I smile.

“Er, Miss i have some VERY important news i wish to share with Alice if she's home that is.”

Mrs Edmond looks suspicious but nods non the less. “ well Margret dear your in luck today shes right up stairs but,”

“Thank you!” I interrupt rushing up the stairs turning down the hall to Alice's room.

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“You know..” Aliced sighed once i had explained the news, dropping onto her bed and drawing a blanket around our shoulders. Our excitement had died down and the air was somber and quiet.

“I'm going to miss you and awful lot” I glance over at her. Alice had always been pretty, her long brown hair tied back in an elaborate plait her light blue gown rumpled and clashing horribly with the yellow blanket that was draped around us. But there was a sad sincerity in her eyes accompanied by the watery smile she sent my way that told me she meant it. And I felt my eyes begin to tear up. I pulled the blanket tighter around us. Blocking the world.

“ You could always come and visit me ” I murmur hopefully. We both know that wasn't true. London is nowhere near Hull. We elapsed into a stiff silence taking in each others company for however longer was left. “Mabey” she said, clutching my hand firmly in her own.

My departure from home was filled with sad smiles, excited laughter and damp patterned handkerchiefs. Everyone gathered around the carriage that had been sent to fetch me, clutching onto one another and hugging me until I was certain my ribs were cracked. It was a watery warmth of a feeling. The bright autumn sun gazing fondly down on us as I clambered into the carriage tears in my eyes and laughter on my tongue as I waved my home farewell and promised to visit soon.

I was married days after my arrival in a cool autumn bloom. That of which i had talked Alice's ear off almost all winter. Alice and I had kept in touch through letters. Our letters bounced back and forth across the miles informing one another of how things were going in our newly formed lives. Our new found memories that were shared though scribbled writing and sincere best wishes. Many memories and exciting news were exchanged between us things such as her engagement and my birth to my own little angel. The letters and the frequently occurring visits from Alice and her husband every spring were much welcome.

But this letter was not.

I found the letter one cloudy spring evening as I sifted through the mail. Pulling the yellowed envelope from the pile and examining its contents. A note.

May 5th 1775

Dear Margret,

I am writing this letter to inform you that Alice and I will not be able to visit you this spring as Alice has fallen ill.- the handwriting was shaky at best and it took me a moment to decipher it- the doctor suspects that it's smallpox. My sincerest apologies on our behalf. We hope to see you soon.

Yours Sincerely,

Arthur Vase

Arthur had always been a very formal and softly spoken man, but the dark patches scattered across the stiff card told me that her situation was much more diar than he was letting on. I felt a cold dread settle in my bones shivering slightly as I bit my lip. Surely I was over thinking. Nothing was wrong she would be fine. Right? I felt Tears begin to pool in my eyes and before I could stop them they were tumbling down my cheeks in a hot rush. I clasped my hands over my mouth muffling my sobs as tears streamed freely down my face, knees hitting the cold floor. I couldn't let anyone see me like this i think. I take a shuddering breath, warm against my furiously swiping hands

.I don't know how long I stayed there arms embracing myself as I sat on the cold wood floor. The letter now forgotten.

The day was cold and gloomy in the late spring weather. The day of the funeral. A gathering of black clad figures weeping and cold. Clustered in an old overgrown cemetery. Rain poured slowly from the sky seeming to sense the sullen mood. I could only be thankful that Alice did not have any children. I closed my eyes taking a deep breath clutching Laurence's hand tightly in my own as Arthur stepped up to say his speech. Face sunken, eyes bloodshot. Alice's mother stood by his side. As we all stood listening I felt my eyes wander towards a litter of white roses that grew upon there thorny stems a ways away from where we stood. And I noticed that if you squinted and tilted your head a bit. It was almost as if her grave was haloed by the quaint flower. I smiled. Alice would like them i thought. When it was over and everyone had left the cemetery, and laurance was waiting for me in the carriage, patient as ever, I pulled a rose from the cluster. A single white rose in my thorny bloodied palm, that I laid down on Alice's grave. Yes, I thought, she would like that. Nodding my head I wiped my hands on my handkerchief, staining it rosy and left for the carriage home

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This is, perhaps, the most haunting tale surrounding the lost expedition: this message was in a letter left in 1847 on King William Island, and its contents hinted nothing, of course, of what was to come for the unfortunate crew.

If, last year, you watched the first season of AMC’s The Terror, then you have an idea of what this post is about: an exhibit about the mysterious fate of 1845’s vanished Franklin Expedition, the most infamous of Britain’s attempts to find the Northwest Passage.

DEATH IN THE ICE: THE MYSTERY OF THE FRANKLIN EXPEDITION exhibit was at Mystic Seaport from December, 2018 through the end of April, 2019. It landed in the Collins Gallery of the Thompson Exhibition Building after a stint up at the Canadian Museum of History.

This is below decks on the whaling vessel Charles W. Morgan. While this has nothing to do with DEATH IN THE ICE, parts of it looked so much like below decks on THE TERROR or THE EREBUS–as shown in the AMC TV series–that it felt almost like I was on a theatrical set and not the real thing. But make no mistake: real people spent months at sea, sleeping in this tiny bunk.

These doors lead to quarters below deck on the Charles W. Morgan. Again, doesn’t have anything to do with the Franklin Expedition–only that the set for the AMC series had exactly the same doors in some places.

This is below decks on the whaling vessel Charles W. Morgan, which was built in 1841–just four years prior to the Franklin Expedition’s fateful voyage. This is an area, according to the interpretive signage, where whale catch was processed.

This is below decks on the whaling vessel Charles W. Morgan, which was built in 1841–just four years prior to the Franklin Expedition’s fateful voyage. This is an area, according to the interpretive signage, where whale catch was processed.

This is a lamp that burns in the sleeping quarters, so that visitors can see just how dark it really was below decks on the whaling vessel Charles W. Morgan.

The rigging of the whaling vessel Charles W. Morgan, flagship of Mystic Seaport.

The bow of the whaling vessel Charles W. Morgan, flagship of Mystic Seaport.

Mystic Seaport’s Treworgy Planetarium, which presented a special show, “Polar Night, Arctic Light” as a companion to the DEATH IN THE ICE exhibit. The hour-long program explored the night sky from the perspective of King William Island, where the wrecks were found, so that visitors could see what the Franklin Expedition’s men may have seen.

Me on the steps of Mystic Seaport’s Treworgy Planetarium, which presented a special show, “Polar Night, Arctic Light” as a companion to the DEATH IN THE ICE exhibit. The hour-long program explored the night sky from the perspective of King William Island, where the wrecks were found, so that visitors could see what the Franklin Expedition’s men may have seen.

For those of you who don’t know, the NP was a fabled shortcut from Europe to Asia—something, if found, that would’ve saved time and money, as the current trade routes took months (and, initially, in the fifteenth century, the over-land routes were controlled by the Ottoman Empire).

There were several attempts to find the NP, and ultimately, it wasn’t navigated until 1906. While the passage had been found, the fact that the Franklin Expedition—which consisted of 129 men on The Terror and The Erebus—had not haunted generations of researchers and explorers.

The exhibit was housed in the Seaport’s Thompson Exhibition Building.

Inuit knowledge was ultimately the key to locating the lost Franklin Expedition. One of the things that’s especially interesting about that? The stories the Inuits passed down had to be accurate in terms of where things were located, because without that accuracy, hunting vital to survival couldn’t be carried out.

This is dinner service from THE TERROR—from when it was serving in the War of 1812. I’m not sure if these were in use during the fateful voyage, but I’m thinking not, or someone would have made a note of it somewhere. It’s gorgeous stuff. If I could get replicas of this? I would.

This is dinner service from THE TERROR—from when it was serving in the War of 1812. I’m not sure if these were in use during the fateful voyage, but I’m thinking not, or someone would have made a note of it somewhere. It’s gorgeous stuff. If I could get replicas of this? I would.

This is dinner service from THE TERROR—from when it was serving in the War of 1812. I’m not sure if these were in use during the fateful voyage, but I’m thinking not, or someone would have made a note of it somewhere. It’s gorgeous stuff. If I could get replicas of this? I would.

This is dinner service from THE TERROR—from when it was serving in the War of 1812. I’m not sure if these were in use during the fateful voyage, but I’m thinking not, or someone would have made a note of it somewhere. It’s gorgeous stuff. If I could get replicas of this? I would.

This is dinner service from THE TERROR—from when it was serving in the War of 1812. I’m not sure if these were in use during the fateful voyage, but I’m thinking not, or someone would have made a note of it somewhere. It’s gorgeous stuff. If I could get replicas of this? I would.

One of the most fascinating aspects of this story is how the men lived on the ice.

From this letter excerpt, it doesn’t seem at all as though the men were suffering too greatly.

One of the newest technologies of the time was canned food. It has been thought that lead in the cans may have contributed to the sailors’ demise.

These items were found at what the Inuit called “The Boat Place.” It is certain they belonged to Franklin’s doomed crew.

These items were found at what the Inuit called “The Boat Place.” It is certain they belonged to Franklin’s doomed crew.

These plates were actually on the HMS Erebus and were recovered from the wreck. They have been EXACTLY replicated for AMC’s THE TERROR television series (just watch the first dining scene in Episode 1 and you’ll see them). These particular artifacts feature scratch marks from cutlery.

These plates were actually on the HMS EREBUS and were recovered from the wreck. They have been EXACTLY replicated for AMC’s THE TERROR television series (just watch the first dining scene in Episode 1 and you’ll see them). These particular artifacts feature scratch marks from cutlery.

In 2014 and 2016, Parks Canada discovered The Erebus and The Terror, respectively—and it was the body of Inuit traditional knowledge, which had been passed down for decades, that defined the search area and eventually resulted in success.

I read this and all I could think of was ‘WTF—didn’t these guys read ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’?

The hulls of both ships were outfitted with iron plates to help them “cut” through the ice.

This interpretive material outlines alterations to prepare the expedition’s ships for travel.

Although researchers have a much better picture of how the tragedy unfolded, the solving of the mystery—of what actually happened during those frightening and arduous three years—is still underway. Now that the wrecks have been found, there is even more evidence to be studied (prior to this groundbreaking discovery, there had been some artifacts and three graves discovered on Beechey Island).

Examining the mummies on Beechey Island gave scientists an opportunity to consider factors which may have contributed to the sailors’ demise.

I was about to enter the portion of the exhibit that talks about the discoveries of human remains on Beechey Island.

In the 1980s, three graves were discovered on Beechey Island. In each was a man from the Franklin Expedition. Due to the environmental conditions, the bodies were mummified.

In the 1980s, three graves were discovered on Beechey Island. The remarkably preserved mummies revealed much information and spawned several theories about the seamen’s final fate.

Simulation of the cemetery on Beechey Island. There is a fourth grave there also, but it is thought to belong to a later expedition that had actually been sent out in search of the original Franklin Expedition.

This is a simulation of the grave of John Torrington, found on Beechey Island.

This is a simulation of the grave of John Torrington, found on Beechey Island.

Simulation of John Hartnell grave on Beechey Island.

Simulation of William Braine grave at Beechey Island.

In the meantime, however, some of the artifacts have been curated and can be seen in various museums and collections. Recently, the Mystic Seaport in Connecticut hosted DEATH IN THE ICE: THE MYSTERY OF THE FRANKLIN EXPEDITION.

A recreation of what some of the uncovered artifacts looked like before they were unearthed.

A model of the EREBUS on the bottom of the sea.

The bell from the HMS EREBUS. I believe this is one of the first items that was brought to the surface.

I was fortunate enough to visit (since scary sea mysteries have long been a part of my childhood thanks to my dad, this was a MUST SEE no matter what I had to do to get there). The exhibit was open this past winter.

It turns out that the TERROR bombed Stonington, Connecticut, during the War of 1812.

I’ve included some resources for further reading on the Franklin Expedition. If you are a big reader, there are many well-written books on the subject. I’ve listed one here I read that I liked, but don’t be shy about searching through the list of titles online for more.

ARTICLES

Parks Canada: The Franklin Expedition https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/culture/franklin

National Geographic: “How the Discovery of Two Lost Ships Solved an Arctic Mystery,” by Simon Worrall, April 16, 2017

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/04/franklin-expedition-ship-watson-ice-ghosts/

Horror Fuel: “All That’s Left: The Only Remains of the Franklin’s Lost Expedition,” by Daniel S. Liuzzi, January 21, 2018 http://horrorfuel.com/2018/01/21/thats-left-remains-franklins-lost-expedition/

Amusing Planet: “Beechey Island and Franklin’s Lost Expedition,” by Kaushik https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/04/beechey-island-and-franklins-lost.html

BOOKS

Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition, by Paul Watson https://www.amazon.com/dp/0393249387/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_Hq4cDbEPYKTB4

Death in the Ice: The Mystery of the Franklin Expedition (Souvenir Catalogue series), by Karen Ryan

This is a catalogue of the artifacts in the Death in the Ice exhibit, which was at the Anchorage museum before arriving at Mystic. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0660078813/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_da5cDbB8GYF8T

VIDEO

Buried in Ice: The Franklin Expedition (1988) https://youtu.be/41ajloClO7U

Timeline: The Search for the Northwest Passage https://youtu.be/M1I79u5Y9n4

Revealed: Franklin’s Lost Expedition (2005) https://youtu.be/Wg9Z3EyJ5DU

 Secret History: The Hunt for the Arctic Ghost Ship (2015) https://youtu.be/CAQusg8U4EQ

I’ll answer this question before it’s asked: AMC’s The Terror is based on Dan Simmons’ novel of the same name, which I found disappointing on a number of levels. I recommend spending ten hours on the series instead.

AMC’s The Terror

On Demand on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07BDQK1VV/ref=cm_sw_em_r_pv_wb_9oh0UgMilOViM

Blu-Ray/DVD: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DKSPGP4/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_.x7cDb3FF8JM5

A look back at DEATH IN THE ICE: THE MYSTERY OF THE FRANKLIN EXPEDITION If, last year, you watched the first season of AMC’s The Terror, then you have an idea of what this post is about: an exhibit about the mysterious fate of 1845’s vanished Franklin Expedition, the most infamous of Britain’s attempts to find the Northwest Passage.

#a history of THE TERROR in Connecticut #AMC’s THE TERROR #books about the Franklin Expedition #Ice Ghosts #Mystic Seaport #seaport museums #the bell from the Erebus #THE EREBUS #the Franklin Expedition #THE TERROR #were there any artifacts pulled up from THE TERROR or THE EREBUS

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A 'Nun' seen dancing with skeletons in the graveyard

A ‘Nun’ seen dancing with skeletons in the graveyard

A woman dressed as a nun was pictured dancing with skeletons beside a graveyard. The woman was seen just outside the old Hull General Cemetery in England.  She appeared to be dancing with what appeared to be a human skeleton while petting a dog skeleton. The person who filmed the woman said there were others outside the cemetery who looked confused as they watched the woman. Cars also slowed…

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Woman dressed as nun spotted dancing with skeletons in a graveyard

A woman who was dressed as a nun created a scene at the old Hull General Cemetery in England, as she was seen dancing with skeletons beside a graveyard. It was obviously something to wait and watch for passersby as the woman appeared to be dancing with what appeared to be a human skeleton while petting a dog skeleton. The person who filmed the woman said there were others outside the cemetery who looked confused as they watched the woman. Cars also slowed to watch the woman who was joyfully dancing with a model human skeleton and playing with the dog, Hull Live reports. A startled witness who took the snaps from a passenger seat said: “Literally, she was stood at the cemetery on Spring Bank West opposite the turn off for Hymers school. She was dancing with a skeleton. “It was clearly attracting a lot of attention with people stopping to watch nearby and people in their cars looking!” The odd spectacle happened just before midday on Saturday, September 11, on the busy road into Hull. Read the full article

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Friends of Hull General Cemetery

Friends of Hull General Cemetery

Philip Larkin on his walk with John Betjeman through the disused Hull General Cemetery, (1964) declared it to be a natural cathedral. Over the years, it declined into an overgrown fly-tipping and drug abuse centre. Enter a group of local residents in 2015. In the beginning they litter picked and disposed of the used syringes, but upon request, and with the support of local councillors, Hull City…

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Royal Irish Regiment History

23rd August 1914

The Battle of Mons

Today marks the Royal Irish Regiment’s participation in the Battle of Mons. The day began with a hurried redeployment of the battalion. The battalion was ordered to a location 2 km west of the Mons-Binche/Mons-Givry Road junction, Bn HQ along with B and D Coys arriving there at 7 am. A and C Coys arrived at noon, less two platoons of C Coy under the command of Captain Fitzgerald,  which had been detailed by Major St Leger to escort the RE Company to destroy Oburg Canal Bridge. When the bridge was found to be in German hands, Fitzgerald reinforced the right of the 4/Middlesex who were still in their defensive positions overlooking the canal.

At 1230 pm, orders were received to reinforce 4/Middlesex and hold the line Nimy- Oburg Railway Station. Major St Leger took A Coy and two platoons each from B and C Coys forward to the Quarry (see sketch map). D Coy under Captain Elliot moved to the road east of the cemetery. The rest of B Coy was in positions in support of the rest of the battalion except a half platoon under  Second Lieutenant J. Shine who were sent to reinforce the Gordon Highlandesr holding the Mons-Binche/Mons-Givry Road junction.

The Royal Irish were not in prepared positions and were forced to use such cover as was available, behind banks and in sunken lanes. Fields of fire were very poor as the area was composed of small fields and vegetable plots, bounded by fences and banks. Fighting was frequently at short range.

Firing began almost immediately and Captain Mellor, commanding A Coy, was killed almost immediately. The two battalion machine guns, positioned 150 yards east of the cemetery engaged cavalry leaving a wooded area north east of their position. The MGs were subjected to heavy fire and withdrew to within 300 m of the road junction. Here one gun was damaged and abandoned. Lieutenant Rushton, the MG officer, withdrew the sole remaining MG to the road junction, where it too was damaged by heavy machine gun and artillery fire. Only one man of the MG section remained alive and unwounded at this stage. Sergeant Whittington subsequently repaired the second MG with parts salvaged from the first and brought the gun back into action.

Back around the quarry, D Coy was driven back by heavy fire. The Regimental history says they withdrew to Hyon which seems a long way to withdraw (well over a mile), while the rest of the battalion was still engaged.

Major St Leger and Col Hull of the 4/Middlesex meanwhile gave consideration to a counter attack. The ground was so broken with fences and other obstacles that this plan was abandoned. The Middlesex and Royal Irish were now in great danger of being surrounded by the Germans and the two commanding officers decided to make a withdrawal. Casualties were mounting, A Coy in particular now had no officer left in command. St Leger went back and selected a position in front of the hospital on the Fauberg Bartlemy road to which a retirement would be conducted. As many men as could be found were placed in position here to cover the retirement which was conducted with some difficulty, close-pressed by the Germans. At one stage the enemy was closing within 50 yards and were driven back by a bayonet charge of 30 men led by Major Panter-Downes and Lieutenant Shine.

By 2 pm, the battalion, less D Coy, was in position along the road from the junction to Fauberg Bartlemy and under heavy artillery and MG fire. Most of the men were lying in the open in a potato field. With thisp position untenable, the battalion withdrew in the general direction of Hyon, pausing en route at about 5.15 pm to reorganise their forces, some troops having no officer or NCO in command. At this time the survivors of 4/Middlesex moved past them turning west along the road where A Coy were taking up their third position (see map).

At the third position Brigadier General Doran appeared and taking two companies forward to try and find the Gordon Highlanders position, met a German force advancing down the road at about 6 pm. Doran ordered the battalion back to the fourth position where D Coy rejoined the battalion. As the Royal Irish reached this position a massed attack of Germans on the Gordons and Royal Scots was taking place just east of the position. D Coy reinforced the Gordons and the attack was beaten off with rapid rifle fire.

From the fourth position most of the battalion began to withdraw at about 10 pm. They reached Nouvelles around midnight. Fifty men under Major Daniell remained with 49 Battery Royal Artillery to retrieve two abandoned guns. The guns were saved and Daniell and his men reached Nouvelles about 4.30am on the 24th.

The RIR casualties at Mons were heavy. The dead will be listed in another post but the wounded and missing lists were long. Second Lieutenant Guinness was wounded, wounded and missing were Captains J. Fitzgerald and I. George and Second Lieutenant C. ffrench along with 57 men. Taken POW was Captain R. Phillips. On the missing lists were 226 men only 87 of whom rejoined the battalion, at Orly on 8th September. Also missing was the MO, Major H. Long.