Thursday, August 9, 2012

1844: Fourth of July Accident, and a Mysterious Disappearance


FOURTH OF JULY ACCIDENT
Source: The Polynesian. Honolulu: July 13, 1844, page 30.

An accident-lucky we-and a fourth of July one- really that reads as if we were still in the land of Yankeedom. But to the accident. A friend of ours had his arm badly burnt by a blue-light while engaged in illuminating in honor of the day, and it gives us the greatest satisfaction to state, that there is every prospect of the arm being in a condition to burn or be burnt again long before another 4th comes around again.

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE
On the afternoon of the 4th, a young American was seen going down toward the sea-side. The last that was observed of him was near evening; he was near one of the wharves. –Since then he has not been found. 

No comments:

Post a Comment