The Hot Rains of Sumatra I The H.M.S. Dolphin It was a cold and foggy morning that January 23, 1869 as I stood outside the Naval Hospital and Infirmary in Liverpool, England. I was one of twenty such reporters who had come from all over England to get a story from Captain Jonathan Teague. The nip in the air had not discouraged these seasoned newsmen from waiting to get their 'scoops.' There was a muffled whisper in the air as men huddled together and discussed the possibilities which lay ahead for each of them. I kept to myself and avoided conversations with my fellow newsmen. Sharply at n...
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