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...Incorrect. Dr. Crippen murdered one wife, buried her in a cellar. England's famed brides-in-the-bath (3) murderer was the late George Joseph Smith...
Corsair IV. John Pierpont Morgan, with his two sons, Junius and Henry, their two wives and his two daughters-Mrs. George Nichols and Mrs. Paul G. Pennoyer-all went to Bath, Me., in two private cars which were shunted into the yard of the Bath Iron Works. Letters from people threatening to dynamite the new yacht on the ways made the officials of the Iron Works uncomfortable; they kept the crowd outside the fence. Mrs. Nichols hit the bow of the Corsair IV with a bottle of 1915 champagne donated by the Iron Works. The Corsair IV slid perfectly into...
...months to build and cost $2,500.000, is 343 ft. long and has oil-burning engines which develop 6,000 h. p. It has the traditional piratical look of Morgan yachts -long, dark, heavy underneath; paler, suaver in the superstructure. Owner's quarters include a stateroom, office, bath, and big cedar closet. There are five staterooms for guests on the starboard side and a pantry, galley, and laundry to port. The Corsair IV is ten feet longer than the Orion, erstwhile "biggest in the world," built last year in Kiel for Julius Forstmann, New Jersey textile manufacturer...
...aquatic ardor was effectively quenched when he found that a premature dip in the foot bath was hardly pleasant--especially when fully dressed...
...hard pressed for fresh food, a cat or dog would be very welcome. A cat tastes somewhat like a rabbit, but not nearly so full flavored. A dog nicely cooked is better than cat." Puleston saw some strange sights: a human sacrifice of over 100 victims, to provide a bath of blood for a native king; a crucifixion; a fight between two crocodiles, between a native and a boa constrictor. Twice he met Explorer Stanley, "discoverer" of Livingstone. Says Puleston: Stanley's real name was John Rowlands...