Word: miltonic
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...ruthlessness on land the Japanese yield to no civilized nation. But no Japanese had any particular reputation for heartlessness at sea until, arriving in Manhattan last week on the U. S. Liner American Banker, lanky, 28-year-old Swedish-born Captain Hans Milton and his crew of four from the Gloucester-built schooner Pioneer blurted out an angry tale...
Marooned on the deck of the wallowing ship, the crew ran up distress signals* on main-truck and foremast, slung the Stars and Stripes upside-down from the shrouds. Captain Milton dived into the flooded cabin, brought up a case of whiskey, some canned salmon, a flask of water. Diving down again, he found the ship's cat, Fluffy, on a shelf above water level in the cabin, brought her up in a sea bag, along with blankets, the ship's chronometer, a sextant, a flashlight, a picture of his wife...
...night the Pioneer's seamen were able to attract the attention of the U. S. Liner American Banker by soaking their blankets in gasoline and setting them afire, then signaling for help with a flashlight. Carried to London and back to the U. S. by the rescuer, Captain Milton and crew were grimly resentful toward the ship that passed them by. Swore Milton: "If I'd had a rifle I'd have taken a shot at them...
Harvard Graduates Living in Milton: Marshall W. Swan '39, of Milton...
Harvey C. Taylor, Jr., of Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Wigglesworth Hall, Milton...