Several diverse snippets were stuck together in this column of the Mercury of 1860. From lock-jaw to transatlantic cable laying – it seems its pages covered every subject known to man.
“Fatal case of Lock-jaw. – Mrs. F. M. Moore, housekeeper to the General Dispensary, Euston-road, has died from lock-jaw. It was caused by an operation, apparently properly performed by a professional dentist, of snipping two molar teeth for the purpose of fixing artificial teeth, which she was in the habit of wearing.
The Earl and ‘The Traviata’ in the Hunting Field. – the sportsmen of Melton and Market Harboro’ have been not a little excited by the warning which has been given to a lady, who is as great an adept at ‘skittles’ as in riding, that she must no longer hunt with the Quorn, but seek her amusement with other packs, the masters of which are not so straight-laced.
An Old Sailor. – A very old craft has come to her end during the stormy weather this week, – the Flying Fish, wrecked off Filey. She was built at Whitby in 1783, and was consequently 77 years old. Mr. Edmund Woolterton, the master and owner, sho resides in Bath-street, South Shields, and who is a fine specimen of the British sailor, has weathered the storms of 71 winters, having spend 60 of them at sea, and 50 of them on board the Flying Fish.
The Arctic Regions. – The exploring ship Fox, Captain Allen Young, arrived in Portland Roads on Friday from the coasts of the Faroe Islands, Iceland, and Green land, where she has been employed in surveying the route for the proposed North Atlantic Telegraph. The severity of the late season in the northern regions had been greater that has been experienced during the last 20 years, but, by remaining in Greenland until November 8, when the winter has fairly set in, the Fox succeeded in examining and sounding fiords on the south coast, and proving their practicability for the reception of the of the cable. The Fox has also coasted down a considerable extent of the east coast of Greenland, hitherto supposed to be inaccessible, besides making a series of deep-sea soundings, and brings home a variety of specimens in natural history, and photographs of the scenery and costumes of the countries visited. The Fox belonged to the late Sir Rd. Sutton Bart.: it was his pleasure yacht.
The Stamford Mercury, 30th November, 1860.