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Date 3 août 1893
Comté Saint John
Lieu Saint John
Journal The Daily Sun
Le langage employé dans les textes est tel qu’il a été transcrit par Daniel F. Johnson à partir des entrées dans les journaux originaux.
Capt. Eli ROBINSON of the ship "Equator" is visiting his old home hear after an absence of many years. The "Equator" has recently arrived at West Bay, N.S. from Santos. While at the latter port, five of the vessel's crew died of yellow fever, one of the unfortunate seamen being Charles McDONALD of Hopewell Hill. All the crew, except the captain and cook, were attacked with the fever. Capt. Robinson, who has for several years had his home in Liverpool, England, own seven-eighths of the ship he is sailing. He is a brother of Capt. John ROBINSON of the brig "Herbert".