the way to Gibraltar, owing to al of the crew falling ill the course was changed for Funchal. where the port doctor diagnosed botulism and malaria. Thirteen of the men were put into hospital and seven died. The master threw overboard all the meat on the ship, at the order of the port doctor.
The master was left at Madeira, the first officer promoted to master, and the ship came back to North Shields with a crew supplemented by Portuguese seamen Mr, Ross said that on the result of this case would depend several similar cases, Mr. Craig said that her sı John C. Craig (26), was a seaman, and had never had a day's illness in his life, William Templeman (28), of Saville Street, South Shields, cook of the Sea Rambler, said that after he had com-help it.
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