Royal Marine уточняет
Энди Тешнер, англичанин польского происхождения (или зависший в Великобритании поляк, не суть), интересующийся, кроме прочего, ещё и историей обороны Петропавловска в 1854 году, откопал и прислал вот такую заметочку из газеты "Chelmsford Chronicle":
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"В Гуаймасе я сошел на берег вместе с сержантом и ганнер-мэйтом, у нас была хорошая компания. На другой день я водил матросов в увольнение, чтобы они вернулись на борт до полудня. Когда мы вернулись, сержант сказал мне, что неважнецки себя чувствует, пошел и лег в кают-компании. Через час его нашли мёртвым. Плотник сколотил гроб, тело туда положили и повесили над самой водой на талях под фока-реем. В семь вечера, как стало прохладнее, я высадил КОМАНДУ МОРСКИХ ПЕХОТИНЦЕВ, чтобы вырыть могилу, и в пять утра мы его похоронили.
Folios 9-10: case no 4, William Elliott, aged 41, Color Sergeant RMA; taken ill at Guaymas; sick or hurt, apoplexy, a tall strong man of full habit, large head, short muscular neck, was 22 years in the Marines and served in various climate, lately on the Home Station in HMS Hogue and Stromboli a well behaved man on board ship, but when on leave strongly addicted to intemperance. Was twice in the sick reported during his service in this ship once in April 1852 for simple abscess of the foot and again in the same month for an attacked of delirium tremens brought on by excess in drinking while on leave. His latest symptoms occurred after returning from leave on shore according from the marine who accompanied him that he partook of nothing in the shape of stimulant except a small quantity of beer, but he exposed himself freely to the sun and slept in the open air without protection, after which he complained to those around him of being unwell but did not described his symptoms, and was recommended to lie down in his mess, shortly afterwards he was observed by a man in the adjoining mess to be lying on his back snoring very loudly and occasionally retching, but took no notice. Until 20 minutes past 2 pm when the men in the forward messes observing that he had passed a stool and his water in his dress; put on sick list 14 September 1853, died 14 September 1853.
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