The Maryport Advertiser March 10, 1882 The Death of Captain Shelby and more..

The Death of Captain Shelby and more..

The Maryport Advertiser - March 10, 1882

THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN SHELBY.    We have received the following  extract from a  letter from Constantinople: -    "Much gloom has been thrown over this place lately  by the sad affair of the sportsmen in Asia Minor, about which you have doubtless  heard in the English papers. The imprudence of going to those wild places  without an interpreter, or a knowledge of the customs of the place, brought  about misunderstandings which resulted in the mortally wounding of Captain  SHELBY, of the Falcon, and subsequently his death.    This you will probably have heard through the  papers, but what you will not have heard, because I do not think it has been  published, is the way in which Captain GRENFELL's life was saved. Under  Providence he owes it to the great courage and presence of mind of one of the  English gentlemen who unfortunately was not with the others at the time of the  trouble. This one, with his knowledge of Turkish and of habits of these savage  Albanian shepherds, prevailed upon one of the chiefs to take a solemn oath that  no harm should be done to Captain G. (tightly bound) while he (Mr. W.) went to  seek for medical aid. This solemn oath was taken, and followed up by a still  more binding one, which the Albanian voluntarily took after the manner of his  country by giving his hand to Captain G., for whose life he then declared  himself answerable. Mr. W. then went off, and has subsequently learnt that the  Albanian really did defend, and probably save Captain G's life at the risk of  his own, standing between him and his own band, who, in Mr. W.'s absence, tried  to put the Capatin to death. ****** FOOTBALL COCKERMOUTH v. KESWICK    On Saturday last, a match was played on the  Cockermouth Green between Cockermouth and Keswick teams, when the game resulted  in favour of Keswick. ****** YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTAIN ASSOCIATION.    On Monday evening last the Rev. A. WARRIS, rector  of Moresby, delivered a lecture, entitled "Character," at the Cockermouth Young  Men's Christian Association Room. Mr. T. M. HARRIS presided. At the close of the  lecture the usual votes of thanks were passed to the lecturer and the  chairman.

 

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