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Lighthouse Keeper Deaths

His presumptuous egotism was severely punished [by a terrible gale and the lighthouse was gone!] Notrace waseverfound oftheunfortunate occupants
Unknown[1]
Thenceforward three keepers were always employed, so that incase one should fall ill ordie, twomight stillbeonduty
Unknown[1]
From experiments made bySir James Douglass,it appearsthattheintensityofthelightofeach candle must have been about 2*8candle units each
Sir James Douglass[1]
Almost drowned with wet,and ourprovisionsinasbadacondition, though weworked nightanddayasmuch aspossibletomake shelter for ourselves
Winstanley[1]
Heatoncealarmed hiscompanions, andtheyused everyexertion toextinguish the fire;butowingtothedifficultyofraisingasufficient supplyofwater...itsravagescould notbechecked
Unknown[1]

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