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John Shaw Torrington (1825 – 1 January 1846) was a Royal Navy stoker. He was part of the 1845 Franklin Expedition to chart unexplored areas of what is now Nunavut, Canada , find the Northwest Passage , and make scientific observations.
Trace element analysis of Torrington's bones and hair indicated that the crewman "would have suffered severe mental and physical problems caused by lead poisoning". [80] Although the autopsy indicated that pneumonia had been the ultimate cause of the crewman's death, lead poisoning was cited as a contributing factor. [81]
John Downing: Quartermaster Plymouth, Devon: 34 John Murray: Sailmaker Glasgow, Lanarks. 43 James W. Brown: Caulker Deptford, Kent 28 William Smith: Blacksmith Thibnam , Norfolk: 28 James Hart: Leading Stoker Hampstead, Middx: 33 Richard Wall: Cook Hull, Yorks. 45 James Rigden: Captain's Coxswain Upper Deal, Kent 32 John Sullivan: Captain of ...
Fascinated by the “screaming woman” who died 3,500 years ago, researchers used CT scans other techniques to understand what might have caused her striking expression.
Graves of William Braine (left), John Torrington (right) and John Hartnell (center). Braine was a part of Sir John Franklin's final expedition to find the Northwest Passage. [ 3 ] The trip was expected to last about three years, so the ships were packed with provisions which included more than 136,000 pounds of flour, 3,684 gallons of high ...
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