Just before Christmas of 1878, we
put the Mary E Russell into port at Buenos Aires.
NY Herald
2/16/1879
My wife Priscilla had a time of it keeping
tabs on the girls. Buenos Aires offered all sorts of diversions for teenaged
girls. My young lasses were always full of energy and curiosity after a few months at sea.
On March 3, 1879 we tried to
leave Buenos Aires, but a German steamer ran into us and we were towed back
into port – where we rented our rooms again and awaited maritime court judgement
and ship repairs.
Shields
(England) Daily Gazette 03/07/1879
It was past Easter before things were
settled.
New York Herald
6/2/1879
The following photo of me was taken
after the collision. I was displeased to have the lifeboat stove in. You can see my
wife Priscilla peeking out of the door of our quarters behind me.
Captain William
Sewall Nickels, Buenos Aires, 1879