WAS COOK ON BOARD THE BARQUE MADEIRA OF GLASGOW CAPTAIN J. DOUGLAS
IN FEBRUARY 1851 WHEN AFTER ROUNDING CAPE HORNE HE HAD HIS LEGS AND
FEET FROST BITTEN WHEN in that state the master and mate put my Legs
and Feet into the Oven as they said to cure me the Oven being hot
at the time a fowl was roasting was took away to make room for my
feet and legs in consequence of this my feet and legs swelled and
burst----Mortification then Ensued after which my legs were amputated
Three Inches below the knees soon after my entering the Hospital at
Valpariso.