SS Cleveland in Nagasaki Harbor
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| “The process of taking on coal in Nagasaki was very peculiar. Ladders were placed up the sides of the steamer, relays of men and women were arranged in nine rows, counting from the bottom; coal was placed in baskets and passed up in fire bucket fashion with the utmost quickness and dexterity. It continued incessantly until the work was completed. There were more women than men working, and they all wore pointed white handkerchiefs over their heads.” – Travels in the Far East, by Ellen Mary (Hayes) Peck, 1909 |
