Cigars?

[Kentuckian]

I certainly agree! 

They even have a display featuring the skeleton of the only fatality of the sinking!   

Knowing the story of the fatality, there's a lesson to be learned. Never lie because someone will catch you... even if it is 130+ years later. 

[Dr. Bob]

The fatality was a MULE that was tied to the boat.  All the people got off safely!

[RattlesnakeJack]

There ya go again, Doc .... spoilin' my fun!   

[Dr. Bob]

Ya mean that I'm a pain in the "donkey"?? 

[Kentuckian]

The thing is: The owner said that he untied the Mule and it didn't want to jump off the boat. When they dug the boat up... they found the mule's skull still in the halter and the halter was still TIED to the boat.

A sad note: Greg Hawley was the one that dug up the Arabia and put together the Museum. He was killed a few months ago by some idiot kid that was Street Racing and ran his truck off the road.

[Books OToole]

The lone casualty was named (by the salvagers) Lawrence.


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[Grizhicks]

How would cigars been carried/stored by a CW soldier or travelers  in the later 1860's??

[Books OToole]

How would cigars been carried/stored by a CW soldier or travelers  in the later 1860's??

I believe that they were shipped in wooden (cigar) boxes.  Once purchased by the user, they carried them, loose in their pockets, in leather pouches*, and tin boxes**

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*  The PC leather pouches that I have seen are not form fitted / shaped to the cigars.
**  The Village Tin Smith carries these.  They have one that hold four Marsh Whellings and one that holds eight.

[Delmonico]

At least once cigars were carried wrapped in Top Secret orders during the CW.  We all know how that turned out.

[Dr. Bob]

Del,

I'll file that for future use!

[GunClick Rick]

I got some Kentucky,Virginia,and some Perique seeds along with one packet of  rare Martha Washington asperagus