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Wed, May 25, 2022 | 04:22

Smith F. Philips, the topknot shooter

Working on the railroad can be extremely hard and dangerous work; accidents are frequent and often fatal. While the railroad from Seoul to Jemulpo (modern-day Incheon) was being built in the late 1890s, there were several accidents - including explosions - that cost the unwary and clumsy their lives. However, not all dangers the Korean railway construction workers faced were ...

2021-06-12 09:59

Muggings in the Land of Morning Calm

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, foreigners traveling about Korean streets, even in darkness, were fairly safe from crime. There were occasional scuffles and murders, but these were generally incidents in which both the perpetrators and victims were foreigners. However, there were some exceptions - especially when it came to lesser crimes like muggings.

2021-06-07 22:55

19th century Hakodate and the doomed voyage of the Remi: Part 3

On the evening of April 25, 1860, the steamship Remi - aided by fog and inaccurate charts - was wrecked upon submerged rocks near a small island off the coast of Jeolla Province. Captain Paul A. Laen and all but one of his 25 crew members and all of his 25 Chinese passengers managed to make their way safely ashore where they were well treated by their Korean rescuers. The Kor...

2021-06-06 18:31

Imperial Prince Yeong's childhood, part 2: Mischief with Harry Underwood

After several weeks of anxiousness, young Imperial Prince Yeong managed to recover - without serious disfigurement or blindness - from the visit of The Guest. On June 4, the palace gates were opened once again.

2021-05-30 09:10

Imperial Prince Yeong's childhood, part 1: Small pox sorcery

Many people are fascinated with royal families. They are surrounded with pomp, elegance, wealth, travel and, more often than not, scandal. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the American community in Seoul also dabbled in a bit of royalty-watching.

2021-05-29 09:25

19th century Hakodate and the doomed voyage of the Remi: Part 2

Throughout the day of April 10, 1860, the two steamships, Remi and Japanese, sailed along the Japanese coast but as darkness began to fall, the ships went their separate ways. Over the next two weeks, the voyage was relatively uneventful. On April 24, the steamship (Remi) passed Tsushima and entered into the strait dividing the Korean peninsula from Japan.

2021-05-24 08:52

19th century Hakodate and the doomed voyage of the Remi: Part 3

19th century Hakodate and the doomed voyage of the Remi: Part 1

In the spring of 1860, Hakodate - one of Japan's far northern ports - was bustling with change. It the past it was nothing more than “a poor insignificant fishing village,” but in 1855 (after the Perry expedition) it was designated as a port in which whalers could put in for provisions (potatoes - which were grown in great abundance - as well as onions, tomatoes, salmon, chic...

2021-05-22 07:37

19th century Hakodate and the doomed voyage of the Remi: Part 3

A honeymoon in Joseon: Part Two

After Horace and Lillias Underwood left Pyongyang, they spent several weeks exploring the lesser-traveled places. Tigers were a constant threat as they prowled the lonely wilderness seeking prey. They would have readily welcomed the Underwoods as a change to their normal diet. To remind them of the danger, many tiger traps - huge pens made out of logs, weighted with great sto...

2021-05-16 09:43

A honeymoon in Joseon: Part One

A honeymoon in Joseon: Part One

For many people, one of the most important days of their life is their wedding. The romantic idea of a luxurious wedding ceremony, witnessed by large numbers of friends and family, and celebrated with fine food, drink and music, may have been the dream of many young American couples in the 1880s. But that was an impossibility for Horace G. Underwood (a missionary) and Lillias...

2021-05-15 09:10

A honeymoon in Joseon: Part Two

Gardens galore at the US legation to Seoul

In the 1890s, the American legation was rather dismal when compared to its peers. The British and Russian representatives were housed in large new buildings, modern and imposing, while the American representative was forced to make do in the original Korean buildings that were already on the land when it was purchased the previous decade. The American compound's buildings wer...

2021-05-09 09:23

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