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May 23, 1893Concerns for "Viking" and her crew have increased given reports of the increasingly turbulent conditions of the North Atlantic. The crew has not been seen nor heard from for almost two weeks. Some fear the worst…Today, we take near-instantaneous communication across long distances for granted, but in the 19th century–unless you had easy access to a telegraph–it was extremely slow. The telegram from the captain of the "Amarynthia" reporting the safety of the ship and crew cannot be sent until the steamship reaches her destination (wireless telegraphy wouldn’t be invented by Marconi for another 2 years). And the carrier pigeons dispatched by the crew with messages flew off to parts unknown.
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