1891: William Tuttar of Key Largo was bitten by a “monster rattlesnake, with 17 rattles and a button.” He killed the reptile, and “by the timely use of remedies,” saved
1901: The schooners Lilly White and Dr. Lykes were seized at Key West by the revenue cutter McClane. The vessels, bound from Havana, were found to be carrying demijohn bottles
1857: William Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose at 6 and walked by the Fort and home by Porter’s Spring. Bathed. At 8:30 A.M. barometer 29.49.5, thermometer 71.5, wind southeast