ALEXANDER Samuel Thomas 1836-1904

Additional information supplied: SAMUEL THOMAS ALEXANDER BORN OF AMERICAN MISSIONARY PARENTAGE IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS OCTOBER 29 1836 --- HE? MADE? A TOUR IN AFRICA HE? WAS? STRUCK BY A FALLING ROCK AT VICTORIA FALLS AND DIED SEPTEMBER 10 1904 FOR NOW WE SEE THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY BUT THEN FACE TO FACE, NOW I KNOW IN PART, BUT THEN SHALL I KNOW EVEN AS ALSO I AM KNOWN. J. SHERRIFF BULAWAYO --- Samuel Taylor Alexander d. 11 Sept 1904 aged 68. Should read: Samuel Thomas Alexander d. 10 Sept 1904 aged 68. https://a-brickwall.blogspot.com/2009/12/plaque-from-old-drift.html https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eDi0lE_Bs7U/SxqGW-h1caI/AAAAAAAAByk/QEKFCcnMTxs/s1600/DSCF4007.JPG --- Plaque at Old Drift Cemetery, Zambia. In 1904, Samuel Alexander arranged a trip with daughter Annie and Thomas L. Gulick, son of another missionary Peter Johnson Gulick (1796–1877). The men were looking forward to hunting big game in Africa, while Annie was developing an interest in paleontology. Gulick became ill and died 15-08-1904 in Kijabe, Kenya. On September 8 the Alexanders reached Victoria Falls. The next day they crossed the Zambezi river and climbed down the canyon for a better view. While posing for a picture, Samuel was hit by a boulder tossed down from workers above that crushed his foot. He was buried at the Old Drift Cemetery after dying a day later on 10-09-1904. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Thomas_Alexander John Sherriff produced the grave marker for Samuel Thomas Alexander who died in Africa.
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ALEXANDER Samuel Thomas 1836-1904

Camera Maker:Panasonic
Camera Model:DMC-FZ200
Original Date and Time Taken:13 August 2015
Shutter Speed:1/320 sec
Aperture:f/8
ISO Sensitivity:800
Exposure Compensation:0 EV
Metering Mode:Pattern
Flash Fired:No Flash
Focal Length:4.5 mm