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Show Crossed Ocean on Raft. Jeremiah MtilUine, last member of the trio that won fame in the summer of 1KG7 when they arrived In Southanii-ton, Southanii-ton, England, after a 43-rtny trip from New' York on a life raft equipped with ft sail, died recently In Passaic, X. .1., at the age of seventy-eight. Capt. John Mikes and George .Miller, lioth of New York, who made the trip with Mullane, died several years ago. Their raft, the Nonpareil, was only -J'J feet long and 12 feet wide, and their successful trip across the Atlantic was hailed throughout the world as a great feat and won favor for the men with Queen Victoria. |