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A young sailor, now known as Mr. M. was shipwrecked of the coast of Krakatoa eight years before other families inhabited the island. It really happened in 1875 page 81
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Professor Sherman leaves his San Francisco in his balloon which he calls "The Globe" at 2:00pm.
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Balloons are attached to various Municipal Buildings in San Francisco in honor of Professor Sherman
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Professor Sherman saves his garbage for the 3rd day so that he can level out the weight of the balloon.
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The cupola rises off of the Western American Explorer's Club at 1:29am dropping bits of plaster, spikes, and rivets throughout the city
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4:00 Tomes Balloon Studios completes the "balloon buggy" and Joseph Tomes and the enterprising Director climbed into the leather couch.
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The afternoon of August 20, 1883 (a.k.a. day 3) Professor Sherman sights a small fishing boat
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on day 7 of his journey, which was supposed to last a year, there was a hole the size of a seagull in his balloon
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Professor Sherman sees a small part of the Pacific Island of Krakatoa
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Professor Sherman's balloon started to descend because of the hole in it on day 7 of his journey and he gets chased by sharks. While getting chased, without realizing it, he realizes that he lands on Krakatoa
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Professor Sherman gets a long and peaceful sleep, the first time since he left (day 8 of his journey, B day)
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Professor Sherman eats breakfast with his fellow Krakatoans at Mr. C.'s Chinese restaurant and is unfamiliar with most of the foods that he eats. (C day)
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in the morning of August 26, day 11 of Professor Sherman's journey, he swims with Mr. F for the second day, unaware of what will happen later that afternoon (D day)
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Mr. F suggests that Professor Sherman should tell the rest of the Krakatoans about San Francisco (day 11 of journey, D day)
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when Professor Sherman is making his speech about San Francisco to the fellow Krakatoans, the small Pacific Island of Krakatoa starts to erupt.
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Krakatoans spend 17 "dreadful" hours pver the volcano from August 26, 1883 to August 27, 1883 from 5pm to 10 am (day 11-12 of journey) Krakatoans spend 17 "dreadful" hours over the volcano
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The black cloud from the volcano thinned and the Krakatoans knew what they were floating over, which was no longer Krakatoa, but was the Indian Ocean
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the F family jumps off of the balloon platform and landed in Belgium. they also sighted the English Channel
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day 3 of the Krakatoans' escape to somewhere safe, Mr.M sights safe land to parachute onto page 171
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All of the Krakatoan families except for the F's jump off of the balloon platform
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Professor Sherman and the F family live on the balloon platform for nine miserable days. They miss the Caspian Sea, the Black sea, and the Mediterranean
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Professor Sherman gets found in the Atlantic Ocean 3 weeks after he left at n.lat.60 w.long.17
S.S. Cunningham picks him up and brings him to New York City
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Professor Sherman arrives at the Murray Hill Hotel in New York City
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on the 18th day of his journey, Professor Sherman lands his balloon in the Atlantic Ocean
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professor Sherman leaves the Murray Hill Hotel and gets picked up by an ambulance which will bring him to the Presidential Train
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Professor leaves the Murray Hill Hotel and gets picked up by an ambulance which takes him to the Presidential Train
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In the city of San Francisco, the Presidential Train is sighted off in the distance and there are cheers from all of the citizens.
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Professor Sherman calls for an intermission in the first week of October 1883 while telling his story
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Professor Sherman tell the Western American Explorers' Club (WAEC) and the rest of San Francisco the story of his balloon journey
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Professor Sherman declares that he plans to live in a balloon for a whole year
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