Urban Legends DON’T READ ALONE MARY CELESTE This series features unsolved mysteries urban legends and other curious stories Each creepy shocking or befuddling book focuses on what people believe and hear True or not That’s for you to decide
Chapter One searching a ghost ship Who is David Reed Morehouse Who is Oliver Deveau What did they learn about the Mary Celeste David Reed Morehouse was a ship captain His ship was called Dei Gratia This means by the grace of God He set sail from New York on November 15 1872 His ship was about 600 miles 966 kilometers from Portugal on December 4 He saw another ship The ship was yawing Yawing means drifting out of control Some sails were down Other sails were up Some sails were torn Ropes hung loose 4
Morehouse watched the ship He didn’t see anyone steering He didn’t see distress signals Distress means being in danger It was odd Morehouse used a spyglass A spyglass is a small telescope 5
