In 1872 a ship was found drifting, empty. The 1913 “solution” was absurd.

By William Small - https://hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.319510019047482?urlappend=%3Bseq=23 The Cornhill Magazine January 1884, Public Domain, Link

In 1913, the Strand Magazine invited contributors and readers to propose solutions to the mystery of the Mary Celeste, the ship found sailing crewless in 1872. One answer arrived from an apparently impeccable sour…