A Note on Chronology

Dear Fellow Watsonians,

I have read the comments about the posting of May 5th, and to answer where I gathered my information from, here is the information.

I used the book, A DAY-BY-DAY CHRONOLOGY OF MR SHERLOCK HOLMES, according to Zeisler and Christ, compiled and edited by William S Dorn, BSI (“The Newgate Calendar”), and a member of Dr Watson’s Neglected Patients, the local Scion Society in Denver, Colorado, to which Bill and I have belonged for many years. I do not own a copy of either Zeisler’s or Christ’s Chronologies. I am a poor but devoted Watsonian and look forward to any information that any one would care to share about this or any of the other postings in Tid Bits.

Thank you, Ron aka “Chips”

On May 6th…

May 6, 1891: An account of Holmes’s death appeared in Journal de Geneve (FINA)
May 6, 1902: Holmes and Watson took the train to Shoscombe Old Place (SHOS)

On May 4th…

May 4, 1847: John Ferrier and Lucy were rescued by the Mormons (STUD)
May 4, 1882: Ad for Mary Morstan’s address appeared in the Times (SIGN)
May 4, 1891: Moriarty died in a plunge over Reichenbach falls (FINA)

On April 28th…

April 28, 1882: Major Sholto died (SIGN)

April 28, 1891: Holmes and Watson arrived in Geneva (FINA)

April 28, 1898: Holmes received a note from Violet Smith saying she was leaving her job (SOLI)

April 28, 1902: Lady Beatrice Falder died in Shoscombe Old Place (SHOS)

On April 26th…

April 26, 1887: Holmes found a note fragment in the pocket of Alec Cunningham’s dressing gown (REIG)

April 26, 1887: Inspector Forrester arrested the two Cunninghams for murdering William Kirwan (REIG)

April 26, 1898: Holmes fought with Jack Woodley (SOLI)

On April 25th…

April 25, 1887: William Kirwan was murdered by Alec Cunningham (REIG)

April 25, 1898: Watson watched Violet Smith being followed by the solitary cyclist (SOLI)

April 25, 1891: Holmes and Watson left for the Continent and arrived in Brussels (FINA)