New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-16
PUBLIC MEETINGS
AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.
INTERESTING PAPER ny CAPT. GIBSON.

cety was held at the New York University on Tuesday
evening The Chair was occupied by the President NJ
GEORGE BANCROFT. Mr.. BEAN Secretary
The paper of the evening was by Capt WAITER H.
GIBSON on tie Orang Kooboos Of Sumatra and the East
Indian Ar,hipe,sgo which received with mach inter
est by the Society Capt GIBSON said:
MI President Ihave desired the privilege OF appearing
again before his distinguished Association cheuy On &C.
count ofhe wish speak more fully OF certain ron
races of beings be found in the East Ind IN archPes
which the Orapg kooboO OF Sauma'rai maze SON,
mention the former occasion OF my appearing oeiofs
Won Nv statement of the extraordinary peeulsrts OF
these ep1sreny semi human beings has led TO the eNpe
sion of SO much curiosity to know more of them Oy son
end Of skepcm to the fact Of their existence on u,
rart of Others that have deemed il due to myself aud
public curiosity to give some additional facts along With
an the cooboreve evidence that has fallen under ny
observation Noting is easier than to give scope TO tho
IMAGINATION and this il privilege when has Deen pro
verbally exercised by travellers. But have no ooeca
to gain by avaing myself OF this privilege In corooo
ration Of lis statement Capt Gibson called attention to
the notice made OF The )Ob0os in small work published
az Breda in 1890 by Lieut. de Strler wdo accompanies
the Dutch Gen. Van Wyck in tho campaign against
the celebrated Badaroodn. Sulian Of Paem9ang. ne
also quoted. in further proof from the History o SamsaA
by Nr Marsden earlier traveller than the Dutch ea
tenant who gave tho accounts of this strange people as Dc
He continued A later traveller hoSever establishes
the statements Of the Laboon people with regard to tne
wild men, being founded onfacts Mr. Kooerts cniei
States Envoy Southern ASIA IN his account Oh MS en-
bassy Stem published in 1922 speaks OF boh me Osns
Kooboos the Orang GO0gOos race of beings whose
claims to rank with the human family though apparent
were rather sonablo in ny PARTICULARS Other races
equally remarkable those spoken or are mentioned
by the Galsys on the coasts OF Sumara aud BDrneo AZ
existing in the interior of those islands, and they are all
oassod under the general head of Orang Utan which
they apply 10 upward of wonty different races OF wild
men, smoog which included many tribes Of the Wild
Dyols of BOrueO and in fact the term Orang Utan Is
Piled by the Malays to all the lower species of the human
race who subt the spontaneous productions Of NATURE
SEd mot SS9Gd in s aciSPa0p as Win so Us
the wild brown man Orsng Titan Googoor, the wild IN
developed man Che word Googoor literally signiying
fGtus Orsng Oln Papou the wild black man. and so win
others. would here remark that the common pronoun
citation and spelling of Orang Usng Ootang il wrong
it ought TO be titan without the 2 tho worl Ut@y |
eighties debt and joined 10 Oang signifies debt man q
they say, debtor. On ono occasion, Malay Pun
zed to hear speak of my desire capture, what b
debtor in the woods of Borneo; and it vas
time before he could comprehend hx 4
Imeant baboon and not an insoivent mortal snAa
corruption is TO be observed in the article OF comms
calleu cejeput which is derived from the Malay wor
C6yOo pootee, or while wood Another traveller Mr. i
Windsor G.. Earle, OF very extensive experience in the
Malay Archipelago states very curious facts M
the ethrologist in bis account Of the Indian He
mentions remarkable stuffed specimen of species 0!
baboOn, which he obtained from Mr.. Benant Dutch Il
resident on the Eastern coast OF Borneo have not
he remarks seen il described in any work Na.urs
History that has como under my observation. II Il
about tire feet high when standing erect-is covered
with short glossy brown hair, and has tail. The /
chief point in which it differs from all others have seen
consists in the conformation of the face for the nose
"instead of being broad and fiat is long and acquue pro
"ieoting about an inch and half from the face I
Tie countenance, however, does not bear
"stroDg resemblance 10 that of the Europee,
as the face OF the common Orang Utan to that Of the
African" Again he says, A very interesting species
of Orang Titan is to be found in Borneo called the
Wow Wow small, long armed, tailess ape, of lgh. II
brown color. lie is extremely gentle, having none
The mscheyous tricks of the monkey and was lin The
instance that under his observation therefore per
mtted TO be at large and enjoy the free range Of tho
house. lie seemed IT, be rather afraid of men, bg
with the children became playful in the extremes and
might often be seen running after them with his es
shut and his arms spread out like child playing
I" blind mans buff. he generally walked on his hm
legs in sOuchng manner but when alarmed wsi
run away upon all tours, displaying great al
"ity." While at Mntok, slembang and BATAVIA /
heard many remarkable stories Of the agility audactJ
and especially OF the superhuman strength Of the 0rsg
Ctan l will nespass upon your attention by relatsy
one of the mot extraordinary at the time of
best attested which heard while at Batavia: Leutensa
Shoch OF the Dutch East India Army a march viii
small detachment of troops and coolies the souh.esa
coast Of Borneo; he had encamped on one occasa
during the MONDAY heat the banks of of the sm
tributaries OF the Banganassin The lieutenant had viii
him hs Observation-Disclosures which included his ghk
playful and interesting little girl Of the age Of thrtes,
One day while wandering in the jungle beyond the ~
scrbed limits of the camp, and having, from the opp
sve heat. ioosened her garments and thrown them
almost to nudity the beauty of her person excited the
soss Of Orang UtaD who spfsDg upon her and carr
her f. Her piercing rang through the forest
the ears Of her doing PROTECTORS and reused every
in the camp. Tho swift, bare footed coolies wsc
foremost in pur,ut; and now the cry rings in %
tpcnlZtu lnht Dis ddugntor devoer
by binatang-sgan that an Orang Titan has cariH
her of-he rushes half frenzied with the whole compu
to the thicket from whence the screams proceeded
and there among the topmost limbs of an epT
nous banyan, tho father behods his daughter, naksL
bleeding and struggling in the grasp of powerfulr O
Uten who held her tightly yet easily with one sI II
while be sprsng lightly from limb TO limb, as II wholly
unencumbered II was Ia vain to think Of shooting the mo-
ster agile be- The Dya coolies knowing the hsba
Of the Orsng Utsn and knowing that he will always plar
into the nearest stream when hard pressed began ~
tenn of operations 10 drive him the they
great shout throwing missiles Of all kinds aud agits{
the underbrush while proceeded to ascend the re-
by the red0ubed exerti0ns of the whole company hsf
monster gradually driven toward the waM
yet still holding tightly 20 the poor ghI
At last the and his victim were seen on an %
stretching limb. oyerhanging the stream the coolies ss
are among the expertest swimmers in the world mmed
y lined the banks the soldiers continued the outcres
throwing of missiles Heclasped his prize more tightly k
esurvey OF the water and OF his upward gazing ensr1
and then lssped into the food below he had hardly tou
the water, ere hiy resoute swimmers plunged
as he rises, dozen human reached tovta
him. be grasped others lay hold upon the insenble o.
the OraDg tan used both 70 Defend and after s
ating the BODIES Of Of the coolies with his powe
nervous claws, finally succeeded in diving beyond ~
reach of bis pusuers and in escaping down the seh
whs the bleeding insensible Ledah restored %
arms Of Der father and nurses in whose hands she
maely restored to consciousness strength and health f
more This savage version of the classic story Of rst
and Proserpine well authenticated, and the girl noss
grown up woman is living at Ambonya in the Molucss II
might prOong the discussion and account Of the ys
races of wild men to be found in the Eastern Archpd,
to an indefinite length. The subject offers most fs
field OF research TO the ethnoogist and trust in
tempated work 10 develop fully whatever is kno4
in relation these able beings but for the pee
hope have said enough TO subsantiate my remsnc
previous occasion relative to the wild men Of the Af
pelago, and TO give general idea of their nature
characteristics Before leaving the subject howeyS
would recall the practice among the Meiays OF enslaS
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