Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-05-02
4 Remarkable Story.

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before the American Geographical So.
ciety, by Capt. Gibson, lately sseturned
from the East Indies, and bringing with
him some new facts as 10 The iribes Of
Ourons, Outangs inhabiting the deserts
Of that part Of tho world. He says:-
My statement OF the extraordinary pc.
culiarities Of these apparently scmihu.
man beings, has led to the expression
ofso mach curiosity to know moro Of
them by some, and Of skepticism as to
the fact of their existence on the part oil
others, that have deemed ita duty to
myself and 10 public curiosity TO give
some additional facts along with all the
corroboratve evidence that has fallen
under my observation.
when at Mintok, Palenbang, and
Batavia, heard many remarkable stor.
les Of the agility, aulaciiy, and espe.
cially Of the superhuman strength of the
Ourang. Outang. ! will trespass upon
your attention, by relating one Of the
most extraordinary, at the same time,
one Of the best attestod, which ! hearl
while at Batavia; Lieut.. Shoch, Of the
Dutch East lndiu army, was on march
with small detachment Of troops ami
coolies on the southeastern coast of
Bornco; he had ercampei on one occa.
sion, during the noon.day heat, on the
banks of one Of the small tributaries of
the Bangamassin. The Lieutenant had
with him his domestic establishment;
which inclu led his daughter--a playful
and interesting little girl Of the age Of
thirteen.
'One day, while wandering in the jun.
gle beyond the prescribed limits Of the
camp, and having, lfQm the oppressive
heat, looscned her garments and thrown
them of almost 10 nudity, the beauty of
her person excited the notice of an Our
ang .Outang, who spfang upon her md
carried her of. Her piercing screams
rang through the forest TO the ears of her
doing preceptors, and reused every
man in the camp. Th. swift, barefoot.
cI coolies were foremost in pursuit; AMI
now tho cry rings in the agonzel faith.
er's ears that his daughter is devoure
by binaling--ngain, that an Ourang.
Ouang has carried her OF. He rushes
half phrenzied, with the whole company
} to the thicket from whence the screams
proceeded, and there, among the top
most limbs Of an enormous banyan, the
father boholds his daughter, naked
bleeding. and struggling in the grasp O
powerful Ourang. Outang, who held
her tightly, yet easily, with one arm
while he sprans lightly from limb tt
limb, as if wholly unincumbereJ. |
was in vain to think Of shooting tht
monster, so asilc was he.
'The Dyak Coolies, knowing the hab
its of the Ourang. Outans. and KNOWN!
that he will always plunge into the near
est stream when hard pressel, began
system of operations to drive him to tn
water; they set up great shout, throw
, ing missiles Of all kinds, and agita,in.
il. the underbrush, while some proceeds
. 10 ascend the tree. By the rdoublcd ex
er,ions of the whole company, the mon
L s,cr was gradually driven toward the wa
! ter, yet still holding tightly 10 the poo
girl! At last the monster and his vic
8 tim were seen on an oulstre,ching limt
overhanginG the stream; the cooles,wh
+ are among the expertest swimmers in tn
IS world, Immediately lined the banks; til
= soldiers continued the outcries an
e throwing Of missiles. lie clasns1 n
,f prize more tightly, took survey Of tn
J., water and Of his upward gazing encm
. les, and then leaped into the fool b'
o low.
W 'He harlly touched the water ere fiji
rs rcsolute swimmers plunged in pursui
r. as he rises dozen human arms al
reached out tawarls him; he is graspe'
;, others lay hold upon the insonsib!e sir
III the Ourang. .Oulang usel both arms
le defend. and, after lacerating tho bodl'
e. Of some Of the coolies with his powerf'
I, nervous claws, finally succeeded in di
e. ing beyond the reach ofhis pursuers, ar
ID in escaping down the stream, while Il
n, bleeding, inscnsible Lelah was restore
le TO the arms Of her father and nurses,
X. whose hands she was ultimately restor
h. to Consciousness, health, and slrens
r. cnce more. This savage version of Il
classic story of Pluto and Proserpine
n. we'll authenticated, and the girl, now
y grown up woman. is living at Ambon
in the Molucas.
m A REMARKABLE RECOGNITION
r er short time agowhils. Rufir s band, fre
o.. Richmond, was playing at the Eeaste
nj Lunatic Asylum, in Williamsburgh, VI
id for the qualification and amusement
oh the inmates, one Of them, negro WON
nd who had been confined in the hospi
tie for many years, suddenly stepyed f
he ward and pointed out member Of
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