The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1854-05-20
An Abduction Indeed.

he copy aphssage rom paper read before
the American Geographical Society, 10y Cap.
tain Gibson, lately returned from The East
indies, and bringing with him some Hsw facts
az to the tribes of ourang.ou,angs inhabiting
the deserts Of that part OF the world. lie
says:
My statement Of tho extraordinary pccul,
inrites of these apparently somi.human beings
has led to the expression Of So much curiosity
to know more OF them by some, and OF skcp,
ticism as to the fact of their existence Oh the
part Of others. that ] have deemed it due Ia
myself and 10 public curiosity to give some
additional facts along with all the corrobora;iy,
evidence that has fallen under my observation
"Wliilc nt Min,ok, pnlombang, and Batavia
] heard mnny remarkable stories Of the ability
nndacity, and especially of the supper.humaI
strength, of the ourang.ou,ang | will tres
pnss upon your attention by relating one o
thc most extraordinary, and nj the same time
one of the best nttcs,cd, which ] heard Will,
nt Bntavia. Lieutenant Shoch, Of the Dutch
East India army, was on march with small
detachment OF troops aud coolies on the south
eastern coast of Do'neo he had cncnmped. on
one occasion, during the MONDAY heat on the
banks of one Of the small tributaries of the
Bangnrinassin. The Lieutenant had will, him
his domestic establishment, which included
girl Of the age of thirteen,
One day, while wandering in the Jungle be-
yond the prescribed limits of the camp. and
having from the oppressive heat looscd hci
garments and thrown them OF almost, TO nud
ty, the beauty of her person excited the no.
lice OF an ourang-onang, who sprang upon
her and carried her oil. Her piercing screams
rang through the forest to the ears of he,
doing protectors and reused every man in
the camp. The swift, barclootcd coolies wer,
foremost in pursuit; now the cry rings in the
ngonized fathers ears that his daughter Is de,
ronred hy binatang--ngain, that an ourang.
ou,ang has carried her of, He rushes, hall
phrenzi't, with the whole company TO th,
thicket, from whence the screams proceeded
and there, among the topmost limbs Of M
enormous banynn, the father bcholds hi,
daughter, naked, bleeding and struggling in the
grasp Of powerful ourang- -ouiang, who
held Her tightly, yet easily, with one arm
while he sprapg light from limb TO limb, as
IL wholly nnineumbcred. 1t was in vain To
ihink o' shoo'ins the monster, so agile was he
The Dyak coolies. knowing the habits of the
ourang outang, and knowing that he will MI
ways plunge into the nearest stream when
hard pressed began n system OF operations ia
drive him to the water; they set mp great
shout, throwing missiles of all kinds and
ag'lasing the underbrush, while some proceed
cd TO ascend the tree. BY the rcdoubled ex
eriions of the whole company, the monster
was gradually driven towards the water. vol
still holding tightly to the poor girl.
AT last, the monster aud his victim wer,
seen on an outstretching limb over hanging
the stream; the coolies. who are among the
eSpertcst swimmers in the world, immediately
lined tho banks; the soldiers continued IN.
outcries and throwing of missiles. Io clnsped
hia prize mora tightly, took = survey ar u.
water and of his upwnrd,gazing enemies, and
thon leapcd into the flood below. lie lad
hardly touched the water ere flfly swimmers
plunged in pursuit; as lac rises dozen human
arms arc reached towards him; he is erasped;
others lay hold upon tue insrnsible girl; tho
ourang outang used both arms TO defend him.
sell, and after decorating tho bodies of some oil
the coolies with his powerful nervous claws
finally suceeedcd in diving -hsyand tho reacl
of his pursusrs, and in Sscaping down the
stream. while bleeding, insensibo Lcdah was
restored TO the arms ug her father and nurses
in whose hands she was ultimately restored 10
consciousness, health and strength once more
This savage version OF the classic story OF
Pluto and Proserpinc is well authenticated
and the GIRL now grown mp woman Is living
Mt Ambonya, in the hIolucas."