, 1869-11-17
a TRAGEDY IN THE SOUTH SEA
\ 2-"rr1hIa aStorT-MnssnCSc BY Con.
1lE4-NcsF1ontton - Tire Wrekcs,r.
Hlo.sn Overheard.

Fre,~ Tie S4a fraAet.op Gufitfia. ,yur- IN
,!s. ~ ~ nsR Ssatiins Eapsala Turner, winch ar-
s,see!,. y hu.!'e.s house in tais eli; Of one
S1 g. t1c CT shfifx u1esdes erer enacted On tue
itSu .ecrts Witnessed e bo.,, Ips t9a ,,nes .ae
Ia, s,s..In ~. Len:s nsn aad sorpa.ses any Of me
eleo 70. along tine sone tpo tears aeo thr
Efei ch t.a1l Iuriodi WA dtted up 1y the Tamil
G9lion cotpan', and faG-n Tor the t;.loert
.Hsoa sI 1t A. r., Anektsnf. osteosi7ly on trading
a earE o. coolies, 10 be u.ett 81 .1syes On I'M
plsuIa4.r, sht SIS Prns1'lcd With stocss, 1hd
ns ar,at c}u u ~ te.o.css 'iks hla'er. sae pro
enfed Yer hEnan flight, nud4 ntter coas;i:esaoie
oitLent5, succeeded Ia coupi~t,bg her oytre IN
tat:ty ,pte Of the obstacles p'ac.,l III 6er pa:5
- lie ffebch Ge.efDIren. nd the n4:tgcs
1ae flr'su1 yea'nte troye,3 kp trnunerattve
tsat tlf eonrsn. coola tca.ce1y curo rrrtr impa.
sleLce4snd y alt for tHe excte1ent to atc mt rt.,
Flx mehlht ago the Cotton CompxnT narrhssat
Ge oaik Margaret DFacces, asranseI her s,ml..r
70 zoe Not,sa AID sens her 10 The Gilbert Iala:ls.
their plantation. No unusual rres.su ions mr.. ~.
tsken N tqurp,p9 ths se..e1 to eoaote Tie otcer1
:, e1tw 70 vi ss:an my o9,cres1 ~niea might
ta&f aW8f, with 10 apprehension tEat rhe yntsys
WGvlo yefult diEst1Fo1s "S~
The 1}faI der h-17Tea al The Gl.nert 1slsuda In
Y ~ "laooEr5s" :" vannd. In doing ta,.. mors
ttIhble n t1ReI1epc,d 1nAp xas nEte. ,nte-s
lpt 1AIset q dHttf1 ltlasdt are terca and f,.-
vetatini, snsi Arc bitter 10 their haired toEas,l
ihe Hhtef. ~ isst, to1eres. 1he ccmpleueot
: ~ oe4aned, aad lhe sesEel saf!ed away VIA SO
By scme neanp or otbar, the ns8lses discorer.,,
tfe deatlp a11or OF tbe Bfander, fouoa fh.1 Tere
TO he Sphfcttd 10 save1J. aLn the NuIlajt;s carr,
bad bten rdnvelt+d 10 taat pnlpo4e. Inasan:i1
NStfktl look. 1'A
fetfftR 3 somewhat Insecure, Captain B1sevets
RLo au EhNse Ut The ye4 sel onleSed The rtf{cfest
Nh!Ga 10 be teIt OF The movements uade hy tht
ecoIer, ard ii Eosttn precautions for he saftiT
o. me FttsfI oMetrs and crew tnscn. I1is fes{a
NJ. efe not Slo1noiets. for. when some TWO week1
eas tAe eo1lieA f-h<lisn tn the ttant, NtIed t.ap
IAN hacket'. two OF the 1tcerl, md aavefai nen.
sEo edsfRsd asortn tie re. ael 10 tue x}isst furT
aae11tE tet'r sfctsiIs ID tie uost ffishtioI maj
,,s Wills tee ,. rSor xEetehes .rere c.ny-
and ultdEuri1g tter Tic;in., tie mate Of
ne teffel naDaaed 10 aecsete himself b..
lo~. Hts aoR &c ~ toon discovered and thn
1oE a2i1 ff7Z&d eAFARe9 ret 10 work 10 dIecpyef
~ haereAbouts- At4trustinR their intencor AID
Nrh pIestnce Of 4 inu seldom eGna1Iet1 he
paced teg Of powder rnor the main mach, Ard
NLsE3fo 1use. Tnsn call1rR o1: TO the cooite
Above. be fcsnp~rtd haek from thc powder ~ IL
- Feke1sAe. y ben the 3eitoMs had crowded
Afo0nd the tAfchwAT, An6 Hcre pceru8 down 10
see hn, be died hts fu*e, snd s-c explosion which
folhNed Killed near1J Ill on bosEd The rsgt vera
EASY sfct,ns II the 1eEone1eas vaEf2rs waeed
by tht mate zLd few remaining men
. Singular Is Il n2y seem. tnt vessel WA cot
h$dtl snageo thxs she would npt nosL a1u the
mste tucceeded IN hriuRtug her hack to Tahiti
Tha Cott61 Company leeI ditsaits ie1 WITH their
1ectr reported that the vessel u bttnz nsred up
1cf 4uotLer cfu1te.