The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-10
WRECKED IN THE PACIFIC.
TIE DISCOVERY or AN IsLAND UN-
HNOWN TO NAVIGATORS.

uhfy una bOeh harrington.
John Ross, veteran seaman, who ia lodging
10 the Frankfort House, says t.iat he sailed from
Liverpool in June. 1858 in The schooner Belle Hope.
L WAS represented to him tia, tho craft on board
which he signed articles was going out as a tender
TO whaling ship, which would DO found awaiting
their arrival at Honolulu. On rtachn, Honolulu
the ship they expected TO meet had sailed hut not
without leaving Instructions in what latitude she
could be found AMI ordering the tender to proceed
At once to tie rendezvous.
Ailer adding to their stock Of provisions, and
making some necessary repairs, they bore away for
the South Pacific When they reached the place ap
pointed for meeting ,ho ship nothing could DO seen
OF her and tho captain, after val cruising about
for several dave, concluded 10 return to Honolulu
Whom but tow leagues on their return voyaCe one
OF the compa'sos was founl on'ir,ly out Of Order
aud the other WORKED very lnaccuri;ely Thu, thoy
were re iu'el to Astronomical observations, and no.
Ing oyeriaSon by storm, trey were wret<oI on IN
unknown shore Tho captain, Ross and three OF
the crew reach,d land. Tne others. seven in num-
Der, wore drcwn,l. The rest " the nrrat,ri
story hal perhaps better be ro'itod IA his ovn
words. III says.
Wien Nc got on shors things lookel proily Blue.
We were almost naked, aud W. hiin't saved sinr'a
thing FROM the wreck However. the lanI appeared
to Dc exceedingly 'ortlc anl We saw a. soon ~ VIZ
were able to walk any distance from tho boat that
there were tropical fruits In abr1lince ant c'ni.
Gus suppy Of fresh water. Althou n We were nearly
worn down by hard work on tie vessel DARN, 'ho
days Of storm wo lad passed tirol H. s.il 40 sool
began to pick up. bu;
THs ctrf,S DrsD OK rus Ptusr S1Gnr
or shore Ito had bsrn SICK Tor sonc tine. aIi the
80 " 'e'"3 "r'cNe' proven 700 mn'h Tor mn
The rest Of ui wero strong and hearty as ever IL
rvad ays AZ.
,, -. -. ~ ,' "
tnc WsnWHr was "nr.h and pleasant. B'.ore c''ior-
lht the inf,r'or we scratc"oi our M ne, uron 4
p, -, * auI.nE ult we were woes. sai,nf''
r,s,nr,rj,, @ ,, Mo M"u ~, hls
l..rluIutn We rev oN our lig-'Ni 50 thit II
M lac ri, i ~, any 0la 60 ne on sIore; 900
, we .a! ctt,y ~ w m'rnln' eypeo'mgt 20 70 zone
ccGouu.ry wa' Omen, srd W. could easily determine
S,S Cslrss we were trAveiIlnS hY pr9t1incnt lnt
rnlll the close ~ the t'st day when to our aston
W a 81 o to o vac N Er ihio
res.ubet what bad seen In Havana that nitro4t
imagined myself in Cuba. At any rate. we fclt CON
Tor o. The lInd' whoeyer he Ylcbt h. w, trhy-,iai
IN sight Of horsc built very mn IA ike Mi psnt,r.
resldences-;wo stories Lish, WIN dat roc ma
~ids veranish. Our ioy hsrl'y knew bonn ~
en- .ngei in different occup, ne abont ,,e rr,is
When we arrived at tio h. lae we were me, by Tho
owner, who received re kindly md listened ayten.
lively 10 our story We -,rn hin "
-.
WI" TOT ,ohs re- 'ueHee IN th' trg ~ ha grown
20 'u'N very Wdch hAea Mexican. INH u"EfO ssr-
van Eve ia p'tl looi and clcfiin'. We then
Wn't ny 81 No NtrI W. la! been cas. away,
we asNed our boat lew questions concerning orr
r,unic9tiv- sts %. ' go, ,"' nun un',I ne
made known 10 tho an hortti.. and ,,oi ,,a r,,,l
know Js.ora noon l. q reyt law ,yIs. Ia. ,e.,, 10
with Us We b,rtn l., tirk A.. Ina ,.t ili, a.
o anne Tasiry, ana 1y We a-i knew what make
tho rcxi moratrc 80 were utkor To a town plopt
G,c miles distant Tiers w,re not MAY I@u'.. in
the Place. ani me m iotity or .7em .,or,ed 10 be
u.ei Tor public nsness Ne ,,,r Noon, ono l,.g
irel co'e vino had IN ionbtediy been m Ior-,i Of
our H. Tor grey 90 n began O. assemble r.,r ?
large lr' ling which SCENE 10 h., u-.I "a A io,v,
hail. liero the reEllanan In Whose charge We
ter some r 40 c1nyer.tti5n bet.,crn yy::ycrsI
PROM ispt ~ ,Dcrs 81 n>e 4sscr,hlv wa w,ra To-
lor,icl ma, Va had been wrecked on ono OF the
Glnpagos Islam = and tlat NC eouli remain AMI
abide oY tie rues OF
luE COMMUNITY ruAr OWED THE ISLAND.
A,. c', , , w. ,ui Ss gov we S".th
ne i,i.,- 49,. --r,I M co.. me- w. ,s ~, '.
,,,,.i. ,,., ,,-, 80 .'-.,, ''.''" '"' u''e "'
MOI W.. ,- ' 10 o., IN .,,o,,, ID, ma,
90 De-, .... - ..HI in. NJ tn,i .,.
toi I'm ip. .r'.nii pasrr .,,y ,,,.,, M, ,''''
..5,o.. boi,.,rer t.,o, n ,y ,.,i. ir.,l &C. Co..
,'sgL A. s5cI. Ma t. cl. tl,. ,- r ,1 ~
uoWnn sha ni goi, me TO ' own " AMI own
M, re,lp. .,rs l,.ri1is ..11,v-'. H., ~ t.i 49,,
f,., s,,, ~ ,gs ~. 1,,,f,. " I, '.'' va i
bs t... an, ,o,, :, cS Sl','T Nt.uins anN'
s'pt p,,ro sewn, ,v,n bil I, i W H. , 'n'1'
arr.i ai tnqi lew co,.srri,,, ,, d, a., -
IIe had &, wonder rl manor. AMI n5l '-,,I-I 80,
fIrts IA IN ca vsr-s t,Ts h. XII oei,.'rI 49,, a.,
liz u.,..,rs lie , ,.a,,s, ''''o''E '1'''eH
We WZgs on Az ISLAND
ABOUT sixty uhos lClg by twelve wide. The isliDd
Nns '-id 20 be one OF tho G1Apist', hut such wls
not the case or IL NSs more than SIX hundred nila4
u Tue nearest oi that FIoJp, lie SID We we're IN
tie south Pacific, in latitude ten degrees south and
aAe nun red de1rees west lie mcnt0aed -
wIrERlle fact w.ich he &C Nd not ~ lain NAMELY
thst nearly always suero was dense log hauVins
about tho shores of tas STAND, which made II almost
impo"lh.e Tor the llnd to he SEN at AM distance
Since no had boon tLsre--aeaIiy seven yeats-tkres
vessels had been wrecked on the slores What had
been dono With tue men saved lie did not kuow, bar
az ,ru yo,o. re eonnaH,;y AZ we had
COOK On board QUO OF the wrecked vessels a small
RuCillh craft bound for the Galapagos, aud le
thought
ALL Persisted BUr HIMSELF
ca he never saw any OF his comuanion. aner ne was
picked up. All 10 knew about tho COMMENT, a. il
was called W.s that II consisted Of hIon, ao
momuor-, nearly al planters. A few wnolhad
ttades were we'll provided for l.; the OF 'gr.
There were no women or ch illrea on he i,lsnd and
he had never seen any there
no r. ia ,ya Ill .