Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-17
Two Years Oa Cocoon

The schooner Plim!a Donna arrives,
~ y hu"NiaEd iiarGor on MAY -, from
iai!!i. VIA i'arOton~o, and to Can.
tain ..orr.S The Southern Argus. ut
NcEr Zealand. was indebted for the
follow M: particulars. received by him
/ from oH" ri ti.c survivors. CIT the ~a.t-
iM- away ul lSTo men on IN uniIhaE.
iiCd Island for over two wears, their
only subsistence during that time
BEN" cOrauut~: Mr.. Cllatr. over
-"cr Il, the @Gano works. :|tarbneli
/ Island. Was one. the other bcin" :,
kan;.';;. On the might of the 3Uth OF
December. 1870. their boat WAS wreck
ch on the reef OF Sava:ra Island. The
rcctI> about two miles III length, and
III some places covered at Iow water
After two dIys' tnmlbliur and toss.
i'll" aboa; on iic reef, Chatc and the
!maic unaragci TO reach the island,
but they found that, with the cXcc,,-
IioH of some Wild grass, tEc-c waa ano
food "i amy Kind prUcur&b!r. Both
ih"n were very severely cut, and NJ
most worn out with their cXcrlioas,
hi;cr rcInain;iig there two days the
kana&a determined 10 try and sw IN
10 aa i>!.:is't :,i'nut two and a half
miles OF. un !,;ch cncuamut trees
could BE- seen. Mr.. Chafr saw the
native reach the Island i'll safety, and
Oh the i2ih. q" ten days after the nl-
tive had Icii he ma,ic up his mind To
Try aud follow him. Shortly after
starting t.Ie man discovered that Il
l!uiEbrr ut sharks were i'll the water
= hind him. They. however, pass1t!
wi:ny:i: ',&c..i!g him. The current
drii!cd him over two miles cut 10 sen.
reef oi :'::chs lying Of the Island, and
eventually Succeeded in swimming
10 t!.v Land. After Il Talk of some
twrh.y!uHr !.ours he rc:cLch c!ump
OF cnroHii,t trees, a:li attempted t.
c!:HIb ole o: them tor the fruit. lie
lad ailho.t reached tie top when he
sH,t,;rui: heard - voice [Ihc kauaka's)
r;.l! '.i!t. 'i!..ira. what DO YOU up
there: -',f. Ii!afc then tainted from
the Sudden fright he had recgivca.
ana from Exhaustion. After some
time Lc recovered, and the kuuaka
>uppi.ri him with cocanuis and coca
nut milk. From that time until Feb.
ruary, 1873, the Two men had nothing
to live upon but curamut>, and barely
81 suilicirncicncy OF ,hsn. On the
18th IT February, 1873, or over two
Years after they had reached the
island, the schooner was seen, uu!
signals Gcin: ;uahe they attracted al
trntivn. " hen rescued they were
without clothing OF amy sort. and in
Il most pitiabic condition Irum the
want of proper nUur.shnient. Tie
schooner tuok ilscih 10 the Island of
Atu "a missionary slatiun). some
eighty n.iIvs dislan, from where they
were. Every Was paid 10 them, AHA
under the careful attention OF the
iiie two mrm III yer,
short time almost regcai,Icd their turui-
cr health and strength. Alter sIisy-
ING al the island until the beginning
of April, Mr.. Ciiate proceeded io Ruro-
tonga i'll The Auckland schooner Ltiilh
Captain Waite. from which place II
expect 10 get back To Starbuc!, Island.
Intelligence had been received al Ia
roton.a some months previous, to
;he effect that six kaaakas who !cIt
with Mr. Chafc had returned to Star
buck Island, and reported him is
dead. Ii was also learned that the
schooner had reached the island with
supplies two days after Mr.. Chaie
anu The six kauakas i'll the wha!eboat
had lcff." .r-