The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-01-17

o scale the high cliffs and the lev
eI country. Whist tn 0und for
c their future home was a and des-
= olate county, almost nberless,
3 rocky, and only with grs searching
E could they find a few ] springs
g OF fresh water. They kn by report
that government We. .s sailed
around the oosst and at mes called
/, there seeking fer cas- rays, pigs
and goats when let loos Huts had
: been erected there, an provisions
buried in the soil, fac. known tY
poles being planted over the spot
with certain marks upon them indi-
eating what Is planted beneath them;
but there was no dependence upon
the arrival Of any sail, so they made
their hsbitstion In . rude hut which
they found in q very dilapidated con-
d tion, evidently having suffered
from storms, and they discovered
some food under one OF the poles al
ready alluded to. Day after day,
week sitter week passed over and no
sign of relief. They had 10 study
those numerous shafts made so IA
nous by the renowned "Crusoe;"
meanwhile the boats that left the
ship for the mainland to the coast
were never heard OF, and so beyond
doubt foundered at sea IN some of
the violent storms that followed up
on the time of the wreck.
Some five months after The wreck
of the Eagle, q whaling vessel dtscov-
cred traces OF the disaster still stand
ing at the mouth of the cave in fact
from the secure manner the ship had
settled at the mouth Of this opening
in the cliffs, she remained almost
whole, although sunk under the sur
face of the wster, showing but littleof
her hull or masts. The captain OF the
whaler not, of course, wishing to
close an examination Of what he
could plainly see was the wreck OF
large vessel, fortunately picked up q
small box containing some papers
which proved beyond all doubt the
name, and the other particulars of the
doomed vessel. After q very brief
survey of the coast In case any living
soul should be alive there, violent
storm drove him of and be made sail
for the nearest Australian port with
the news OF the disaster. The three
castaWays had taken up their quarters
on the extreme point of the island,
some three miles from the cave, and
in spite of their continued lockout
for sails they were In ignorance OF
the whaler's discovery OF the wreck.
Among other fortunate cireumstan-
ces, they happened 10 have Ia their
possession q box of matches which
enabled them 70 kindle fire To serve
az an attractive beacon at night-s
fire they never allowed to 60 out not
wiLbstanding the scarcity of wood,
bus it served the desired purpose, for
vessels gave the islands a wide berth.
From Ihe position of the wreck and
its comparative safety from aLy total
destruction for some considerable
time from the action Of the sea, 1t was
resolved by the Wreck Company,
established in Melbourne, to send
down party OF divers to secure the
gold specie, and other valuables on
board, and a properly equipped party
arrived there and commenced oper-
ations nearly nine mouths sitter the
night CT the disaster. The ship was
found few tathOms down, in an up
right position, firmly decked between
walls of immense rocks, 80 the labors
of the divers became easy. In the
saloon and different cabins every
thing appeared untouched and exactly
as left by the doomed passengers In
their hurried flight. Bodies were
found lying in their beds, others
stretched acrose seats or lying on the
floor, singularly preserved almost
life-like by the peculiar salty atmos-
phere and tranquility OF the water.
After some considerable time the gold
boxes, money, papers, quantity Of
copper ore, the ships instruments,
and almost everything Of value, were
brought above the water, and many
long and vexatious delays occurred
owing to violent weather. 1t was
only within q month Of the finishing
OF the work st the wreck that the thrss
inhabitants OF the desolste island be-
came aware Of what was going on.
The scarcity of food and the dread OF
disease reused them to make more
frequent journeys, and amongst the
spots they visited the heights of the
gigantic cliffs, at the base Of which
was the cave and savage reefs that
lured them there to their unhappy
fate. Their Joy can be imagined on
the discovery they made OF men az
work below, living In rough strong
huts near the mouth Of the cave.
And the discovery was equally great
by the workers who, of course, thought
the island uninhsbited. By means OF
signals the eastawsys were assured
that they would be taken Off in safety
by the brig" that was hourly expect
ed to return for the divers 20 convey
them and their spoils to Melbourne
10 due time it arrived and, with some
difficulty what had been secure from
the lost Eagle was safely got on board
the brig, which making for the lowest
portion Of the island, secured the
castaways, and set sail for It's destina-
tion. Two days afterwards violent
storm arose and the sea rose In
mountains the wind blew with
awful fury on to the island In short,
all the elements seemed to combine
that the hard won toll should never
be taken from its apparent grave,
WLile the casta1ays felt they had
quilted the wretched island Gnly for
watery grave. The mssts and
bulwarks Of the brig were gone, and
her bosts swept away. She was gradu-
ally sinking in the cradle Of the deep,
and all On board gave themselves up
on that ''vast wilderness Of waters"
as irrevocably lost. A distant sail
fortunately saw them 1t bore down
upon them within an hour Of the final
sinking Of the brig, and Her Majesty's
steamer "He<ald," on her way -ffom
New leland port TO Meibonrna,
bore them home in SAFETY. But the
all powerful gold-the vast amount
of money upon which so much toll
hsd been expended in securing it from
its first grsve--only found q second
one in the deep beneath the sea-"
and the hardy laborers who were sent
upon the erraLd OF securing wealth
were instrumental in securing what
was still more valuable, and which
perhaps but for them might never
have been seen again, three human
lives
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