The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-09
IMYsTERY CLEARED UP.
A True Statement Of the Loss Of the Mikado's
Big Thermemeier.

"Our geological friend here" said Mr..
Maguffin. gracefully motioDins toward MIR. Ma
eruder, Uniforms me that he Is preparing for
the press a work on Prehistoric Hash. Ishould
say that Mr.. Maeruder's prolonged wrestle with
Contemporsneous Hash eminently fits him for
such undert aking, and feel honored by his
request that l shall contribute a chapter to
the book. My paper does not bear strictly upon
Hash as Hash, but It does treat upon a coenate
topic, Mystery. Most OF nv facts were gathered
from the Captain OF a schooner which is now
lying In a slip near Fulton ferry:
"Some four and forty years ago there dwelt
upon one OF the Islands OF tho South Sea band
Of savages who ignored even the conventional
Georgia costume Of a hat and p ir OF spurs.
This custom prevailed on account q the Excess
sive heat. 1t seemed as though there was sus-
pended over that island the year round a burn
Ing glass about the size Of a mash tub The isl
Anders, Ia search Of a breeze, used to creep to
the highest point Of land and their perspira-
tion flowing IN streams to the sea, furrowed out
the N @ ntsin until II assumed an appearance
which led the poet to describe II as the rock
ribbed isle OF the sea.
ABOUT the same time A schooner from ston-
ineton. Conn, anchored in the oting. She was
laden with All assorted cargo, suitable for trad
Ing purposes, and she also carried a lot OF goods
CONSIGNED to firm In Yokohama. In TINS lot
WAS gigantic THERMOMETERS for the MIX do OF
japan, 10 tie hung outside the door OF the Gov
long AZ the post OF gas lamp. and as big around
as be u pole. Sitting on deck one night after
a pron aOle days orrtering with the savages.
the Captain wiped his brow aud said to his
mate
80 Eliphalet, don't suppose these people have
any idea OF how not It Is
Capt. Joshua. suppose You ara right.
ppose we get out tho AiiSalo's thermom-
The mate thought we'll OF the idea, and
next they carried the thermometer asho
ana set II up on the ni. Like uany other peo-
n lt4 W IN NJ ~ al
somebody tells them. these vages were very
much wrought up; aud when tue, s,w tue ner.
curry climbing up past temperate, 'hlood heat
ana 40 on To 100, they suffered terribly. Finally
the chief oruel ed The top OF the tube knocked
On, ana rdmrod inserted Ia tn opening On
VIC ehu 81 tue rallrod was placed piece Of
plank, and on that was seated the heaviest
ssavase, WIN the nope OF keepine tn mer ury
down TO something like respectable figure.
bui IL was no use. Ierrnr was IN rked on the
heavy mans face, ard distress on the brows OF
the King aud MS subjects as the mercury slowlf
but surely rose and finally forced the ramrod
out OF the tute and tuIbled on the heavy saw
age, who rolled down into the sea and was
the King got mad, and tho Clptain, to 40
pease MIN, brought a hawser ashore. inserted
the top OF 1t, and with a block and tackle the
crew managed To squeeze the mercury down
unll II hsd reached point that indicated COM
paratlVe comfort; but while the sailors were
outwardly rejoicing over the gre ter GOODNESS II
Tue temperature aud inwardly chucking over
the TACT III u II was Just as not, only the deuded
islanders didnt know Il, there was all OF a sud
dena tremendous Ripping crack, and the ram
rod shot out OF the Thermometer aud also out Of
sight the terrible rays OF the sun had burned
the hdwser apart and the mercury rose to 1921
hen the enraged h ing ordered his subjects
70 drown tue seamen aud himself and his fol-
lowers, overcome by the sun, rolled into tho
water after the sailors, and died there leaving
upon tho island no indica ion that human being
Fad ever set foot upon its scUrched Stones save
the monster thermometer standing up from its
summit. Ahnnt AS tai as a laInn post and AS big
around as a bean pole. -
"Ihe fate OF the Captain. the crew. ana the
saViges renamed a mystery until the CaptaIn OF
the olher schooner, hereinbefOre ref rred 10 "a
now hlng IN slip near Fulton ferry, anchored
on tue island. When he raised his anchor the
captain was surprised To nnd the fukeS covered
with human bones. This discuvarv cn,nied
with the finding Of the thermometer on Inc nil
led the Captain to make inquiries among the
ntRhDorlng savaees, and In that WAY. after a
iapse OF nearly mar century, the mysterious
lale OF tue Missing StomDgton Captain vas
cleared up, ana the MikadO found OUT why he
hadn't received his big thermometers"