, 1880-05-22
PROTOpLASM.

EKVIOrLAShl.
Hans Jorgcnsen's Strange but Fatal
Dtscovcry-The story Told by Capt.
llicltnri Williams OF All AIeutfnn
1ale+ n1ld What II Produced.
San Franetsco Chronicle.
In September, 1870, Tic schooner Willie
Wave sailed from San Francisco, bound for
the North Pacific, tllcto to shoot sea offers
md seals. Tho souls on board were few,
conslst,ng only OF tie Captain, Richard Will
inns BY name and an Engllslllnnr by BIRTH,
although lie had become Rnatt,rallzed citizen
Of the United States. three sailors, a cook,
and two shatpshooters, ono named Seth
Mitchell, native Of Connecticut and tho
other called Hans Jorgensen, Swetle.
The Whste Wave was built to stand
weather, and was IA taut craft as
ever cnrno or tho New Haven stocks,
but sle had occasionally to own that tile Gle
ments were her superior. The up-trip was
mado III good time, and the fsl,1ngt or rather
sporting grounds oil the Island of st. Georgo
were reacl,ed without accIdent or even en-
countering rough day. About tho Inst OF
tho month, however, a furious gale sprang
up suddenly from the southwest and drove
the schooner across to within a few leagues
Ut tho Alentiar Islands. According tU tho
Caplaih's log.book. whicl, has beer placed mt
tiie disposal u Q . GMrontcte reporter, ~ np-
heals lllat VI tile ss3ti VI oepteiipett ne!1;E
| md la3 degrees west longitude, he
sent a boat OIL shore to one Of the
| islands WHICH WAS quito now to him, TO- look
LOT Wn'el. ine poass G.sM eu,issstrHE - wv
shore tho Swede, WHO llad bis riilo with him,
| started III cllase Of fox. The gale was now
| blowing due west, and. as tho Captain found
IinseiL aIatlng, ~ H. m'oG arsems s'gmaIs ot lot
come bac and tne snlloTs attsr dS;!het9.,o
roWca 70 t1e sch91Iet viii soll,o tlilealty 10
acauaitnt 1 Sapt. @ Mlas Ia VI uia inSs ,,ai, nu
Eahtaln WIS ~ Gy W la amafid' f SHGgssvIS 81 ~
when ne wina settled to t!iiil1cuity ny rlsK
f,,i IN suaaen i4ry Mho ofs1ns u'o scAooef 0''u
1ultn0t s',, Mes."ni. ,ao;, ,,foro c,,t ,v,u,,,,s
pasosn ~ Hp ~ s,,at ,.'.r
J"fgehsSa nag hee ieit anu a,d IL ,s wes ,n WIZ,
nhen pleasure 1naL tAe hWeae Was lnt iollna
ase ~ hiia Wot., m,inng .inas Gitaseo LII "ppe''i-
afe Jorsensea a nd stragss soSy to c Tho
lox naa escaPed ny aae tn owSags ans
marksllinnslifp. Dut ~ exeitliix WY the chaHe
tuat IL laust mave Maliuetsn i!es ~ nats,at ,a
nelUIG no Ensu " sno sr,9e, 9au ut
thongnt o. retnthinE 70 dne oont ll,u GaM!sIy
chnntle masses nf vnlca,,ic ro"Es jnv nrna,tid rid
In corflision. and not Shrub ar trcu Of ui,Y
acscrIns'nn r. hrnna % tl,e lcsaIation. Ifc1a mil
thara svt.ra crnvnsena o1 rants if, tbo nnrth nf
tho dirk bottoms Of which small but rnpii
Streams sxnrtnI n tnrt,Irots co,rsn afung
fiojs rnrw hSa and hns,e tosa etrna'ns
therc Nrnw h,,Te rnssea NJ iicI1eS. s,,cl ~
.TorreHssn ha9t 1,nysr sect, heforc. Fran
other rayines or cracks in thc eartil's crust
t1n,reennted fj,c air witi sIIinll,,ro,,s S,ncIi.
inrrc,s.,, .vns n,an NJ liwit.t INN emsio,,'
fho.1gI n rGnti afnt' Vet 10 imnYrssnI wns liz
tsitH ti,e horri,ie md tllsmnI ei,aracter Of lis
slrrouninxs Wt M that I'll c % IecIareI "e It seened to
fin NJ II hs we're LOOKING upon plece Of tic
Inc errnt.sra nut f"ot tl,ereo,t. Proeress even
n aftff f. nag 4agy st yssa desaosp s spe u c a f.
Atlantic wosid. It WIS t1ot surprising tilat
la s''sid III ,3nH sn,n., tiif,c,,tv i, lxecniv III
way: for tiioasl, Py climbing tlss ligilt. /; Sl
rs Us T. fran sSn s f
i io"knMt h.. hcca1,,e inst m tt IN n Inazo of i,nwhier
strewn cafions. When Mt icMgth I,o rcnchct
e spaRed sRa9dfe svsr ps aSsa ss e e eatS w t e
lie y westwsrd. VI" liz % took IN tha s sltaation @ Al Al
once' S nni was confItfer,t tint Capt. Wtlljan1s
MaStd vbnted return f0r lin rs soon Us mo Storm
.r,o,a -ro. nothtmn "t ~ VIZ" ~ n,+ ,ro,t. o,d
WaS homs ~ au ,gh, oSt wa,s; nn,;;,nno o
ant hc aWoke 70 tina ~ no siEn Of 1he schooner oo
ana gna%1g g ~ ~, MS atoiaoi, II M pecna,t El,t
necessary e !ooK ior sqmelns 70 sat' ~.
searcm Gh eaE neat 1ao WIS ~ e',rcy fa fn nft's ~;
lsss a!d ~ ae % a!a hot lure TO g9 1ar IRON sns
.n9se Eng 81 dor % @issg @ .S sGmoTtG1 o9It tIt
nlu sEt seSMeu Allxe ullpluauGtNu " .! tsE
desolate region, and 1orgcnsen was heEi'l
ming to tear death by staryat'on when , 1
S5Fa9e ernp sanSo PdoSea 2o e snt @ " % nm e
nence which rosa abouta q ha!f milo II " shore '!
aia wnas, ne e. hau Deen a accnstoaGt ,afst 70 % mss
th!ng like faintlng ut. qnd fcil backward
rolling a9Wn eetleh Wh1ch iay gu me iant
side Mhen llo recoysrea a. colnsselo!,Sn,esSs ols ,S ~ hs
found that the STOCK q his rug, wslich i1e
aad InvoiMItariiy retained i,,s noia OIL ', MGe
looking objects which my Ground. ana ;us Il; sf
strSiMf hnd GsoKem 3a IT, nS oFofe o orgSc oDSG
seii's llsad. and ho could see tha
tho ,,. pebb,e w9s 49, III ,,1,ey r,ea!ity m bat ILL.,
EMt nee', @ OF ao o. anRnaf onoe, or 5n'l y
gay, whntEcoysrlng q qunntlty Of Jelly, i
looked !!ke 1ellyt anyhow, 70 tne Ia!nls!lst !s!
llian, md raising himself OIL his hands it ait
knees llo took upa fragment OF 4,o M broke,