The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-04-22

Bravo. where five more Portuguese were
shipped. She killed sperm whale. lost three
boats. and stove the other in storm and
reached Fuller's Harbor. on Desolation Island
about the 18th OF August
This island Is in longitude lat degrees east
and latitude As degrees south. 1t is bleak.
pile Of rock and earth. without q
tree or shrub upon It. 1t is freQuented by
large numbers OF sea fowl and at certain times
OF the year by droves OF sea elephants. sea
ieopards: and seals Some whales :, are found in
the schooner sailed to Norton's Harbor on the
tors OF the fisheries there. The anchorage is
good. and the weather 10 usually better there
s wsT s
there on previous voyage to provide for an
ssSooneT sailed fol shs eassTn e Wsathes
shore Of the island; EScspt in the , summer
dashed by an almost amending storm. The
month o. Is the RsKnn1g Of the
sepSants land they then como Out on on the the
70 Blu The wT
The schooner anchored and landed the men
about two miles down. the coast from tho beach.
enq By o
first week In November between coo and 700
eauSht ali nat q be- asen
that time. tho schooner returned to Norton's
lances as they flo on the beach. They are then
skinned. and the blubber which Is from six to
pieces that can be handled eSsiiy, and is then
buried in large holes dug in the sand to keep the
sd Gans s oy
the bIubber occupied the crew until some time
II when the sehooner sailed for
rived there Jan. l. 1881. Tho seal rookeries"
were 19Spd 4 after s few days hSpt The md
schooner returned to Norton's Harbor, and in
February sailed for Cape Town to ship home
he f hi s% V Veg
The return trip to Desolation Island was az
for Se nsa monSs Az srass
81 R9a x Was go and some sss eiephnnt
also Also we We're Secured. The first Of September
ss he
Cave Beach. Mr.. Grey. tho third mate. and Ave
men were in boat lying of the beach prepar-
or. M. Grey Seaman +. b. Cole. and two
Portuguese were drowned by the upsetting Of
This first misfortune, was soon followed by
another: On the morning OF Get; !, 1851 the
6cr OK thu wss ne spring
day and the schooner had good run. As was
customary. anchor was dropped at night. and
held fair until after dinner. Then 1t thickened
Late La inItRe afternoon the schooner with every.
thing set snug was caught n snow sa wall
M @
81 wind and high lido would float tho schooner.
She pounded during the night and In the morn;
Of Despair. temporary radder was rigeed
place After dinner there came on such heavy
blow that the captain ordered all hands into the
their s clothing ' they then pulled away FOR Pot
Of four hours were. all safe ashore, At Pot
The weather cleared two days later the Pilots
Hurd's island. had some time before this de;
lot Of IS Ct Port anS
thsp war@ %eSher The men
game game ana. ineidentally at Keeping their seans
sSpnY snppg
The flesh OF the sea elephant when young tastes
T mSsR es sS i he
v e ys tack a 1S oa Y o4 There scons
was supplemented by pieces Of broken pots.
Every boat H. was provided with shovel and this
was the most useful implement on hand. The
plea ped IN Ss shape I and the Whole rooed over
with boards from the, wreck and with canvas;
nns rhsse aeo
made from the hide OF the sea elophant This
and is &c covered With short hair. The men dried
the skin and thOn shaved 1t down thin for use:
S Weod iae' sole fashioned from pieces Of deck
Iss YIN h ds Is5 III
| feet from sharp rocks and from the wet also.
got e be March 1882 and they moved to
there. ono foT tho officers. one for the men. and
Il had bcen Noticed meantime that the cask
Of seaskins had been removed S from the place
DON. John Mel5oss; Charles rs FINK; and three .
sGed R
until month. when one night the men heard
Dor beach; Going down, to TIN, waters edge
they found the missing boat. The runaways
landed o on Atlas Island on the eoas
left there being provided with SPADE PisSce
pot fer frying pan ana don one third o. thS
sealsEins were found in Pacific Cave Harbor
Thompson believed tho skins had been con.
CV On Atlas Island the ranaways We're unable tc
msdS 81
tasues sec escsped IN Il one night and came to Nor
toms Harbor They asked Capt. Fuller to take
them back and to send for tho two other Portu'
guese. This was done. Melrose and Fink re'
manning on Atlas Island alone.
There was no hone OF seeing a passing sail In
that part Of the world, and tho men settlet
down to wait until tho owners OF the Pilots
Bride should send out another vessel on sim
liar mission. Such vessel was eyentuall!
arrived at Dosolation Island Sept. 9. 1882. Suct
OF the crew OF tho Pilots Bride az wished to d.
so turned TO with her crew, and she soon had I
| cargo OF oil and skins. On Jan. 81 she saile(
for Cape Town. reaching there Feb. 10, Par
Of the wrecked crow remained at Cape Town
by way OF London. Thompson and his tw'
companions were placed on the vero r. reach
Ing here Just one week less than three year
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