Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-19
A FIRE IN A GALE
The Rufus +. Lester Cheated out of n
Battle with the Flames

DARIEN, GA, May 1.-THE wind /,
blowing rather keenly and the weather
rather cool. There was almost a chanc,
to try that engine in earnest this morning
Ihe house on the street back of us was on
hre in spots on the roof. A few timely
buckets of water and some hastily ripped
shingles prevented our Lester from
having finger in the pie.
Last Tuesday, the first opportunity for
years, presented itself for a day on
that busy little spot ''Union Island y
Wnere Is congregated a greater variety of
industries and more hospitality than one
can easily find in the same compass any
where else. Four families live On the is
land and these have gathered about them
hover and vegetable gardens, orchards
ana lawns. A thriving chandler's and
geheral store stands halt way between
the houses at the back of the settlement
and the wharTes, along which at present
lie four schoOners of large size, two of
them putting the finishing pieces to their
deck load and expecting to 90 to sea next
day possibly, the George Churchman
and the Jennie r. Morse. Nv friends
TOOK me te visit Captain and Mrs. Col
cord, great interest attaching to them
from the fact that Captain COlcord COM
0IOTnl0K
star. Tor many years, and his wife
often accompanied him on these vow
ages. An interesting account Of this ship
and her work is to be found in pamphlet
OF the same name, 'sThe Morning STAR
published at the missionary House',,
PembertOn square, Boston. From the
glance l had of it it is worth looking over.
Mrs. COlcOrd has an immense album CON
tanning family portraits-friends. like
n4SSpG m
patient looking wives, and numerous
royal personages of the Sandwich and
other lslands-a line of Kings with a
name like "Tak-a-ma-li' 1st, ID, Sd. 4th
9th (ean't take time to write it OUT,
princes numerous, and one gOverness of
royal blood, luxuriating in the glory of
her coveted four hundred pounds
OF flesh, which Mrs. Colcord
says is considered a great beauty.
The face of this parsonage was quite
repulsive, and though civilized and Chris
tianiZed, she nevertheless sent her pro-
pltiatOry pig, etc., to be sacrificed at the
last eruption of the volcano. The Captain.
showed us rare shell of about four
inches in length, which he called the
'orange" cory. 1t resembles the speck-
led cOTy-smOoth, round on the outside.
fiattening where it rolls under to it's teeth
and of lovely clear orange color, He
world. OF these he has possessed nine:
sold pair IN San Francisco for $50, and
keeps this one rolled carefully in buck
skin.
His wife wears a necklace, a bit of
black velvet with a chain of very small
shells of the same color sewed on. a gift
from native of more heather place in
Polynesia, whose costumes are strange
and disgusting in the extreme a mark
n f,.s. ~, A.
be kept above ground thirty days, and the
bereaved ones go under the mosquito net
covering them, and with their garments
tenderly wipe off the moisture eXuding
from the decomposing surface. Widows
carry the skulls of their husbands about
in their hands as long as they can hold
them.
Having been previously invited by the
courteous Captain of the James 5. Boyce,
Jr., to visit and inspect his vessel, of
whose beauty and finish he is Justly
proud, we vent down in force-women
and children, all. Captain Duncan
welcomed us warmly on board, and the
smiling Chinese steward soon passed
around some of his delicious cakes to the
little ones-which the elder ones
praised too. The Boyce is n
new Vessel-red is her de-
coratfye color; hull black. rigging,
Chsiho, "hI tlG5s I6us livery part Is
beautifully finished, the cabin, boudoir
and state rooms elegantly furnished. The
pantry is marvel of ingenuity and neat
ness. This is ner second voyage; the first
was to Cuba. The Captains wife and
only daughter accompanied him, and he
pathetically pointed to some fancy work
litter, tea t,and some odds and ends of
W0mens gatherings slowed away In the
far corner of his bOudOir that he had not
had the courage to remove.
The BOyce is taking on part OF that Or
der for a million and half feet yellow
pine towards building that drv dock at
st. Johns, New Foundland, where YES
sells suffering damage from the icebergs
may lie in safety for repair. She will
ing in size from 6X12 to 11X16.
The family of Mr., Luther Fulton left to-
day for their home on JOiner's Island.
near Brunswick. Darien lost good many
citizens thereby at one blow. Mr.. Fulton
is still engaged in the turpentine business,
we near II. S, b.