The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-08

Capt GOoding saws that the natives would
never have allowed him and MS crew to
leave POzeat if it had not been for the good
offices OF lro2s. Irons interested himself in
behalf OF the shipwrecked men, and hired n
canoe from the natives win presents OF
English calico, from stores in his possession.
| With this canoe Capt Cooling, Second
Mate George w Harrison, and one of the
ships crew set sail ten days after their ar
rival at Pozeat, leaving the remainder OF
the ships company and First Mate Richard
| W atchman, seven men in all. a. z zsat.
The captain and his men made their way
! in the canoe by a rOundab bout course from
island to island, touching at eight different
ones aud making stops al each varying from
two days 70 months DURATION finally ar
irving az Ruk, where there IS ms iionary
station.
Here they were cared for by the mission
aries and obtained the use of the boat be-
longing to the station. In the missionary
boat they made sail back to Pozeat direct,
and taking the members OF the crew they
had left there returned to the missionary
island.
Two months after their return the mis-
sionary vessel. Morning Star, arrived and
took them all to Honolulu, where they
landed Nov. IS. From Honolulu Capt.
Cooling and part of the crew were brought
by the steamer Australia to San Francisco,
tI4fIHS Juere NOV -.
ASKING AFTER THE PRIME MINISTER.
This story, told by Capt Cooling on his
return, was published in the Herdid'S
London edition, and to-day the managing
owners of the wrecked bark, Chase, Leavitt
& Co., of this city, and Capt. Cooling of
armouth, are in receipt of letters from
London making inquiry in regard to the
man irons, who appears 70 figure as prime
minister of the savage Pozeat.
B1th letters are from the same source, the
Probate and divorce registry, Somerset
house, London" and ara 81 gnel by Lancelot
T. Irons The writer says he has reasons
to believe the white man on Pozeat island
Is his younger and only living brother, and
SAYS: I'VE last heard of him III December,
1913, w2en he was trading with the savages
OF New q Inca, in snip that chartered
from Brisbane" He gives a minute de
scriDtion Of his brother as he appeared at
hat time, and says his fun name is Will
lam Charles Frederick Irons.
The letter to Capt Gooding contains
questions as to particulars of Identification
aud inquiries as to how sistance might be
sent to the man at Pozeat if he proves to
be the person sought for. The letter to
Chase, Leavitt q Co. concludes: 81 and all
my people feel sure that the Englisnman
mentioned is our brother, supposed to have
been murdered by the savages eleven years
ago.
HOW TO RESCUE THE MAN.
saw Capt. William (foodng at his home
in Yarmouth to-day He said he had no
doubt the man at Pozeat was the William
Charles Ere lerlck Irons inquired for The
description given in the letter from Somer-
set house TALES in all points with that Of
the man he met at Plzeat
Capt. Gooding says that at his first meet
ing with the mal at Poz9at, in surprise at
being addr ssed in the language of civiliza-
ton, he exclaimed: WHAT Can you speak
EnglishN
81 ought to" was the answer, ''for | was
born in Londonn
Capt. Gooding says he left Irons at the
missionary station at Ruk, Irons having
acco mpanied him there on the return voy-
age of the missionary boat When they
arrived the missionaries we're greatly sur
prissd TO seq Irons, for they had heard
report OF his death at the hands of the saw
ages IN December, 1873. The party also
met at one of the islands in the Ruk lagoon
Harry Chisholm, VINO was at one time a
shipmate of Irons. He was surprised to
see Irons alive, having heard the report of
his death
From information gathered by Capt.
GoodIng, it appears that both these men
were at one time together in vessel trad
ing among the islands This may be the
sup Chartered al BflSDale that Lauc5lOt
Irons refers to in his letter. One feature of
the trailing carried on by the vessel was
the kidnapping of natives from the Caro-
line and the more northern Of the Fiji and
other islands, 1t was during trip of this
kind among the New Guinea islanders that
the fight occurred which led to the report
of Irons death.
The business was broken up by men-of-
war ten or twelve years ago, since when
| Irons has lived a savage life at Pozsat.
Chisholm, WHO'S Irish by birth, mas lived
in about the same condition, lie is man
! of influence in ole of the three tribes of ma
tives inhabiting large mountainous island
in the Ruk lagoon.
This lagoon is about thirty miles in cir
cumference aud contains seven or eight is
lands. Captain Cooling thinks Irons would
like to return to civilization if his future
support were assured. He will write to
London to that effect. and will say that a
letter addressed care Rev. Mr.. Smelling,
Missionary station, Ruk, VIII probably
reach Irons without unnecessary delay.