The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-19

a. AMI probably worked IN his ,an.
shop before that time, reec,s thu ~,
myth OF university education. lnj,oI
menico AMI susanna Colombo. who hal a..
other sons to provid, for. Bnt:.uloq,,r n,
srino. and Diego and \ daugh'"r ssh r,o,u,
Pavarello. the haesenongcr hal No,
enough 10 support Il son at the lannon's
bari University. but u Uniting hi, l,I.
scholastic . .urnton. IT is all the crc,,
Of the genius Of Columbus. that. b,,sym,,.
as he was from his boyhDo |. TO hc,nnn
only one OF tho best cosm ,g-nrhe.s -,
day. but n man versal in cccle-ias,,c, n,
allure aai in general science Oil.i, a,,ni,'
learning we get inrcn'rovor,ib'c PROC, ~
journals kent aboari shin. wherc win,
books to aid him no ropeate III c'telar,h
and passages to support his thcoips,
Ono moro disputed point wo mus, r.t..
that OF tho place whore Columbus tlr,, ,,na.y
in tho New Word. For this distinction W, ".
find many claimants: an p,rhaus /, 4.
surprising that. since the bahamas OF l.ur,,
stretch for hundre Is ut miles anl co,,,
hundreds OF islam Ia, some OF thom rrscmp +,
each other In general character, IN. ,ha
should contain several that tally more or ia
with the descrip ions preserved TO us in M
log hook OF Columbus. Tbs Indian, col'aa
Guanahani: Columbus Clnteinly namel
San Salvador. lr;ni found ihl, ,raai,io
pointed to Cat leland ms Tho ore seen vb,
that joyful cry OF Land = was raised ftom N
PIMA, and iiumboldt sustainctltmis yi,w "a
Nayarre'o iden itled It ra'h"r with tho ,ir,,s
Salnn 9th Turk Islands :Naruha.:.nt1 ~
it to he Nar;gnana; Muhol. rs ";,g'yus In
pointed out that Waiting Is'apd nhou, Il,
miisss ,nthenst Of Cat fslan, was IN trq,nlo,
fall OF Columbus: Capt Fox. whom our l,,li,I
author DISCUSSES ms TcN. favored III. c,ui,
OF the lit island called Samann. rrrrol
ducri. while confessng Tint tho opinion ]
Muhoz Is most in favor ~ present . n | iers Al
di"srsity of opinion rs stlonc argument N
yielding to Cat Island, or san Salvador J
Grande, the honor claimed for i, i y tradition
But here we cannot follow him. The claim.
Waiting Island are not supported 10y MuNoI
alone but by such authorities whom h. ,!oss nd
mention. rs A. Il. Becher, Peschel re,ermand
Major. and Blake. Gov. blake ia in some I'd
srects the most imp5rtn3t s,ecnuse hi, cop|
clusions were those OF personal study wh!lo N
was Governor OF the Bahamas. and w,rl
reached BY going from island to island with
cory OF the log book Of Columbus in his ha.
and following his course. This Journey o. G.,
Blake was made nfter the work OF Prot Tai
ducci was written, SO that no reference y Y
IL found therein.
AS to- tho main story told in these two vi
umes. 1t Is all wonderfully fresh and interstS
ing after four centures have made it 'ami
to mankind. Each new version or colloraiioj
OF it's incidents puts us under new spell all
proves 1t once more to be- the most wonderi1
picture OF Columbus us he arrived in Iisbol
which may be derived from the descriptions
Las CAsa.. Fernando ColumDo: and larrera
Ing ruddy. with iieht eyes and aHnine n mo-"
nffabie yet, grave. lmpstuons hv nature hd
under absolute control. and in fasting and r.
than hp whe rsS
wrote he began with Jesus cum Maria 81. noia
in no, and he had "a special devotion to Ou
LADY spd .So ,h ,bns IN nss
de Perestrsllo. daughter Of tho Pcrestrello VIII
had made voyages ~, q discovery Tor prinN
Henry O. Portugal; -, there >, We IND copmhu
great skill at drawing IN making maps AM
charts for sale to supply the growing wants o
his family: and doubtless while roring eve
this work he revolvad tho project Of rcRchin
the Indies by sailing westward. But he hs
had not .yet found patron in the nohe'
woman that ever reigned over men," as Mon
1t is curious that it vas on Friday; tho =
Of August. 1892. that Columbus, Lett the littl
island OF Saltes on HE memorable first voyage
thss NJ snded in the New "a" Void 81 that to on
Friday he set sail homeward: that on Frids
again. the 18th of February. 149a. lnnd va
on frday. III. 18th Of March he " arrived
Palos. What strikes one in perusinC III
story Of tn: great voyage Is how mature s!s
s hs s de
could not he more favorable wind. NTH
flight OF birds. the patches Of grass horne q
the vave- and othe, signs e., Of land seeming
to him In keeping up the courage OF his men
But on tho return voyage nature squared tn
account With a winter OF almost unprf'e .ente
fury. in which his escape from sllipwrecE wa
such that he accounted 1t miraculous, 1tis'
curious speculation when tho word wnu
have heard OF what Columbus dis" ve-ed ha
.ee and had his colony, in the West Indies heel
1t Is very noticeable how much was dis
Sen tSa aaFHE ' fo 5n fs Tie Potato rh
we'll as tobacco. which the NATIVES smoked j,
which va: dyy also. ,shnn.I ~ 'ns p rnns
cost and: lighting one end of il. thew sp"k ~
other and absorb or inhne tn" s ,I. s,or
mons reeds and Gourds. aid cotton 90 nhnrdan
that in single honss!2Ooo pound. o, II were
found spun, nnd rolled in hn,ls. hthnufn
women's aprons. Prof. Tar ucri is nApn
in his description OF the ttrnm,Ghant ,r"'nrn o
Columbus 10 Madrid With hi lnl.a's an
him. Hc shows how tho fame OF H." rrca, dis
coverv spread far AMI vide arn%. ing ,",e
for exploration. Sebastian Cabot dec ar y
that at the Court Of Henry WI, OF Enrlan.
Columbus was called more 'livna 'hnn III
man. The story OF the two supseIu, n eyre
ditions may have to most reah"rI ~" chair
Of greater novelty. since loss detailed hi-to!"
arc ant 10 concer'ra" their attention on in'
iirst VOYAGE Int the sequel is nitiably sa.
poinfments Tor Columbus di" 10 the rele
lion and ingraiituda Of many OF hi' snt
aterns. and q record TO-" ,c-1 % srrr asT
docile. hospiia'Ie. gniieless; and generous :.
tives. The poor snvagns OF the islands nj h's
thought the SraniarAe must have come I ,r
heaven. and freely, ofrerel them whate,H, =. ne
greed and hard henrte ines most o, 'h"m mn n
rosembiei i'ends. From life ~ la ~ 'rho
leuce. Tho result o' the bonn'" =! na,nre ~,
give them. tholr fus'enn' "a ,or IN" no 'n'
forced 10 dreAG the streams TO ma goln !,
their taskmrs,ris The Spnna"ls h,onsn
owe" bloodhoundS who tore p" nakst ',u , +
Of these moor Indians with thrr Tee S, an
in some ca ses the treatment OF th"lr Wi,nns al
child an was most inhnmnn and rrnL y, ,b
Prof Tardnrc, d wells on this dar" sa', o. Wv y
picture he only 70 lows the "NemIIe n' , lrona
who has given most SH" ,in q ~
natives. Tut Colum US arr"ars tHT nna n,
the story slmple minded zen 10 ~ r,ninris,i
md hor,ifed Mt ths conan C., ,,om "' '''''''-'
inexpressibly melarchov ton. i me st ~ y
of The reverses in tre fortune o. Iio"'.I'rin,
and OF the clonds that DARK me- .u,h ' ,stIrh h,
years. The very sn,hl'', GI res ,lrr.s o. N
than no could accomplish, y" Mnf tne SON nj