The sun., 1892-03-06
ARE THEY SAFE IN SOCORR0i
THE CRUISER BOSTON SENT TO SEARCH
A DESERT ISLAND

To Find ir by Chance the Tahitrs People.
with Mr., leavitt and Mr. scrym'er OF
New York. are Not wnitin3 There to
Spy = Sail or . Steamships Smoke.
A despatch from San Francisco says that
relief vessel will be sent in search OF the lost
crew and passengers Of the brig Tahiti. which
capsized In the Pacific Ocean. of the coast OF
Mexico. last October. This news will doubt
less surprise most people, as oil hope was
given up three months ago by the friends OF
the owner OF the vessel. and nothing has ever
been seen OF the small boats Of the brig. Even
surprising that everybody got away safely In
the four small boats IL the disaster occurred
100 miles out at sea they would have perishod
before this unless they were picked up by
somc passing vessel or reached some unknown
haven. No vessel has reported picking
them up.
But later developments lead to the belief
that tho Tahiti capsized 200 miles or so fur
thcr west than was originally supposed. and.
II so. near Socorro Island. one OF the Revila-
Gigedo group. belonging to the state OF Coli
ma. Mexico. and lying in lat. ID N. Ion. ITO
W. Socorro. the principal island. is noun
tain "a miles long and broad rising in a peak
to the height OF 3.7O0 feet. According to the
United States Government reports the group
of islands is still uninha bitcd. except by goats
although there are evidences that human be.
inCs have landed there Nut-producing trees
grow on the Soccrro plateau and berries
abound. That the goats are there proves that
there is n water supply. Tho shores are pre-
cipitous and in most places difficult Of ap-
proach.
When the steamship Roseville discovered the
Tahiti on Nov. % eleven miles southwest OF
Lizard Point. not far from Manzanllo. Mexico
floating bottom UP. deserted and without
sign OF small bont or a living person. the in
dications were that the brig had been capsized
for thirty days or more. and had 'lrfted with
days before. with an ALLOWANCE Of 4 iew miles
srol a"y 0f o5 mss or 5G of
Lower California and nearly 200 miles from
But the arrival at Manzanillo short time
new aspect to tho case. The CAPTAIN OF the,
Ss9s S".om on nn the Mh ts nam
distingushable; She was Al about 100 miles enst
g" g" fhe e safa tEs hup d ali tho
were missing. He inferred that the crew had
got away snfey. but their fute thereafter was
course Of vessels plying between. San Fran
conciudeh ceH ia tIat the brig was blown to sea in
gale and WAS far out Of her course when she
How then did the Tahiti finally drift to the
place where she was found on, Nov, %. nifty
days af,erward; hy the steamship Rosevlle.
main ma Behind at san Ftaneisso at the last no,
earouy Sof Eei to case SAN and %s
e., aay X. ps1a:, ns tSs
eh.as reativcs sf"Sf o the " TaRis Is @ owner pM M H.
ISayit osxE.re IL Il. 9. rocky heights Of socorTo
fornia ind nearly 400 miles from ManZanilo.
On tic way from Chill to San IrapeiscS :: and
possible that the Yorktown. -instead OF the
Boston. got the commission. 1t depends upon
The Tahiti hnd 30 natives OF the Gilbert
Islands on board bound for tho coffee nlanta-
tsns San Ho f. and eny go
gomery Scrymser. his guest. both OF New York
MI Levitt used to ne The Enitsd States Con-
years prominent New, York Importer in the
iond s " ms
2.2 tons burden. and one OF the fastest vessels
Capt. Ferguson's theory; which he, explained
in u long letter 70 Mr. f u. Leavitt OF Brook
follows:
The currents as general thing "a, ere south,
u OF eSfss "a Guf
current which draws floating objects oastery.
swinging them around again to the south rs
tain oi the Sirius 100. miles east Of, ,Socerro
wreck was sighted hv tho Sirius on. Oct. 5 to
NOV. %. when the steamer Roseyllc found the
hy the dotted line in the diagram. from i to c;
the Rosevilie. S is socorro.