Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-08-18


an almost barren shore, but the rocks were
covered with oysters, and the shoots OF
young palm trees growing inland were
stewed as a vegetable. Coed water was
also found in abundance, an ON the 30th
the boat put off again, stocked with oysters
and the precious fluid. The next day a
landing was made ON an island and search
kept up for vegetable food.
For the first time, now that relief was at
hand. mutiny began to show itself The
men were heard to murmur ut Bligh, and
one of them insolently declared himself as
good a man as the leader The lieutenant
quickly seized a cutlass and told the fell
low to do the same and make his words
good or eat them. The bully wilted and
begged Blieh's pardon, and there was an
end to rebellion at once. On the island
more oysters, with clans and fish, as well
as water and palatable Kind Of bean,
were secured and the day Of starvation
was showed off for a spell.
The LIST of June found the castaways
rounding the most northerly point Of Aus
tralia, and they soon struck out again into
the open sea Their lucky finds on the
coast had doubtless saved their lives for a
time, but in few days other evils bega"
to crop out. The men were growing fear
fully weak, their limbs were swollen, their
| flesh deathly color, their minds gradually
giving way and a general drowsiness fell
upon all hands. Some We're weaker than
others, and for them the wine was jealousy
guarded and was barely enough 10 keep
them alive. Strangely enough, the ships
surgeon was one of the weakest of the lot,
aud scientific gentlemen, the botanist Of
the expedition, was not much better. A
tough old seaman was also enrolled among
| the very low cases, so hardship evidently
made no distinction of person on that
awful boat voyage.
I 1t was the 18th of June, forty-one days
i after the launch headed for Timor, when
she reached that island. The Dutch in
1 habitants received the unfortuaates in
Good Samaritan STYLE took them into their
horles to nurse them and wept tears of
pity over those human wrecks cast ur by
tie sea.
The castaways were not less astonished
than the natives when they came to their
senses and realized to the full their miraeu-
i lous delivery After weeks of rest all but
one sailed for England, and five Of them
died on the voyage. The one left be
| hind was never heard Of again, and count
/ Ing the man stoned TO death by natives at
Tofoa, seven of the nineteen eastaways
! persisted and twelve survived.
The career Of the mUtineers was involved
in thrilling romance. They roamed among
the islands in the Bounty, quarreled and
divided. Sixteen Of them settled at Ia
hi,i. where two met with violent death
ana fourteen were captured three years
later BY a British searching party and
/ taken to England in irons The remaining
nine mutineers landed on Pitcairn island
married native wives, went through rebel
lion and massacre, and a quarter Of a cent
ury later the sole survivor was head aud
| ruler Of Pitcairn, patriarch distinguished
for wisdom and Christian probity.
Lieut. Bligh was promoted and given a
new vessel ard another chance at the hui
| name mission broken off by the mutiny
on the Bounty. He carried it through
without a break and planted the bread
fruit trees a Tahiti in the West Indies.
GEORGE L. KILMER.