New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-25
U1NDEEERS or THE SEA.
4 FLOATING ISLAND OF MYSTERY AID PhAN'
TOM.LIKE EArk.


A FLOATING ISLAND OF MYSTERY AND P""N'
TOM.LIKE EAEK.
Tho ,ro.c Of steam ha, done much to rob the
cccon Of il, romance. but there stu remains
l,tt. 10 delight the lover u sea tales ana mystery
In these dun time, OF peaceful commerce. WHICH
,hps are not content with rushing from continent
"a continent At rrMl speed. bit even iof'' ''r
stormy sea to sIccumh by the i-noble pouring ol
oil from rubber bags hung az their bows " i i'N'
hearing an echo from tn golden days OF '"pwIi
ynrrvet, heroes to be told that In the Atlantic
ocean almost i'm the steamer track. there has been
for some months floating island. with tree branches
and crcnt reeds, thirty feet above the surface 81
the sea- That II really exists. or at least
did exist til september -, the day on when II
was lat sighted. there can be- no douht' l"f -FOUR
steamships have reported r.. and the hop"l'S'N mat
ter II nct United state, photographic Once has maze
a report on II, and traced the wandering iSlaha Oh
,be uil,t chnrt for November. With their u'ail
owl like solcmniiy IN" photographers have manager
TO present TIE story ia the dry"'t way possible.
70 them the occnn + only a great blank space on
The map neatly covered with carefully hya'"r"A
sonarc. aud figures. The r1mani' story OF the
drifting Aland I, toA 10y them in one sentence
filled with latitude, and lOaetuic'. They dont
concern thcm-clvrs with spccnaiiors as to whore
II came from or by what chanc" II started on II,
.ttuu-e VOYAGE. The captain. cf th" steamships
which passed It also gave but mcagr" descriptions
Of H. but uLcn their report, were all put together
a fair idea If thc island could be- gathered 1t WIS
far oIt at scr when II wns seen ipr the hr't uhlr
The captain Of the British steamship Blu" ,Iack"t
sighted ii o. July = I'm latitude 30 AZ ana loneitud"
"a 20 ub.rt 700 miles east If New York.
It covered half an mere. and seemed 70 De thcdy
vOp!rd. with reed, extending thirty feet abov" the
sea level II visible 70, di,ianc" "i seven
miles, and looicd 50 mich Hike solid land thai Vt
c.civcd the lookout ~ nr1. Not long aIcrw"ri.
Oh August =. the steamship L"tinbro passed 1t In
latitude - &c and longitude 80, few miles south
Of where n Grs; sc'n. The captain OF ms
slip got u better view o. 1t. AM found that # was
covered with dense thckci Of rcci'. most u
which wcr, thirty feet high. ON August 20 Lc
steamship Roman piiucr. ship by tie way
which Is making % record lor sighting wrecks ana
unirual Thing, at scA. sighted th" Island I'm latitude
~ 40 ana lonl'uGc - -, almost 1000 miles
northeast II NcR-Yorh The last ship 10 sign;
III. strange waN w., III" steamship Ebro. when
passed ulc Hand I'm latitude - 30 and lonci'Gd"
4. -. about 1900 miles northeast Of N""-fork'
heading for tie steamer track.
l.uttius lu the m.p the ,our," tlkru b. the
roatiug l-lnnA g. Is found that since Jniy -. When
1t Vas nr-t observed. 1t ha. driffod 'n-' n"r'rtn,
about LOO mics. Il,, was aa nfrrlg" ~ about
oi.c mile au hour ana h may Set dut to EuroP an
.h,u- u - can withstand a." buirtinf 90 th" s'-i
here Il camc fron. D., Yhp' odd fortune It was
torn from i'- pla,. 40 -fa.t on g. wonderful!
Journey. no 90" know. aud PROBABLY Do" on" eyer
vii.
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.udd"rlY appur fi'm tie gloom. Ike great
phantom WIKI her sails D.. lyilr lrfor- IN" wiul.
#, the d,r,i,n. eh. has bee, ,lrlf,d forging slowly
." 80" ,,,.
'n 30" "''''' '"~ ""'' ITO" '"''' is "'' SUM.
winds blew her. 80 she has wandered sine" Size
,,s .t,,a,o.., an orfo,or -. Her COW wa. taken
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then HAT -i" lrt iu -iuluu- con lt"n I'll"