The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-07
LIFE ON PITCAIRN ISLAND
As SEEN BIZ AN OBsERvANr SEA
CAPTAIN LAST OCTOBER
The Present Condition OF the Descen dante
OF the ship Bounty's Mutineers-An In.
tesrsunS Colony on the Peak or . Sub
marine Mountain Iu the south Pse,nc.

fltcairn Island is a'speck in tho South Pa.
ellie Ocean almost 1000 miles south OF this
eity. IL is OF volcanic origin and unlike other
islands in that part OF tho Pacific has no coral
reels IL is less tllan three miles long and two
miles wide. 1t was formerly pcopled by a race
who leit unmstakable signs of their exist.
covered iS hs orein Of the PRESENT Meen an s
and The British Tn sRp Bda afs Was . sn
gagged In i7SS in the South Sea trade. uni or tho
many brRe o StnI IN ts s sSn,y ~ nF and
Bligh ana eighteen men were set adrift in an
" OF S99ha,wSn,y remalning nlerthc lead
ii n,ns % the mutinccrs under Christian
1%HE sx n umhfind men nd twelve Tahtan
short timn all the men but two both English
ana Tnhi'Tp hs had been killed drnnksn
and Edward Young. the latter Of whom n soon
died. Adams in tho course OF his life made
Thorough rcpcn,anee. and instructed the young
Capt rSrSman 20 tRe Brsh a bark rss Banraven
now IN this port touched at the island in Octo.
tn 'r last "H ms H2yaHe from Cape Colony. He
,o, ws sintGd '4G island Ist after daylight
clear that We saw it distinctly. For RI nearly M an
pS"p tSn ~ @ar 81 H Fly eGnd the
nearly LlH9 ieetIand covered right up to its
were ; sson coming of, They brought two
@ SHS Gann "Sa" so n,s fine Sr nar
t k,ns; ~ We had some odds and end. to give
IN rs for With they dGGpend on
Kind is greatly .wanteI--and few biscuits its
grcu m Ne sael Iir' o ars Of %M thHr
boats mud wor. soon ashore SO soon as We
part of tho islan,l the vegetation comes down
t" within few Yards of the sea. After a
twenty ior minn,S., climb we emerged on level
rtcniin. for quit" small group had gathered.
mostly women and children. 1t was the second
time ] had gone ashore The women asked
the ship name, mad when we told them they
smry and r. ' and w w E M. I n"nT,v
I" lhl!niin l Knew that clothes were scarce.
I" "r sir,a ." saw WAS Essrssy nrearsd
~ had only cotton wrappers on mot very
sNl Snn eihG ;Es as soap sh is great uxqEIs
dre wcr% as c"Ssred pr w fis a TSe
thing that would go on: ! think. however: we
h by tint
Iarel aud saw one or two quite tasty looking
seemed better Off in every way rs regards
going Of s Te 3fi't the men are tS
and well built but with a great differ.
a ethe es0 dark ia fiemp"r ana
%GmaS Most Q, thsm had what Is called
a 81 "ta"aaS 81 1 Mgm %n%
err ones wcro tall. SLIM, and supple. All hnd
good figures and walked straight; There
or about
simplicity that was very taking. Visitors be-
ing so rare. expected to find them very shy.
feet Ss the sea IS S b"t upon %
being BY rnrGens Thers are
twonty-three or twenty.four houses. All the
are alike as Tar as
are built Of island wocdNthe Meera pine
which seems l'ar! and durable. and there is
have have Ne Nearly all the men can carpenter
three or four feet above the ground. and haye
a he s ssmSsr e. Smaller he oh Ss0 FSs4s
Outside. and The root Was thiek thatsSins Of Of
was in noticed lots Of books: and l rouni tho
thins seemed tidy and neat In tho
and in tho gardens there were any quantity Of
s@he the
were pientii ul. The soil is o rich. loose, very
little attention. and MS the island is situated
Just out Of tho tropics they have plenty Of
there are three springs always flowing. tho
water from one being led down the mountain
y the Wsse Irish
onesl. sweet potatoes and vans. tho taro
plant: pine9pples. arrowroot. and coffee
Then there arc cocoanuts and brcad-fruit
palms. while oranges, lemons. and lines grow
were too enrly for potatoes or onions by n few
week. thr I was sorry for ns our stock
finest H ever ate. 50 sweet and full Of juice:
Grapes and stray berries; grow also. but do not
thrive well On the island there are
ssts also. the litter plPHSyinE hsySS WA
not get animal food very often. except what
they get from passing vessels; There are not
Sey ars te 70 very cre
They seem to thrive on it mt any rate. and sick
ness and disease are unknown on the island.
forgot to say that sugar cane grows nicely.
and there is n sort Of mulberry tree that they
make coarse clot with also the tobacco plant
smokes. Truly. it, isa wonderful little island.
-, After having u look around while the day
sH thu W eq Bot S she nrs
family gave ne hearty welcome From E there
a arc Me ut the os wh s aG pr
daughters and their children and Grandehii-
we're p TStnG "r iSov fso np
well educated and spoke, Gurntly and very
some paintings OF flowers that they had
done or, polished cocoanut shells. which were
Indeed. was astonished to see how far adj
yanced they seemGd to be in such an out.3f-
bath-fr9m sunset on Friday to sunset on Sat.
do. but changed in 1856 asked their reason.
and tho, simple reply was that It was Gods
man. They hays, another JeWish custom. and
their prayer meeting night and they were ut
a loss to know what to do However. so soon
as l found out that was tho cause Of the
trouble went with thom TO the little church
and listened to their service. which is that OF
the Seventh Day Adventist Church
After coming ont 81 the churoh. accom-
panied by all Of tho children and many OF tho
older ones too. we went down e ,,;t the hoat
auieted the children. and while the boat was
being launched and loaded. they sang some
beautiful songs all the children taking part,
and az beating ti'ne rs they sang. They we're
nice. sounding sweeter IN the calm. quiet
last nll ~ / "a