The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-17
Nc DEAR1H OF MALES.
-.Sxxn ISLAND ~ yoT THE ADAM
LESS EDEN OF FICTION.
- v~vhali of the Bark xsnantnni
r~.,sSes q Newspaper Romance-
sp>syssdry Rather Thaa Pssy-
Osy--Descripsion Of the isissd.

~.-..~ sstzrs. OF the coast % CHA. has
- lsns lfssl1 Encom piasnfngiy 70 she
-. 70 -rDussncerS VINO have p@egie6 II
- ssnxuazn1ng masdens, fhz. Il seerses
- a. essDzl the Illusion Easxsr ss-
- : not ar "Acanless Eden There
m Tact more Adams than
-. and i the nasderaa Iarxuszh
rot for husbands. S1ca an
--..s-rao-, Is made with nc less authority
- Capt. william NewhaIl formerly
-.stsr of the bark Sonantnm. Of this
- lost Or Easter Island May q TIRE
S~-antrm vas bound from <ewcassl4.
"a ". for Panama. and wafie beat
- a the Port o. Angors, with A Kanzkz
e. aboard was wrecked OF the west
-. ~ the fsisnd. The story OF the
.-<ek the residsncs Of the rnen en- the
800 AID the Subsequent rescue by the
--szoasr Mary Louisa Of al save SIX.
80 vsnt into voluntary exile, has been
~.As familiar b. many newspaper
.snrses albeit somewhat distorted b. TIRE
sAazznsess Eden" acti0n.
,ssft. william Sewhail has reached Sc
sssls ana "a an interview yesterday he
s..r..1efeiy demolished the Easter island
,anarre. giving at the same time scnas
sswx interesting facts conserving the
asst. The sta isnenr that Easter island
) "a Aaamless island. be said. '.and
As. fhe six men Of the Nonartunl' crew
rsnzirsd OF their own free viii and ar-
.ara 10 ally themselves Eifh native wo-
-ssn ID pure fiction. Adam u very much
= ss1dence. Last March there were FL
EaaxkAs on the Island including met.
rsrsen ard children. or that number
esiy q we're females polyandry rather
.hzr polyFamy has prevailed The six
nsn Of ms eEsw who remained, did 80
beesnsa there vas not fIour or hard
Arssa enough On beard tire schooner
Mary Louisa 10 give them any bread. and
~ eznotss or sweet potatoes could be
ssezlnea a. IL was tie season for pant
M Ii In quite possible that some az the
erxx nsy have married native women
O. ,lFae. Such marriages are celebrated
Ia the church and duly recorded by the
priest who. In addition TO MS sacsTd0tal
REACTIONS keeps the registry Of mar
rzxss. births and deaths. The priest
Ainself l. a husband as well as a father,
having wife ard SIX children. In the
ezss u white men marrying native
Esneh children born Of such marriages
an adopted into other families II the
szshsf Ieavas the island. In no case may
nan take his native wife or children
with MIN when he leaves the island
Religious services are held on sundays
znS feast days. Two masses were said
sssgy Sabbath during my stay eu the
sand and enc on 81. Johns day. and
enc or 81. Peters day. People are called
% ssryiees BY the sound Of the bngle,
saieh T. also used 10 assemble them Tor
attendance 81 court. or IN the case %
srsek murder. OF any unusual cIrcunl-
ssanee. The church IL very particular "a
- THE degree Of consauguInity within
which the natives may marry. When
ehihsrsa are adopted they become the
br9thtrs or sisters OF the children Of the
fazily they enter quite as much "a q
neT were born Of the same father and
rsthsg, 50 that II II quite difficult FOR q
yssng Kanaka 70 ind "A girl who Is not
tss neariy related to him 70 be- his wife
First cousins may not marry.
This island. which belongs to Chile. Is
Alsatsd between n and - degrees south
Attitude and 100 degrees ard 10 degrees
rsst longitude. The calleans call Il fsia
y Psscua, which is Spanish for Easter
aAaf. II contains about - square
nisss OF territory. or II .59a caadras. Each
faaare mile contains IA cuadras
X u Of volcanic origin. and there are