The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-05-18
SURVIVORS Of THE LEVANT
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known island unirequented unexpored part Of Pacific
yet it than possibility.
When the Levant disappeared vessels after
her but did not make complete search Then the civil
and the matter forgotten has been taken for granted that the
bin9 fo fnd the ranna,te ~ b d vessel now viii b m
the far-o island but believe within the probabilities
would be the the history the world
very exhaustive investigation the Levan and
ter OF history the bit where the island supposed has
been made by Mr. Hague He well known New York Geoog
who spent good part his early life the Pacific guano
and Honolulu 1860 when the Levant here He
the American Captains OF industry who dned with Prince Henry
Germany the famous New York banquet and Hague who
with Pepon Morgan and Professor Chandler gave reunion dinner
the time in honor OF their student days at Gongen Seeing
count in the New York Herald Captain awess edcovy the
supposed De Geaes island he renewed his interest the matter and
took up the discussion with the navy department
feature of the wonderful mixture of and practical navga
on business which constitute the for the trip the Tacoma
the which Edward Hale the chap
an Of the United States Senate became interested Hale the author
Io The Man Without Country anteelum story OF worldwide
makabe coincidence in about the latitude where the Lrvant probably
actually her dooom Mr. Hague had correspondence
that Hale laid the final OF his story another Levant which had
been lost before and until quite recently had knowledge the
fact that the soop of Leant lost years after he his
narrave Of nre fiction The Rev Edward Evert Hale reed with
evant had been wrecked ON the island and that those board had
survived. ~s
in discussing Secretary Navy, said Mr.
Hague asked him. the Leyant had been lost and there
chance that survivors existed would he not dispatch vessel
search Of them? He replied that there would be the slight
delay and asked him why delay because
has been neglected for forty the men from the Lean
survived the wreck and they found the island mhabab with fish
eggs food with drink, like
y that they would remain there There IS vast difference between
taking small boats supposng the saved from hababe
taking ship
The naturally
that them should be living now The New Yorker
himself OF the latter assertion he visited the van
before her last uucky and he is still hale and hearty young
Enough voluntarily undertake the searching trip in which he is
much interested.
While in Honolulu Mr. Hague has secured considerable additional
proof that the spar de ashore South Hawaii in 6I from
the Levan H. NJ Whitney among those who and W. n
Armstrong and others have been able to furnish details the dis
covey OF the spar which the Levant intended take
when left comedies De
Creaye who sighted island the spar that ded
the racks OF Another highly significant crcum-
Australian wood and by deng Navy
Leyant had had her manas replaced Australia before coming here
All possible the marvellous theory
which he is going establish effectively disprove.
Aside this feature OF the acOmas going settle
definitely the benefit navigation general what shoals islands
the doubtful where have been reported This
the Oensbe which
the Tacoma but the deciding which made the Navy De
send her the possibility that she find something the
Levant.
hundred years said Mr. Hague and Sir Edward Becher
who looked for and failed find in 1887 reported is
ton The Abatro with Aggssz board looked 1899 and could
nothing Her only incidental following
however She followed the meridian down. sounding she
and depth athOm The
that island shoals did exist but they have
amended report that the island quite possibly does exist
beyond the horizons of interpretations along the I6th meridian
whatever Tacoma will settle question
1t will be great
gators the world know and have the charts corrected That
the Tacoma will do We shall make the search thorough between
the seventeenth and nineteenth parallels OF latitude and about the I36h
meridian
The Tacoma to leave morning and expects to return
making her search She is expected San
Francisco between the 9Th and 10th Of next month
An interesting feature investigation supposed
exactly Honolulu and Panama which
likely be travelled by vessels when the Panama canal is
Iopened.