New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
CRUSOES ISLAND
Not Juan Fernandez, but On y.
Other Side of South 1msnc.

the western coast q, South Arnsr,c, ose. %
by mo sams earthquake which cau..e 'ons
obstruction IN chiAs calls attention 20 b. much
history. IN The popular mind q Is SSiAa's
n-cted with that famous o,se, q, ao;y co.,
crusoe, one Of The six creates. soo, oAnson
ouced oy man And taat s. becayS. q. = 2'o
scene OF tha adventures OF Alexans.- s.fs.-n '@s
vas actually cast away on 9, aad tr-o.-- 1Ho
own resources for more than sour vears -r1.- As
adventures OK sekfS. moreover. furnished s''
ude''n tOf ps Foss Immortal work. ana 5o,r,,-
tne scene os crUsOe's experiences IA rs.s--'1
have been the lonely island IN tho So. = : %
more lonely Sar than So. Helena. uslrs, ~..c--
Almost similar relation % the Af-ioa- - - a
though further from the coasr eoas's a.
But tns Identification OF Juan Fer,s,..-
GEusos 70 almost as FAR as possible from - ,.s
Daniel Dc Foe tn The Life ana - - ~-ia
ventures OF Robinson Crusoe. OF vo-,r -, At-
Related hy HIMSELF laid The Sens - - -
reTllaE&aole OF those adventures On an -, - 's
island IN the Atlantic Ocean. north - a'l'ad
on tne coast OK Venezuela. west OF The -, "a
tna OFinoco River and In the Cariohssn - = =
As sot nis iaeas from the experiences OF sa-,.
admitted. Just COwper took the 49, -.S 80. .
well known II Am Monarch oe an - p "a
the same. es'a
AFTER tne early adventures at SEA a. "a.
Oe hoss Immortal story. he goes "a E,--,s, -. I.
Lisbon. where he had secured hiras,ls - - "a "a
sEaces OF FoFtuSuese captain Ths surno- g.
IL
of this part OF my story: You NAY s1,--r.. -lN
having now lived almost four years +, ~. -
ana beginning 20 thrive and prosper verv ~ -
my plantation, had not only lesrna4 49, - -
guage, but had contracted acquaintance a-E -
ship among my fellow planters" n. 49, -
now ne informed them Of bis two voyags, -
Guinea where he secured Negroes fo- s.-.s r. r
the ETazils, and these men became iuss-sss.s -
fitting out a ship 70 go to Guinea 90 sst vag-,..
for their plantations and engaged him (Cr71.,a, !,
supercargo for the voyage 70 share IN the sl,v.s
without providing any Of the stock. VghH4 n. a..
this was a preposterOus thing for him % rslnx =
as he was prospering IN business. he could n. "a
strain his rambling prOpensities and acee1esE a.
offer On September /. 1858. he started On tas
voyage:
Standing away to the northvard uuou o-,- o,
coasts (sraz) with design 70 stretch over ~ a.
3AS1n 1i Cost, w1en ~ Iney came into a6oUc Ten or
was the manner OF their course in thosa 5avs ~
way upon our coast. tin We came 70 rIe ha,gr.
OF Cape So. Augustine Cape Sc. Roqus( vFsass
steered as II we bound for the Isls Fs-1s1sa
Ge NoEo1has holding our course northeast b nos.S
we passed the line in about twelve DAYS tISs az
were, Dy our last observation. IN seven cagsass
teIt tornado or hurIlea9e took US quite out q
sbor So f N 3gn iTq sna Ss fhs ssgTRss ,, s
northeast; from whence II blew n such q ferr.As
nong but but dive All anS G ssudss sTaS Ss s q
let u carry US wherever fate and the fury q. ras
need not saw expected every lav 20 s. sxsi,9s.t
Up nor Old any IN the ship expect % cave thar
IN this distress we had besides the terror Of n.
storm one OF our men die OF the ealsnt-.e. and
the twelfth day. the weather abating a l,,,e
the master made an observation as wsn IS IA
OF north latitude. but that he vas 3 dss5sss ..
longitude west from Cape ST. Augustine 50 TIA,
he found he was gotten upon the coast q Guiana
or the north part OF Brazil. beyond the River
zones. toward that Os the River OrOoa0gE.. coma
consul with me what course he should take. .or
he was for going directly back 20 the coast ..
] was positively agains. this. and lookins owe.
the charts of the ssacoasc os ArnsEica x!,a I'm,
we concluded that there was no Inhabited cG,.-y
the circle Os the Caribb-s Islands, ard taessto1s
resolved 20 stand away for BarnaGoess Each
BAY or G1f Of Mexico we 's might 7 essT psyior
as We hoped, In about asteen days SAIL Whereas
coast q Africa without soTns ala ho:h % ouF sh3
Vyith thfs design ~. changed our course aas
steered away northwest by west In order 70 rsaca
some OF our English islands. where ho2ed t9-
Tor being in the latitude Of Il dsgTess IS n!a4css
second storm came upon Us %ea 7vIsa Sasa .ss q
drove Us so out os the way OF al human com
Insrce that nsd az our ives 1es2 FaySG y-s :, 3
by savages than ever returning TO QUE oVsr' co2y-
Here il was that the ship was wrecked and Rob
inson alone OF those on board reached tAs laat,
which was seen moment before the vessel s-.-cA
struck the sand. There the castawsy Evet Alone
until his man Friday was saved srOn1 tas ea-2i-
balls who went 20 the island for thsiE se1sts On
''Iong pig" and after stay OF tweuty-eizat years
was rescued By a vessel which took him BACK %
England. But although he revisited the Island as
recOunted IN the second part OF the work. rlefe
nothing more definite In regard TO IT'S ioea,loA
It was IN the early part OF the e4sats-n'H cen
n
father, was Foe. and who was born n 1oi.l. ssSIs
Robinson Crusoe. Alexander seLAlIA' q .a-r 80
craig. had returned 20 ENGLAND nearly .5 Teaa aaa
Fernandez, an account OF which Y Is sll99ss ~
into De Foes hands Seikirk was aoOU. ~ ssnS
eight years Old and was sailing master e.
privatesrs and after a quarrel WITH ~ Ssl ,as.
OF CyhSlI with a gun and ammunition. an AKA
knife, kettle some nautical lnstrunlenes -. 80 ~
The uninhabited island, and remained tasIs Ins
February r. 1909. when Captain Rogers TssSs ss.ss.
around the world, returning 20 England ln y l -.
The island 0f Juan Fernandez nansss sss~9 ~ les
shout SO miles OF the ChiIian coast The isani :
eighteen miles Ions and sx bread .s@ s ess,sy : i
has had few settlers. COwper's Lines q 's"
tude' beginning:
Ny E,shS ~ thsEs s s nome S1s.S g ,S SisSs Sc ssa
am lord oe the f-Nl and the eTe's'
written about the middle Of the eghtsepth ss9: ss:
apply equally 20 SellxiFk or Crusoe. an4 ~ a''
as well knOwn as his ''JOhn Gilpin's s<tcs...,.s.
The success OF Robinson CruSOe vas SsSS--,.
the reason why In ''.The Swiss Family 1toli.sSs-v
TOhann RUDOLF Won VVyss a Swiss professo- 80
In the last century, set forth the eApeI!SsE :, tss
family cast away on an island untroG0en y ,-r,-
FOOT OF man II is the only survivor Of many M i
tatiOns Of Robinson CrusOe-" IN story Ssssr,rd
'CruSOa IN New York the Rev. pr. "a
Everett Hale tells in amusing fashion nov, - "A
lived alone IN a vacant lot surrounGst
high board fence IN the heart Of the gFeat
The story Is told OF the owner OF q noisy v1-Ss,
Who named the gallinaceOus bird Robinson.
CIra7r he fOF
II did e because he crew So -. s.o
This may be paralleled BY the story oe - -
md the former pastor OF Plymouth Cnufe@