Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-25

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spoken by Commodore Wilkes to the
southeast Of New Zealand in 1910, re-
ported that there were at least 100
similar ships Fishing" in the neghbor-
hood. One OF these whaleships in 1904,
under Captain Folger, happened on the
descendants of the castawayS known
for all time as the BOUNTY" mutineers.
who after sending adrift their COM
n,ander and those who refused to Join
I'm the mutiny had settled at Pitcairn
Island with some m3.e and female ma
tives Of Ot1heite. Captain Folger ap-
parently did not disclose his find, for
six years had elapsed before the is
land was again visited by anyone
from the outside world. Four years
ago n Nova Scotia bark, the Angola.
was wrecked on a reef six days after
leaving Cavite, in the Philippines.
Seventeen survivors remained on the
reef until two RATS had been con-
structed and then attempted to reach
he nearest dry land. During the
night the smaller raft with five men
disappeared, and the II men OF the
large craft were fated to undergo a
most terrible experience. After drift
ing 25 days. destitute Of food and
water, two men went raving mad and
drowned themselves. Next day a
French sailor killed the mate with an
ak. quenched his thirst with the MUIR
dercd officers blood and was later on
killed by the second mate. His body
was eaten and cannihalism was resort
ed to again and again until only a
Swedc and Spaniard We're left to tell
- duff tod
ashore. after As days experience, on an
island of the South Natuna group,
where the natives attended to their
every want until strong enough to pro-
coed to Singapore in junk.
in 1892 the metal bark Compadre
caught fire at sea and was run ashore
on Auckland Island 70 save the lives or
all on board. There the castaways
spert about as mcnotonous hundred
DAYS rs can be imagined. until res
cued by q passing ship. Another
metal bark. the 1Iepry James, bound
from New South Wales to California,
piled ND on coral reef near Pal
myra Island. Her crew and passen-
gers sought safety on This inhospltable
place; a boat. with the mate and Tour
men who had volunteered, succeeded in
reaching Samoa after a starvation trip
covering / 300 miles in 10 days. and the
Mariposa Of the Oceanic Steamship
Conpany's fleet of San Francisco, Cal,
went out of her way to rescue the
castavays in compliance with the ur-
gent request of the dauntless volunteer
boats crew.
Owing to the fact that quite 4 num-
Der of sailing ships have met their fate
on the islets of the lone Southern
Ocean. between the meridians Of the
Cape of Good Hope and Australia, the
maritime nations have deemed il neceS-
sary to establish depots of food and
clothing on a few of the most imnor-
tant Of the islands along this route.
On Hog Island, CORRECT group,
French war vessel left a considerable
supply of necessaries in hut erected
near the landing place, and a similar
arrangement was made by the British
warship Ccmus on Possession Island,
where she landed provisions enough to
last 50 people SO days. Another French
warship established similar depots at
the islands OF Amsterdam. St. Paul and
Kergueien. Nearer New Zealand
there are also depots of a like nature
on several of the islands. and a Gov
eminent steamer visits the islands once
or twice a year to replace such stores
AS may have become unfit for use and
take off any castaways that may have
arrived, irrespective of nationality. At
Cape Beale and at Carmanah light
house, Vancouver Island, there are
similar satisfactory stores for cast
Always. Needless to say, perhaps, the
direction of the caches are clearly in
dicated on shore, SO that the furnishing
arrivals may reach the provisions and
clothing in the shortest possible inter-
walls Of time after landing, and notices
with respect to them appear regularly
in the Government publications issued
to mariners by the several maritime
nations.
If the report of our Chilean contem-
porary be true the unfortunate cast
Always escaped drowning only to die on
shore. Very seldom indeed of recent
years has such sad find been recorded
as that just made public in the lonely
islet of the Pacific, for steam and
telegraphy are utterly opposed TO any
casualty to shipping remaining hidden
from the world for a long interval
Shipping Illustrated.