The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-29
TODAY IN HISTORY
Balboa Discovers Pacific Ocean-Brook |
Farm OruanIzcd.
WHAT HAPPENED SEPT. 2s

IL was on September 80 1913, that
Nasco Nunez de Balboa, one OF the early
discovered the Pacific ocean. Having dis.
stpated his fortune at home. he sought
10 retrieve II in the new world. He set
sell and landed on the lsthmns OF Papa,
ma Hc heard from the Indians oil a
great sea which lay beyond the lands he
had touched. With small band of SOL
diers he boldly set out through forests
and across mountains toward the interior
OF the country. AT last. from the top
Of mountain peak. on September 20, he
caught sight OF the blue waves of a great
ocean. Reaching the shore, Balboa
waded into the water and, waving his
sword above his head claimed for the
king OF Spain the ocean and all the lands
that touched It. 1t was Balboa's discov-
cry that proved North America 10 be
separate continent. and not part oil
Asia.
the South sea. But six years after. when
Ferdinand Magellan. the bold Portuguese
navigator. made the first trip around the
world and lost his life In the Philippines
he named II the Pacific ocean,
An insurrection al Daricn soon after
the landing, of the Spanards placed Bal
ambition had carried him westward in
the hope OF finding gold. he was sup
planted, by Pedraras Davila; Upon his
return he submitted. upon being appoint,
Balboa his daughter In marriage, but
shortly after. in l6l7. he had Balboa be
headed on a charge OF intent 10 rebel
Pizarro. who afterward completed the
discovery OF Peru. served under Balboa.
on September 20. 1871. the Brook Farm
association was organized in Massachu-
ment was liberty, and II numbered among
It's members such distinguished men az
William Henry Claiming; George Ripley
George William Curtis. Nathaniel Haw-
thorne. Theodore Parker Charles A.
Dana, Margaret Fuller and others OF q
phlosophic turn OF mind
the long dominant Caivinisin. 4 farm OF
zoo acres was purchased eight miles from
Boston, where the transcendenvaists.
who adopted Its main principles. carried
the best of their ability and knowledge.
which, however. was limited.
The actual life of Brook Farm was
reverentially planned on the theory that
Christ had designed 10 reorsanize soci-
ETY., and that any effort in that direction
would be worthy and acceptable to Him.
covered such objects as would be eN-
pccted from the brilliant minds included
In the community. In this regard II was
doubtless successful. as long as il exist
ed. That II ceased 10 exist after between
five and SIX years was due 10 the utterly
impractical natures OF those engaged in
the enterprise. IT was finally abandoned.
having been a financial failure from the
beginning. The whole undertaking was
brought TO q cola pse by the. destruction
OF the "Phalapstcry" at Brook Farm by
fire on the night of March 3, 1916.
September 30 is Mlchaelmas day. the
day of ST. Michael and Al Angels, II
is the birthday OF John Tilotson, arch
bishop OF Canterbury Q6S0l: Charles CAL
vert, who negotiated the Mason and Dix
on line G69o). Lord William Russell
OGS9); Robert. Lord Give, founder OF the
British empire In India G725); Admiral
Horatio Nelson, the naval hero Q75S);
General John McA. Schofield GS3D, and
the date OF the death Of Pompey the
Great. KinG of Egypt CAS- B. C). and
lgSa KING of Sun5cn G5GO1