The evening world., 1911-02-08
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By Albert Payson TerIune
Copyright 1911. W The Ire. Publishing Co. THE New lOs w0ld'.
%. 32-An I'll" That Destroyed an American Colo

Copyright 1l.E The Ias Publishing Co. Chez New iOtW World.
NO. Sam "n" That Destroyed an American Colony.
~u F a English artist, John White, had not turned aside to seize a liz
tie prize money when he was on an erranl OF life and death t
portanee' North Americas earliest colony might have been aveq
- and North Americas earliest mystery would have been cleared uf
sr Walter Raleigh as making me effort after another TO settle If
gn!o. In the early spring OF 1887 he fitted out an agricultural colony. put
it under the command of John White Cwho had gone to America rs official
artist for al earlier expedition and sent it to Roanoke Island Virginia
Everything went well with these coonias. They were good workers got
on without the qaards that wrecked SO many other settlements, and made
friends with the local Indians There q every reason to believe that
they would form a permanent .oothdd IN the lev world. 4
1t was arranged that supplies should be sent to them from England ft
a few years until they should become seltsupport!ns. {
They chose White IS their Governor and made IN alliance with a po*et
os.d naive a ans' i ns9s and M omy Am wqs n t%sS Ise" ever 'S bestowed ams ''''" o ''s
Tho Governors daughter Eleanor had married Anrnios Dare sometime 6eiats
: a c,,,, ,r t. coups-virs,na Dare-tAo frs, English chaa to b.
Treasure In the autumn of 1851 white returned to England . rel
and g. 1ooe.. and to bring oass supplies. nsigs he %o he :s@s'. arranged
that tho sm .no %it thee, :" m nG% this, E '5 journey aS' inland Hand. before %o " his return IRON, o%i Europe Europe tn" hey
' %S.a " sna T.; 's the. ma sn ""1 y. 10 in !" m 90. " S"% Of disS'ss. aSey Would make '% a eros,
Then whit. sailed away leaving behind him a population o: 50 men. II women
sa,i IL children nix T,. in this r mns S eso rs,% Of 5 s@ : MIXTURE, ,Gi nsas s.' tie con lie reached he'd
plies. &C.. In April re sailed for Virginia with W shipfuIs Of provisions food
!er. a. greed 'a,sr..n, and wrecked the colony
chase. . spanish treasures ship. Enaand and Spain were a "a and this looked
s ~. 50 badly damaged " the battle that they must 70 back to England '''
ready .Dsmt sooao in uyns to coron,a Virginia N could get n more moneS:
So ss.s %sss- s:s'1 .s s. wit" i., 1 on, s, . "a ss the he s i1 os n s% %, n'a ' so ~. ' e,
sc IN si $50 w Ss%.e es ss .sd p. sM .srin TO 's so v' varin.. al. . ....ns.r In . met
ch.n, fleet bound for another part of America. This fleet had royal orders
The fleet touched a, Roanoke and white landed n. found n trace of p.
.ooa thr.. year. before White remsmbsrsd HI. co@rades plan for moving nsy
miles inland and their promise to leave a sign telling where they had one. fsi
looked eagerly for the sgn-and found It. al
On q tree a cut IN large letters the word "cRoATAN" And here "a
no ross mark under II. suh AZ "a to nav beer placed
A. ,,.u..d there in cae Of distress. It'll
White hs new the colony III have been moved 10
"y"oy' Oroatan- an island off North Carolina populated by friendly
>---0 Indians and hat no tragedy had driven them from Roan-
oe lie impored he officer In charge OF the merchant fleet TO carry him at
once to Croatan. But storms prevented this And White was forced to 81 bac
20 England without learning anything nore OF his companions fate.
Nor a that fate eve known. 1t remains a mystery. White sought IN
vain tr a chance to rsturn to vTsnia No m. wound aavane. money Or N.
voyage. Raleigh later sent emet expeditions. But they failed to find the lost
dams. Others believe they intermaried with the savage and IN time became
absorbed IN N Of the Redskin tribes.
AZ iats as TIL eighteenth century the Hatteras Indians who lived not fr
from Roanoke. had gray Yes lighter HART thar most OF their avag ndghbors
and claimed descent from white men.
Owing to John Whites momentar neglect OF duty and 10 his craving fr
wealth Virginia remained ar unsettled wilderness for nearly q quarter century
longer.