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Show DKAII .MIJS'! TItFtSnilE. Tin vnir. oi- TiirniDDCN wlvltii ocxi island ij.ft l. A IIHVTI- The stoo ot the 'flillug of (he schooner ljin.ru fur Cocuh island was the sulji-ct of much comment on Cliangi and along tin city front. Cat H.C.niiicIalr, Hii-eriuleudint of Mi-slou ltoeK warehouse, knew thettoo of tlifliMdcn trvasurt.aml was about raising a comauy to go in Fcareh of it when his iu urmaut died Captain Sinclair learned the store from Cat li. C Williams, who. was in commaud of 1 c--ii sent toCVcosi-lnii 1 Fifty yearn ago a poir family uan.cil Call n Irirl-orrd a stranger, who called lilm-elf Tli impson, at bL Johns, Newfuumlland. Iu return re-turn for tiicir fcinilness he promi-eil them ualold wrxltli, which was bulled in tlie I'asihe ocean The stranger said that he had lieen a Heutt nautili the I ug!ih navj Ikii watin exile from his country on a-count a-count of haxing killed tbruthtrof ficcr In a duel ( nder the assumed name of Thompson he succeeded iu being apioilded executive officer of a brig of war in the tmplo of the Permian goi rnment, 1-arning that on nornHjuaniour.tuf bullion was to lie shlped from Peru to be coined in I ngttnd, Tiiumjjon anil his lir-t lieutenant, also 111 l.nglHi ma n, resolved to w i la the sli ip When the other olllcir and a number of tin crew wi-re a-horeat Panama one night, riiomison put to sea, anl a f w days Inter fell iu Willi tlie treasuri-hlp A blood battle ensued, Thmou losing forty men The survivors of the otlur cesselwtre I ml lu tlie sword --all wis set for the (jalapajos Nlands, but it was a'tcrwanl decided de-cided to run to Coco', as It was more rtmott The majority of thecrew rebelled, and another tight nsued, Thompson Thomp-son coming out ictoilmis after a desralc liattle ( ocw Island was linaily reached and most of the bullion was buried, and tlie brig of-war of-war sunk All Imnds returned to the mainland and Thomrson and liLsfilind left ami made tlulr waj to Xew Orleans, where the bought a j Hntation The sailors w ere caught and hanged for plrac. Thonnon's rartner dhd and he ost his wealth I j gambling Thompson went t I.lvirool after af-ter gnlng his seerVt to the elder Caten. Tlie latter went thereafter liim in a brig, but did not find him. and went to Cuc&son his oth account. ac-count. The tri-e'iire- w as found and considerable of it remoxed butfears of the crew induced Cab 11 to lrave the bulk of it behind He and the cat tain of the ship cro-Mal Panama t-thmus, but the Litter contractcel the fever and nfttrward died Catcn filled out 1 brig and ent his three sons out some j ears after The brig foundtred at sea and all hands were lost Iu IsTj another expedition Utl ban Francl-eo, the company ha ing rei-eived Information from Caten regarding the location of therlrates' treasure, for which he was to receive seven thirtieths of ell that was found. 1 he peoplo in charge of the exit-dlttan wire ignorant aud cvi diutl lost their licanngs, forthcy nturncU to San FrancUco withcut the wealth. Captain Williams vra In commaud of the vessel, and he learned the open sesame of the hurried hur-ried treasure, and the secret is sup-I sup-I iioseil to liavo died w ith lilm Xotli-Ing Xotli-Ing has ever been heard or Thompson. Thomp-son. Sinm J-raRclfco Kxumincr |
