Deseret Evening News | 1908-12-19 | Page 94 | Marooned Japanese Rescued from Death

I MAROONED JAPANESE JAP NESE RESCUED FROM DEATH Midway Islands Pacific Ocean Dee Dec IS Stress of or weather which compelled the Commercial Pacific Cable corn com schooner Ward to do dec from her course courso from Honolulu to a Ii cable station and amid run rumi for OI L Lee Iee e Island for fol shelter shelt I lS the means of bringing about the tho rescue of or three marooned Japanese hunters and saving saYing them thom from further torture tortue mid and probably from starvation and death ath The rhe Ward is IN commanded by b Captain Georgo II IT She was w bringing supplies lucre hero from Honolulu when a heavy gale gala broke mind and sho elto was compelled to seek shelter at Lee Lea island SO miles southeast of Midway Distress signals were ob oh observed served on ama shore and Captain sent senta semita a small boat to investigate Three Jap Japanese anese sailors were found Two were suffering from scurvy The Japanese were Immediately tak taken en ohm aboard time the Flaurence Ward where they were given food and clothing Through an and of the Jap said they had bad been for three months without todd except flail fish and No fresh water was as obtain obtainable obtainable able and tile the men were compelled to drink crudely distilled sea water When a fire was required time the men wore were compelled to light it by hy conceit concen the rays of the suri turn upon small pieces of tinder through the tho crystal ot of ota ofa a watch V According Vt to the Japanese tint the schooner Mam Maru of Capt put into tiles mes about July and landed four men mento mento to collect coll t the plumage from sea sem birds The Maru Matu departed leaving one months provisions for the tho men menon m n noh on oh the tho Island Valid and intending shortly to return to take thin oft off Tho vessel never n el returned V Soon after the departure of tIm tho yes el a broke huge bilge seas over over the island carrying away most of fV tite Of men was V left One of the men from exposure and three men The are being tatlo be