Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1912 — Secret of the Sea. [ARTICLE]

Secret of the Sea.

A secret of the sea was partially revealed when the schooner Lily put in for water to a small island a hundred miles south of the Hawaiian islands. A small cabin was found sheltered in a grove of palms, and, on crossing the threshold, the sailors were horrified to find the dead body of a man, sitting in a chair, his hand resting on a table, and firmly clasping a small book. Upon searching, there was found a compass, watch and chain and some cooking utensils. The book was a diary in which the man had set down the day’s happenings, but not a word as to his name or how he came there. From the entries it was determined that he had been on the little island three years. The body was buried; and so ended the life of this unknown Crusoe.