Castaways

On Cocos

Rescued By American Cruiser

From Our Own Correspondent PAPEETE, December 20.

THE palatial yacht, Camargo, owned by the Fleishmann family, of Cin cinnati, U.S.A., who are famous as the proprietors of Fleishmann's yeast, called in at Papeete on November 13, on her way to the Western Pacific.

When approaching Cocos Island, which lies off the Ecuadorian coast and has been combed over many times for a treasure which is supposed to be buried there, the people on the Cam argo were surprised to observe some huts ashore showed signs of recent renovation and occupation. Nobody appeared, however, in answer to their signals, but a landing party discovered a note in one of the huts saying that the late occupants had departed for the opposite end of the island, where they expected a better chance of finding coconuts and other food.

Steaming round the island a search among the densely-wooded hills and broken country of the interior yielded no results. Fortunately, the Camargo was able to get into wireless touch with the U.S. Cruiser, Richmond, and the castaways, three in number, were ulti mately rescued.

It appears that thev had escaped from the wreck of an American vessel some time previously and had existed ever since on the wild pigs and other natural products of Cocos. What hap pened to the rest of the crew we have yet to learn.

The Camargo left Papeete for Raro tonga, in the Cook group, after a three days’ stay in this port.