Triplets On

Pitcairn

Heirs of "Bounty" and an Occasion of Wild Excitement

From a Special Correspondent

Pitcairn Island, Aug. 5.

LAST night, the whole community was startled by an unusual stroke of the public bell. People rushed from all directions to the public square, where the bell hangs, to find out the cause of the alarm. When the reason was ascer tained, our excitement was intense.

Mrs. Nelson Dyett had just given birth to the first triplets bom on Pitcairn Island—two girls and a boy. Mr. Dyett was so eager to make a public announce ment that immediately he resorted to the bell. To his dismay, when he re turned home, he found that one of the girls had died. The others are well.

Mrs. Dyett was formerly Maud Young, and she is a great, great, great grand daughter of Midshipman Young, who was the only officer, other than Fletcher Christian, who went with the “Bounty” mutineers into exile on Pitcairn Island 150 years ago.

Twins frequently are born on Pitcairn: but. since the day the “Bounty” arrived, only one confinement has been attended by a doctor. We have skilled midwives here. The triplets were brought into the world bv Mrs. Lily Warren and Mrs.

Rose Christian, who are twin sisters and who themselves are descendants of Edward Young.