Identifier: paradiseofpacifi00brow (find matches)
Title: The paradise of the Pacific: the Hawaiian Islands (electronic resource)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Browne, George Waldo, 1851-1930
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Publisher: Boston, D. Estes & Co
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University Hawaii, Joseph F. Smith Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Consortium of Church Libraries and Archives

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t moment some one fromthe wild rabble threw a stone, which struck Cap-tain Cook and brought a groan from him. Henow fired his second pistol, killing his man thistime. But the cry of anguish coming from hislips caused one of his assailants to shout: He feels pain ! He is not a god ! The islanders now rushed upon the seamen sofuriously that they were compelled to beat a dis-orderly retreat, four of their number being killed.The others escaped by swimming to the boats,leaving their commander surrounded by the ex-cited natives. He signalled to his men to stopfiring and come to his assistance. At that momenta chief ran up behind him and plunged an irondagger through his body. He fell face downwardin the water, his body seized and dragged away bythe infuriated mob. Firing was resumed by the seamen, but theking called off his people and the scene becamequiet. Captain Clark, now in command, as soonas he deemed it expedient, sent ashore for the bodyof Captain Cook, though only a portion of his
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CAPTAIN COOKS DISCOVERY. 11 lower limbs was to be found. The incensed island-ers had burned the rest, except the heart, whichwas eaten by some children through mistake,which gave rise to the story that the natives werecannibals. Now that the unhapj)y affair was over, the peopleshowed genuine sorrow over the untimely fate ofthe great navigator, whose memory is revered tothis day by the Hawaiians. Captain Cook was abrave and efficient officer, doing more than allothers toward enlightening the world in regardto the islands of that remote quarter of the globe;but he was quick-tempered, and possessed un-bridled imperiousness, which brought him hisdeath at the hands of those who had gratuitouslyprovisioned his ships, and everywhere lavishedupon him the attention and worshipfulness dueto a god. If carrying to the enlightened world aknowledge of their existence, these visitors were toleave with these simple people a disease which was torender sad havoc in their numbers and happiness. The impo

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