Excerpt from The Juvenile Instructor, Vol. 30: October 1, 1895 Surrounding the islands are coral reefs, not sparkling white or pink, as the coral we see, but a dull green color, owing to the constant action of the water. These reefs are covered at high tide, but can be seen when the water is low. During the terrible hurricane of 1889 five large ships were wrecked upon these reefs, among them the American flag ship Trenton, shattered lying upon the rocks, while ten feet away is water fathoms deep. Two others were more fortunate and succeeded in passing through an opening in the reef and, although running aground, were saved. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.