The New York herald., 1876-11-20
LOOKING FOR TWEED.
The Steamer Franklin Not
Yet in Sight.
PROBABILITY OF HER ARRIVAL TO-DAY

steamer Franklin with Twoed board. and The Only
reason .or this the that the Franklin did not
arrive. On Saturday afternoon despatch Was re-.
ceived stating that large steamer with two
smokestacks. and burning soft coal, had
been seen OF Barncgat, and that she
was supposed 10 bc the Franklin Among
our conte poraries the suppostion became connrma-
tion and the arrival of the Franklin easy problem.
Given. the steamer Franklin of Barnegat at one
O'Clock in the afternoon, with Tweed board, com.
,nr 10 New York. Natural deduction, which duly
appeared as "news'' In yesterdays papeFs:--ssThe
steamer franklin with Tweed on board. reached the
hghtshp of shore, last evening, where she
remained over uightn These ''narine calculators,
however, overlooked the little contingencies ct
wind and weather and tho possibility Of the
sighted steamer not being the Franklin. Our
dispatches say the report that the United States
steamer franklin OF Barnegat at enc o'clock
on Saturday afternoon lacks confirmation The man
on tho lookout there is positive the vessel he saw
was tho franklin The vessel sighted was, in some
respects like the Franklin, and this fact the repors
was founded Digent inquiry among all vessels COM
ing from tho south failed to elicit any Information
OF tho missing rigate Several pilot boats
arrived late on Saturday night from Barnerat
and further south. but they brought no
tidngs of the reported frigate II would be mpos-
sible the FRANKLIN drawing twenty-five or twenty
feet water, 10 Cross tue par running
a, the time and il the ut Barnegas did sight her
she must havo hauled of shore in order to get 500
room. The wind at twelve midnight was blowing
gale from the eas the running very high and tho
weather thick. The HERALD yach, attempted get
sea- but 1t was impossible. Several vessels that left
port IN tho afternoon retrrncd to harbor and found
an anchorage in the Horse Shoe
The following are the latest dispatches receved:-
SANDY Hook, Nov. 10, 1876.
4, ,<ut. tl,n 81
Franklin has been seen of tho Hook. We went out
last night ana spoke several inbound vessels and
number OF pilot boats none ol which had seen the
Franklin Early Saturday morning IL began 10 blow
pretty fresh the southeast, aud the afternoon
mU,' sho evening, it blew stn gale Tho sea
was so heavy that the HERALD yacht could
not proceed as iar out az INC Scotland
night that sunday morning the Horse Shoe was
flied pilot boats, which had been Obliged to put
IN Tor shelter Many OF these boats had come
from d distance OF 100 miles, but none OF them had
seen or heard anything Of the long expected ship.
There doubt IN the minds OF any Of the ex-
pericnced mariners about sandy Hook that tho look.
out at Barnegat, who reported vessel supposed to
ON saturday. was mistaken. Had she been stoamng
10 tho dlrecon Indicated al that time sho would
certainty have got up TO ghtship before 1t began
to blow hard. ON Sunday morning the HERALD yacht
nut out again from sandy Hook aud spoke several
vessels which had lust been driven by the gale from
tho direction when the franklin reported TO bc
but OF then had seen ncr II IS. supposed by
Captain Lyons. Of the HERALD steam yacht, that
steamship OF Maory's linc which he spoke inbound
from the southeast on Saturday, was mistaken by
the Barnegat signal man Tor the Franklin
had increased and pilot boats were afraid to venture
outside Sandy Hook The rain which had been falling
all night tnckened into TO-, which grew dense a.
the day on, until Two O'Clock in the afternoon,
when IT impossible to see dozen ships lengths
rrenkus drausns 0 to enter over the bar beors
ten o'clock at night. even II tho weather
Ssrs 0savS from she ns east hour and tho os
continued II would have been impossible for any YES
sci TO enter the haroor without great danger ~ =
that the Franklin was anywhere on tho coast
she at once held OF Shore and is now waiting for clear
weather and favorable tdc 70 come In.
SANDY HOOK Nov l9-SP n.
Nothing secu OF the steamer Franklin hero yet. A
heavy eastcry gale blowing so that the prospect oi
Tho Franklin coming in before morning is very douo'
QuARASrlSE, ). l., Nov. 10, 1876.
Nothing came up to-day but the thrce.mnstod
steamer Baltic Nothing has been heard Of tne Frank
lin BY any vessel or pilot aud eg gale IS 1owng
coming tonight is very doubtful.
sugRIFr CONNER
was expecting a despatch from Sandy Hook all day
yesterday calling him down to take charge OF his es-
capped prisoner but up TO late hour last evening none
arrived, so he remained IN town The Sheriff takes
the matter very cooly II Is quite certain that hc
will be notified in ample time ior action on MS part
good deal OF mystery beng made over the precise
manner IN which Tweed VIII be transferred from
the United States vessel TO Ludlow street Jail II
quite evident that when the franklin does arrive IN
The Bay the prisoner VIII be transferred TO the cutter
Nina and BY that vessel be brought up to the CITY
The transfer OF tho fugitive TO tho custody of the
Sheriff will be effected on board tue Nina, and Mr.
Conner will then decide at what point he Will land The
Tweed will land, for the obvious reason
that he does not wish the event to be
Witnessed by large crowd of curious people, as woull
be the II he made known his intentIons The
Shers escort will consist Of select force oi dcpu
ready 10 receive the prisoner Tho landing viii Be-
quickly performed, and as soon as Tweed touches
rma he VIII be popped into carriage and driven
rapidly the jail where everything is In readiness fof
WAITING AT LUDLOW STREET JAIL
AT Ludlow Street Ja everybody was on the tiptoc OF
expectation whic awaiting all day the arrival Of the
distinguished passenger on the Franklin. over whose
approach greater uss has been made than over that
OF the Grand Duke Arxs or DOM Pedro. The Warden,
Mr. Watson, took very cooy himseli declaring that
heavy draugnt OF the Franklin would TO
the bar such stormy day But the prisoners,
whGse soss'y was e 70 ssb,sss DO playi1l
and jocoss cagerness After dinner those piivi-
legged inmates Of tho jail who, BY the
payment SIS week. enjoy tho pleasures OF private
table the freedom OF tho lower Offices. Kept Doo.
ing their heads every time there was ring ut
as. .Iicre's the Boss!'' snow ne's comel" "Here's
his four IL. hand" Here's the prison carsl" &c
Then there were facctlous sallics as TO the grano
unouch wholly imaginary preparations supposed ic
have been made for the Boss arrival
s'I suppose they've got the champagne on cs, saie
..rhoy arc roasting tho quail now" remarked an
other -.
.sWe must welcome him formally and groet MIN
with an address, )" exclaimed third . :,
.shcrc he's coming shake hands with US all
calculated a fourth as the door opened and an OLD
lcman entered who had 10 his son, and
whose sloutness was the solo excuse fvr comparing
him with The great man .whoso expected ARRIVAL asI
tated the prisoners .,
DR.. Flint tho teasettls medium, who Is the central
figure al n number OF highly facetious aud CONVERSE
lonal in mates OF the PRISON, without the aid OF his
teakette prophcsied that Tweed wouiu hos arrive .nas
.vsnng ana the Warden also ieIt satisfied that
Tho stormy waves Of the bar would remain
between hun aud his future guest LOT anonsr twenty.
nrr hours The HERALp's cmssary nj the jail failed
10 ma either any champagne, ice or quail on the tn
bio OF thc boss room. The only mark OF preparation
Was rlowing nre burning cnecrully IN the CRATE, and
whose grateful warmth would certainly have been the
mosI peasing welcome to The drenched and chilled
pnssengcr Of the Franklin u ho had only come. But
as ne didn't the IRE biazed IN vain and the prisoners