The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-04-15
The Clayton Belle Struck by the Thomas
Parsons and Sunk-The Captain, His Son
and First Mate Lost

The Clayton Belle Struck by the Thomas
Parsons and Suuk-The Captain, His Son
and First Mate Lost
DETROIT, April l2-At o'clock this
morning the schooner Thomas Parsons, up
ward bound, collided with the schooner
of Port Huron. The Belle was struck on
the quarter and sank In few minutes. The
Second Mate, John Dillon, William Sulli-
van and Thomas Kirwin, of the crew of the
Belle were on deck and were saved, but the
Captain and three others were lost. They
were below, but came up and got into q
small boat, which was swamped by the sink
ing of the vessel. The names OF the lost
are:
Captain Frak A.. Calvin. who leaves
family at New Houston. Osweeo County,
N. Y.
First Mate, Nathaniel Brotherton, who
leaves family at Battle Creek, Michigan.
Del Brotherton, his son.
The female cook.
The lost schooner was valued at SIC, 900;
insured for ST, 600. 1t had cargo OF pig
iron valued at SIS, 900; insured.
The Belle ,1s was bound o3 from st. gPaoeM for
rick, Esselstyn g. Co., Detroit, valued at
$40, 900; insured, 81, 900 in the Mercantile of
Cleveland; $1,000 Boston Marine; 81, ,OOO
New England Underwriters; $1,000 Toledo
Fire Marine. The cargo of iron was con-
signed to Fairbairn & Co., Erie. The loss
is $l5, 600; insured.
SARNIAx. Ontario. April l2-The schooner
Port Huron tonight in crippled condition
Dining ON Banana Soup and Listening to
Indian Tales About wild Animals.
New York WOrld.1
MANACAPURU, Brazil, Dec. 21.-The
River Patawa, so named from the abundance
of Pstsws palms (Oenocarpus Bstsva) which
line its banks, is one of the large streams
which flow into Lake Manacapuru. Its
mouth is some sixty yards wide, the waters
black and the banks of high rolling land.
The valley is uninhabited save by one small
Maloca Of the Muras Indians We entered
the Patawa on q bright sunny morning
which reminded US of the "yurso" or dry
season, as for weeks past we have been hav-
ing rainy westhsri to be soaking wet halt
the time seems to be our normal condition
The sun seemed to have brought all the
forest birds to the banks of the river. Barely
do we hear any musical notes In the woods.
Parrots and paroquets fly by in Aocks, and
often we hear the harsh scream of the red
macaws or see their bright plumsge among
the branches. Alligators are very plenti-
full, crossing and recrossing the stream, and
showing no fear of our canoe, diving only
when we were within few feet of them.
The Indians baths In these waters without
fear, and have not heard that they have
ever been attacked-"too many 6sh," they
say. After padding on for several hours
we left the canoe and entered the fOrst. Al
though the sun wss shining. but few rays
found their way through tho dense inter-
locked branches far overhead. The ground
was damp, the low bushes wet and great
was the contrast between the woods border
ing the stream. 80 full of life and these dense,
silent, virgin forests. Hanging from or
coiled around many of the tall trees l was
surprised to see growing 20 plsntifully a
sepoy, or vine, called by the Indians BAR
baruta." write the name % pronoun ced
This vine is much used by the Indians for
all cases OF blood disorder. The thick bark
which covers the vine is often seen in their
houses. We can attest to its medical quail
ties. This sepoy, although found on the far
Upper Amazon, grows in greater abundance
| in the forest of Manacapuru. It is Q native
of the high land, spd is never found grow.
ing in low or flooded lands. Tie vine aver,
ayers about three inches In diamster, and d
covered with rough, reddiah bark one,
fourth of an inch thick. The leaves Az,
small, oblong and of q shining green. Th.
bFk alone Is used. Sometimes It il pulver
lied and taken Internally. but more fte.
quently redish liquid is extracted by boil
ing and applied by cloths dipped into ths
liquid. 1t is sure cure for all old sores OF
wounds. Why could not this bark or liopii
extract be sent to the United Statss. wRer,
it would most certainly In time supersede al