Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-07-25

NEW btutohD, clASSs, Ouiy %. - no
whaling schooner Franklin arrived here
this morning with the crew OF the steamer
Lorenzo d. Baker, from Port Antonio,
Jamsica, for Boston, with fruit. before
reported overdue. The steamer was
burned At sea. The cargo was consigned
to the Boston Fruit Company, Boston,
and was valued at &l0,0O0; insured for
IS 900. The vessel was insured for
$50, 600.
TIE CAPTAINS STATEMENT.
Captain Wiley re- iorts: W, Ie't Port
Antonio on the 10Th OF Jniy with cargo
Il bananas for Boston. aud had ca'hn
o.s- DEera, Mrs ii z.rsh sims Of
DH den Scotland; Josiah Dbl ono lows;
Lu'ttzn ID Baker, Jr., of WI q ~,
Mss; rtmiah 'oollsghsu aud } re-
NAH q. o. aliaetan, uBrle 40! nspnew;
Ern.st X TLypR of LYNN; LIVreuc j.
J nsen and Peter S.xf III, 81 ar4 WIN
were working their s,ge, III Yrs
aud crew W. had isir sm Oh weather
up to the evening u Ju l5tn, the Day
Of the disas'er, when we v-ra ia Ia iIud4
3s is north; longitude, GO 40 at. At
this time IRE h gale from sontn
west set in, csu-iDx tho ship TO
roll some but rot severity. At midnight
there WAS an alarm Of FIRE. went ont
on deck and saw the eneinA room in
biaza / ordered the hose on, but the
engineer said he 70 aid not get at the
pumps. Then I ordered the boats TO he
| swung out BV this ttn,e the q mes burst
through thn top OF ihs engine room aud
the starho4rd boat WAS Oh dr.. We
swung ont the port boat ard | war
h-s to the RAFT. | ordered this ous 10 70
manned Two or tire p4ss-ngera z s
nto the boat. The fire was noS wanna
three feet OF us and the heat to those aho
too bv the bo It was iuteise Plnc NJ
~ bosp. painter in ths hAnds o. s ,iior
and telling him To ho'd it iast ordered
the FIRST nis;e 60 take thr bo.t aud
-ptinging into ths stsrn tod the n.n TO
lu~tf away tmDkinR ~ soon rs tho h 'Rt
was "a gt aud &, taored from the thc1lss
ttr-tHtu gu hnsri and gat Dat tie raft
snd auhll boat ~ they were then com.
para,lvsly SAFE and ray IRON the tire.
Hut 10 lover M the b ut az !, struck cue
waves Il immediately c4p.ized and thr-w
~ into ihe water On roulHg to the
snrf4 | 'tuu the mal hni tnI tbs
pointer had Let go of 1t whrn h. saw tie
's4a.'er, 40 that the hoa. WAS ns4r us
H-lpinH the pas neers to ~ 9
nUll on the keel in fsw mln-
nts the mate and | ii9htei thu
! boat la getting our oompt y to safe
positions axa'n we b isf the boat, TO k
t1e pasensers IL amt lpoked around the
4hp vii 81 bsi by this time df,tied
aoru' hall mile away. /; had BEEN ~
utnuts frotu the tuna OF lowering tue
| boat until we were in It Rytin. We pat
| away for the HteHmrr ami when aboHt
4 fialf way to it va fen IN WITH the att
| shich bad eight p-raoi on it II q 'htud
! Eith only one ~pd spovs water h.vjpg
ean III lrod IL l.unchifR W. Iouk all
! rom th- raft ipt1 the bot. Tbs Wind
! had now Increased anl lie sel
| wa high. Sore time Was consumed
| With the raft aud we ware u m fro II
| 'na We ca vhtp us sg4in start, i t,r Der.
! ter rnSing HOms tune We piuS.i up q
| sailor 'ttiuR on th9 gang. 9hy steps.
I From b N va aran; shat hs hai gUne
Ia the sninll boat Hua that fCur H,i ors
/ nj tSo L en.n were left M hosri the
steamer In-S hvlug zot mt If from tbs
| o,Gtl by his Gre One, IL fT-m+u, n ii
been nrowr,d n tryiCR TO rench ste
1ula boat. We now found 10 D@r sor
sO1 HIT The diNancs bet W. On ua and toe
| ,hlp wa iuc,ss'ing hnt still ~ hs via !
an saa wnnld pern..t We Struggled to get
| tu tue week.
Tue tureooon was rapi'ly passing
AVA, VIXEN 10 our " W. s.w osGn0nt OF
reArina dnHu % tue ship W 40 her
In by aud tsk- nf a,nls men AMI thsn
nlme 10 ~. We we're SUN ss'Aly on
'narf tue sSel VIII ~ pr Vei I'd he thu
F'ankhn ot NV 4 d ord We fouHd
h- rad taksu fvs mn 'r IN q spars'un,
iie tbs E'eam-r aul;ner tretn "a IA d
nsrn drowned in sWImH,bg trou tue
Gamers no ssp'it to tha spar.
At ibil t'ms the EtaaUsr mad
burned 10 wi'h,n thtsa fest O the waters
| -dla We SOM fnund the fm.il uUa'
nd 25 ont 81 Sou.s who has hean gu
the steamer were stVrd and safe ~ no rd
the Frankltn he most Reneycns tr-Gt-
N nj WAS srcor'ed nv Captain hose and
crew OF tn- Fransli, rhG best tbs
reHcu"rs had was fse ly 6fI-red to ia
Said G plan huse, SIS voyage will not
ne II Tor mil,h, hue / Will carry yGu
INTO port, and We started for New Bed
ford"