The morning call., 1890-11-23

PLantom's treasure on Terneffe Gays, in
the Bay of Honduras. The machinery
gave ont, and the expedition headed for
New York. Five days after leaving Ber-
lize the yacht sprung leak when $50
miles from land The crow was rescued by
the ship Arbela of Nova Scotia, one hour
before the yacht sank. The ship was bound
for South America, and the shipwrecked
crew was transferred in six days to the
schooner Williamine, bound for Providence,
X. l., where the customs officers sent the
voyageurs home. Captain Emmett says there
is corroborative evidence Of Curry's story,
and he believes there are rich treasures on
the island. The story of Curry's life was
well known, and the captain inquired at the
bank where the doubl0ons were said to have
been deposited, and ascertained that it was
the truth.
When Captain Annett is talking of the
many vicissitudes of his life, the recol-
lections of his adventures crowd upon him
SO fast that it is difficult for him to select
what might be regarded as the
MOST INTERESTING.
In 1854 he was steward on the schooner
Myer Mueller Of Belfast, Me-, which was
wrecked near Ocean City, Md. The schooner
was cost, but all on beard were saved by the
crew of the life-saving station.
On December ), 1885, the schooner Colonel
Milllken of Bath, Me-, OF which he was mate
ran on a coral reef near Morant Gays, in the
Caribbean Sea, while On voyage from Mar
aeaibo to Boston. The crew managed to
reach MOrant Gays on RATS made of the
vessels matches, and for fourteen days
they led Robinson Crusoe sort of life, sub
sisting on food saved from the wreck,
Finally their signals of distress we're seen
by small sponge schooner called the Wave,
hailing from Kingston, Jamaica, and they
were rescued. When taken off The island
The castaways had been on short allowance
for days and had barely sufficient food to
last them three DAYS longer.
On March Is, 1885, Captain Annett was on
the schooner Eva May of Portland, Me-,
which was dismasted in a gale and had to
be lowed back to port.
In September, 1889, the man Of advent
nres shipped as steward on the schooner
Eclipse, but met with his usual luck. When
of Barnegat the schooner was caught in a
cyclone with other vessels. The storm
caused the scho ener to run into the steamer
Reliance, and also into an unknown
schooner. The Eclipse was wrecked, her
mainmast being carried away and all the
boats lost. The crew was t,ken off by the
steamer A. F. WalcOtt after drifting for two
hours.
Last July he shipped as mate OF the
schooner Maud, bound from Gardiner, Mo-,
to Philadelphia with cargo Of ice. On the
18th of the month, while in a fog, the
schooner was run into and nearly cut in two
by the steamer Marmion of Boston about
eleven miles southeast of Nanset Light.
Captain Annett was below ut the time, and
he and the rest of the crew had barely time
to lower and enter small boat when their
vessel sank.
Captain Annett's last trip was on the
schooner Job A. Jackson Jr. While cat
heading the anchor on the schooner shortly
after leaving Portsmouth, the winch pin
slipped, causing the cable to run out with
great rapidity. One man had an arm broken
by the accident and received severe injuries.
Another man had an ankle dislOcated. The
accident caused the schooner to sail to Bos-
ton, where the men were placed in Chelsea
Hospital and two others secured in their
stead The schooner then sailed for New
port News, where Captain Annett left her.
He went to Portsmouth and took passage
on the Bay line steamer Virginia on Tues
day evening Coming up the bay yesterday
he bad his usual experience He Is an early
riser, and was standing in the Vlrginia's
bow when the collision occurred which is
detailed else where, and he was an eye
witness of the accident.
Captain Annett congratulates himself on
having survived all the perils he has en-
countered He thinks he will be recon-
pensed finally by discovering the hidden
treasures of Santa Catalina. In order to
keep himself in readiness for this expedition
he ships only on coasting vessels, so as to be
near home, and generally in the capacity of
steward, that he may be able to quit at any
time. He intends going to New York to-
day, and further news Of him may be ex-
pected shortly.