New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-07
assistant. f. L. Foglc, from revised data estimates the
population Of Louisville at $1,000.
4 GOOD TESSEL Has 4 BAD NAME.
THE OLD sLOOPOF.wAR IROQUOIs HAS HAD A
RUN OF ILL~LUCK-AFTER SEVERAL FUTILE
ATTEMPTS TO REACH SAMOA
NuE STARTS AGAIN


san Francisco. June 3O.-Nothing having been heard
from the steam sloopowar Iroquols since she sailed
from here for samoa by way Of Honolulu. June 81.
to relieve the Mohcan, il is believed that she is well
on her way although week ago IL thought that
she would not be days ont before she would meet
with some mshap and have to return 10 Mare Island
for repairs She has certainly been ship of Ill
fortune for several months. and the elements seem 10
have consprcd to defeat the aims Of the Navy Depart
mcnt. so many mShaps have occurred that the
natural superStons Of the sailors were awakened ana
several deserted the ship. She has made three or
four attempts to get 20 Samoa to relieve the Mohican
and each time has been obliged 10 return.
Yet the Iroquols nob" craft-for what she haS
been. she used to make an eleven knots speed but
that was years ago And she made nearly
that before she was "ovcrhauod and rcit,cd'
at the Mare Island Navy YaN IN the hV
Ter part OF the Cleveland Administration, al
m expense Of 100000, and by Democratic l'h-
tici1ns-not mechanics. When she sailed for samoa
aftcrward her officers and were objects of IN
tense anxiety and interest. because Of the predl'o'
that she would never reach her destination ana Sn'
did not but she got back 10 san Francisco 9he WIS
again repaired ana ordered to Apa. 10y way of Homo
hln. on september -. Hut that She was recognized
rs having Leon ruined by h"r fir; "ovcrharllhE "
confirmed by private letter 20 one of the Objects
at the Mare Island Navy lard from one o' 'nc o'''''
Of the ship. which said:
and relatives cutting locks of hair. making Wlli''
dcpo,tnc valuabics in the safety vaults. 't"
The III luck which the Iroquo had met with settled
the belief hat IL there any rocks, rcc!, or ocr
ocean dangers. she would encounter them.
The Iroquois finally reached Honolulu on oc''t'F
H. and after month Of repairing sailed on November
90 for the Marshall Islauis. where -he plc"n up a
par1 of the Of the wrecked Am'Hcnn 'rh"ol"II
Ticroau From there she went 10 Gilbert Island ana
.aiind thence f.. samoa on December II: I"" dAlS
later gale .prue up. The cnsln'' nonH nJ%
Sive thai he put the ship about for lio'o.
min ~hc got within GO mile of thht PorI
when She was compelled To- start uorih. lh'Ii
Commander Bishop tried 10 make -in Franc 90 ,'.
eighteen davs Hardly a day passed that ihc - ,'l
wa not under close rccf"d top s1'l' lle'' "a '',
over the vessel tho Iuddor WhS damaged. tHr H'll
wards wcrc adriff. some of th" boat. Wcf"
ran low and rchriary /" The crew oi l;e & @ mcn
were nut on half allowance and on February - VT,
cut down 10 one fourth allowance. The men oub'r',i
from cold and exposure. Many hht ~, ,'.r ,'.r
only one vessel wa, sisltcd between Gilhcl' Isi''
and Port Townsend. vhcrn the Iroquo' NnaN lnt III.
Frrm Port Townsend the lroquoiS Ncnt !" " "a W.
Island, where she wa as'Ih rePn,'.'' r'nnr
miles outside tLe hariNr ~ HAn rI|"'N - ~,
she cot into bad sea, ana "I"l 80,
heavily that the iron jump bracc "lGA nv ,p'1nS nt IN
staut the hlbhnom snapped OF clos" - IN" cap "l l
bow spirit the lhSay parted. ana other part "' '.'
head gcar gave gav. Then tn" .Nc-."l p't ~" a.,
,er,cd the ship swan - 10" i-cl' rl"N ., an
cap,d 10 tho Interior. som" Of them nav" Fcl'rN'l
since tho IroquOiS .acd and say they are WlIu.F
60 IN other ship There Is 20 ao!ht a'",' ' s
and rigging 81 m to have had big amount Of ndihcT
eut work done upon tom.