Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-25


Of the loss OF the good ship Franklin
with every soul on boardl
But il did not become necessary, for
IL was Dolly herself who accidentally
discovered the trns facts Ia the case.
For several days she had in mind an In
tent To carry an additional reward To
the sailor who had saved her life and
who. she had been informed. could be
found almost any day on the wharf. and
fearing lest the woman ia charge Of her
for Jane Burker had disappeared with
her husband-might object 10 the long
walk. Dolly had slipped out Of the
houss unseen and had made her way
towards the docks Something PROMPT
ed her To pass IN front of the houso
where the Burkers had formerly lived
IL was gone. On its site stood q mas
sive brick building several stories high
Dolly pressed her hand 20 her brow.
Could she be dreaming? Everything
seemed sd shadowy and unreal to her.
Entering the Office of the steam
launches she inquired for Zach Eren.
the old sailor. lie had shipped on q
vessel bound for some European port:
IL was q thrce-rnaster-the California
and would be absent monthA And In
order to convince Mrs. Branigan of the
truth of his statement, tho clerk had
picked mp q file Of the shipping list
Dolly reached out for il mechanically.
Suddenly her eyes fell upon the head
line-March, 1879 She uttered cry
of despair and dashed out Of the Office.
Her own strength astounded her.
Swiftly and steadily she fled along the
narrow sidewalks Her only thought
was to reach the business Office Of her
husbands employers, to learn from Mr..
Andrews lips the full and terrible truth
of which she now had but a bewildering
glimrer.
IL know ALL know oil! You have
deceived me-" she exclaimed, wildly, as
she burst into Mr.. Andrews presence.
81 have been mad fer four years! It's
four years since the Franklin sailed;
for four years no tidings of her have
been received. She has gone down
lost--lost, l shall never SEQ my hus-
band Northumberland"
Dolly staggered backward in a swoon.
Mr.. Andrew laid her tenderly on the
sofa and messengers were hastily sent
to find DIR. Bromley. When she re-
turned to consciousness she burst out
into the widest lamentations. DR..
Bromley encouraged her to unload her
breaking heart.
"Yes. Dolly" he said. calmly. 1--WE
have but one thought to comfort us
that when the good ship Franklin went
down Capt. Branigan met death, like a
hero. that he was, with your name on
his lips. your face before his eyes!"
"But, dear Dolly" interposed Mr.. An
drew. gently, "there is u silver-nay, I
might almost say gold lining to tho
black clouds overshadowing you Your
uncle has tast Enthusiastically shot
by one of his companions while out
hunting. Ills entire fortune. nearly
two millions. comes TO you"
Dolly appeared not TO catch q syllable
Of this important piece of information.
| a deep silence fell upon the little
group. 1t was broken by Dolly starting
wildly up.
ats mine, is it, Mr.. Andrew, all this
money!" she exclaimed, laying hold Of
the merchants arm.
| ''Yes. Dolly, all yours" he said. calm
ly; you're millionaire twice over"
Then, with Gods help" cried Dolly,
raising her right hand solcmnly towards
Heaven, "Pll put it to a good use! I'll
find Capt. John Branigan, for although
you may think that he went down with
the Franklin say mol He's alive. I
feel it know it,"
On July 81 the Dolly Hope, a fine
screw steamer fitted out by the wealthy
Mrs. John Branignn and placed under
the command of Capt Ellis, left the port
of San Diego to fathom if possible tho
mystery which for four long years had
hung over the disappearance of the
clipper ship Franklin.
Capt Ellis entered upon his task by
visiting the Caroline islands, where he
passed three months searching for some
clew of the missing vessel. On Decem-
Der . ne reached the Philippines whence,
after n thorough search. he traverssd the
Cclebes sea, reaching Borneo March 20.
! For two months he cruised among the
adjacent islands offering large rewards
for any proof that the Franklin had
| gone TO pieces in these seas The port
of Batavia was mex. visited and on
June 20 the Dolly-Hope sighted the isle
of Singapore. Here the fruitless search
came to an end. and Capt Ellis reluc-
family gave orders to return TO San
Diego.
The voyage had lasted nineteen
months, but, IN spite Of Capt. Ellis in
domitable courage and unwearying eff
forts, the disappearance OF the Frank
lin was wrapped in greater mystery
than ever. Two months later, that is
in March, 1881. six years almost to tie
day since the Franklin had sailed from
the port OF San Diego, there came q
strange tale Of tho finding Of . white
man by an English merchantmen who
had sent boats crew ashore on one Of
the Sandwich islands In search Of fresh
water. SO darkened by sickness and
exposure had the mans skin become
and so tangled and matted were his hair
and beard that the English sailors had
had difficulty ut first in persuading
themselves that he was really q white
man His mind was found to be un-
fixed. which accounted for his not hav-
ing made any efforts to escape from the
native village where he was found.
After several weeks of tender nursing
the poor wretch had been encouraged
10 utter few words 1T Is supposed"
/ continued the account 'that his name il
Franklin. for he has repeated that name
many times
At last the mystery was solved The