Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-10-24
FAREWELL TO MARIAi

| 10 return no more. some OF nef pas
sengers and crew may possibly come
back, but the Maria will never again
be seen IN these waters. A big crowd
gathered ut the wharf Wednesday
morning and when Commodore Per-
kins gave the order to steam up there
was scarcely dry eye or dry man
in the crowd. The parting was very
painful 10 the naked eye and had not
skipper Johnson taken undue precau-
tions many Of the passengers would
have gwen up the voyage. The log of
the vessel shows the following pas
sengers and crew, Ira c. Perkins,
commodore; Shelby johnson, master ;
j. Ross Valentine, head gunner ;
Frank Perkins, steward; II. n. Valen-
tine, chaplain; w. II. Peterson, cap
tain OF the main top, surgeon and bar
Keeper; Col. Warner and ii. II.
CrOwell st0waways.
Il is always exhilarating 10 see a
grand ship under full sail leave port
bound on an unknown voyage,
through an unknown country, but IN
this instance, where the whole outfit
is taken from our most lovely and
cherished sons, starting out on peri
lous enterprise perhaps never to re-
turn Gas four of them are bank
cashiers and the rest Sunday school
SUPPLEMENTARY with their loved ones
standing Oh the shore weeping aud
wringing their hands, and the bold
tars on the forecasIle wringing corks
out of beer boltles-such a scene, we
say, would draw salt water from a
craven image. Should anything be-
fall Tins expedition The loss would not
alone fall on Kansas and the United
States, but New Jersey also would
put on sackcloth and ashes and mourn
as she has not m0urned since she gave
majority of 5000 for the Republican
party.
But let us not anticipate misfortunes.
The boat IL staunch aud seawOrthy.
Sh" is well Differed, well provisioned
and well provided with life preserving
apparatus. AS the boat went round
the bend below McAboy's hog lot we
saw row Of empty bottles strapped
around each loved form, SO that even
should they he drowned their bodies
will be preserved. There is surely no
lack of life preservers.
AT 10 o'clock precisely, in spite of all
tears aud lamentations, the waiery-
eyed skipper ordered the gang planks
hauled in, the pilot took the wheel aud
in less than 30 minutes the craft was
well under way going down the cur
rent at less than three knots an hour.
Alter dehorning few cottonwood
snags and sparring oyer a sand bar oil
hands were put to work OIL the pumps
and by II o'clock she was almost out
Of sight, hut the voice of the commo-
dore could still be heard giving his
commands in deep sea tones: Liar
bud u "Let go the main royal" "ieef
the mizzen hatchway," "Umfurl the
chambermaid" Port! port! hard
port, you sOnofaseacOOk !" "Luff, huff,
you lubber!' "Gosh all tirelocks! pipe
all hands to lunch!"
LATER.-Big George came in late
Yesterday afternoon and reported hav-
ing seen the upper gearing of strange
craiL displaying New Jersey cOlors at
half mast and supposed to be the
"Ilalpin" stuck on the DEVILS Hollow
sand bar. Souhdings were being TAX
en- and as there was full three fathoms
Of water on the bar and first class
barkeepcr on the boat by throwing
over the empty kegs aud extra ballast
she is no doubt by this time under
Roadway again.
LATER STILL.-One of the able sea-
men of the "Maria" returned last night
aud reports the maria" as having
gone foul Of u smag which struck her
between wind and water in longitude
30 deg. l6 sec, latitude so deg. and 10
see. with strong gale blowing from
The SOW, SOW west by SOW east, caus-
ing her passengers to fill until pumps
had to be brought into requisilion.
She was finally plugged and again
started on her voyage with the loss Of
only few lives and slight damage to
cargo.
THE VERY LATEsT.-Just as we go
to press Joe SiXkiller arrives and states
that the Maria Halpiu was lost on a
reef between the DEVILS Promenade
and Jim Charley's ford. She went
down stern foremost with all on board
about 6 a. NJ, Oct. %, 1891. Life boats
were promptly manned and the most
valuable part of the cargo was saved.
Two cases cOgnac, three of the crew |
and setter dog sank TO rise 10 more.
The balance Of the crew were water
logged, but have been placed on dry |
dock aud will return on the first home
bound vessel.
WIN. II. Peterson, cashier of the
Middlesex bank of Perth Amhey, n.
j. Robt. n. Valentine aud j.! Ross
Valentine of Woodbridge, N. j. ar
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