New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-27
TIDJNGS ABOUT THE ALVO.
ONE OF HER LIFEBOATS SEEN.
uHE STEAMER JASON PICKED IT UP AT
SEA, EMPTY.
Six WEEKS HAVE ELAPSED SINCE THE ATLAS
LINE STEAMER SAILED FROM THIS PORT
THE FINDING OF THE SMALL. CRAFT
KErT SECRET FOR WEEK BY
THE AGENTS HERE.

THE AGENTS HERE.
News has mt last been obtained of the missing
Atlas Line steamship Alvo. One of her lieboats
picked up at sca, empty, by passing steamer
and taken 10 Montcgo Bay, Jamaica This Is
the first definite tdngs received of the Avo
since the day. now nearly SIN weeks ago. when
she steamed ont of New-York harbor, loaded
with merchandise and bearing forty-cight per
sons. When she passed Sandy Hook that day
she disappeared if swallowed up. 80 far as
is known, not single human eye ever b'held
her again.
week after she sailed the terrible hurricane
Of August - ploughed over the course taken by
the i'll fatcd steamer. and only few days later
another storm, scarcely less terrible than the
first. followed the same route. When WlcN
passed they lift the sea filled with wrecks and
the shores Of South Carolina lined with corp>cS.
Even when the Alvo did not reach Gonaiycs.
her first port. ON time there was little comment.
But the days passed on. and still no news came,
pertain facts began to he remembered. 1t was
recalled that she carried a heavy dccllOad Of
railroad trucks and iron, likely to prove dan
gerods under certain circumstances. Still. her
agents, PIN, ForwOod & Co., No. 20 State-st.
persisted that she could not have gone down.
She may have injured her machinery said
they, and put into some unfrequented port,
whence news comes slowly
ALL HOPE GIVEN Up.
But at last even their optimism failed, and it
WAS admitted that the ship was lost Then came
o sudden CLEAN of hope. Six days ago, Jean
Rbou, uncle of Juan T. Ribou, one of the Alvo's
passengers, received cable dispatch from his
brother, the father of the missing man. which was
supposed TO relate TO the AvO. II inys
ferious message, containing only two Spanish
words, "Sabemos salvaciOn" I'VE know saliva
fion or safety but il filled Scnor Ribous heart
with JOY, for he supposed that it announced his
hephew's safety
And if one were safe. why not all So reasoned
The friends Of the passengers and of the miss
ing ship, and a shOrt-lVcd wave of relief swept
bver them: short-lved because no confirmation
of this happy Interpretation could he obtained
On the contrary, the tdncs now forthcoming seem
TO show beyond doubt that the worst has taken
place.
On the very next day after the Rihon cable
dispatch was delivered here. PIN, FOrwood & Co
received a telegram from their agent at kingston
Jamaica telling them of the finding Of one Of
the Alvo's lifeboats The Kc1r Line steamship
Jason. Cartain Lcgoe, bound for Nontego Bay. had
found the boat floating empty at sea, and had
taken il TO her destination. Tie news was tele-
maphed from there 10 Kingston and thence 10
New-York where il was kept absolute secret
Why this was done one seems to know. For
six DAYS the same stereotyped answer " NO news
Of the Alyo.- was given out by the Atlas clerks
YESTERDAY the el-guarded secret leaked ont, and
the agents then admitted that IT was true
HE HAD KEPT TIE NEWS SECRET.
Mr. Forwood was seen at his home at New
Rochelle last night, and asked about the message
aThat is old news" said hc I'VE got IT a week
ago. II Is correct as far as IT goes, but we nave
no details as yet, and will not have until Thursday
,;ob+ vvhon tho Jason to New Ork.
"Can we have copy of your dispatch - was
asked.
"No. IT is private property, replied Mr. or
wood ut gave no particulars, merely SAYING th't
an empty boat'-using the cipher code word-had
been pcked ND by the Jason and taken to Montego
Bay 1t did not say whether there was any'mhs
in it, or whether it upside down or not.
"Whv was the news kept secret ?? was asked.
"well." he replied, there had been so much
said about the Alvo that | thought the least SAID
about it until We knew all the facts, the better 1t
would be-"
Wien the news became known yesterday a
Number Of people interested in the fate OF the
vessel or Of those on board her attempted 10
obtain some information from the clerks at Mr.
Forwood'- office, but were put OIL III one way Ut
another with scant ceremony: - - .
At the office OF J. f. Kerr N Co, No. u Beaver
RI nothing was known Of the hnding 0l tlc boat
The Jason'e captain had not thought II worth WhIe
TO telegraph the fact 10 his owners The Jason
will probably arrive here late lhursday his"' Vi
Friday morning.
INSURANCE MEN SURPRISED
In marine INSURANCE. circles the news was re-
ceived with great surprise. No one seemed able 10
understand why the matter should have been kep'
sAcret. especially as the companies holding lines
of insurance on the Alvo have given her up ior
lost and will pay the insurance money over III
about two weeks The cargo of the Aivo was
insured in New-York in halt dozen different con-
nanies for about $500, 900 The hull or the
Vessel was INSURED in England, but not ior JUS ns
full value as the Atlas Company msures lts OWL
ships in large part. ,,t,o bs.
TLe Alvo carried eight passengers, while nes
officers and crew numbered forty The passsngeiI'
,yero General Pedro Villar. w. MunZlgcr, teIniln
Teros Vicente Iafaurie Juan f. Ribon. Arthur
Gatti Henry Iertubise and +. llertubise