Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-17
is STILL A MYSTERY.
WHEREABOUTS or THE SHIP NORRIS
NOTHING HEARD or HER
I've Other Passenger on board Bseidss
Hr. Hsusw1ncks1 snd Pbysician-
Battered 1t the Custom. uouse.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. January H.
Especial. 1.-The whereabouts Of the ship
Norris that sailed from here for BARGE
Iona, Spain. on the 18th OF October. with
Mr.. Edward Hanewinckel. Of your city.
on board, Is still mystery. as nothing
whatever has been heard from that vessel.
Your correspondent learned to-day that
there were two others who took passage
on this ship. besides those already men-
toned In my correspondence. They were
two young men-one the nephew OF Cap
tain Barstow, and the other the nephew
OF his wife. Captain Barstow's nephew
was a young man who had Just reached
his 2Ist year, and who had lately come
into the possession Of 10000. left him by
relatives. Their names ! am unable
to ascertain, but this information was
given me by O gentleman In this city,
who was 80 informed by Captain Bar
stow himself.
ALL ON BOARD.
I am also able to state positively that
the Norris had with her on this trip
twenty-five persons. which included tne
captain and his crew Of fifteen, his WIFE,
daughter, and the two nephews, ana Mr.
Hanewinckel and his physician.
The Norris was chartered for this trip
by Messrs. Perkins & Co.. Of New YORK,
She carried 1.Gn tons OF carbon mineral
(canai coaD, valued at N3,12S.
BAD OMENS.
Captain Barstow sailed from here under
very unfavorable circumstances. as view
hA
drowning of his carpenter a bad omen,
and II could be clearly seen that the ac-
cident worried him not little. Again. the
taking Of young Hanew:nckel and his
physician was much against his wishes.
and Il was some time before he could
be persuaded to do so.
REGULARLY ENTERED.
He claimed that his vessel had already
more lives aboard than was customary.
but he finally consented, and they were
regularly entered at the custom-house
as passengers. This latter statement.
although not mentioned by me before
was widely known by many of Mr.. Hane-
winckels friends at this place, as well
as many well-known people In both ship
ping and railroad circles, and on several
occasions I had heard 1t rumored that
the gentlemen from Richmond and Phila-
delphia would not be taken on this voy-
age.
THE ONLY CHANCE.
In conversation with a gentleman to-
day who has travelled upon the high
seas for many years, was told that
the only possible chance OF the
Norris ever being heard from was in the
event that some vessel bound from some
foreign port en- route to Australia or
California might have taken them up;
he also stated that he had sailed from
London to Australia In sixty days In a
craft no larger than the Norris.
The general belief among knowing ones
here Is that she has gone down, although
all hope has not yet been abandoned.
Many friends Of the Inflated party anx-
iousy await the arrival OF all foreign
vessels In hopes of hearing some tidings
from the Norris.
NEWS EXPECTED.
Your correspondent Is inclined to be-
lieve that news OF some kind will reach
here when the Chesapeake and Ohio ship
Shenandoah arrives. She is expected Sat-
urday, and comes direct from Liverpool.
The American ship. Agenor. which ar
rived here on yesterday from New York,
will take on cargo OF coal for the same
port that the Norris was destined to.
Her captain. Mr.. Shelters. has never made
this trip before. consequently can tell me
little regarding the Journey.