The evening times., 1896-04-29
.FIT[ 0FIsMllL STEAMER
Great Anxiety Among Friends Of
the Mascoi's Crew.
MAY HAVE BEEN LOST
Nothing Has Been Heard From Her
Since She Sailed From Baltimore.
Supposed to Have Carried u Cargo
of fAmmunitiontO o Cuban Insurgents.
May Have Been Captured.

The disappearance OF nttle steamer,
which is supposed to have sailed for Cuba
with a cargo OF ammunition for the insur-
gents, is causing great anxiety among the
relatives and friends of the crew. Some
OF them express the belief that the vessel
has been sunk by a Spanish man-of-war.
The steamer Mascot, bearing a United
States register, sailed from the port OF
Baltimore on the morning of November 81,
last, and little or nothing has since been
heard from her or her crew. ostensibly,
she was bound for Port Spain, on the island
of Trinidad. Certain peculiar circumstances
surrounding her departure, and the fact
that she was never reported as having
reached her alleged destination, have led
to the belief that she left on filibustering
expedition for Havana, or some smaller
port on the island OF Cuba, with a supply
OF ammunition for the insurgents.
NOTHINGKNOWNHE
There are no records to substantiate
this belief, however, and the Cuban rep
resentatives in this city claim TO know
nothing OF such transaction. The opiD-
ion, moth hwithstanding this, is still main-
tanned by some officials, who point TO
the fact that the whole affair has been
sUTOuucu anu hotbms wac CNCA
seen or heard OF the vessel after the date
mentioned.
One OF her lifeboats and a few scat
tering pieces Of wreckage were picked up
off the Bahama Islands by a merchant
vessel during the early part of January,
about five or six weeks after she left
Baltimore. This Is all that has ever been
learned regarding the missing steamer.
Since that time the friends and relatives
of the men, most OF whom were from the
vicinity of Washington, hare-been very
anxious, and their expressions would in
innate that the ship was filibuster.
1t is thought by those who hold to this
view that she was captured and destroyed
by Spanish cruiser Off the coast OF Cuba,
and her master and crew shot by the
spaniards.
SHE MAY HAyEFOUNDERED.
Those who are unwilling to accept this
version of the disaster which befell the
steamer. believe that she foundered in
storm and went to the bottom, No records
OF any severe storm weather which re-
suited fatally to shipping is, however, to be
found covering that time, and beside the
boat was not far out at sea. but kept
NiosN W thS sbOiNs anu touid nave
come into port in case OF a threatened storm.
Some of the frinds OF the crew have
iDterceded with the Secretary OF State
and requested that official to investigate
the matter. Commander General Will
liams, at Havana, has been advised of
the case. and asked to ascertain the facts.
As yet he has been unable To furnish the
department with any information upon
the subject.
The list of American citizens confined
In spanish dungeons and those officially
reported as executed. does not contain the
names of any OF the sailors on the Mascot
This, however, is not willingly accepted
as authentic by the friends and families
of the crew. and an effort will be made
to throw further light upon the matter.
CARRIED A SMALL CREW.
The Mascot was a vessel OF a little
over seventy-five tons. built in 1891 and
valued at $4,000. She was owned by
Mr.. p Scandelli, whose residence is given
as Brooklyn, n. Y. Mr.. Scandelli is large
planter on one of the Bermuda Islands. He
has been for some time upon his estate and
nothing can be learned from him re garding
his vessel.
The Mascot was In command OF Capt.
A. McCrcady of Brooklyn aud carried the
folio wing crew: E X. Emery OF Maine, NJ.
G. Wright of Maryland, NJ F Kcrsey of
Virginia, L. V. Wheeler, of Maryland, W
H. Parker OF Virginia, A B.. Theil of Mary
land and two Norwegians, Charles Olsen
and James Rosuuissen.
The relatives Of NJ. F. Kersey reside In
Alexandria nd friendsof some of the others
in Washington and Baltimore. The commits
sioner of navigation has been asked by the
collector Of the port of Baltimore to cancel
all marine documents outstanding relating
to the steamer Mascot