The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-10
THE WRECK OF SOCIAL
MISS MARIB HOWE THROWS LIGH T
ON TIE PURPORE OF NEE TIL

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on . Trip to Standardization Portable
Sailed on aepi. no ana pliss Howe Expected
70 Sotn Him at ~. Thomas About Dec 10.
II 1t DO true, as reported at this port on last
Saturday. that the schooner yacht Social was
wrecked of the island Of st. Croix. West
Indies, In n gale on Oct. %, then tho story told
yesterday by Miss Marie Howe.of 80 Van siclen
avenue, Brooklyn, Is not embarrassing. Until
Miss Howe told her story, little that was salts
factory could be learned about the passcn'
gers, officers, and crew of the yacht. IL was
known that the yacht had been bought OF Capt.
Charles G. Terry, a dealer in scrap iron at Al
Railroad avenue, Brooklyn, by a man who said
his name was Lord, and that no was q native
OF Connecticut. The sale was made early In
September, and the price was 500. At the
time Lord acquired the boat she was lying dis
mantled on the beach at Port Jefferson, l., l.
She had been condemned and Terry having
taken everything OF value from her, he had
hauled her upon the beach to rot.
After Lord bought what was left of tho Social
he reftted her and sailed for the West Indies
in the latter part Of September. According to
ono report, Lord took with him a crew Of five
men, according to another only two were in
the crew, and according to a third story. Lord
was a friend of O revolutionary party In one OF
the Central American republics, and had sailed
from Port Jefferson with q cargo of arms and
ammunition for the revolutionists. That was
all that was known about Lord or the cruise OF
tho Social until tho Brooklyn woman came for
ward with her story.
Mario Howe is u skirt dancer. She pre-
fixes Miss to her namo, although she eonfesses to
having been married and to having two grown
sons. She says she has reached u time In life
when ON engagement with q regular theatrical
company entails harder work than she cares TO
undertake. She therefore confines herself to
dancing at such times and places as suits her
convenience. To q Sun reporter yesterday
afternoon Miss Howe said:
You want to know something about the
Social, which, you say. has been wrecked.
How do you know she has been wrecked What
l know about the yacht is this: Capt. Lord
bought her for the purpose Of making o trip
through the West Indies. He wanted to take
q congenial party with him. He invited me to
20 along, and l accepted. l have known the
Captain for years, you know. We were talk
ing one day about the stage, and Capt. Lord
said there was money to be made in tho theatre
cal business In Spanish America 1 didn't see
why, II there was money to be made down there,
why We shouldn't make it. and told him 80.
Then he proposed that We take u company down
on the yacht.
II agreed to the proposition. and then we
began to advertise for members OF The company.
We got in answer to one advertisement a little
Spanish lady, whose lame 1 have forgotten.
and who lived in Thirty-fourth street. In
answer to another advertisement We got an
| other woman who was u song and dance. artist.
These two were selected with my approval.
l was going to teach each of them q specially.
Tho one who was not Spanish was a little wo'
| man, and she was to impersonate Cupid In an
| act with me. / was to take my calcium light
| machines and .all tho paraphernalia OF a skirt
dancer along with me. In selecting the crew
the Captain made the particular point that each
man should be able to do something on the
stage. He finally found at Port Jefferson four
men who could sing or play. and these were to
The sailing date was liked for Sept; 20. The
plan was to visit the principal cities OF Central
America and play one or more nights, according rhs
stay. In the spring W. were going to sail up
AZ tae'n On 0 sspt. a % 1 had had a date to dance u
the. state. i could not well cancel Il. and SO l toId
mo that he would wire me when to join him
Capt. Lord and the rest sailed away and l went
up tho State. I expected to join the yacht about
Dec. i. / have Just returned to Brooklyn, ]
wanted to make this public. becase didn't
tons Of war. II he wanted to help a country
struggling to throw of ,t the .S yoke n. OF 0 %6rsS
Now, tell us something sbout Gapti Lord;
from, what's his hrss name and what's his bust
II always called him Capt. Lord." was the
reply 1t. ,,nt,.m,, D.ms,"
II never asked him."
How did he sign himself"
truly ah nf Eerd say a 1opSlf Ssfo MISE f,snf Howe. 'nfA think hnR'I
have seen bis name printed, though. as Richard
Lord end; possibly John R Lord"
Really, / couldn't say. ! think, thou yh
that 10 had sPsn. e ! good deal of time around
New London, Conn.,
what business was he ini'
HE hadn't, been In any business for SOME
time t. a. q H1 III had a, gnsil s American e yes sFa ago. been Is h en-
eleven years. He traded principally, in COFFEE
and made O large amount OF money
When he Wasn't in Connecticut, where die
an New York, but I don't know where. HI
He wanted q pleasant place to stop for the sum
me s1y,s, vou .avsr.,..d for members o, YOU,
troupe did you specify what each one would b.
man who could speak Spanish who, wouit
i IN fhir ssf9 street. can't rsmember he
Thirty fourth street, except that 1t was ava!
out-answered the advertisement. She tolt
me she had ridden a bicycle in the streets o
Hayanp. / thought II she had cheek enough 70
promised to teach her a speciality. The othe
woman-I don't remember her name or wher
she lived, other than that she lived in Noy
York-answered an advertisement which simpl,
called for a woman to go south on q yacht.
learned when ! met her that she could do
song and dance. She was small, l remember
and light. and that's what l wanted. as til
""Did Capt. Lord have any family or rela
tiyesf" w.,
Is dead 1t will all come out. He left a vii
and l suppose his relatives, II they care Il
will come forward to claim his estate. Unit
then 1 can say nothing"
"Hoyy do you know he left a willl'
"Oh, surely u man would not go off on a tri
like that without making a will, would ho2'
WAS he a mar Of large meansi' asked tn
reporter.
why did you question the loss of the Socia
a little while agof' Miss Howe was asked.
''Oh, because Capt. Lord was u very goo
sailor. don't believe he il drowned"
where wero your engagements to dane
that called you away from Brooklyn just b,
fore the Social sailedf'
Away up the State, it'doesn't matter wher,
But / have talked too much already, II 20