The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
THE DERELICr GENERAL sIGLLN
Capt. Herring Tows Her Into Port-h Bag OF
silver ana n Chld's Eody Pound on Board.

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WARRINGTON, juno ls.-The last chapter In
the story OF the derelict schooner General Siglin
has been written by Capt William J. Herring
OF the revenue cutter Corwin, and was received
at the Treasury Department to-day. Tho Siglin
was the vessel that drifted about the North
Pacific Ocean. waterlogged and dismantled,
with a dead man dashed to her wheel. She was
the property of the North American Commercial
Company, and started on her disastrous cruise
from San Francisco for Alaska with a crew
OF six and five passengers, consisting OF an
agent Of the Commercial Company. his
wife. and three children. When the hrst
report OF the Slglinis misfortune was received.
the Treasury Department, at the request Of
several commercial bodies in San Francisco.
sent revenue cutters TO look after her. Capt.
Phillips of the cutter Perry found her near
Graham Island. He reported that the dead man
had disappeared from his post, and that no
bodies were found on board. The direction Of
the wind led Capt. Phillips to believe that the
Siglin would go ashore on Graham Island. so he
left the dismantled hulk to continue her drift
Nothing had been heard Of the derelict by the
Treasury Department since that time until to-
nue. cutter service. received a letter from Capt
Herring. dated Port Macarthur, Alaska, June 8,
IN which a. ne e tells par, q NJ hndi Mains inc S aEar on ana 10
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After hearing from Capt. Phillips his story Of
the discovery OF the dcrclict. Capt. Herring
started out from Sitka in the Corwin on May 25.
He cruised until May, 80. when the wreck was
sighted drifting north;northwest, % miles from
the place where she had been seen by Capt. Phil
lips ten days previously,
THE wind was southeast. blowing heavily
and a heavy sea running. making it unsafe to at
tempt lowering a boat" says Capt Herring in
his letter, so the Corwin was steamed to lee
ward OF the wreck and allowed to drift close by
all night. Next morning l boarded the vessel,
ana after great trouble and labor safely towed
aftcrward towed her alongside and with steam
pumped her dry. Much Of the cargo had washed
SO that the water swept fore and aft.
After pumpping the vessel the search for
bag weighing about sixty pounds was found
Allied with silver coin, which /. in presence Of all
I feel disappointed in not recovering the entire
sum supposed TO have been on board. On the
I'd inst. we found the remains of a male child
buried the body on the beach. putting up a cross
10 mark the grave. 1t was clothed in a night
shirt, causing me to opine that the vessel had
search was made for more, bodies. but none
found. II 3 600 was on board. much OF II might
have been in gold coin. so II might have been
taken by the agent when he left the vessel, asi
would not have weighed more than twenty
pounds. providing he got safely away from the
wreck (which is very doubtful.
little value. The vessels hull is tight and sound,
and. with exception of slight damage TO deck
and matches, is in good condition. recovered
Greenfield. agent of the y. A. c. Co.. who had
his fsmily with him. excepting one sor left in
A postscript TO the letter, dated Sitka, June 4,
Gays the derelict's matches and openings were
made watertight. and she reached there in tow
on that day. Capt Herring had not decided
what he would do with the vessel when the let
ter was written.