The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-04
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HaIGtts Grow aItu1ing.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Jan. 2.-rhe
alibustering steamer Commodore. sunk
twenty miles of the Florida coast, hf-
teen miles north OF Jupiter inlet at
three O'Clock this morning Twelve OF
the twenty-etsnt men on board have
arrived IN this city, but the other six
teen have not been heard Of.
Franco Blanco, the old Cuban pilot,
tells the following story of the loss Of
the steamer: THE Commodore was
overloaded with coal when she left
Jacksonville, and the first disaster was
striking on a sand bar in the ST. Johns
river. We were pulled Off by the reve-
niue cutter, Boutwell,, and crossed the
st. Johns bar at O'Clock Friday after
noon. The boat almost capslzed ~
the heavy sea, but we got away all
right, and started To the southwark.
About 2 o'clock this morning It was
discovered that the vessel was last
filing with water. Great excitement
prevailed among the men, but Captain
Edward Murphy put everyone at WORK.
nv hNEAAAA iNAAAh thAAA AfsAN
were manned and worked to their fun
capacity, but the water continued 20
gain. A bucket brigade was formed
and we bailed for our lives. At
o'clock the fires were extlngulshed by
the rising water, and II was then de-
cIded to take to the boats. Captain
Murphy took command OF The largest
boat. with fifteen men, and Paul Ro1o,
the agent of the owners of the Conn
modore, was in the other boat.
~ was with Rolo, and as soon as we
entered the boat we began to pull TOR
the shore. II was dark, and we lost
The captains boat and the steamer
soon disappeared, but did not see II
sink. We pulled for the shore, but
did not reach land until 10 o'clock this
morning. We were ell nearly exhaust
ed. but reached the lighthouse at 1890.
We went to New Smyrna, and there
took the train TO this city"
It Is believed the other boat landed
further down the coast, and that all
will yet be heard from alive and we'll.
w. A. Bisbee, owner of the Dauntless,
received the following telegram from
Miami this morning.
"DauntIess rescued large body OF
men and cargo from No Name Key.
Many In helpless condition. VIII walt
and meet Commodore or some vessel
and deliver men and cargo to her and
will report. as per signals seen at
Miami. VIII return as soon as we meet
Commodore or other vessel, probably
Sunday"
Nothing further has been heard from
the men. Captain Broward owner OF
the Three Friends. has applied for per-
mission for the Three Friends 10 SO
to the rescue OF the Commodore,
Cubans here intimate that there was
treachery aboard the Commodore, and
that she was sunk by some one on
board scuttling her.
The cruiser Newark Is now anchored
Off the ST. Johns bar
Owner Bisbec says that the Daunt-
less will be loaded up with so much
OF the cargo of the Commodore as can
be saved.
over ten carloads OF munitions of
war are stored in this Immediate Vicin-
ity awaiting transportation. The man
of-war, Newark Is now Off the bar to
aid the revenue cutters in their work.
Stephen Crane, the American nove=
list, who was on board, was with Cap
tain Murphy In one of the boats. They
have moi been heard from.
NEW SMYRNA, Fla, Jan. 3-At
a. m. one Of the Commodure's boats
was washed ashore or here, empty.
The Commodore had four boats, all
told