The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
BARK ALMY
 MENACES
 NAVIGATION Still Plugging at Her Anchors Off the
 Cliff House. No Reason Yet to Hope That There Are Any
 Survivors. Within a Few Days the Wreck Will Be Shattered With
Within a Few Days the Wreck Will Be Shattered With
 Dynamite.
CAPTAIN FEARED DEATH.
Told His Wife That He Had an Idea He Would Never Return
 Alive.

The wreck of the Helen W. Amy is still tugging at it's anchors off the Cliff House. It is right in the way of ves- sels coming from the south, and should be removed at once, but there is so much red tape in connection with the matter that it will be several days be- fore the hulk can be blown up or de- stroyed in some other way. One thing is certain, it cannot be lowed out of the way. The revenue cutter Rush made fast to the wreck several times, but every time any strain was put on the rope the -iece of wreck to which it was attached came away. The life saving crew will put lights on the wreck until the lighthouse tender Ma drono can take a boat out and anchor 1t near the remains of the Amy.
 It is said that the captain and crew of the Amy were drunk the day the vessel sailed. It is known that Captain Hogan had been drinking heavily for several days before the ill-fated voy age began, but on Sunday he was con- sidered fully capable of taking the bark to sea. The vessel was well stocked with wines and liquors, and how much was drunk after the tug cast the bark off will never be known. "The Amy was evidently being run back to port said an old salt yester- day, "and if she was leaking and in distress the men aboard of her must have been drunk or crazy to have been carrying all the sail that was found on her."
 Captain Roberts of the revenue cut ter Rush reported to Collector Jackson yesterday morning that he had found the wreck of the Helen w. Amy se- curely anchored and was unable to move her. He had communicated with the lighthouse authorities, and they had expressed their intention of mark ing the scene of the wreck with buoy by day and a light by night. Collector Jackson later in the day requested Ma for Charles E. L. B. Davis, United States engineer, to blow up the wreck with dynamite and thus remove a dan- gerouS menace to navigation, put She is still floating with her maStS down. The cutter Rush was to have been sent to blow her to pieces yesterday, put she did not leave this port, and in con- sequence lights will again be placed on the wreck.
 Wonder is expressed on all sides that the vessel should have been allowed 10 leave port under any consideration, anu the thought presents itself that the Alnv may not be the last northbound vessel to go down with all on board, as there are other worthless crafts which have gone and will go to the land of promise and hardships.
 Mrs. Hayes. who resides at 13 Cha pultepec street and from whom Fred franks had hired lodgings for the past year and a half, stated that frahkS had been very positive that he would make his fortune in the far north, but that prior to leaving he had borrowed S2OO from her and placed in her hands a letter addressed to brother In Ger many, stating that II anything Snoulu happen him his brother was to take the responsibility of the debt and re- turn the amount to Mrs. Hayes imme- diately after the receipt of the letter. Franks left in company with GuSldVe Joumier, who left his family at 10 Chepultepec street at the time or his departure. It was the intention of the two men to work together in search of a fortune, and as yet the family or the missing men cannot bring them selves to believe that they were drowned at the time the A1my capslzed within sight of land
 On starting out the two men had been very confident of ultimate riches and left their homes and an impress sion with friends and families that ere long money would be secondary con- sideration. It was the old tale of hone and determination and loss or life in the fight for riches. Both men were well known as ihauS.atous So 5 aha .i,a upright in all dealings oy lhose III 'he neighborhood.
 Cantain Hogan of the ill-fated ves- col was also well liked for his kindness to his family and his work as an officer. Mrs. Hogan was almost proStrated when she learned that after two days no hope can be given that either her husband or any of the crew or passen- gers have been save from the wreck. Tn accordance with the story told of the last voyage taken by her husband Captain Hogan had been exceedingly anxious to take his wife and children with him, but after a few days con- sideration of the matter it had been decided that another trip would be waited for. Captain Hogan had told his wife the morning he sailed that he had a presentiment that he would never see his family again and during the night previous to the trip had been in a fretful way. When 1t came time for him to bid his wife and little ones a good-by he clung to them and again repeated his tale of the night before that he was satisfied he would never return home again. The actions of the captain weighed heavily on Mrs. Ho- gan's mind, and after almost sleepless nights she awoke to but hear the words of her husband repeated by one who had received the news of the sad end- ing to hopeful beginning and the fate of all on board the almost rotten vessel which is soon to be blown to atoms.
 Four contemporaries of the Amy are fitting out to carry passengers to the north. They are the bark Mermaid, built in 1855 at Westport, Mass; the