New-York tribune., 1899-01-17
THE YACHT OWNED IN LOUISVILLE.
LOANED TO A PLEASURE PARTY FOR A TRIP
TO PENSACOLA-FINELY FITTED Up.

Louisville Jan 16-Lawrence Jones. OF this city,
the owner OF the missing yacht Paul Jones. this
afternoon received telegram from c. a. Mar
shall. superintendent Of the Louisville and Nash
Vile Railroad. at New-Orleans. which stated that
a strange yacht with two masts, supposed 70 be
the Paul Jon ,s had been sighted hfteen miles of
Horn Island. Saturday night. going east. The
description taes with that OF the Paul Jones
This is the first information that has been re-
ceived OF the yacht Mr.. Jones Ia confident that
the yacht is safe
The naphtha Yacht Paul Jones left Louisville
December with A pleasure party Of society peo-
pie. bound for Pensacola. Fla, and other ports In
Southern waters. The party consisted OF Colonel
II. {. Yocum and his daughter. Miss Yocum and
G. NJ. Yocum. all OF St. Louis; Miss f. Tasgart.
daughter OF Mayor Tagsart of Indianapolis. and
Miss NJ. Woodland. of Chicago.
The last heard directly from the yacht was when
she left the mouth Of the Mississippi River, on
January 3. 1t was the plan OF Colonel Yocum. un-
der whose direction the yacht sailing. to coast
along from the Mlssisslpps mouth to Pensacola
Fla. where 1t was the intention Of the party to
make a considerable stay. According TO weather
reports received at the local bureau the yacht en-
countered A storm when three days out
Lawrence Jones purchased the yacht In the East,
where she had been especially constructed for
pleasure cruising. He offered the OF her to
Colonel Yocum for a winter cruise In Southern
waters. The three young women OF the party are
for their especial entertainment that the party had
been arranged. telegram from Mobile late last
night said: There are particulars to be OBJ
tanned regarding the reported loss OF the yacht
Paul Jones Tugs have been sent out Of Southern
ports and all shipping people have been requested
to keep lookout for the missing boat. but no
tidings have as yet been received. Vessels ar
rvlng report that severe gales have been blowing
for the last few days on the Gulf They say the
winds have been strong for several weeks. Every
means is being taken TO find trace OF the
yacht" 1t is barely possible that the Paul Jones
In the gale put in nj point along the coast where
there Is no telegraph office. hence no tidings.
The Paul Jones Is OF the finest pleasure
yachts Of her size ahoat. being 6o feet in length. 10
feet beam and feet draught. a 20 horse power
gasoline engine in the centre of the boat furnishes
the power TO turn the singe-screw propeller in
the rear. Fuel for twelve hundred miles can be
carried The fine lines OF the huh and the un-
usually powerful engine and screw make this
yacht as speedy and seaworthy as It was possible
10 construct such a craft. When the yacht left
Louisville a quick trip 10 New-Orleans was OK
pected and would have been made had all gone
well. But the yacht met with a number OF acct
dents. which detained her at various points along
the way. 1l-luck seemed 10 follow her persistent l.
ly. While the boat lay at Eliza bet hown H.. one
IL o'clock. while all on hoard were asleep. A part
Of the crew was awakened by the smoke. and
ceedcd In arOusng every aboard The flames
we're only eXtinguished after n hard contest. This
detained her considerably
A short distance from Memphis the boats ma
chinery was disabled. and she forced 10 tie ND
considerable time There were also one or two
other minor accidents before the Crescent City
was reached In addition 10 III this. Colonel Yocum
had much trouble with his pilots.