The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-16
The Pleasure Graft pssl Jones Supposed
10 Have Beca Wrecked.
WAS LAST HEARD FROM ON JANUARY )
on Board We're Ladies' and centre
men from chicago. 50. honis'
diannpolis ana Louisville.

for Pensacola, Fla. and other ports III
southern waters. has gone down in gaze
In the Gulf OF Mexico with all on ooaru'
The party consisted Of Colonel II. =.
Yocum and daughter, Miss Yooum' anu
q, NJ. Yocum, all OF st. Louis; Miss Fior-
euee. Taegart, daughter of Mayor Taggar'
OF indianapolis. and Miss Margte WOOD
land Of Chicago.
Deck Hands John Barry and Frank Bag
leg we're the only two members OF the crew
OF four known in Louisville.
The last heard from the yacht was when
II left the mouth OF the Mississippi river
OH January 3. II WAS the plan OF Colonei
H. G. Yocun, under whose direction the
yacht was sailing, to coast along the vari-
Gus ports between the Mississippi's mouth
ard Pensacola. Fla, where 1t was the in
tcntion OF the party to make considerable
stay
According to weather reports received at
the local bureau the yacht encountered
storm when three days out.
The relatives OF those on board are in a
terribly perturbed state OF mind on ac-
count OF lack OF information. They have
been telegraphing every port on the gull
coast where it is thought likely there was
any chance OF obtaining information. No
word OF the missing craft had been learned
up to late hour tonight.
Tugs have put out from number or
ports In search Of her and some definite
information ought to be had concerning the
vessels fate tomorrow. E
The craft was the property OF Mr.. Law
renee Jones OF this city.
He purchased II In the East. where It
had boa, oil, utr cd fnr nj ~
ure cruising. 1t was launched here about
the middle Of the summer.
Mr.. Jones offered the use of the craft
fer a winter cruise Ia Southern waters
The three young ladies Of the party were
schoolmates, just having completed school
last June II was for their especial en-.
tertainment that the party had bon got
ten up.
About midnight Mayor Taggart. IN re-
Spouse 10 a query, wired from 1ndianapo-
lis as follows: --latest | have is what
Mr. Lawrence Jones says, that they left
the lighthouse at the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi river January for Pensacola,
since which time nothing has been heard
"Taggart"
A telegram from Mobile late tonight
said: There are no new particulars to
be obtained regarding the reported loss
Of the yacht Paul Jones. Tugs have been
sent ont of Southern ports and all ship
lookout for the missing boat, but no
tidings have as vet been received. Yes
sells arriving report that severe gales have
been blowing for the last few days on the
gulf. They say the winds have been very
strong for several weeks. Every means
is being taken to find some trace Of the
yacht
1t Is barely possible that the Paul Jones
put in during the, gale at point along the
coast where there is no telegraph office,
hence no tidings,
The Paul Jones was one of the finest
pleasure yachts Of her size ahoat, being
60 feet in length and having 5 feet draught.
2o-horse- power gasoline engine In the
center OF the boat furnished the power to
the single screw propeller in the rear
Fuel for 1900 miles was carried. The In
terror Of the four cosy cabins was finished
in mahogany, and plate glass mirrors and
these were changed to sleeping rooms as
much as sleeping car Is changed from
coach to sleeper at night
The complete equipment and handsome
decorations made 1t a veritable floating
palace.
The fine lines OF the hull and unusually
powerful engine and screw made this
yacht as speedy and seaworthy as 1t was /
possible to construct.
Chicago. January 15..--C;eorge Woodland, |
the father of Miss Margaret Woodland,
who was guest on board the yacht Paul
Jones. received telegram from the owner
of the boat Lawrence Jones OF louisville,
KY, saying every effort was being made
to trace the boat. Mr.. Jones stated that
he was sending messages to every coast
town between New Orleans and Pensacola
and that an ocean tug was started out
from New Orleans to explore every bay
and inlet.
The chances are all In favor of the
boats being afioat.' said Mr.. Woodland.
IL was built for an ocean yacht and was
a staunch, though not a large. craft 1t
would moi be surprising If nothing more
were heard Of 1t for days--eyen a week.
NOT ~ that time has passed will believe
mat the boat Is lost The intention was
TO keep close to the coast. 1t is possible
mat an exploration of some inlet or river
has caused the report Of disaster"
st. Louis. January 15.--Mr. Yocum ia
president Of the Yocum and Cacer Manu-
featuring company al eots South Eighth
street Mr.. Yocum and his daughter, Miss
Florence, left st. Louis December forl
Louisville, where they We're Joined ,by
Mss " Margie Woodland. daughter Of George
iasgart. daughter of Mayor Thomas Tag
Iart OF indianapolis. They left IIo,Iisviilcl
Few days later for the South in the Yacht
'aui Jones, owned by Lawrence Jones. the
louisville capitalist. They journcyed ieis-
rely down the river to New Orleans. where
hey arrived December 81. Mr.. YocunlI
ent telegram from that city 10 w. s.
icGhesney. Jr., of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad and this was tho last
card OF the party by their 81. Louis
riends. The cruise OF the Paul Jones was
o have lasted until next June From New
orleans the yacht WAS to 90 to Mobile and
hence to Clearwater Fla, where the party
vas 70 spend some time At Mr.. Yocum's
ottase which be erected during the past
ummer The plan was to pro- cod to KeyI
Feet, Havana and Cienfuegos before their
etMrn ristting Porto nican waters aiso
Wien the yacht left Louisville a quick
rip TO New Orleans was expected and
would have been made had all gone Well.
ioweyer, she sustained a number of ac-
idsnts which held her up at various
'oints along the way III luck seemed 70
oll0w her Professionally.
While the boat lay at Elizabethtovu.
u. one night ire broke out In the gas
line room about IL o'clock. while all
we're asleep. One OF the crew was awak-
ned by the smoke and succeeded In aro;is-
ne all on board. The flames were only
xtinguished sitter hard Hght. This de-
sined her considerably over time. a
hort distance below Memphis the baats