The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-01-26
PART OF PAUL JONES FOUND.
Csadislon Of wrseksgs Shows the Nsphs
tha Tank Exploded, Tearing The
vessel tn Pieosa


MoB1IE, Ala, Jan. 21.--The govern
ment steamer Pansy touched at Biloxi,
Miss, Friday afternoon and reported
finding on Breton island part Of the
stern Of the naptha launch Paul Jones,
also yawl boat, with bow smashed,
and other small articles from the
launch. The condition Of the wrecle-A
age tends to show that the napths
tank blew up and tore the boat to
pieces. The Pansy met the Maud with
Jones and Taggart on board. The lat
ter visited the wreckage and identified
It a. part Of the Paul Jones. No bodt
les were found.
o. F. Fremont and party left Scran-
ton Friday forenoon In the sailing
yacht Adelaine. Of very light draft,
and will visit every nook to the west-
ward. The expedition is provision ed
for ten days.
The launch had the following pleas
ure-seekers on board: Joseph Brink
man, Louisville; Miss Florence Tag.
gart, daughter Of Mayor Taggart, In
dianapolis; Miss Margerie Woodland,
daughter of George Woodland, vice
president Prairie State bank, Chicagog
Col. Harry c. Yocum, st. Louis; Miss
Florence Yocum, his daughter. The
crew consisted of three men, whose
names are unknown.
The launch, which was owned b2lt
Lawrence Jones, Louisville distiller,
was loaned by him to Mr.. Yocum, and
left Louisville, December 8, for trip
to Florida. She left New Orleans for
Pensacola January 8. Since that time
nothing definite had been heard from
her until Friday, although her loss
had been rumored since last Sunday.
News confirming her loss has been
brought by oyster fishermen who have
known Of it for more than week.
The launch exploded they say on or
about January . near Bird island, and
everything goes to show that all on
board were killed at once or drowned
soon after. The boat was operated by
a gasoline engine, and it is now recall.
ed that she met with several accidents
from hre on her way down the. river.
1t Is regarded as certain that this en-
gine exploded, but from what cause
will probably never be known. The
force was such that 1t not only bleA
of the pilot house but split the yacht
in two.
The men who brought this definite
news are engaged in the oyster fisher
les of the east Louisiana coast. Last
Friday they visited Bird island and
found lumber schooner ashore also
pleasure yacht near the island. The
latter, they say, was split in two by an
internal explosion. The men boarded
the yacht and explored her cabin,
breaking open the trunks and takink
from them lot Of fine female apparel,
and keys and whatever other property
they discovered on board.
!. Although their discovery occurred
week ago. the men did not come to-
Venice, the nearest settlement, until
Friday, when they had to do so to lay
in a supply Of provisions In Venice
they turned the keys over to store
keeper, by whom these facts were made
known.
The keys bear tag inscribed
Fletcher 4 Co., indianapolis" Tho
clothing taken from the trunk by the
men 10 that Of Miss Taggart.
No bodies were seen by the men ON
or near Bird ialand, but there IL NO
hope Of any one having escaped from
the wreck.
The Paul Jones had two boata One
badly stove in was picked up BY the
Marie Louise. Of Mobile The other,
with paul Jones" painted on her, was
found by the Pansy, Of Biloxi.
The three relief expeditions ought
to reach Bird island Saturday. Two
go from New Orleans. the Zeta and
Doullet and one from Mobile. the
Maud. Bird island n merely n sandv