The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-16
IIlaT NORMA N TROUBLE
= REPORTED As PROBABLY LOST
IN THE RED SEA.
80 view York ON November z, 1896,
- \ Cruise Around the WoPlA
wfth . Party Of NewspapeP Men
-Isas Had Varied Expevfenee.

WARRINGTON. March i5.--Tnsted
ntr4es Consul Cunningham at A1ea.
Arabia. reports To the state department
mai the commander OF III. NJ Il. Priesko
had picked UP but lost again a small
American yacht or schooner, after tow
ine her about - miles, In the western
rsrf OF The Red Sea. There was a rough
"a and ii WAS believed 30 be possible the
vacbt had gore aground somewhere, as
nc was overdue. Her name Is unknown.
not the officer said she had aboard a man
from New York named weaver. The Gof.-
sui received caiIagram from one PEREZ
val at Colombo asking for news Of the
yacht Norma.
The Norma Was Well Known.
NEW YORK. March I5.--The American
ysrhs referred TO In the alsIatea from
Washington undoubtedly Is the old racing
schooner Norma In 1856 the Norma WAS
f1,ted for q cruise around the world. her
pass~ngers having the intention OF wit
Ing up foreign countries ard photograph
Ing pictures of the scenes. Ar. Weaver. a
Eew Highlander. engineered the scheme
purchased the schooner and mad her put IN
condition for the trip. Mr.. X. A. Morris,
Nova Scot.an. was given charge OF tie
Norma and she saHea On her long voyage
on November z, 1855.
The party Oh board the Norma consisted
o. Mrs. G. r. Collins, OF Greensboro. p. C..
Dr. r. A. Worrela. Of Northeast Indiana.
r A. Granforth, jr.. OF ST, Louis. Harry
r. Tabor. OF Buffalo. ~ T.. and W. p.
Ncwcons
Eceentrlc Owner Always In TrOahIe
BUFFALO. n. r.. March 1.-THE News
publishes tho following story OF the cruise
OF the Norma, written by one of the party
who sailed from New York on the yacht:
Tho yacht Norma was built In lsse by A.
Cary Smith and was one Of the sssaunehess
Graf; OF her class which sailed from New
York hafb0r. She carried n crew OF six
teer men under the command OF "commo-
xf<<eA tkns.p
abe left New York bound on cruise
around the world for a newspaper syndi-
cate which Weaver was supposed To have
organized She touched at Baltimore ard
Norfolk and fell into difficulties through
alleged indicrelions OF the supposed owner.
From Norfolk she went 10 bermuda, where
she lay for month, while Weaver re-
turned 10 New York on os,ensibe business.
From Bermuda she sailed for the Azores
ard afterward for Madeira and the coast
Of Africa At FsinehaI she was not allow
ed 20 land on account OF the lack Of q bill
OF health.
I'm tn. English garrisons in the Meii.-
erranean her master again got into dffYl-
cnlfies. bat managed 10 reach Loudsn.
where for many weeks he lived at the Ho-
tel Cecil, posing a. millionaire American
who proposed 10 establish "a great daily In
London on the lines Of HarmswoTsh's Daily
Mall Again hc had trouble and the yacht
was he'd for debt. The yacht was next
reported I'm the Mediterranean. where III.
commodore was living at all the SWEETEST
r!uUs aiia pursuing MS pet amusement.
His wife and Title son had been left In
New York. Mrs. Weaver died suddenly
IN New York last spring and the .eoFnmo-
dore came back 10 America for - few days
and took his son abroad with him. Al that
time the yacht MA somewhere On the
French coast ard Since then nothing had
been heard from her in this country until
today.
She carried The flag Of the Atlantic Yacht
club 81 New York. of which nrg snszaiien
Weaver WAS At one time member with
the exception Of Weaver. all OF the per-
sons mentioned as having sailed from New
York the Norma left the vessel before
SHE entered the Mediterranean Weaver
was born 80 Cleveland. where h's father
was wei known man. He sailed the
lakes for some years aud was an expert
yachisman.