The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-01-24
PART OF PAUL JONES FOUND.
Co2Piti"n OF Wreckage Shows the Naph-
tina Tank Exploded, Tearing the
Vessel to Pieces


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 wreck
age tends to show that the naptha
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 as part of the Paul Jones. No bod
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 vest
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
CART, daughter of Mayor Taggart, In
dianapOlis; Miss Margerie Woodland.
daughter of George Woodland, vice
president Prairie State bank, Chicago;
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 by
Lawrence Jones, Louisville distiller,
was loaned by him to Mr.. Yocum, and
TO Florida. She left New Orleans for
Pensacola January 3. 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 a 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 fire on her way down the river.
1t is regarded as certain that this en-
CINE exploded, but from what cause
will probably never be known. The
force was such that it not only blew
off the pilot house but split the yacht
in two.
The men who brought this definite
Jews are engaged in the oyster fisher
les off the east Louisiana coast. Last
Friday they visited Bird island and
found lumber sch ooner ashore also a
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 taking
from them lot of fine female apparel,
and keys and whatever other property
they discovered on board.
Although their discovery occurred a
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 a store
keeper, by whom these facts were made
| known.
The keys bear a tag inscribed
Fletcher & Co., Indianapolis" The
clothing taken from the trunk by the
men is that of Miss Taggart.
No bodies were seen by the men OF
or near Bird island, but there is nc
hope of any one having escaped from
the wreck.
The Paul Jones had two boats. 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 is merely sandy
reef covered by coarse sea grass.