Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-11
UNCROWNED HEROES
Unsuccessful Search For Missing
admiral"
Leaves For tho Open Sea Further
Particulars of Rescue OF Admirni's
crew -Thc Tug Jumes Bowen.

The tug Asher J. Hudson, with Cap
tain George +. Phillips, of the firm OF
Hudson IL Bro, owners; Captain Can
non, of the derelict dredge admiral"
and the engineer, mate, fireman and
Waterman of that craft aboard, return
cd from sea yesterday morning, having
made an unsuccessful search for the
abandoned dredSe. They left Norfolk
Wednesday night at 1880 o'clock, and
when day broke Thursday morning
were far at sec. The sea was still
heavy and the waves very high, but the
Tug was not spared, though wooden
deck house would haSe-becn smashed
by any one Of a number of seas that
boarded her. Spray and spume fire.
quent!y was thrown twenty-five to
thirty feet above her pilot-houSe roof.
In all this smother and scume. the
waves often threatening to ensuif them,
captain Cannon and Mate owens stay
ed on top of the deck house with glasses
IN their hands and searched the ocean
Tor glimpse of the "Admral:" but in
vain. though the tug wen, nearly 100
miles from the coast and fully 125 To $50
from the CapeS.dud cross saiicyf-tit- dis
lance with the hope of finding their
quarry.
BRAVE CAPTAIN AND MATE.
They returned to Norfolk. and at 1880
II. IN. the Hudson left again for sea, to
make anothr search. taking the crew of
the Admiral along. Captain Phillips
remained ashore, and from him some
idea of the hcroism OF Captain Cannon
and Mate Owens was gained.
When. after working all the after
noon and night, the boat of the Ger
man steamer Albano had taken off n
part of the AdmirarS crew, and in
landing them lost the steamers mate.
Captain Nock sent word that he would
not risk another boat. but the re-
maindor of the crew would have to
reach the steamer in their own boat.
eapt7titf -69stf.it,.t-t,-4. aid-hs Mate
Owens TO take the dory and the three
men left and get them to the ship,
leaving him on the dredge. remarking:
III You make it. Cap and can get
back. I'll be here; If you can't get back.
goodbye; | can live Il while, and some
other vessel may pick me up" His
offer was taken. Captain Cannon made
the trip, left the men and returned
alone through that awful sea and res
cucd his heroic mate.
Since the abandonment the Admiral
had not been reported. though the
Yorktown saw her on her trip to New
YORK when she was in tow.
A MYSTERY.
a curious ana puzZling thing has
come to light in regard to the loss OF
the tug Bowen. which makes her loss
more OF a mystery than ever.
After she cut loose or broke loose
from the dredge she started for the
shore, or toward Hog Island, then
some twenty-five or thirty miles dis
tant. She moved as though her wheel
was hard-a-p port, going to starboard all
the way, ana making n complete circle.
striking the Admiral Il glancing blow
as she passed astern. Up to that time.
from the breaking loose. no one had
been seen on her. Just then a man left
her pilot-house and went down to the
deck and into 4 door amidships \ few
moments later she run up huge sea,
like wall gradually sank at the stern.
ana plunged from sight. AS she pass
ed the dre6Se it was noticed that her
side next to the drcdge was stove in
by the seas. These facts give the grad
ually growing impression to the sur
vivors and to Captain Cannon that.
perhaps, all save the one man seen had
been washed overheard before the tug
broke loose, or while on her final circle.
which followed. That every soul on
the Bowen persisted there is little doubt.
ANOTHER UNSUCCESSFUL