The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-12
10 HOPE FOR THE
B0WEN'S CREW.
The Tue Was EnguIfed by the Waves
In Full View of the Barge.
SEARCHING FOR THE ADMIRAL
No Iidings Yet Of the Dcrclict Barge
The Amphitrite's Trouble SAID TO
Have Not Been Serious Major
Charles Pickett il Better.

NORFOLK. Va. March u-Spccia.-
Inquiry at the Office OF Hudson BIothtia.
whose tug. the Asher q. Hudson, ls at
sea seeking the derciiCt drcasc Admiral
elected the information that no udine
have been received to-day. and the result
OF tho second quest is not yet known.
There are some who persist iu hoping
against hope and who believe tnat the
crew Of The tug Bowen may have escaped
drowning. but these are unaware OF iht
facts regarding The loss Of tle Tug
SAW HER co DOWN.
CAPTAIN Cannon. 0f the Admiral, stated
10 The Times reporter that before the
elimination of tLe sea tragedy both of
the Bowen boats were swept away hy %
heavy sea, and within few moments
great wave broke over Che tug herself
and within his sight. bat about four mum
dred feet away. she sunk TO rise no more
The mystoIy OF tlc disappearance of The
dredge is yet uus0lvtI. The pumps were
tried but d short while before the crew
boarded the Albano and would not draw
thus indicating that the Admiral was
tight and not aleak
DIFFERENT THEORIES.
The theory is advanced that she may
have ben run down by som passing yes
sell but appears hardly tcuable. The
quilted by the waves which ran Captain
Cannon said. ba0ut twenty-five feet high.
or has been taken ia tow by some vessel
should the hitter De the case few hours
should make the survival known. The
eleven men who manned the tug. sad as
IL may be 90 say 80, have undoubtedly
persisted. and hope for their safety IS
wholly futile If the story of the survivors
Is 70 be believed. and who can doubt that.
10 has been long since such appalling
disaster befell mariners of this coast
MAJOR PICKETT BETTER.
The condition of Major Charles Pickett
s. to-day slightly improved and Dis friends
appear TO feel more hopeful of his Zee
covery.
Chief Engineer j. 4. 3. Smith, Of the
Norfolk Navy-yard, in am interview tls
morning said that he believed the Zee
port widely printed this morning that
the monitor Amplitude came near dee
struction recently. Was not Wen founded
NO SERIOUS TROUBLE.
Mr. Smith said that he had not been
aboard the monitor and could not -lF
positively whether there had been any
serious trouble with tho water pipes. but
he had just received letter
from chief Engineer Eaton of tho
Amplitude. in which no mention Was
was satisfied that some allusion would
have been made 10 80 should anythIn-
have gone wrong about the vessel
Mr. smith said that since the shin arr
rived in this harbor he had been requested
90 send "a machiuist aboard 20 help do
some work. The man worked one day.
nnished the iob and came back 90 the
ward. He reported that they found one
rivet loose and frightened &C.. ami that
was all that was required.
HAS BEEN TROUBLE.
Tho men Of tho crew say that thcre
has been trouble in tho crginc-room ever
since tho ship Left Boston. and that the
work done al the Boston yard was
wretchodly done. but no ono qualified 90
speak from an actual knowledge OF tho
facts has. 10 seems made any statement
which could well be opposed % the nesa-
tive one Of Mr.. Smith. who with char
actoristic frankress spoke Of the matter
evidently desiring only that the whole
truth be made known.
The ship sailed for Port Royal this af-
iernoon. where gun captains compei-
lion will DE held.