Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-28
LOSS OF THE JORY
Story Of the Tragedy Off the Rip
Raps Saturday Morning.
As Related by Mato Isnnc II. Forbes
Captain French zIns Contract TO
RnIso the sunni en- Tus-submersod
Life Bont Flontcd wrochage.

The virginian-Pilot, in Its issue of
Sunday, detailed briefly the story Of the
loss of the tug Maggie j. Jory and the
drowning of the fireman, Mr.. Turner
Jones. and saving Of her crew by the
tug Volunteer, of Baltimore.
A VirginianP Pilot reporter yesterday
interviewed Captain Isaac B. Forbes, a
well known steamboat man, who was
temporarily acting as mate of the Jory.
Captain Forbes stated that the acct
dent to the Jory and her sinking oc-
CURED Saturday morning.
1t occurred, as stated in this paper,
between the Rip-Raps and Willoughby
Spit. The tug Volunteer was passing
with n tow of two barges laden with
general merchandise.
Mr.. Forbes was at the wheel of the
Jory, and as the Volunteer approached,
he made q motion to throw the wheel
over and swing the Jury away from
the Volunteer and her tow. Like most
steamboat men Of this section, he is
accustomed to the cross-Stearing gear,
while the Jury has q straight stearing
gear. The Jury is a light tug, responds
readily to her wheel. and the result
was she at once swung her bow to the
tow line OF the Volunteer between the
Volunteer and the first barge in her
tow.
The tow line OF the Volunteer struck
the bow of the Jory, scraped up to the
deck and swept the deck, taking off the
Jorys smokestack and wrenching the
main house and pilot house loose from
collision with the tow line listed the
Jory, she took in n large amount of
water A moment after she righted,
f1oated for u moment. then went down
Stern foremost in thirty-six feet OF
water.
AS she did SO the pilot house floated
off ana the main house also floated
away with the Jory's metal life-boat
under 1t. The lfe-boat was fastened to
the top OF the main house and although
ITSELF under the wrecked main house,
supported the mass OF wreclage and
thus probably saved the other members
OF the crew.
Captain 7. r. Debnam, of the Jory;
Ike b. Forbes, mate; Albert AIunden,
chief engineer; William Barron. fire.
man. and George Davis, colored. cook,
swan to the wreckagc. Mr.. Forbes
swan to one OF the barges and called
for a line, but he was not heard or
seen by those on the barge, and was
age. 1t was not long, however before
those on the Volunteer learned of the
plight of the wrecked men and took
them aboard. The men suffered lseenly
from the exposure In the water and
chill air of the early morning.
The Jory is about 40 feet long, was
built in Baltimore. Md, and was used
by her owners. the CORTLAND Lumber
Company. for towing logs to its mill
at South Norfolk. She is said to be
worth $4,000 to $1,000.
Captain w. H. French, 1t Is under
stood, has the contract for raising the
Jory for the sum of $500. Work was be-
gun on the undertaking Sunday, and 1t
is expected that the Jory can be raised
without very great trouble. 1t is under
stood that the work will be rushed in
order to recover the body of the drown
cd fireman as soon as possible He was
Il quiet, popular young man, and his
untimely death is deeply regretted in
his large circle of associates.
A STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
a strange coincidence in connection
with the sinking of the tug and drown
ing of the fireman, was that Mrs. q. V.