The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-18
Pears FoR TEE SEVERN.
The BaItimo-e Bark NOW believed to
Have Been Lost,

BALTIMORE, Dec. 1S.-There remains
no doubt in the minds of persons inter-
ested that tbs steam bark Severn, belong
ing to Baltimore owners has been lost
on the voyage from Newport News for
Santos with cargo of coal. Yesterday
vas the ninety-ninth day out, and she has
not been spoken. nor have any fidings
been received from vessel or crew
The Severn sailed from Hampton Roads
on September 10 in command. Of Capt. J.
NJ. Reid, resident Of Dunoon, Scotland.
He was a lieutenant in she Royal Naval
Reserve OF Great Britain and had made
Baltimore his home since tie Severn first
came here ffsom the yards OF Russell! & c.,
Port Glasgow. Scotland. in 1892. The first
master was Captain Rlages, OF Baltimore,
but, not having British certificate, be
could not command the vessel Captain
HisIop, from Scotland, was then appointed
master and died at Rio Janeiro IN 1883
from yellow fever Captain Reid, who
had remained mate, was promoted to COM
mand and filed the position with great
satisfaction 10 the owners.
The crew Of the Severn comprised TWEEN
ty-one men, 5eeluding the master John
Evans. native of Wales, who came from
New York to join the vessel, was made
mate. Henry Wilson, second mate, made
his home with Mrs. Young on South
Broadway. He was q native Of hiasSa-
chusetts. bat had been sailing out of Bal
tim0re for years and had been On the Sew
err six years Chief Engineer John Dunn
who has filed that position two years I'M
der contract with the owners, belonged
to Scotland. His time was mp in Septe4n-
Der. but he decided 10 make one more trip
before returning home Charles Smith,
second engineer, was a young German.
who made his home at Tiola's boarding
bach, the carpenter, was Norwegian.
The latter had served long time on the
lighthouse tender Holly.
Others On board were D. II. VIII, cook
and steward; Harry Hansen, cabin boy; j.
Aurish, P. Dumas, and Patrick Wiseman.
the latter from Newfoundland, drennen; = J.
DiscowIteh, a. Reitz, J. Hoey. K Karl
sen, z. MeIteRs, Francis G. Damn, h Bohi,
J. Sloan, ". Trasher, and H A. Hansen,
seamen- Seaman ReftZ is BaltimoTean.
but his home cannot be located. Trasher
belonged TO Florida and had worked about
the Anchorage. through which all the men
were shipped. but OF those taken from SAIL
or boarding houses no record has been
kept.
Captain Reid was married IN New York
State about three years ago 10 Scotch girl
who came over to beaome his bride She
went to sea with him w to three voyages
ago, when she returned home, as Captain
Reid expected the Severn TO be sold, as
she was in the market. Mrs Reid has one
child
The Severn. as stated. was built n Scot
land for the purpose of entering the Bra
lillian trade from this port. She was q
steel bark. with auxiliary steam power, in
tended to steam across the calm belts and
thus shorten the passages made by the
sailing vessels. To some extent she real
lied the expectations of the owners. but
she has had several rather long trips to
her credit when her auxiliary power is
considered she was OF 1854 teas gross
and LIPS tors net register. 81 IL feet
long. &c feet beam, and q feet S inches
depth of hold. She had compound engines
With cylinders % and q inches in diane
ter and e inches stroke OF piston, built By
Rankin & Bfackmore. Greenock-
The missing vessel belonged to the Sew
ern Steamship Company limited OF which
w 3 Wilson. of Baltimore. is the manag-
ing owner. Eugene Levering and others
Of this city interested in the e5ffee trade
also are part owners She was under
British laws few the flag CT that country
and hailed from Glasgow. The cargo and
vessel were insured