The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-02-04

Mariposa was lost. all her silverware was I'm
mediately appropriated by the coast folk when they
boarded her. and the Judge Was again com
mlssioned tn Put down lawlessne-s, lie could
not act 50 stringcntly on this occasion because
the customs II N. country permit a larg. latitude
In the matter oi salvage. Fifty per cent is al
lowed To thuse who save property from wrecks,
bu, In this particular form II loot there Was n
great temptation To- keep It all The Judge in
his report ~ the proceedings said
Il made SOME Interesting discoveries IN pu'
suing my Investigations, among Others ihal
the leaders in Israel were the most finished wrech
ers along the coast The Methodist local preacher
a powerful eNhorter al prayer meetings, had
secured The largest quantity Of silver knives,
orks and spoons, which dug out 81 all con
crlvhble hiding places IN his house. The fIls'"
palian lay reader Was n" whit behindhand, haN
ing In his possession a laTg" and varied assert
mrnI II soup ,urrens and chaling dishes, while
the Catholic ~pedagogue lacked only opportunity
10 Distinguish himself, he living further away
and so being late IN arriving, which accounted
for his contribution being less valuable than
that II his conttea1s
When he able steamer Robert Low Was lost
In November. 1876, the cOastinlk helped them
selves generously to everything IN sight hut
the bodies Of III" dead were respected That
ship struck IA" shore at Gull Island, within =
few yards " where the iieigoland met her fate
She was out from Placentia, in The neNt hay
only twelve hours, and her loss was due 10 faulty
navigation, for which her master, Capt Ind
marrh paid with his life. 90 the thirty thr-e
persons on board fifteen Ierished after she struck
and another Was drowned IN landing the next
morning. 50 that seventeen were saved \
strange CIRCUMSTANCE "n"n' h'f loss l. W"' "
occurred at Az \ NJ her cao'n 'hF'n'me'rT
having STOPPED me n'inen, she s'to,N Hh'
ran up against w" she'r ''n' ana we nIS' ."
pact was with 'he s'atnoard ah'h"t' q nuke '
which was broken oil Then her ho" was pune
wr'd above "" water me oH' "N sh' GROUND
her way into me GIN her "h"'' stem was h'"'rh
In and when sh" r-h'nnnen she started I" sink
nut her bottom was 'h"Sh' on \ lagS'd t"'N
and she hung suspended Tor days ha' mn "'
water Those VII" were lost were washed over
b"a-t by the seas IN 'h" FIRST rush 'h' survivors
launched = pu'na'' ana gig ana Jay IN per" nn'''
her lee the "h"'" h'gh' waiting I' daHHSh'
before attempting J." '"Hh on ~" To-Day Nh"'
When the c'ns't"lk boarded her newt daN IN"
ele''rl'ianS room win lis "iSpIaN W mover HP
paratus, obviously very valuable, proved IN
t'nSely interesting I" mem lh"'r 'ur'"S''N
i'u'd vent IN handling the wires ana KNOBS UNI"
ON" fisherman Accidentally e>lahIlNh"d a con
ne'u0n ana received q charge from = po"eriu'
eI@''fl' hat'etN "hl'h i'' MN "fl'h'hE on me
floor. \ companion Hna"at" 81 h"" IN" MS
hap occurred, hut SATISFIED the apparatus "ns
responsible, promptly demolished the offending
machinery with = blow ifHm MS hH''h'' ana
his example being followed ny the Others. property
% III" value NJ several thousands ~ pounds "aN
destroyed IN a few moments. the Nanda's con