The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-24
LOST, one S7.CENT UMBRELLA.
BELONGS TO MARK TWAIN, AND
HE'LL NEVER GET 1T RACK.
n Les In Forty Fathsms Of water On the
Noys scstisn Ceast-And Thereby
Hang . Tale Of . Vain Attempt 70
cure the Humerist Of his One bad Habit

LII INV t1 "
Noys scsusn Cesst-And Thereby
Hang . Tale Of . vain Attempt 70
ture the Humerist Of His One bad Habit
According TO the coast survey charts Of
.certain plao. Cd the coast OF Nova Scotia
there are forty fathoms OF water there.
and nothing at the bottom but coarse white
Sand with bros nish specks. That sn't
40. Mark Twain's umbrella with all tho
contents Ia at the bottom there. But Mark
Twain didn't know 1t any moro than the
coast survey folks. That's why he has
Maid q. tie price Of q two hours cab ride,
10 advertise for the umbrclla In this city.
He feels sure hat either Mr.. ii. II. Rogers
or the Hon. Tom Reed stole IL and hopes
by Offering a reward to get II back No
questions will be asked.
Mark first missed his umbrella last July
when he was a guest OF Mr.. Rogers boa
the good yacht Kanswhs on a cruise down
Fast. What really happened 20 the UNI
brellA NAV h. shown best by the following
entry In the log Of the Kanawha which will
IL produced as documentary evidenoe for
tie defence II Mr.. Clemens goes too far:
-KAnAwhs-July u. ~ 10 -" y az rs
~" " Winds northerly. hight 10 very fresh.
All we'll on board. except the literary one
and he's doing the best he can. lie doesn't
know yet what has become OF the umbrella
which. with it, contents. was dropped over
board ,hL. day by Cd. ships company In
a.. north. sT 1 West. dead reckoning. AZ
the time he was leaning over the Lee rail.
reckoning that he'd better be dead ana won.
derins WHAT'S te use OF a heS'' s'ou"'
swell
when the umbrella was seized from Mr..
o.msn.. .t.,.room A. contained the article.
which n. usually carries In it when anoat
and lahore. 10 wit one individual tooth
brush. cake Of scented soap. one pair OF but
ton ~ssiters. one bottle OF restorer' boz OF
doriinoes' soheoule OF Ietsl Gao :, 49,
noH' .ne -. -, An m. ~
I,.u. =, ths tn.
"A. . matter Of form the umbrella vas
shott.d before II was dropped over the side.
Mr.. Reed spoke briefly. but his exact words
would not be a proper part Of this log lie
animated. however. that the action Of him
,,f and associates v.s Justified. as IL was
,,,.na.d 20 ,.v. Mr.. Clemens from hi. only
80. a.. ,h,,,v-.~y.n o.nt ar. AL. c.rry.al
..ns 49,, psn.,t. ., IN. ..m. ch.y-
mr. var. also mad. by Nj. n, ri Roger.
scN, VT, y mSoe ~, -"
Mr u. IL; hosers' 7 sI -
and Dr. Clarence {. mee All me menoeis
81 the crew were biindfolded and sent beio"
during the ceremony
Mr., Clemens didn't get away from the
leo rail and the ground swell until long
o., "a. ,nh-.I,s had ,one
- a., ,ohodv d.r.d tai h,r, NJ, h.d
ana 'heh nooouS uA-u =" n"n """. ~
hsppened. but by ana oy ne discovereo
that something had
There was A slight shower that after
-, =, ,o,r hau. .a,d NJ po1e-. las,
-, 80 ,h.n C,.n.n. h.v.n az loo. ,or
night, ana theh ,'enens p~san W '"os iot
his umbrella. Il was a pitiful scene. Al
fret he though, be had simply mislaid II
.rd Ia saa,ched the shIn from s,su IN
80, M, RI and sps.L.r R.~d ,sd
~ -. - ,rar,n, - - "a
To use force 10 prevent nun from going
aloft TO peek into the crows nest. Finally
he bribed one OF the sailor. TO look Their.
o., H. "a ~, tor q, tbs, h. n.~,.d an
.m@.N ~.
After a while he suddenly began TO
show A melancholy interest Ia the charts
and oomnas. and vork.d all Of one dav
An ag,Iring and drawing bnes. That nish,
after all the rest Of us had turned In. hc
sat FOR hours. with his arfns clasur.d on
the ta6rail. gazing ast.rn.
Young man. he whispered to one OF
.nsu, S;rnctinn ~ Nsnha,,an isiand,' u'
49, sr n.plisd M. .ailoy .f,~r
.ouinn,{nv.. M ;h. 10Th star and h.cL ~ard
n,ar Na,l''s baad
'shnnid ynn sax that I wa. looLi,g |
IN hrs, shou; Fourts.nth s,r-.tg
.HAva sir said ,ha sailor. 'vou'v, vo,
The hea1ng aead ,iybt :
.Tben Xark saiJ mora % himself than
10 the sailor something about a depart
men, .,o,a The sailor told m. bo'sin al
ahon, 1, .nd IN. ho-'n tolJ nm.
.Tha,'s The way 4, was evcrv MIGHT
7, tie dav,t,ne fron aiyb, h.ll. IN ona S.ail
and IN tSe Mav back asain1 MARI r,ar.d
.Lo,,, he shin IooLing InnLiny Tor iha, m
hreIls Ne 2r.t nil snn.tite FinaIIv on
The advice OF DIR Rice We decided To- cut IN.
,.,,,,-s sho,, and We came hacl o. S.,
York AZ top~rssd Mr.. Clemens was the
arx, man ashore and we heard him telling
a cabman 10 ge, 10 SiXth ayenu. b.sfore
he s,ore closad
sHe went down east again after TINT.