The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-25
THE BENTLEY LOST
ANOTHER MOBILE BARK WENT
 IN HURRICANE.
Was Property of Vinegar Bend Lum. Der Company and Was Valued at SIC, ,0o0-No News
 From the Crew.
Advertiser Bureau,

Advertiser Bureau,
 Mobile, Aug. A.
 When the news reached here by cable of the loss, in the great hurricane which swept the Island of Jamaica, of the American bark John R. Stanhope, which cleared from Mobile on July 31. for Colon, The Advertiser representative then stated that the British schooner G. E. Bentley. owned by the Vinegar Bend ksiarse- Company of this city and vinegas Bend Ala, was long overdue to Cienfugos st,.. Grand Caymen and fears were entertained as to her. This fear was well grounded. This morning a cablegram was received from Cienfuegos to N. E. Turner, presi- dent of the Vinegar Bend Lumber Com pany, which stated that the Bentley was lost, the crew supposedly lost. but the female passengers to Grand Caymen were all saved. Meagre as this cablegram was, 1t relieved, to some extent, the anxiety of Mir. Turner and many others in the city who knew the passengers and who were uneasy as to them more so than the ves- sel and cargo.
 The c. E. Bentley cleared from this port on July g. with 25S. .956 superficial feet of pine lumber. valued at $2.702, for Cien- fuegos. This, however, was by far of the least importance. As previous noted. on board the Bentley were the remains of Captain John Woods, formerly com mander of the vessel and those of his nephew, who was a mate on the Bentley. Accompanying the remains of the dead men to Grand Caymen, the home of Captain Woods. was his wife and children and two nieces, and Mrs. Rennie Eden, wife of Captain R. Eden. in command of another vessel of the Vinegar Bend Lum- Der Company's fleet. These had been residing in Mobile for some time. but on the death of Captain Woods, they decided remove to Grand Caymep, their former home. Captain Woods and his nephew, Mate Eden, had been for a long time in the employ of the Vinegar Bend Lumber Company, and as a token of appreciation, President Turner rendered the family the use of the G. E. Bentley to transfer the remains of their beloved dead to the island for re-interment and to transport them and their household effects there also. f
 When the news of the great hurricane came, and the Bentley being then overdue to Cienfuegos, fears were entertained as to the safety of the vessel and valuable cargo. There is no cable connection with Grand Caymen and therefore several in- quiries were made of Cienfuegos. This mornings cable was the first received as to the vessel and while naturally regret ting the loss of his vessel, crew and cargo, MT. Turner is thankful to know there is ground for hopes that the others on board were in a safe haven. The Bent ley was considered one of the staunchest and fieetest sailing ves- sells plying the waters between the port of Mobile and the Islands of the Caribbean Sea. The Vinegar Bend Lum- Der Company, having full confidence in the captain and crew, did not carry a cent of insurance on the vessel and cargo and in consequence it Is estimated their loss, aside from the worry as to the captain and crew. will reach in the neighborhood of N0.OOO Further news is anxiously awaited. ss-