The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-23
FAILURES
IN NORFOLK
Another Bankruptcy Case Fol-
lows TWO Petitions Tuesday.
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THE LUCKENBAcH LOST
Missing oil Steamer Was an Oil Burner
as Well as an Oil Carrier, and Has
Probably Been Blown UP
While at Sea.
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NORFO1Il, VA, April 2.-Crediters
representing fifteen thousand doiiA's
worth of claims have filed petiuon To-
night for involuntary bankruptcy osaiis'
n. raffler. n merchant who endorsed
the notes discounted by Adolph Mlchaei-
sohn. who went into bankruptcy iof
SIG, 900 here yesterday. Laffler IS 'iiei
chant. and he has endorsed about SSO.o".
Of the accom1n odntion paper floatea ny
M,chaelsohn, These failures have caused
great sensation here, but they 90 i'o'
involve the business community to any
extent. Judge waddlll issued orders Tor
n stringent investigation into the panh-
runt estates Of b. Miller and Aooiph
Mlchaelsohn. Fraud is suspected.
Tho bankruptcy cases Of Miller ana
Michaelsohn, which were filed yesterday
were still the talk of the streets to-uay'
The creditors of Miller arc Chiefly IN the
Northern cities, and excite little interest
here. He was reputed to be rlchN fher-
chant good for all the debts he might
create during the course of his business
Nlichaelsohn was not known as a CAPT.
talst, but some OF the banks hold his
dorsers are rot known as capitalists,
and consequently 1t is mystery where
the notes he made, of which there Is n
long list, amount ting to $4,000, were dis
counted.
The steamship 8. v. Luckenbach is
probably lost. Captain II. II, William
son, agent Of the Luckenbach Company
in this city, believes that the missing
steamer will never be seen again. and
that she was blown to atoms by her eX-
plosive cargo of oil. The S. Y. Lucken-
bach used oil as fuel instead OF coal.
In addition TO this she was under con-
tract to carry crude oil cargoes from the
oil fields of Texas to the refineries OF the
North. This Is considered so dangerous
that 1t is practically impossible to secure
insurance. It Is not thought the miss
ing vessel carried any insurance, which,
in event OF her laundering, VIII mean a
great pecuniary loss to the company
Her value was s20o,o00 Captain Thomp-
son and twenty-one men in all probable
ity are lost. Steamship men. in speaking
OF what would be the result Of the sudden
explosion of 1,250.0o3 gallons OF oil with
which the steamer was loaded, say that
there would not be as much as a spar
left to tell tale Of the disaster.
A meeting of the truckers OF the West
ern Branch was held yesterday after
noon at Grange Hall, Churchland. Nor
folk county. A number Of truckers from
Nansemond county were present. a com
mlttee was appointed to report on truck
transportation to Northern cities John
r.. Griffin, is chairman Of the committee
There Is an intimation that new trans.
portatlon line may be started for truck
ers. because they are dissatisfied witt
the prevailing rates.
Governor Montague is considering the
question, "Will Waters, condemned fol
murder, be hanged?" c. NJ. c. Doran, The
attorney who was appointed by the
court for the defense of the negro, San
Waters. has returned from Richmond
where he saw Governor Montague ant
make q plea for Communication Of sen
tence. Sam Waters Is convicted ant
condemned for the murder of Charles r
Hunter, alias J. t. Allen. in a negro dive
here.