The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-20

hull or fire, and the bln re attracted the
steamer Queensmore, which rescued the
crew, the idea being that she would burn 30
thlt the seas would easily tear her apset.
But the wood Of the cargo was too wet,
the fire failed and she started on her long
voyage arourd the Atlantic. At various
times she WAS seen. till she nearly reached
England; then she drove south past the
French coast; next she was sighted on tho
Azores; later she appeared near the equa-
drirted ashore at San Bias Island, near Colon,
1sthmus OF Panama; During her amazing
cruise AZ least six ships tried to vet fire to
hor, but without avail, and though she was
burned to tho waters edge, she remained
afloat.
A dereliot lumber carrier with an al
most equally curious record was the Fannie
Wolston, which was afloat for l,i07 days
and covered more than 1000 miles, but her
voyage, while apparently much longer
not 40, because she spent much Of her time
crossing and recrossing her own tracks,
moving around In circles about 200 miles
of the Atlantic coast, being sighted by
no fewer than forty-siX ships during her
aimless wanderings.
Her range was from Of the Delaware capes
south to the lonely. Sargossa Sea, her
swinging round this circle occupying about
two years. She then e back and forth
through this ghostly region, and next
started north for Florida, Of which coast
she was sighted tw~enty-three times by
other vessels. She then made two more
circles and then went north, being about
900 miles of Cape Cod when last sighted.
II Is supposed she went. down, probably
by being struck by another vessel, as abe
was never seen again.
The Norwegian barge Birgitte Of Grim
stad, while bound from Mobile to Queens
town with pitch pine, was abandoned,
with all sails standing, but her bowsprit
gone and her hull leaky. On February ~,
steamer Snowflake near the Irish coast,
and for four months she drifted to and
fro across the tracks Of the Atlantic pas
senger liners. She was sighted no less than
twenty-five times and the British Admiralty
towed her to land: This process was also
adopted by the French Admiralty with
regard to the British brig Hyaline, which
had travelled $500 miles and been adrift
All days, being sighted nineteen times
before she got near enough 10 the coast
her. She had been several times set fire
but refused TO burn, and she wa merely
a hulk when secured.
These cases refer to crafts which are
tenantless on tho ocean, but there are as
many instances on record Of waits which
retain their crews, Perhaps the most
remarkable OF all these was the sky sail
clipper T. +, Cakes, the first American
iron square rigger ever launched. She
enjoys the distinction OF being one Of the
very few vessels ever posted at Lloyd's
as missing and subsequently showing up.
She left Hong Kong on July 1, 1895, for New
York, for which voyage her usual time was
about 100 days. She was out more than
$50 days, and not reinsurable, her agents
having given her UP as lost, and the rela-
tives OF her master, Capt, E, w. Reed and
his wife, who was on board with him, had
gone into mourning, Then on the 20oth
day, March 20, 1897, she brought up in
New York, having bean lowed In by the
oil tank steamer KasIek, which came upon
her 800 miles east of Sandy Hook, the
steamer being outward bound from Phil
adelphia.
In trying to take her In tow the hawser
caught In the steamers screw and jammed
it, rendering her helpless. The Cakes was
equally helpless, her crew being stricken
down by scurvy, and the two ships barely
escaped a collision, there being only a boats
length between them when the wind drove
them apart. The steamer was helpless
for eight hours, during which. period the
Cakes was driven out OF sight by o storm.
The Kasbek's engineer had To force out her
shaft by means of wooden plugs. The
hawser was worked clear Of the propeller