Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-09
NINE SAILORS MISSING
CREW OF LOST BARGE NOT
ABOARD WHEN FOUND.

Although naval coal barge No. 1. which
was adrift at sea off the Florida coast for
a week. has been found and towed to May
port. near Jacksonville. Fla, the Navy De-
partment has been unable so far to learn
the fate Of the nine sailors who composed
the crew Of the barge, as they were not on
the craft when it was picked up, and 1t is
not known whether they were rescued.
The barge was picked up Saturday after
noon by the Norwegian steamer Nordkyn.
from Baltimore for Tampico. sixteen miles
off Cape Canavarel, on the Florida coast.
She was delivered by the Nordkyn to the
tug Biscayne three miles of Pablo Beach
yesterday, and the tug brought her in.
The big barge's sole occupants were two
dogs and two cats. The barge's crew was
made up as follows:
William Martin. ordinary seaman.
Emil Noethen, ordinary seaman
Henry Hisler ships cook.
Ferdinand Hall, mess attendant third
class.
Thomas Flynn. fireman. first class.
Edward Aben, machiniSt's mate, second
class
Henry August Doehne. ordinary seaman.
Isidor Nordstrom chief boatswain's mate.
Andrew j. Franey. ships cook. fourth
class
In a telegram received yesterday by the
bureau of navigation from r. J. Easton,
master Of the collier Caesar. from May
port, 1t was stated that the barge had been
picked up and lowed to Mayport Details
as to the whereabouts Of the crew, condi-
ton of the barge and by what ship she was
brought In being lacking, the department
wired for further information, which elic
tied reply later from Easton. In this dis
patch it was stated that the nine men of
the barges crew were not on board when
the craft was picked up. but it was re-
ported at Mayport that four-masted
oh oil Ia 81 ,a,,
being picked up. He reported that the
master of the Nordkyn stated that the
clock was running when he picked the
barge up, and that she had all her boats
on board, which might indicate that the
men had been taken off without having to
resort to them. The starboard anchor was
missing, he reported.
The loss of the barge caused considerable
anxiety at the Navy Department. The
craft was being towed from Guantanamo
to Norfolk by the Caesar, and on last Mon
day the hawser parted when well up off the
Florida coast. In the severe storm that
followed for some time the Caesar lost
sight Of the craft. and after searching for
several days in vain she ran up to Charles
ton for coal There the accident was re-
ported to the Navy Department. with the
ing in the search. The Caesar left Charles
ton Sunday morning to renew the task Of
looking for the craft, while the Potomac
Abarenda, Cleveland and st. Louis were
OTQeTeQ 10 give ala. Inc 81. Louis ndQ
started from Guantanamo for Hampton
roads, and the orders were sent to her at
sea by wireless. The Potomac and Aba
renda set out from Norfolk Sunday and
work was rushed all Sunday night coaling
the Cleveland in order that she might
enter into the search. She was recalled
before she cleared the capes.
In the meantime orders had been issued
to Rear Admiral Evans at Guantanamo,
who is now preparing to start north with
his fleet of fifteen battle ships, six DESTROY
ers and a dispatch boat, to so scatter his
ships as to make clean sweep of the sea
on the way to the north These orders
also were Cancelled.
The barge broke loose in latitude 2S' So
north and longitude TO- 26' west