New-York tribune., 1909-11-22
N0URMAHAL SAFE
At PORTO RICO
1STOR YACHT IN SIN
JUAN HARBOR NOV. 15.
Word Comes from Steamer at
WHlemstad, Curacao, and
Seems Genuine.

A cable dISpatCh from Nlllenlstans
Curacao. received here yesterday. an
nounced that John Jacob AstOr's yacht
NOurnahal was safe in the harbor Of
san Juan. Porto Rico.
The Red d liner Caracas carried the
news % that port. reporting that the
NourmahaI arrived there on November
IA and was safely anchored ia the harbor
on the following day Colonel Astor's
friends and his secretary. Mr. Dobbyn.
at once made efforts TO get a more ample
verihcation Of the yachts position
II IS not known whether the Caracas
saw the NOurmahsl in san Juan harber
or whether the news Of her being thers
on November IA and IS was sent 70 the
Caracas BY another steamer The means
bv which the message from Willenstad
had come here also was somewhat vague
for a time because OF the interruption -
the cables between Para and Cayefin>
and between Porto Rico. Hayti. Jamaica
and Cuba
II was learned later that the r1essaE-
came 70 New York by the French csb'-
from curacao by way os Mole 81. Mich
oIas and SantO Domingo
CUTTER ORDERED BACK
Another reassuring feature Of the r--
mort OF the safety of the Nourmshai
came in asmsssa=e last night from
Washington saying that Captain Worth
g. Ross, in command OF the United
States revenue cutter service. had eailef
I'm the revenue cutter Yamacrav. which
had been sent from Charleston 70 West
Indian waters 20 look for the NOurma-
hal
The dispatch from Washington tif rot
give the origin OF the wireless message
received by Captain Ross. but on fts as
surance a message was sent out recall
ing the YamaCraw. which Is reported a.
being on her wsy back 70 Charleston
II was thought that the message might
have come TO Captain Ross from san
Juan BY way OF Guantanamo and Key
West.
William A Dobbyn- private secretary
70 Colonel Astor. was at his Office. No.
- West 18TH street. late last night. He
mad made careful study Of the charts
and announced that the message from
the steamship Caracas would probably
be verified within a short time. He
added that the news from Willemstad
was the most encouraging message re-
ceived here since the Astor acht dis
appeared from the zone Of cOmmunica-
tiOn.
In an effort 20 hurry confirmation OF
the message Mr.. DObbyn teIephOned to
the officials OF the Red d Line and sDe-
cial tracers were sent 10 the cable sta
tons which are In touch with Curacao.
IL was generally believed that the dis
patch from the Caracas contained au-
thentic news
WIRELESS IN TROUBLE.
II is the general belief that the gov
eTnment wireless station at San Juan "a
out OF commission so far as sending a
concerned. or il would have sent the re-
port of the AstOr yacht being in the har-
Dor 70 the other governments station az
Guantanamo. II a wireless report were
received from San Juan at Guantanamo
ii could easily have been transmitted TO
New York
The United Wireless Company sent
out eight messages last night asking for
verihcatiOn and details OF the report or
the Caracas at Willemstad II was
hoped that Key West would be able %
send the query 10 san Juan.
The message TO Key West was picked
up at Savannah and other OF the United
Wireless Company's stations along thu
coasts and the operators advised that
they should watch closely for any re-
ports from San Juan.
At D. m yesterday the Savannah
az
steamer at sea, the identity OF which hs
could not learn. which read:
Yacht Nourmahal safe at San Juan"
WORD TO MRS. ASTOR-
As soon as the report OF the Caracas
was received here yesterday Douglas
Robinson and NICHOLAS Biddle, trustees
OF the AstOr estate. sent the news ~
cable. with instructions for wireless -.
lays 10 the eastbOund Cunarder Lusi-
tania. on which Mrs Ava Willing Astor
IS a passenger. When Mrs. AstOr left
here on Wednesday on the Cunarder the
first anxiety for the safety OF the Nour-
mahal was felt.
Mrs. AstOr was exceedingly anxious To
hear from her son. Vincent. who is with
his father on the yacht. The message
should have been received by Mrs. AstOr
late last night or this morning
Another feature Of the absence OF news
from Colonel AstOr. apart from the cir
cumstances OF the storm and the inter-
rupted cable and wireless service. was
learned last night from Mr. Astor's sec
retary
When Colonel Astor sailed from New
York il was with the particular purpose,
he said. OF avoiding ~meddIesOme per-
sons" II is not known here whether hs
had yet received cable dispatches advis-
ing him that Mrs. Astor had obtained her
divorce. About eighteen years ago she
had sailed with Colonel Astor for a
honeymoon cruise % the West Indies IN
the NOurmahal
BOCRNES YARN
Arthur Bourne. who shipped as elec-
trician on board the NourmahaI. but who
left the yacht az Cienfuegos. Cuba. on
Glefahar h.4ft h.. a.