The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-22
STARIN'S
 WILL FLOAT
 STEAMER This Announcement Made From New York Office
 of Starin Line. Wrecked Vessel Now in Hands of Underwriters
 Man, Mason.
Toole & Sunderlin Have Sal vaged Cargo Worth $1O,- 900 - Total Value of Freight Was $30,000, Mostly Owned in New Ha- ven-Captain Scott, Fla nous Wrecker;; Thinks
 Vessel Not Worth Saving.

Advices were received by the Farmer 1from the New York offices of the Star.
 in Line. to-day. that negotiations are
 under way for floating the steamer J.
 H. Starin. which was wrecked on the
 East Breakwater. Friday night
 It is announced that the steamer will
 be raised. reftted and put back into
 freight service as soon as arrange
 ments regarding financial matters, car
 be closed. Officers of the Starin line
 expect to complete negotiations to-
 morrow.
 1 Nevertheless the old craft is a sad
 wreck. and men in the wreckinr busi-
 ness who looked at her to-day, believe
 she will scarcely pay the cost of re-
 floating her.
 The vessel is listing to starboard
 with every rise and fall of the 'day.
 and IS likely to turn bottom up within a feW days. An examination of her bottom shows that she had been brok-
 en through in many places iby rubbing against the rocks.
 Among those who expressed a pessi- mistic opinion about the adyisabiIitv of floating her to-day was Captain Thom- as Scott. of New London. the famous wrecker. IT Allen H. Dumont. marine insurance adjuster of New York is expected to- day. MT. Dumont will consult with E. II. Weaver. New Haven. also marine insurance adjuster MT. Weaver has been on the boat all day.
 The John W. Lenox. vessel of smaller tonnage. owned by the Starin Company has been laying off the wreck. to receive the personal effects of the men and cargo.
 Toole and Sunderlin. of this city, hquo rod oil nF HA did not slide into sea. when the big hole opened on the starbo side.
 1t is estimated that the cargo was worth $300O0.
 Thousands of people viewed the wreck, yesterday, from Seaside Park and Seaview avenue. Few boats went out to her, because most of the small craft in the harbor are out of commis- sion for the winter.
 That part of the cargo which was insured was all from New Haven con- cerns, including the Winchester Re- beating Arms CO, Howe & Stetson, New Haven Clock Co.,, New Haven Rendering company; stoddard, Gilbert x Co.,; Miner Read & Garrette; the New Haven Chair. Co., and a large shipment by Hart's Express Go. The loss on the cargo will be from 60 to 70 per cent, and includes a total loss to many small shippers.
 Entire charge of the wreck and car go has been taken by Frank H. Mason of New Haven, who had placed the in surance on the cargo and is acting as Connecticut agent for the underwrit- | CTS. Mr. Mason came down and board | ed the Starin Saturday morning and again yesterday, arranging for the sal | wage and transfer of the cargo Much l of this had been washed ashore and there was great difficulty experience ed in citing it back from the thieves l who had stolen it as the boxes and | barrels drifted up on the beach. In l all MT. Mason recovered with the aid | of the Bridgeport police 27 boxes and | three barrels. Supt. Birmingham and | 8 squad of police were on hand early | Saturday morning and rendered eff | cient service.
 MT. Mason found that all the deck | cargo had been washed off and either | floated ashore or sunk near the boat. | Some of the cargo carried below decks 1 has also been washed out through the | hole stove in her. Captain B. H. Wea- yer has been made wreck master by | Mir. Mason and will stay by the wreck reporting to MT. Mason every day, from whom in turn reports may be ob tained by the shippers.
 Much of the cargo has been damaged oy water, while that on the port side is generally high and dry.
 The police have recovered four of the 2 rifles which came ashore in cases rom the steamer John H. Starin and aIso a dozen clocks which are now at police headquarters waiting for the iecision of the authorities in the mat CT of the rights of the wreckerS l