The San Francisco call., 1909-03-23
WRECK WILL YIELD
VALUELESS SALVAGE
Big Steamer Now Under Two
Feet of Water and Is a
Total Loss

The bones of the steam schooner R.
D. Inman will be abandoned to the
elements The lumber steamer which
went ashore Sunday night inside Dux-
bury reef now lies in about two feet
of water. The wreck can be reached
from the beach, and a long stretch
OF rock strewn and shallow water lies
between the derelict and deep water.
Captain A F. Pillsbury, surveyor for
the marine underwriters. returned from
the scene of the wreck yesterday on
the gasoline schooner Jennie Griffin.
with him were Is members of the In
mans crew The vessel will be a total
loss. but a big percentage of the ma
chinery, fittings and gear may be saved
from the land side.
WILL BE LITTLE SALVAGE
Transportation from the wreck will
be difficult and expensive and the un-
derwriters do not talk with any en-
thusiasm about the salvage prospects.
One of the seamen who returned on
the Jennie Griffin is John Helander
who acknowledges himself a Jonah to
the extent of three wrecks. He was
cast away in the brigantine Name
some years ago and was a member of
the crew OF the recently wrecked Sibyl
Marston. He hopes that his partici-
patton in the r. D. Inman disaster will
be as beneficial for his future ship
mates as was the first Jonah's historic
submarine cruise.
Captain Lancaster is staying by the
wreck as the representative OF the
underwriters. With him are Mate John
son, Chief Engineer Barker. Steward
Nickel, Fireman j. Lindberg, and two
sailors who will all assist in the work
of salvage
Much sympathy was expressed yes
terday for Captain Lancaster, who is
one Of the best liked young masters
on this coast. Lancaster is a total
abstainer and bore a good reputation
for careful seamanship. Before he went
into steam he commanded a sailing
vessel in the sugar trade between here
and Hawaii.
MANY FALSE SIGNALS
The pilots say that fires on the beach
similar to the one that misled CAPTAIN
Lancaster have been kindled frequently
and more than once the pilot schooners
have headed for the blaze under the
impression, as was Captain Lancaster.
that the flames came from a burning
ship.
The revenue cutter Snohomish re-
mained at the scene of the wreck until
early yesterday morning, not leaving
until sure that Ii could render no
service. The Snohomish will leave
Wednesday for Neah bay, where it will
be stationed. and where 1t will be kent
ready at all times to respond as
promptly as it did in the Inman case
to all calls of distress.
LOYAL DOG JACK
The experience of Jack, wire
haired fox terrier mascot Of the vessel.
who displayed the tenacity of a bull
dog, added pathetic chapter to the
story Of the wrecking of the r. D. In
man. When the crash came Sunday
Jack was sleeping in the forecastle
head with the seamen. In the confu-
sion that followed a leg was broken
When the crew abandoned the vessel in
a lifeboat Jack was left behind. but
his attachment to the sailors proved
so great that he leaped into the surf
and followed the lifeboat ashore.
During yesterday morning the ut.Ie
animal limped about the sailors tents
on the beach. and no one discovered
that his leg was broken. In the aft-
ernoon Jack grew violently homesick
and although he was handica pped bv
the uselessness of one leg he swan TO
the wrecked vessel four times hut
could not climb aboard
The story of Jacks periIous adye,-
tures in the surf became known in Ro-
linas yesterday afternoon. Although
he is a mongrel a price of s25 was
placed upon him by persons seeking =
souvenir of the wreck.