Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-11-22
YACHT
NOT IN SAN
JUAN HARBOR
Wireless Reports About the
Vessel Being Located
Prove a Mistake.
SEARCH IS RENENED

Special bp United Prsss Wtrs,
New York, Nov. 22:-Degpite the
wireless report from the steamer
Caracus, reporting that Col. Astor's
yacht Nourmahal was safe in San
Juan, Porto Rico harbor, November
15, the Astor interests here are COM
tinuing the search Dispatches from
Tampa, Fla, today say the wireless
from San Juan reports that the
Nourmahal is not now in that harbor.
Santa Domingo reports reaching here
this afternoon says the Nourmahal
left there November IL during the
hurricane and that European vessel
arriving since the storm reports an
unknown wreck lying off Catalina
Island en- route to Porto Rico.
The dispatch from Willenstad,
Curacao, to the effect that the yacht.
which has been missing for seventeen
days. was lying safely in harbor at
San Juan. Porto Rico, was joyous
news to Colonel Astor's relatives and
friends here, to whom 1t was COM
municated at once. 1t was the first
reassuring news of the yacht since
she left Kingston, Jamaica, Novem-
ber 5 and steamed to the eastward
into the Caribbean just before those
waters were lashed into fury by the
hurricane.
The dispatch which relieved the ten.
sion and changed anxiety and gloom
to JOY and thanksgiving read as fol-
lows:
Reported by Rsd o Liner.
"Willemstad, Curscao.-John Jacob
Astor's steam yacht Nourmahal was
safe in the harbor of San Juan, Porto
Rico, on Nov. 10, according to the re-
port brought here by the Red d liner
Caracas today. The Caracas reports
that the Nourmahal arrived at San
Juan on Nov. IA and that she was
still there on the 10th, safely anchored
inside the harbor"
An hour later the Savannah wireless
station, which had been on the alert
for four days, caught this message
from ship at sea:
"Yacht Nourmahal safe az san
Juan"
San Juan is 600 miles from King
ston and forty three hour sail for the
Nousmahal under ordinary conditions
Of wind and sea. 1t Is 400 miles
southeast Of New York.
Douglas Robinson and Nicholas Bid
die, trustees Of the Astor estate, ut
once filed telegraphlc messages to
members Of the Astor family and their
friends, and William A. Dobbyn, Colo
mel Astors secretary, sat at tele-
phone for two hours spreading the
good news.
First Word to Anxious Mother.
The first message Mr.. Biddle sent
was wireless to Mrs. Astor, who is
aboard the Lusitania at Queenstown.
She was so worried about her son Vim
cent, who is with his father on the
Nourmahal, that she sent wireless
from the Lusltania engaging passage
from Cherbourg to the West Indies,
Mr.. Biddle also sent a cable message
to Mrs. Astor. He wanted to make
doubly sure the report from Curacao
would reach her, believing upon re-
ceipt Of ii she would change her mind
about making the voyage Of about
1000 miles.
Revenue Cutter Ordered Back.
A wireless message also reached the
United States revenue cutter service
stating that the Nourmahal had been
discovered riding safely inside the har.
Dor Of San Juan, Porto Rico Captain
Worth g. Roos, ia command Of the
service, was so satisfied with its genu.
incness that he sent wireless dis
patch to the revenue cutter Yama-
craw. which has been searching with
the United States revenue cutter Al
gonquin for the Nourmahal throughout
the Antilles. to cease the search and
return TO port at once.
The Astor office spread the encour-
aging reports as quickly as they came
In to Mr. Astor's friends and to the
relatives Of the crew on board. One
man was kept busy at the switchboard
In the mahogany furnished offices an
swering the anxious Inquiries and read
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