New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
NOURM MAIIAL SILENT
NO WIRELESS NEWS
OF COL. 1STOR.
Middle South 4tldntic S1cept
by Government Messages
Without ReSalt.

Although no word was received either
I'm this city or Washington yesterday
from any government vessel or mer-
chairman concerning the whereabouts
of Colonel John Jacob AstOr's yacht
Nourmahal which was cruising In the
Caribbean when the recent hurricane
came over the West Indies, considerable
credence has been placed in the report or
Captain Durie. of the frui; steamer An
nette who reported here on Thursday
that he believed he saw the yacht at
San Salvador.
Every available means has been re-
sorted to in an effort To find or get in
communication with the Astor yacht.
but thus far all efforts have been fruit
less Captain Ross, of the revenue cut
ter service. and the officials of the Treas
ury Department in Washington are in
clined To regard the story of Captain
Durie as most likely.
The delay In hearing from the Nour-
mahal. it is said. is largely due to the
lack of communication between Jamaica
and Porto Rico and the arrangement of
the cable along the Brazilian coast.
which has cut off all communication be-
tween Porto Rico. 81. Thomas. Barbados
and Trinidad. 1t is contended that had
the Nourmahal put into any port of the
Lesser Antilles Colonel Astor would have
been unable to send a report of his safety
to this city.
Word was received here yesterday
from Washington that the government
II
south Atlantic Ocean. Gable messages
/ have been sent from the revenue cutter
I service to all points in the West Indies
to locate the missing yacht.
/ 1t is believed by the Treasury officials
/ that the yacht has gone into some out
/ Of the way harbor to avoid rough
/ weather.
! THOUGHT SAFE IN HARBOR.
Douglas Robinson, brOther-in-law OF
/ Colonel Roosevelt. telephoned the Treas
ury Department yesterday from this city
and asked that the Revenue cutter Al
/ gorquin. stationed I'm Porto Rican
/ waters. he sent To search for the Nour-
/ mahal. As the cable TO Porto Rico IS
/ out of commission the message will have
| To be relaycd by wireless to the cutter
/ If she is informed by wireless it is as
sumed that any message sent To Porto
Rico by Colonel Astor might be sent tC
the United States by the same wireless
/ means.
4 cable message received i'm this city
from Havana said thst tbs NOurmaha
was at Nuevitas on November IL anc
that Colonel Astor had left her and EN-
barked at Santiago de Cuba for Europ,
on the French steamer Abd-el Kader
The Nourmahal. according To the mes
sage. had been ordered north an,
steamed on November IL for this city
William A Dobbyn, Colonel Astor's
secretary, said last night thai he harciI,
believed that Colonel Astor had sailel
for Europe. as he had too much business.
20 attend 10 i'm this city
The Merritt-Chapman wrecking steamer
Relief, which has a commission in the
! Caribbean, left this city on Thursda,
! with instructions TO look for the Nourr,a
/ hal.
Shortly after noon yesterday A cabIs
| message was received here from Turk,
Island. by way Of Cape Haytien anC
/ Santiago de Cuba, stating that a steamer
had been dispatched from tine island Il
lcok for the yacht around the Caicos isl.
| ands.