Bisbee daily review., 1910-10-19
The NaTneIeSS Yacht A Case of Mystery
 of the Sea By E. A. NfITcHEL Copyright. 1910. by American Press
 Association
By F. A. MITcHEL

There have been two cases of ships discovered in good condition, but de serted by their crews. One was found on the open sea under sail, the other at anchor on coast. These two are all that thus far have been recorded
 It remains for me to record a third l am gentleman of leisure given to yachting. I am fond of cruising on my yacht either with party of During the last season l started from the New York Yacht clubs dock at New York for a cruise eastward along the coast. I put in at several places on the route-New London. Marble head. Portland and other ports-for fresh table supplies, then steamed on. intending to enter the St. Lawrence river and visit the Thousand islands
 We met q number of yachts. for it was in the season. and yachtsmen are prone in hot weather 10 occupy the cooler regions of the northeastern coast. One evening while steaming across one of those beautiful bays that indent the rocky coast of Maine we saw near the shore steam yacht rid ing at anchor within a cables length of the shore.
 Alec Wingate was with me on this cruise. Alec was the son of British baronet and had domestic troubles He had married the daughter of Il colonel in the English army, very beautiful girl. who, after a couple of years of married life during which she and her husband had lived very hap ply together. suddenly disappeared Whether sne had been Kidnapped or had gone of with lover no one could tell. There was no evidence. at least none that any one had ever got hold of. to point in either of these direc- lions. The only other theory was that she had been murdered. wingate had hunted for her all over the world and hsd come to America for the purpose. had met him and. having taken liking to him. begged him 10 divert his mind from his loss by going on a cruise with me.
 Our course lay near enough to the anchored yacht to enable us to see with glasses what she was: that is. we could have seen any flags. people or other distinguishing marks. But there were neither people nor ilags. She was a steamer yacht but no smoke was being emitted from her stack Her stern was at one time toward us and what was my astonishment to see no name on her.
 We slowed up. expecting every min ute to see some one appear on the deck. but after waiting half an hour without any one appearing it began to look as if either party had gone ashore from her for some purpose or she had been deserted. The first of these theories was not very likely cor rect. In the first place nj least one member Of the crew would have been left in charge. and in the second this was a perfectly wild coast. and there could be no object for any party to SO &SuoTe uuitSS TUT "dlcI
 I gave orders to steam up along side the nameless yacht. The hour was about in the evening. and fine dinner was set in the cabin A fire was burning in the galley. Every boat belonging to the yacht was in its place In the lockers in the after part of the vessel were articles of male and female wearing apparel. the latter in- dicating that ladies had been aboard.
 And here the mystery changes from rather. another mystery Is added. Alec Wingate recognized dress con tained in a rosewood locker as one that had belonged to his wife. He at once became wild with varying emo tions. There was pleasure at this eyi- dence that his wife at least had been recently alive. There was bitterness lest she might have been living on this yacht with a paramour. There was fear lest though she had so recently lived. she had met with some mis- fortune
 To allay this excitement 1 told Win gate that he might easily be mistaken in the dress. But he said that it was the one in which he had most liked to see his wife arrayed and the only one of her wardrobe that he would surely recognize.
 We went through the yacht from stem 10 stern looking for some ex- planation of tine mystery Every state room. every receptacle. was ransaek- ed. The firebox door stood partly open. and looked in to see if ma terials had been put in 10 light new fire. The old fire was still smolder- ing. The only thing we discovered was that the yacht had undoubtedly been made in England All the mak- CTS marks on the finishing and furni- ture were English. The upholstery had been purchased of a well known uphoiSfcne- fin LonGaa.
 Having satisfied ourselves that there was no one aboard. we left the rameIess- and returned to our own essei. irduced wingafe to sit down 70 dinner-5e would eat nothing-and discuss the matter He wanted to go ashore the next day and search the coast. This seemed Co me a useless expenditure of time l had come cut fos a cruise and did not like the pros. p~ct of waiting while T search party