Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-19
Yacht Coronet Short Of
Food and Water.
Steamer RowiOT Reports Supply
Ing Shilohiiss with Both.
Spoken May rs, South OF Cape
Verde Islands, Headed North.

Portland, Me-, June 18.-The Rev.
Frank, w. Sanford. head of the Holy
Ghost and Us Society of Shiloh. who
at one time posed as Lijah II. and
possibly does now, has been heard
from again.
AT least, the yacht Coronet, on
which he was supposed to be when
the last intelligence concerning him
was received, was located not many
days ago. and at that time she had
aboard the people who were on the
barkentine Kingdom when the latter
craft was wrecked off the coast of
Africa.
According to this latest information
from 'Lijah ii he and his followers
were about ready to be fed by ravens,
for they were short of both food and
water. but fortunately British
steamer came along and furnished
them with the needed supplies. The
steamer that rendered assistance to
the Shilohites was the Rowtor, bound
from Sante Fe, Africa, to Hamburg
Germany. and the captain reported
passing the Coronet when he arrived
at Las Palmas, Canary islands, the
first day of the month.
The Coronet was spoke by the Row
tor on the 25th of May. and the vessel
was then in latitude IL north and lon
gitude Is west. a point south of the
Cape dc Verde islands. After fur
nishing provisions for the folks on
the Coronet the Rowtor proceeded on
her way. 1t looks as though the Rev.
Sanford and his people were on the
way back to America, but whether
they will come to Shiloh again is of
course problematical. According to a
Maine paper those who are left on the
Durham sand hills did not know of the
wreck of the Kingdom as late as
Wednesday last, saying they had re-
ceived no letters to Indicate such a
disaster. They were of the opinion
that If the Kingdom had met with so
serious trouble, they would have been
notified. The statement from the
captain of the Rowtor. though. if it
is ever learned by the residents at
Shiloh, ought to convince them that
this one of their fleet is no more.
1t has been more than a year since
anything was heard from Sanford.
although 1t was generally believed that
he was not on the Kingdom when
she started on her last voyage across
tho Atlantic. The leader was sup
posed to have been on the Coronet.
and in all probability that is where
he is now 1t will be remembered
that about the time Sheriff Trefethen
went out to South Freeport and re-
moved a woman and her children
from one of the Shiloh vessels, there
was considerable exodus from the
hill top, and for a few days all sorts
of baggage was brought to Freeport
TO be taken away.
Then it was announced a little later
that the Shilohites might have found
colony down in Virginia. and the
last definite information respecting
Sanford was that he was on a yes
sci at Lynnhaven Roads, Virginia. in
Chesapeake bay
The Shilohites have never been
noted for their skill pc Sc
folks. The Kingdom went aground
up somewhere on the nova u
coast the last of her b 2
part of the world, and the Cor6nsf
went on the western ehu Ga Nhe.eu. -
when she was in Portland harbor. To
add TO the misfortunes of the follow
ers CT Lijah ii. resulting from their
own management of their craft. a
small boat belonging to them was
burned by some miscreant while ly-
ing off South Freeport little more
than year ago.
Now that authentic news has been
received from the man who started
with wheelbarrow and built up the
oil Shiloh institution. further infor-
nation will be awaited with much in
terest by those who have followed
the ups and downs of this remarkable
individual.
WAYNE