Evening journal., 1915-04-05

Mrs. Howard T. wallace Oh NO. lVA-
West Tenth street, this city, was
passenger on the steamship Prins
Mauritz, which is supposed to have
foundered off Cape Hatteras during
Saturdays storm, and there are grave
fears that she was drowned No word
has been received of the steamship
getting aid after it sent out wireless
calls. Several vessels dashed to where
the Prins Maurits is supposed to have
been, but they found no trace OF that
ship, nor was any wreckage hoatlnS
about.
Mrs. Wallace was on her way to
Haiti to visit her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Marsh.
IL sincerely regret that there Is
no further news about Prins Maurits
than the newspaper reports. tuhd'
Edge and Co., Agents"
The above telegram was received
from New York at 9 O'Clock TINS
morning by Howard T. Wallace. Mi.
Wallace when seen in his office said
that he had received no later infor-
nation than the telegram, but he still
clung to the hope that the passen-
gers and crew had been either taken
off by some ship closer than the ones
that have reported receiving the wire
/ less call for help from the Prins Maui
! rits or had time to take to the life
boats and be picked up by some pass
ing ship.
Mr.. Wallace said he will not 60
IN New York today. as he has repre-
i sontatives there to send him any re-
ports received in that city and also
would depend upon the newspapers
of Wilmington, to let him know II
they receive any reports from the
supposed foundered steamship.
Mrs Wallace was on her way to Por
! Au Prince, Haiti. to visit her daughte
and her husband, who have resided ther
about two wears. Mr.. Marsh formerl
was a lawyer in Philadelphia, but nov
lis interested in some large contracts i
Port Au Prince. IL was to be Mrs. Wal
lacc's first visit to Haiti, and she intend
ed to stay at least two months. In IN
opinion of Mr.. Wallace the Prins Mau
rits has sunk, but he has not abandone
the hope that his wife escaped IN
llifeboat and has been rescued by som
vessel that as yet has not reported til
rescue.
Mrs. Wallace was Miss Marion W
Carswell, daughter of the late Jane
Carswell. builder and contractor
Her children, in addition TO Mrs
Elaine Marsh. are Miss Marguerite
Wallace and Howard T. Wallace, Jr
of this city.
Mr.. Wallace is a director of tn
Wilmington Trust Company, presi
. dent of the Empire Manufacture
Company, prominent horseman an
an official of the Delaware State Fai
/ Association.
, Il have not given up hope that m
j wife has been saved" said Mr.. Wal
lace this morning. when | heard tn
o report from the Algonquin and tn
other ships that received the Prin
/ Maurits call fer help I felt that som
, shin that was closer by when the ca
was sent out might have been able
respond in time to take the passenger
from the Maurits off before she sanl
The fact that they had time TO sen
y out a wireless that they were sinkin
.e also gives me hope that they migf
n have had time to launch their III
,. boats and to have escaped from IN
/. sinking ship in that manner. III tn
X was the case they may have bee
picked up by some passing vessel.
"In my opinion the Prins Maurii
met her fate in the heavy storm,
n mart of which VIC felt last Saturday
n Mrs. Marsh visited her parents
this city for four months last yea
n returning to Haiti about the first
n November. Her husband Joined HI
!, here and returned with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace have be'
= married about thirty years. TT
ceremony was performed in the Fir
Presbyterian Church by the Rev. S.
DuVal, pastor of the church. Nh
Wallace was something over tif
years old.