Evening journal., 1915-04-05

Mrs. Howard T. Wallace of No. 1922
West Tenth street. this city, whs a
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 floating
about
Mrs. Wallace was on her way to
Haiti to visit her son-in-law and
daughter. Mr. and Mrs. John c. Marsh.
~ sincerely regret that there Is
no further news about Prins Maurits
than the newspaper reports. Fund,
Edge and Co., Agents.
The above telegram was received
from New York at 8 o'clock this
morning by Howard T. Wallace. Mr.
Wallace when seen in his office said
that he had received no later intor-
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 go
10 New York today, as he has repre-
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 For
An Prince Haiti to visit her daughte
and her husband, who have resided then
about two wears. Mr. Marsh formerl,
was a LAWYER in Philadelphia, but nov
i interested in some large contracts y
Port Au Prince. il was TO be Mrs. Wal
lacc's first visit to Haiti, and she intend
rd to stay at least two months. In tn
oninion of Mr. Wallace the Prins Mau
rits has sunk. but he has not abandone
the hope that his wife escaped IN
ifeboat and has been rescued by som
vessel that as yet has not reported IN
rescue.
Mrs Wallace was Miss Marion w
Carswell, daughter of the late james
CarsweIl. a builder and contractor
Her children in addition TO Mrs
Elaine Marsh. are Miss Marguerite
Wallace and Howard It. Wallace, Jr'
of this city
Mr.. Wallace is a director Of tn
Wilmington Trust Company, presi
dent of the Empire Manufacturini
Company a prominent horseman an
an official of the Delaware State Fai
Association.
Il have not given up hope that m
wife has been saved" said Mr.. Wal
lace this morning. when l heard tn
report from the Algonquin and tn
other ships that received the Prin
Maurits call for help felt that som
ship that was closer by when the cal
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
out a wireless that they were sinkin
also gives me hope that they Nigh
have had time to launch their lii
boats and to have escaped from IN
sinking ship in that manner. If thi
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,
part of which we felt last Saturday
Mrs Marsh visited her parents
this city for four months last yea
returning to Haiti about the first
November Her husband joined hi
here and returned with her.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace have bee
married about thirty years. TT
ceremony was performed in the Fir
Presbyterian Church by the Rev. S.
DuVal, pastor of the church. Mr.
Wallace was something over fif
years old.