Evening journal., 1921-07-08
DOUBT PIRATES
HOLDEINER and
6OPASSENGERS
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secretary is on the missing Munson
line steamer Calico, his father said
today.
The boys father. George Christian.
learned today that the ship on which
his son Is n cadet officer was overdue.
He Immediately cancelled an en-
gagoment to g6>riding and mode Sow
eral long distance phone calls for
further information on the vessel.
Along with Christians efforts 9TH
er government officials are speeding
up their investigation OF the strange
fate that has befallen ships on the
Atlantic Coast within the past few
months.
Young Christian is 10. His faith
er said he was ambitious 20 go TO
sea and secured an appointment as
cadet officer 70 train for the mer-
chant marine service. The trip on
the Callao was his first one.
Unless the Callao turns up soon
the force OF government investiga-
tors from the three departments who
are looking into the mystery prob
ably viii be considerably enlarged.
The mysterious vessel which ap-
preached and then dashed from the
Munalbro has strengthened the be-
lief here that the disappearance Of
vessels in the last few months Is due
to something else than accidents Of
the sea
A sea-mystery squad Of sleuths
was organized today. The depart
ments OF State. Justice and Com
morce each has a representative on
the squad. and the Investigators will
/ pool their detective ability 10 account
for the ships that vanished of the
Atlantic coast and to explain the
queer maneuvers OF tho vessel sight
ed by the captain and crew OF the
| Munson liner Munalhro.
A conference already has been
held and all evidence bearing on the
missing ships and the elusive ''pi-
rate" craft gone over.
Briefly the facts as known ares
The disappearance Of half dozen
vessels at about tho same time in ths
same vicinity on Cape Hatteras; the
circumstances surrounding tbs
, Bleaching Of the crewless schooner
Carroll A. Deering on the candy Caro-
lima coast; the postcard which wa
received from Paris by the mothe
, OF a member OF the crew Of one o.
the missing vessels. and a story re
b ported from London OF a band o
Z high-born young daredevila, who ar
known to have planned a huccaneer
E ing cruise and some OF whom nov
' cannot be located by London police
This last story which is given som
- credcnce. listens like a page out O
r an Elizabethan novel. II seems that
- band Of young British officers foun
/. life too tame after the war expert
s ences and decided to relieve the me
f. motony by a sail under the joll
II Roger. They conspired to seize
+, vessel at Southampton for the cruif
n but a whispered word or two ur
- guardcdly spoken in a Soho cal
> gave the conspiracy away. Becaul
OF the prominence OF the youths il
volved they got or with lectures
Scotland Yard on tho folly OF a
J. tempting 10 follow In the footstel
n of Sir Henry Morgan In 1890.
~ The affair was hushed mp. II n
: deed it was thought little more tina
- a Joke af the time. The strange pa
Il OF the story is that after appearan'
- In tho press OF the pirate rumors,
= seafch was made for the men an
none Of them is TO be located
least this is the tale that came FRO
|, London 10 Investigators here.
/, Qho fafe of tht pirates. m the
ara pirates. and II they are caugh
\ viii bo gruosome, the Justice ID
, par.ment announced Justice Oh
cials. have found an old Law whlC
was very much alive during the da,
I" OF the great West Indies trade whig
condcu.as all frccbooters Of the 81
y to halMg In chains The law
q stfn IN oct on the staf 'oks
N the coastal states.