Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-08
Munalbro's Experience With
Mystery Ship" Revises
Raider Theory
WARNING SENT OUT
Silence of Liner CallaO, Since Leaving
Rio June 20, Adds to Concern No
RtpOrt Received From Radio.

was nlnSCOn, July o.-1 HeOIlcs
thai piratical r.arauders IRE at work
in the traffic Lanes off the Atlantic
Coast reached :. new hign level today
Government wireless stations are
sending broadcast to vessels at sea
a warning to ht on the lookout for
2 "low, rakisn, suspicious looking
craft" sighted by aCp:ain Giles, o:
the Munson liner Munalhro. Thurs
day night.
Coincidcut with the sending out
Of this warning, government agen
cies worked with renewed vigcr on
their investigation into the mystcr-
ious disappearance within the last
few months Of more than a score Cf
merchant vc.:ci' along the coast.
According (. the official report Of
Captain Gle, which reached
Was hingtn icst right, his vessel was
about 800 milc- due east of PhiiaGcl
phia when 1t low, rakiSh, <uspic-
ious looking ciait, apparently very
swift" approached the Mu,alhro with
only its -anrinc lights slowing.
The resGcl. according to Captain
Giles. refused - answer any signals
and after almost completely circln@
the Munalhro cpcd away into the
darkness. On leaving tn, Mnualbro
the phantom ship stccrcd a course
almost due east.
f. 7. Chamberlain. commissioner
of navigation for the Department Of
Commerce. declared thai the report
# Captain Giles was the most
whence. yet offered Of
the suspected operations # sea ma
raudcrs OF tht Atlantic Coast and
has given fresh :impetus into the
.&Athe disappearance
Of the crow of the schooner Carol
Deering and .tne more than score
Of ether Slips that have disappear
ed without lesv:rc .. trace, -
Commissioners Chamberlain. de-
clared that it was Impossible that 4
seaman il =. Captain Giles would ego
off on Il coc! and hull story" and
added that the bureau places every
crcderce in his report.
Officials Of this bureau became
sravely apprearnsive this afternoon
when a report reached Washington
tht the niunson line officials had
been trying unsuccesSfully for three
days to get INTO wireless commune
cation with the. steamer CMt$es
which is an rput. to New York from
BuGnnS Aires with 10 passengers.
Certain officials Of th" Department
Of Commerce are deadly serious. in
their belief taat the pirate. theory
~ Secretary Hoover 10
explain III" disappearance of the
many vessels along the coast within
the last few :ronths, is the correct
one. It ,becamr known today the
despite the ridiculc
OF. /. other governmental agencies,
has never LIT u2 in the Investigation
that other Than natural hazards arc
responsible and that ,vcry clue Is
being run down.
. Lawrence .iatthey, one Of tie as
sistants To Mr. Hoover, declared to
day that nc na: uncovered rcw cvi-
dcnce that Supports the announce
ment from. tila State Department
that tho Carrl Dcrin@ was looted
and that ~itnin the next twoj .iEfaks: ):
he hopes % ~ able TO make public
information :hat will abse'utcl
prove the cortcatinn that the yes:
sells did no. ga aown in Storms.
New York; July s.-Has t."
steamer Callao; fallcn..a victim 10
mystery ship reported I'm mid
Atlantic byGCartaip Gifcs. of the
Munson lincr Munalhrn is Il question
that is giying officials Of that co,p.
pany considtra.Jie-- concern.
Officials admitted today 'that they
had been trying to sct'in radio COM
munication With the Cllloa, which
left Rio .Tsnciro with passengers ard
freight on June 20, hor this '@port.
Sbe is due: hsre temarfew or SAT:
urtiay. Thar express ;l,rs 'op!ri6a
that atmosph-r:?- conditiors@"r disa
bIity of the Ca.lao' 50 wireless .might
be responsible. for the failure s.t'
raise her. -. -. ;7.Es,: -a!-=
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