BURNED IN THE PACIFIC.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 212, 1 June 1908, Page 4

BURNED IN THE PACIFIC.

. FATE OP THE ARTHUR SEWALL. ONLY THREE SURVIVORS. • One of tho greatest mysteries of tho sea of modern tinies (says, tho Sydney " Telegraphlias Leon cleared up by the receipt •f news that tho missing Amorican ship Arthur Sewall was burned in the South Pacific Ocean. Of tho crow of 27 men only thr»B wero saved, so far as is known, and the information of tho tragedy was brought by ono of those three, m Hawaiian, who trarolled half-way • round the world to notify the relatives of'tho'lost'officers-and sailors. Tho Teasel sailed from Philadelphia 011 April 3, "1907, for Seattle, with coal,-.and bnrnod during tho following September. Tho only survivors are Second Mato Weinberg, Charles Dixon, and Gcorgo Baker. ' Soon after the ressel rounded Cape. Horn firo was discovered. Captain Gaffery ordered the boats to bo lowered. ' Whilo tho starboard boat was boing lowered by Second Mate Woinborg, assisted by Baker and Dixon, tho fastoriings broko, and tho boat, with throo occupants, drifted to tho southward in tho darkness., The throe men could sea: tho firo grow brighter, and there is little doubt that tile vessel .was destroyod, and tho remainder of tho "crow lost. . For two days the boat drifted.- On .tho third day a Norwegian barque picked up the three men, and landed then! at Kiel, Gormany. Baker left her there, and took passago to Philadelphia. ■ Bakor was taken, boforo United States Shipping . Commissioner Smith, who confirmed his . statements by documentary ovidonco in thfi possnssioh of tho-office. He will bo identified •by shipping masters and others,' and his statements fully confirmed. His native name is Keoki' ICelikoh. Tlio Arthur Sewall hailed from Bath, Me., and was a modern' steel vessel, ■' bifllt at' tho port,front which she hailed. : Tlioro is but slight hope that tho crow of tho'burning vessor reached, some of tho islands in tho South Pacific Ocean, as tho distance to bo covered was too great for the small boats.