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!'he Pilot Covers runswick County NO. FOURTEEN NC bbrevia Zomes ' AtNc Term Of Brunswick ity Superior Courl For Trial Of Crimi"ases And Closed Al i Tuesday : NIMOCKS PRESIDING JURIST ases Of Manslaughtere Up For Trial, In Only One Was Iuerenaani uiv?n Sentence I After being in session for only I day and one-half, the May term If Brunswick county Superioi lurt which convened here Monty for the trial of criminal cases las adjourned yesterday (Tueslay' at noon. I Judge Q. K. Nimocks was the residing jurist. None of the cases tried was of Lajor interest, although there [ere four charges of manslaugher. One divorce was granted, this b the matter of Lillian H. Harrell [s Carlton Harrell on the grounds f two years separation. J. Calvin G. Willetts pleaded uilty to charges of transporting nd was given 30 days, judgment elng suspended upon payment f costs and a fine of $25.00. A true bill was returned in the anslaughter charge against X. . Simmons. The case charging Frank I. Mermen with drunk driving was intinued. The case charging Ben Fulwoort ivith reckless operation and drivng with improper brakes was lontinued. Joseph J. Harvath was found lot guilty of drunken driving. Lucille Stone was up ?~>r prostitution and larceny and4 receiving Capias and continued. The case against Hazel May Perkins for assault with a deadly weajion was continued. Not a true bill was returned in the charge against Paul Andrew Young for manslaughter. The same return was made in a manslaughter charge against John Phillip Brown. Greer Stephens entered a plea of nolo contcndre to the charge of manslaughter against him. Sentence of 3 years on the roads was suspended upon condition that the defendant remain of good behavior for 5 years, refrain from driving any motor vehicle on the public highway during that per:od, and pay the costs of the action. Not a true bill was returned against Nevade Ray and Elizabeth Ray for larceny. There was no trial for W. W. Justice, as the defendant has not been taken. The case against Robert McKackcn for larceny was continued. the court rendered a judgment in favor of Mrs. Minnie Davis, et als. vs. C. S. Van Amringe and Andrey J. Flanner, and S. B. Prink. Trustee. Through the provisions of the judgment all property conveyed by Van Amringe to Flanner is to be offered for sale to satisfy the amount for which the suit was brought, plus interest. Fishing Season Opens Thursday Forty.Day Closed Season Comes To An End Tomorrow; Orton Pond Will Not Be Open To Public fishing During Summer The 40-day closed season to permit freshwater fish to have an unintterupted spawning season will come to an end tomorrow, May 20. Such fishermen as may be able to reach the lakes and streams may resume.their favorite sport. The season will remain open until the early days of next April. Many sportsmen will be disappointed at the news that the] famous Orton pond will not be oiitn to public fishing for the summer at least. The great amount of lumbering that has been tarried on, as a war measure, during the past two or three years has resulted in rather serious fire hazzards in the vicinity of the pond. It was felt best that for the summer, at least, the plantation should not run the risk of fires any more than can be helped. Added to the danger from fires was the problem of guides and (Continued on page 4) * TH1 K 5 ted Term < To Close Y tort In Day ; Daughter Of F Builder I; Major Margaret D. Craighil Be Given Commissi* United Born in Southport and residing here until she was several years old, Major Margaret D. Craighill, M. D., was last week commissioned into the United States Army. Her comr mission was the first one, for i either army or navy service, ' that has ever been bestowed on a woman in the United States, i Hie commission was by virtue of the recently enacted congressional legislation, permitting women to serve in the armed service. Major Craighill is the daughter of Colonel William E. Craighill. As Captain Craighill he came to Southport shortly after % the Spanish - American war. As supervising engineer much of UK' reouiiuuig ui ton v<iKwt'it was done under his direction. It was while he was engaged in this work and his family resided in the Garrison Building at Southport that Major Craighill was born. It is understood that the Craighill family lived here until she was some six or seven years old. Several Southport women Annual Flowei Be Held Frit This Is Final Change In' Date And Plans Are Being Mad'' To Stage Annual Event on The Above Named Date CLASSIFICATION FOR VICTORY GARDENS List Of Classes, Together With Certain Rules For Exhibitors Are Listed By Officials In Charge Of Show The ability of a woman to change her mind is exceeded only by the weather's ability to change 'a woman's mind. Once again the vagaries of the weather have made it necessary to change the date of the spring flower show sponsored by the Southport woman's club. The new, and final, date is Friday, May 21st. The place for the show remains the same, the gymnasium, and the hours as reported in last week's paper are unchanged. Entering will be done from 10 o'clock until noon and the show will be open to the public from 3 o'clock until 8 o'clock. It is expected that more flowers will be entered this week than . would have been possible if the former date had been kept. Classifications for the show'are |as follows; Class I: a. Perfection jof bloom (flowers must be grown by exhibitor); b. Perfection vegetables (must be grown by exhibitor). Class II: Artistic arrangement (flowers do not have to be grown by exhibitor); A. Dining table arrangement without dishes; B. mantle or high arrangement; C. coffee table arrangement; D. Interior floor arrangement; E. porch arrangement; F. Public building arrangement; G. nursery arrangement; H. boudoir arrangement; I. (Continued on page 4) Final Report On Bond Sales War Finance Committee For Second War Loan Drive Exceeded Quota By Over $35,000.00 During April A final tabulation of bond sales made through the efforts of the War Finance Committee for this county in the Second War Loan Drive reveals that Brunswick was over her quota by $35,682.50. The quota for the county was set at $44,200.00, and total sales amounted to $79,882.50. A break-up of the sales shows E, $17,662.50; Series F, $2,220.00; [the following distribution; Series G, $3,000.00; Tax Notes-C, $5,000.00 ; 7,'8% C. of I., $10,000.00; 2% Tr. Bdn., $42,000.00. As has been previously pointed (continued on page four) E STj A Good 4 PAGES TODAY OfCoutr * esterday And HairA 'ort Caswell s Army Officer M 1, M. D., Is First Woman To R an In Army Of The / States remember her as "Betty" Craighill. After leaving Southport the family went to Mobile, Ala., and afterwards to Portland, Maine, i Captain, later Colonel Craighill, j,e, going to wherever his work as jjc a government engineer led him. gu Both he and his father, General jje] William P. Craighill, were graduates of the U. S. Military academy at West Point ur( The Southport born woman to received an A. B. degree from jej Wisconsin university in 1920, an w. M. S. degree in 1921, and an M. D. degree from Johns Hop- ma kins university in 1924. The Le next year she interned at Johns the Hopkins hospital, specializing in abl gynecology and surgery. jns For the next year she was assistant in pathology at Yale ml: medical school, and for the fol- Ba lowing two years was assistant b" resident in gynecology at John Hopkins hospital. During her college career she interrupt- as? ed her regular courses for a of year to study toxicology of adl gases in animals while in ln8 ber of the J. O. U. A. M. and the agr American Legion. He was also one on of the directors of the Southport diti Building and Loan Association. pre Mr. Arthur is survived by his stn widow, Mrs. Hettie Fuicher Ar- car; thur, one brother, W. D. Arthur, A of Norfolk, Va., and several nieces por and nephews, con (Continued on page 4) C1" ___ sue r Show To ~ Jay Afternoon ' j bio ' all< cor Great Big Bear coh Is Making Tracks ____________ arr a t It may surprise some people a i to know that bears hang out pui within a couple of miles or less ing of Southport. This distance is al computed as the crow flies, and his the crow has to fly much 1 straighter than they are usually I101 observed to do. O. L. Owen, resident engineer for the State Highway Commission, reported yesterday that waj he had seen numerous bear wel tracks in the clay pit across the inland canal from the new 1 bridge. Some of these tracks acc were fully ten-inches in length. " The pit is not far from where Clarence Spencer rounded a :or big tree and found a bear standing on the other side, a few ~\a years ago. Spencer had his gun and let the bear have both bar- sen rels. He and the bear then both su^ turned and ran, but in differ- , hea ent directions. Prominent Man B Dies Thursday < " Au Shi David Ernest Arthur Laid ref To Rest At Northwood wi C ~ ? Afipr. anr WCIllCl^l J A iiuHJ * a??wii noon hea wh Funeral services for the late pos David Ernest Arthur, prominent nor merchant of Southport, were held ? at Trinity Methodist church on Mr Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Sh< The services were conducted by ? the Rev. R. S. Harrison and burial __ was made in the new cemetery. U Active pallbearers were local ~ Coast Guardsmen. Honorary pallbearers were merchants of Southport and members of the American Legion, J. O. U. A. M. and j members of the board of Stewards con of Trinity Methodist church. the Mr. Arthur died early Thursday con morning at his home after a lin- mo: gering illness of three years. He Jos was 66 years old. Ma A native of Carteret county, the aft deceased moved to Southport 37 con years ago. For the past 19 years 1 he has been a merchant here. the Mr. Arthur was a cooperative yar citizen of Southport and leaves lay a great number of friends who daj respected him. He was a member 1 of Trinity Methodist and for a reo long time was a member of its daj board of stewards in addition to 1 being an active member of the nar men's Bible class. He was a mem- Chi VTE News paper Ii Southport, N. C., We lay File Suit | For Damages In Lewis Death ttorneys For Administrat- ( or Of Barney J. Lewis Obtain Court Order Permitting Them To Question James Walker Officials OVE TO DETERMINE LIABILITY ON CASE ( sported That Suit For leavy Damages For The Death Of Brunswick Man Hinges On Hearing In Wilmington Saturday Under a court order granted < re this past week by B. J. i ilden, assistant clerk of the 1 perior Court, a hearing will be 1 Id before a commissioner in the ' art house at Wilmington Sat- i lay morning, the object being I determine something of the > jree of liability of the James ilker Memorial Hospital in the 1 itter of the death of Barney J. ( wis. The hearing is said to be , : first step in what will probly be a big action for damages, tituted by W. E. Lewis, adnistrator of the estate of rney J. Lewis, who was his >ther. The law firm of Varser, Mclne and Henry of Lumberton, iisted by Senator J. W. Ruark Southport, is representing 'the ninistrator. While under exist; laws a hospital or other iritable institution cannot be !d for an accident happening to patient, it is contended that :h laws will not apply in this le since Lewis was not a pati, in the hospital. He went there response to a call for volunrs for the purpose of giving od for a transfusion. It will be :ged and was admitted at the oner's inquest in New Hanover inty, that an error at the hosil, resulting in a tube that nped air being applied to the a of the volunteer, instead of ;ube that drained the blood. As result, a quantity of air was e nped into his body, this caus- ? air embolism, effecting all vit- ? organs of his body, including 1 brain. ? >ews died on April 22, some two '"" lha 11 aai.ln.l4 14a uiflQ I i no atwci uiv uvviuvitvi AAV ?ww | the army and was stationed at , Wilmington Air Base at the ^ ,e. He was 26 years old and c 3 a son of W. D. (Dunn) Lewis, 1 known farmer and business v n who lives near the Mill Creek itist church. The unfortunate ident attracted widespread at- . tion. { Vhilc here obtaining the order the hearing in Wilmington, O. . Henry, of Lumberton, stated I t it was the expectation of the ninistrator whom he rcpreted to enter suit for a large a. The amount, however, will be decided upon until the . iring in Wilmington Saturday. " runs wick Girl At WAAC Camp .'AMP POLK, La., May 19.? x. Arnettc Stanaland, Route 1, d illotte, has completed a brief c resher course in the 41st o (AC Training Regiment here f 1 has been assigned to a idquarters company, with! v ich she will go to an Armyjg it, camp or station to take overjc l-combatant work. j n She is the daugnter or Mr. ana t s. Walter M. Stanaland, of illottc. luilding Of S. ? Brown Estat l new yard record for ship Ii struction was established by d North Carolina Shipbuilding n ipany in Wilmington early this t< nth as it delivered the S. S. o eph A. Brown to the U. S. o ritime commission 30 days er keel laying, officials of the t: ipany announced today. ii "he 10,500-ton Liberty freighter, p 01st to be constructed at the h d, required 23 days from keel s ihg to launching and seven y rs from launching to delivery. C "he previous minimum time p ord for a ship here was 32 w s. "he S. S. Joseph A. Brown, d ned for the late outstanding w idbourn, businessman and ii iculturist, was the first ship C the yard's contract for 36 ad- a onal Liberty ships as it makes w parations to go into the conlction of 87 larger C-2 type h go carriers. ii iccording to the monthly re- 1 t received from the Maritime fi imission, the yard ranked third i POR' i A Good Con dnesday, May 19, 194 Board Directs Their Attorney To Defend Suit Commissioners Not Willing To Accept $1,000.00 In Settlement For T a x es Owed Brunswick County By W. B. & S. rOTAL TAX AND PENALTIES HIGHER Dther Matters Disposed Of Before Board In Regular Meeting Here Monday. Had To Do With Tax Matters Members of the board of county commissioners Monday direct:d E. J. Prevatte, county attorney, to enter into negotiations with the receiver for the W. B. & 5. Railroad for the purpose of securing a more equitable adjustnent in the allotment prorated for the payment of taxes due Bruns. vick county. It is understood that in the pronosed settlement of claims the :ounty was to be paid $1,000.00 'or a tax debt which, including principal and penalties, was in he neighborhood of $10,000.00. rhis, the commissioners thought, was too much of a cut, so they ire asking their attorney to work >ut some adjustment. The county attorney was in /-? rnnroannf fhn PnlllltV >Li UV-ltU VW 1V|/1V.UV>IU M?v V?.v n the suit being brought by the Vtlantic Coast line against the :ounty. The following tax matters were lisposcd of: J. D. Holden will be )ermitted to pay taxes on the Hary Gancy property at the rate >f $5.00 per acre for all unpaid rears; L. C. Fergus was released rom $80.00 valuation for a lot mpropcrly listed; Rose E. Inman rill be permitted to pay taxes for .932 and prior years at the 1933 raluation; John Manuel was givin permission to pay taxes on the 4ancy Manuel lands for 1932 and >rior years at 1933 valuation; C. 3. Hart was released from paynent of poll tax for 1939 and 940; James Clemmons was reeased from payment of 1929 taxs, and a refund of $3.50 was ;ranted on the 1928 taxes; forelosure proceedings were ordered nstituted against Archie Robinon; Oliver Bellamy or John L. Lllen may pay taxes tor 1932 and irior years at the 1933 valuation; 1. M. Potter was released of 1600.00 valuation for 1942 and 943; Sallie J. Reeves was releasd at $195.00 valuatiyn for 1942 ,nd 1943; the H. A. Ganey Estate , rill be permitted to pay 1940 taxs and prior at $450.00 valuation. C. M. Crapon was named rabies nspector for Smithville township or this year. ] Hospital Given Useful Presents , Members Of Hospital Aux- i iliary Accepted Gifts For l Local Institution On Last 1 Wednesday, Which Was ' National Hospital Day On Hospital Day last Wcdnes- ^ ay a number of gifts were acepted at the State Port Pilot ' ffice by members of the auxiliary or Dosher Memorial Hospital. Among the articles brought ' re re sheets, towels, pillow cases, . lasses, wash cloths, money and anned vegetables. The gifts were luch appreciated by officials of he hospital. Those who donated were Mrs. (Oontinued on page 4) >. Joseph A. 1 dished Record i the number of vessels per way uring April, second in average t umber of days from keel laying i 0 delivery and first in number ? f days fom launching to delivery 1 f ships. The average time of construe- ( ion for the ten vessels delivered t 1 April was 36.7 days an im- 1 rovement of slightly more than 1 alf a day over March's time and t econd only to Kaiser's Oregon 1 ard's mark of 27.5 days. The t : a 1 i f o r n i a Shipbuilding com- ? any's yard was in third place 1 rith 39.4 days. 1 North Carolina's average of 6.9 ays from launching to delivery t ras top among the nation's lead- J lg producers of Liberty ships, c Iregon was next with 7.8 days 1 nd Bethlehem-Fairfield was third ? rith 10.2. t The Wilmington yard was third l number of ships per way durig the month. Oregon, which sent 7 down the ways, continued in 1 rst place and California, with 19, c (Continued on page 4) i r pii imunity ) PUBL1S W. B Keziah Is Officer Fo Will Be His Job To Prepare Active Workers On C At a meeting of local officials* of the Civilian Defense Council here Monday night W. B. Keziah, Southport newspaperman, was appointed personnal officer for the county - wide organization. Recent legislation has resulted in the establishment of a fund of 55,000,000.00 for the protection of Civilian Defense workers while in performance of their duties. Under the terms of this plan any person injured while perforiping any volunteer duty for the Office of Civilian Defense will have his medical and hospital bills paid. After seven days, up to twothirds of his regular salary will be paid in the event he still is unable to go back to work. The duties that the personnel officer has in this connection is to maintain a live, up-to-date regster of all active Civilian Defense workers on the various projects throughout the county. Through correspondence, Mr. Keziah plans to secure this list, and he is urging the cooperation of responsible heads to help keep his register in good order. Fate Of W.Bi Has Not Bee ? # Bait A Fishing Line And Catch Dinner Shcephead and other varities of salt water fish are beginning to bite from the docks along the coast and therein lies the answer to the question often propounded by housewives about where they can add to their table menus in these days of rationing. Fulton Morris, who is stationed here with the resident engineer for the State Highway Commission, tried his luck at one of the docks yesterday afternoon. He carried home five nice sheephcad and admitted that a sixth one (which, of course, was very much bigger than any of the others) got away after he got it on the dock. New Regulation For Merchants However, This One Gives! Them More Time _In | Which To Dispose Of Ka-1 tion Stamps Small retail merchants that are j lot allowed to have a ration bank account now have one full calen- [ ier month in which to dispose of their Processed Foods and Meatj Stamps, after these stamps have expired in the hands of the consumer, according to OPA anlouncement this week. The merchants that have ration Dank accounts, now have one full1 calender month and ten (10) days to deposit these stamps. This information is based on! Amendment No. 20 to Ration Orier 16 and Amendment No. 29 to, rtation Order 13. Wilmington Man Dies In Hospitali Funeral Services This Af- j ternoon At 3:30 O'clock For M. H. Roberts At Bethel Baptist Church M. H. Roberts, of Wilmington, j lied yesterday (Tuesday) after- , loon at Dosher Memorial Hospit- j il following an extended illness. : Te was 52 years of age. ; He is survived by his wife, Mrs. , Drace Wescott Roberts, and by j three children, Mrs. W. A. Jones, Urs. Milton Webb and William t. Roberts, all of Wilmington; i ive grandchildren; four brothers, < brands. Henrv Bennie and Clif- ; ,on Roberts, Wilmington; and two < listers, Mrs. William Mintz, Le- ] and, and Mrs. Ernest Stanley, \ Wilmington. j Funeral services are being held J his (Wednesday) afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at Bethel Baptist ; :hurch with the pastor, Rev. , rhomas Johnson, in charge, as- < iisted by Re^ A. L. Brown, pastor i if Southport Baptist church. i APPENDECTOMY Earl Andrew Ganey, of Le-' I and, underwent an operation Sun- i ln" Momnrial WnanitAl ( i(i-j at ?uv?>v> .? c. _? . or removal of his appendix. 1< ,0T " HED EVERY WEDNESDAY i Personnel r County OCD ; And Maintain Register Of Civilian Defense Jobs I 111 , V * W. B. KEZIAH ICS. Railroad ;n Determined There Is Possibility That Road May Be Junked, But There Are Indications That New Owners May Operate It BETTER BUSINESS MAY BE IN SIGHT ? ?ri a Some Observers bee i nis /\s Possible Explanation Of Interest Beink Shown By The New Purchasers In Local Project Qjii - ; With the W. B. A S. railroad changing owners next Monday there is still nothing definite regarding plans for continued operations. The usual crop of rumors include one to the effect that the railroad will be junked. Other rumors, and some of them appear to have good background, are that the road will be put in shape, rolling stock acquired and good service maintained. If such arc the plans, the industrial operators who have purchased the road evidently have considerable business of some sort in view.'In fact, one of the most logical approaches to their reasons for buying the road is said to lie in the fact that they needed it to provide transportation facilities for considerable shipping that they anticipate. Yesterday a representative of this paper querried a party who has a responsible position in the office of another railroad, asking if he knew what the new owners would do with the W. B. & S. He replied that he did not know what they would do with it, but he felt sure that it would not be junked. He inclined to the belief that the road will have some good freight business backing. Letter Carrier Dies On Sunday Funeral Services For Prominent Letter-Carrier, Of Ash Will Be Held At Old Dock On Tuesday Morning At 10 O'clock William James Purvis, 72, retired letter carrier of Ash, died Sunday afternoon at 7:15 o'clock after a lingering illness at his home. He was a RFD letter carrier from the Ash post-office for 25 years prior to his retirement about five years ago, and worked in lower Columbus county during that period. Funeral services arc scheduled to be held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock A. M. at the Old Dock Methodist church in this county, with Rev. C. N. Phillips and Dr. Fred Paschall, both of Wilmington in charge. Burial will follow In the Cox cemetery near Guide In this county. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Emma Leigh Purvis; two sons: Jesse A. Purvis, of Ash, and Jamss B. Purvis, of Wilmington; two laughters: Mrs. H. E. Cranford, of Wilmington and Mrs. C. M. Suggs, of Old Dock; two brothers: F. F. Purvis, of Fairmont, and S. L. Purvis, of Acme, and one sister, Mrs. Lizzie Leggette, of Fairmont, as well as six grandchildren. - r-i'-c- 1 \ Most Of The News All The Time ? ? ? $1.50 PER YEA* Famous Yacht Is Back In Service ! In Sub Patrol *? The Mayflower, Probably The Most Famous Vessel Of The Past Quarter Centry, Is Used By Coast Guard CHANGES HER WHITE PAINT TO WAR JOR This Craft Was Familiar To Residents Of This Area As She Remained In Wilmington Several "a r I ears Riding the tides of the Ope Fear River for nearly a dozen years after she was gutted by fire in the later part of 1931, moored at the Broadfoot Iron Works in Wilmington, the former Presidential Yacht, Mayflower, has shaken off her rusty white paint and donned the drab colors of the United States Coast Guard. She will be used in the anti-submarine patrol. Now 50-years old, in her other days she was often rated the most bcautfiul and famous ship afloat. Burned shortly before Christmas in 1931, the Mayflower was towed to Southport, her hulk having been purchased at less than junk prices. After a week at the engineers dock she was taken on to Wilmington and repairs were started, repairs that were never completed. From the time she entered the Cape Fear the vessel was the subject of litigation until she left, some two years ago. Commander L. J. Gulliver, \J. S. N. Retired, was a midshipman aboard one of the fleet of sixteen battleships, of which the Mayflower was the flagship , when President Theodore Roosevelt ordered the memorable cruise around the world in 1902. "Hie following brief history of the Mayflower, previous to her appearance at Wilmington, is credited to Commander Gulliver: "Originally, the Mayflower waa commissioned to fight. That waa ji ,c before the United States declared war on Spain in 1898 but She was not armed with anything heavier than six-pounders. Later ^ she had Caribbean fleet duty. "The Mayflower can thank President Theodore Roosevelt for the greatness that became hers during the twenty years following Teddy's decision to use the Mayflower as the Government Yacht as he called her. That was during his first summer of his presidency 1902. She was the central scene when Teddy ordered the United States fleet of sixteen battleships on their memorable trip around the world. "Two years before that President Roosevelt had placed the Mayflower at the disposal of the Russian and Japanese envoys to take them from Oyster Bay tp Portsmouth, N. H., for their peace negotiations. "During World War One the Mayflower was officially credited with being on "special duty" as a patrol boat, based at Norfolk, Va. "The Mayflower is within three years of being 50 years old, but for all that she is believed ti have a good steel hull and en- ' gines to drive her at a speed of 17 knots. At least, she could go that fast when launched at Clydebank, Scotland, in the summer of 1896, a twin screw, schooner-rigged steamer of 1,778 tons. With her curved clipper bow and un- 4 usually.fine lines, she was rated as one of the most beautiful craft afloat. She was the first of her kind to have electric lights and refrigeration. The yacht was de- j signed by George L. Watson of Patrick, who also drew plans for the racing yacht Shamrock II. "At the very beginning, the , Mayflower was host to famous personages: Edward VII of England, the German Kaiser, King , Carlos of Portugal, the first J. Pierpont Morgan, Sir Thomas lipton. The owner of the Mayflower was Ogden Goelet of New York, Many noted naval officers trod her decks, as well as several J Presidents. J "President Hoover as an econo- ,1 my measure ordered the Mayflow er soia out uie otters for her were all refused as insufficient 'I and she was taken off the for j sale list. "A month before she burned, J Admiral W. Veaszie Pratt ordered ] her fitted out as a gunboat and assigned as flagship for the Spe- i cial Service Squadron, basing on Panama. The work incident there- ' to was well under way when flrp ' broke out on board on Saturday, January 24, at 8 p. m. At midnight she had been gutted by fire and her hulk lay in the mud of the Delaware. She was sold, reportedly, for $16,105. Her original cost plus several modernisations must have totaled to millions. The Government had Mr. Goelet $430,000 for heri" i r
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