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. \ NIIKASA BURNED. I Fire Got to the Magazine And r* , i . An Expk)sion Follows. i ' SIX HUNDRED LOST. I __________ i i The Pride of the Japanese Navy Sinks Into the Sea. She was Toko's Flagship, but he was not on Board When the Terrible * Accident Took Place. A dispatch from Tokio says the Japanese ^wy department announces mat tne ovtuesmp MiKasa nan oeen destroyed oy fire and the explosion of her magazine, caurfrg the loss of 599 lives, Including men of other ships, who wer>fc to the rescue. The tire star. d from an unknown cause at midnight on Surul\y night, September loth. Before the t fillers could he rescured, the fire reached the aft magazine, blowing a holo in the port side of the vessel below tin water line and causing the ship to sink. An investigation is now being held to determine the cause of the fire. As is well known the Mikasa was Admiral Togo's tla/shlp, but he was not on hoard when the terrible accident happened. Tue Jkhip was at anchor in Sasebo harbonwhen the tire started at the base of the mainmast at midnight. It spread with great rapidity, exploding the after magazine, an hour after the fire had been discovered. The Mikasa sank in shallow water and it is believed the ship can be repaired. Uiscuing parties were ssnt from the various warships in the harbor and there were heavy casualties among them. Various conjectures are current as to t.he cansp. nf the fire. Soma attri buto it to an overcharge of electricit y. Great relief was felt throughout Japan, when it was learned that Admiral Togo was not on .board the ship at the time of the lire. The disaster has cast a gloom over the whole cf Japan. A fUOLiSH bOY SliootH Two Yoiiiik LxIIoh anil Then IviIIh Himself. At Frederick, Md., because his 16 year old sweetheart persisted in her refusal to marry him and had dismissed him, L-e Waddle, 17 years of age la dead by hi3 own hand, the sweetheart, Nellie E'chelberger, is suffering from two pistol shot wounds that may prove fatal and her friend and companion, Maud I)avl3, has a bullet wound through her arm. Weddle was the son of a prominent builder and contractor of Thurnout, this county, at which place the trag edy took place last night. Miss Eichelberger, with Miss Davis and another girl were shopping and had reached the public square of Tburmont when Weodle approached and took Miss Eichelberger to task for sending him tils letter of dismissal. Upon her J reiterating the sentiments she had ex pressed In the letter, WeddJo drew a revolver and fired at her twice. The fiist of the bullets went through Miss Davis's arm and into Miss Eiohelberger's left shoulder; the second penetrating a few inches to the right of the first. As his victim fell fainting to the ground, the boy behoving he had killed her, turned tie weapon and suit two bullets through his own heart, dying instant ly. lli is yaid to have threatened such an act on several occasions. l^uick. YVoi k. The New York American says the divorce suit by which Mrs. Cecilia . L9wls was fre/d from her husband, >- was instituted laot June, and broke all records in point of time consumed in its trial. It took Justice Mareau just two minutes to grant an interlo cucory degree. The three months that must elapse before the final de gree is s'gned expired at midnight on Sunday. Mrs. Lewis was so anxious to obtain her freedom that she in. struoted her lawyer to have document pigned immediately at the stroke of twelve. She had made all arrangements for her wedding to Senator Wilcox Wednesday. The lawyer was unable to get a Justice to execute the degree until Wednesday afternoon. The wedding had to be postponed, much to Mrs Lewis' chagrin. An Old }lri(l('Kr(Miiu. A dispatch from Richmond, Va., ninety years old, six times married, and the father of forty-four children, is the record of Jacob Kin/ noy, better known as "Major," who \ v' j applied for and secured a licence at \J the Henrico County Clerk's Office I Tuesday morning to wed one Ann jS j Green, who is also no novice on the I matrimonial sea and is sixty years of W* I age. In recent years the old man has -<ftft \heen getting feeble, and has been supworted by his sons. When asked what &A Ue meant by jotting married again iSL v?sald: *nee(*a help I Cilmnt Deftd* X y'Bud" Uogan, the Tennesce negro '(ant is dead at Gallatin Tenn. He I [? eight feet nine inches tall. His ft were 12 inches in length and \jiefe la 1-2 inohes long. JOBS 00 BEOOINO. Offices Southern Democrats Could Get If They Tr ed. CauHOH of Failure to Participate. One Section of the Country Whoro There Id a Shortage. The discovery made through the personal investigation of Commissioner Greene, of the United States olvll service commission, that Demo erats as a class refrain from participating in the civil service examinations in the South serves to explain in a measure a point which has puzzled l-ua i 1 * 1 *-1 uuc wmiui^iuumrii lung time, namely, the dltliculty in maintaining registers of Southern eliglbles sullloiently large to enable the Southern states to receive their proper quota in federal appointments. This information wax obtained by Commissioner Greene while in Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee on initial business. Commissioner Greene lost no time in making public the results of his investigation, and uow the civil service commission is doing all in Its power to rectify this c .ndlti'?u of r.lTairs. Various causes are assigned for the reluctance of St ui hern Demi crats to enter the lists for federal p'um Mr. Greene obtained the impression that the main cause wa3 the prevalence of a feeling that, despite academic assurances to the contrary, the spoils still belong to the victors, and that, therefore, a Democrat, however good a showing he might make in a c( muetifcivc? ex amination, stands but little show of appointment. To correct this impression Mr. Greene has used the columns (f several newspapers of the North to call renewed attent ion to the non-partisan ciiaracter of appointments made under the civil service act and to cite the fact that the only reason why Republicans are in so large a majority in the minor federal otllC'.s of the S< uth Is that Democrats iiiwu i>iiettiiiu.Mjiy ueciineu to taKC one examinations thereby leaving the commission a list composed entirely of Republicans from which to make the federal selections. The average rating obtained by competitors from Southern states is lower than that of the Northern spates. The Democratic party, being the dominant party, of course comprises the better intelligence as a whole of the community. It is therefore evident that if tho Democrats as a class should enter the lists of federal appointment the standard of eligibles w( uld be raised and more Democrats than Republicans would be appointed, because there are more Democrats than Republicans in the South who have the required qualifications. The iirst state entitled to an appointment at this time is Louisiana. It will take twenty-nine appointments fr im Lou lsiaua to bring it up into the list of Northern states in the order of appointment. Unless a special effort had been made to induce applicants from Louisiana to come forward and take the examination it would have run further and further behind in its share of appointments. As it is, eight men and five women passed the examination for clerk, and one woman passed for bojkkeeping. It will be observed, however, that this does not provide nearly encugh eligibles to give Louisiana its due share of appointments. The state next in turn for appointments after Louisiana is Alabama. This s:ate will be entitled to thirty five appointments to the share which Illinois now has. The May examinations nrovlded twelve men and six women ellgibles for clerks, but this is not nearly enough to till Its quota. Following Alabama comes Mississippi. This state Is en titled to have twenty-three appointments to bring It abreast with Mlnne sota. It furnished only seven men and three women for the clerk register and one man for the bookkeeping register. Taking the remaining Southern states in the order in which they are entitled to receive appointments, they are Arkansas Texas, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, South Carolina and North Carolina. These states are each entitled to from fifteen to twenty appointments to bring up their quotas, and male stenographers will have an especially good chance of early appointment. Friends of the South in Washington hope that the present efforts of the civil service commission will result similarly to the movement inaugurated by President Harrison, which resulted in some 200 Southern appointments in the federal service. Cietn a Good Job. Former Judge Alton B. Parker will succeed Professor Collins as chief counsel for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company at an annual salary of $100,000, according to an announcement Thursday. Professor Collins has retired, and the Arm of Collins & Sheehan, which has acted for years In an advisory capacity to the company. will be known as Sheehan & Parker. William P. Sbeehan was one of Parker's strongest supporters in the recent presidential campaign. Oat Snland Boy. While some boys were bathing in a creek near Belfast, Ga., recently a wildcat suddenly darted from behind a pile of lumber and fastened its teeth in the leg of John Mahoney, a boy of about 12 years of age.. Messrs! 0. L. Skinner and A. L. Ktrkland were at the hotel, some yards distant, and hearing the screams of the lad, secured guns and hurried to the scene. They found the animal still holding on to the boy's limb and making a frantic effort to chew it ur i A timely shot from Mr. Skinner s gun only saved the lad from losing his leg. NEW YORK LIFE Insurance Company Contributed to Republican Fund In THE PAST CAMPAIGN. George W. Perkins, of J. P. Morgan & Co., the Star Witness at Friday's Legislative Inquiry. Parker's Flection Would Impair Comnany's Assets. George W. Perkins, member of the tirm of J. P. Morgan & Co., and llrst vice president of the New York Life Insurance company, was the star witness at Friday's session of the special legislative com mitt e in New York probing life insurance companies' methods and his testimony was i?o r\l nf^ I ? A-1 ? 1 -- n &.\ ?/isuIU ni n; vcHitiui s 11.1 11 nance as applied to Jtuuiance companes. TheoPmax of the day oimc when Mr. Perkins was asked couceroan entry of $48,702 iu a ledger marked "ordered paid Vjy tlie pres dmt." Mr. Pe kins hud b?en called to tes tify as t<? Koine other transactions and after a recess ho was asked to produce the c'^eck. It was made out payable to J. P. Morgan & Co , and Mr. Perkins frankly staud it was a Contribution to the national republican campaign committee and had been paid to CorneUious N. Miss. Mr. Perkins said: "This payment was made after very careful deliberation. It must not be considered an ordinary contribution to the campaign fund. It was paid because we felt the assets of the New York Life Im-uranca company would be j*opardizxl by a Democratic success." Mr. Perkins Raid contributions were also made in 1900 and 1890 As an illustration witness said the lirst contribution made was in 1890 by President McCall, who is a Democrat "He contributed money to the McKlnley campaign fund and voted for Mc Kinley because lie felt it was in the best interests of the policy holders of his company." Tills b om caused a murmur of conversation about the room, which had become packed with spectators. St anding room was at a premium, and everyone bent forward to catch the testimony. This was hardly necessary for Mr. Perkins spoke distinctly, in a voice audible throughout ttie room, lie paced the small platform upon which the witness chair is placed just before the committee s rostrum and accompanied his explanations with earnest gestures oftentimes suggesting question to the council. Pursuing the check inquiry further Mr. Hughes brought out that this expenditure was never brought to the attention of the finance committee, the witness terming ita"purely execu tlve action." It was charged against cash on the books of the Hanoverbank cilice or financial department. The witness did not know against what account other contributions were made, but he would furnish data. Mr. Perkins here Interposed: "I would like to make one statement. The fact that the check Is drawn to J. P. Morgan & Co. has no slgniticance. I paid out trie money and it was merely because of a convenience of repayment that the check was made paya ble to J. P. Morgan & Oo." "What other contributions to political campaign funds have been made by fie New York Life?" "None to my knowledge." Mr. Hughes asked Mr. Perkins to explain how on the books In the syndicate action by which 8800.000 in bonds was sold on December 31, 1901, and bought back January 2, 1902, there was nhfiwn on \ u'ri., ..f the account $100,000 and on the credit) side $800,000, and Mr. Perkins replied: "I am glad that you brought that matter up. In that transaction we asked for $5,000,000 of bonds and only got $4,000,000. We made up our 1 minds to sell $800,000. When It came. 1 to the end of the year we sold $800,000 and Instead of taking a loss of $100,000, we only took a loss of $80.000. I arranged with J. P. Morgan & Co., to sell it at a price and then I bought it back at the same prlci. After rebuying I held on to It and finally sold it at 00. Our first Idea was to sell at 80, but we finally got 90." The money was paid by check to J. P. Morgan & Co. "Were not the sale and purchase for the purpose of deceiving the commissioner of Insurance?" "No, it was not; securities were depressed at the time and it was consid ered a good deal." "But the real purpose was to have your books read $3,200,000 instead of $4 000,000?" "Yes." Senator Armstrong here queried ahout the $48,000 oheok to the cam, paign fund, lie asked: "How came the check to be such an odd amount?" "I do not know exactly except that Mr. Bliss had asked for $50,000." "Were you in a position to know of other campaign contributions?" asked i Senator Armstrong. "I don't know, that Is a question that ought to be looked into. In all campaign contributions I believe that the fullest publicity should be attached. They ought to be publicly known and there ought to be a law passed to that effect." "Is there no self-restraint allowed the oflloers iu these campaign contributions?" "None that I know of. I think we have a right to leave the matter to the judgment of the offloers." "If the president out of his own executive authority without reference to the tinance committee pays out such large sums as these, how do they ever come before the otllcers of the com panyV" "I have said the tinance committee has no authority over the agency accounts and general expenses. I think there should be a broadening of this authority." Mr. Perkins was closely questioned as to liis dual connection with the Now York Life and J. P. Morgan & Uo., particularly as to sales by the one concern to the other which were made by him. He insisted that he was loyal to both and acted as ho thought right. HIDDEN TREASURE I* Fuurul In MIuIiIkaii by Two Moil 11 x Ht Wook. Excitement prevails at Northport owing to the reported finding of a treasureof $150,000, suppose to be the booty of two robbers who committed theft in Chicago about the time of the great tire. Last week two aged strangers ap pcared In Northport and hind a boat to take them to North Fox Island, some miles In the bay. Liter they returned to Northport and secured a quantity of supplies. It was learned Uiat they were provided with maps and charts. When the, strangers started to re turn lo the Island it Is reported that Jay Sprmgel, a barber, and Joe Gag non a blacksmith, followed In a launch and watched their movements. Soon after the man who carried the strangers to the island returned after tools la the meantime It is reported that Spaniel an J Gaguon located the treasure and got It. Telephone communication with the island was cut olT and the story as reported from Northport by one of the men Is believed to he correct. In the late 60's or early 70's a great robbery took place in Chicago. It is stated by some that the robbery took place during the great Chicago fire. A large amount of money was stolen by two men, who escaped by a small schooner, but were pursued by officers. They eluded the vigilance of their pursuers and after several days out sighted South Fox Island. It is believed they buried the trea sure on North Fox Island, then uninhabited. A number of years afterward a man in a Canadian prison died. Hut before he died he imparted information of the robbery and the location of the treasure. While in prison ho made a chart of the is'and, showing the exact location of the Kold. Before he died he sent the chart to his wife. The widow married a^ain and to her husband confided the .,ecret. The husband did not believe the story and the chart, was last. In later years the husband in making a trip from Mackinaw to Traverse City passed the Fox Islands and rclat ed the story of the buried treasure to the sailors. It is believed that the sailors, who heard the story, in some way came poesissed of the chart and that they sought to unearth the treas ure. Denounce** Society, "Modern society is as corrupt as hell." These were the words of Bishop Bowman, the venerable member of the Evangelical Association, wboarosellke a patriarch at the meeting of the Ohio conference in Columbus, Ohio. Wednesday in the midst of a heated discussion of the temperance question and the hold that the saloon and Cox element has on the Republican party of the State. "Modern society is a* corrupt as hell.' Yes, I said It; I will say 1 f. n irO 1 n B rl no I?? ?*Arl i 1 w. I) - iv utviaicii tins Diauup alter ward. "1 mean by that card playing, beer drinking, gambling, dancing, horse racing. These things are the teachings of the devil, and what else, then, than the corruption of hell. 1 don't mean exactly that all classes of society are corrupt, but what Is popularly termed as society where the wealthy aud the moderately wealthy follow the glare of amusements and spend their time In riotous living when not engaged in making money to dissipate. Killed by Train. W. M. Pacean. an aged white man, was struck by a through freight train as he sat on the S. U. & 0. track at Inman Friday and was Instantly killed. It appears to have been a case of pure negligence on his part. He was seated on one Bide or the track at the end of a small trestle when the freight came by. He made no attempt to move and was hit by the locomotive and hurled down an embankment. Ills body was somewhat mangled up. The verdict of the jury was that he came to his death by being struck by the train and that it was due to his own carelessness and further that there was no negligence on the part of the, railroad company or its employes. Hhot by HIm Wtl'o, At New York George Williamson, a compositor 29 years old, while on his way to work Wednesday morning, was met by his wife, with whom he is not living. An argument followed over the payment to her of money ordered by the court. He was about to enter the place of employment at 1^0 Center street, when she pulled 1 revolver from the folds of her drewI and shot him In the side. He was Amoved to the hospital and Is not expected to live. The woman was ari^sted. Jealousy was apparently the qiuse. SEVEN KILLED By an Explosion in]a|Fuse Factory at Avon, Conn. Flrr Follow .Ml t li r? FxploHlon ?nd the Victims Wore Hurnnd to AhMpb. Caubo ot Aocl<lont Unknown. The explosion of a fuse, followed bv a tiro In a building of the Climax Fuse Company at Avon, Conn., on Friday afternoon, caused a panic among 20 employes In the building and resulted In the death of soven and injuries that doubtless will prove fatal to several others. There was no way of coping with the llames which soon spread rapidly and in less than an hour after the explosion occurred those who were unable to escape were In the clutches of a tire that event- , ually burned tl elr bodies to ashes. As the day wore on tho great crowd that collected in tho hamlet saw the , bodies of men and women roasting In j the tire; powerless to even check the , llames. The exact cause of the acci- , (leuL may never be known, but It is the accepted theory here that in an j etT ?rt to burn out a stoppage in one 1 of the machines, a workman caused vu explosion of a fuse with tho hot , iron he lielcl in liis hand. T j lose wlio wore in tlio room where the explosion occurred say that the exposi m was not severe and ordinarily would not have caused a panic. In 11 am in a bio material, bowover, was set on lire and in a few mom >nts the room was a mass of lUmos. In an instant there was a mad rush for the doors and windows and during the | scramble many were pushed back into the building while others were severe- 1 ly burned. Seon after tho building in which 1 the lives were lost was consumed tiie 1 lire spread to the now structure which was just completed at a cost of 835,000, and in a few hours this building was gutted, only the four walls re- ' malnlng. Two smaller buildings was 1 reduced to ashes, making a total of four burned,, the lof-s o.i whloh is estimated to be * 100,000. KILLED HIMSELF? \ Yuung Marion Farmer Fouml Dead in tho ltoad. A dispatch from Marlon to the State says somewhat of a sensation , was caused in Marion Friday morning by the report that Melvln Wig- , gins, a respectable young farmer, liv- j ing across Catlish creek, live miles west of town, was found dead In the ] road not far from his home. ( lie had been to Marlon in the morn- , ing and had purchased three shells , loaded with buckshot, and In some- ( what an intoxicated condition, it is rumored reached home in the afternoon. He went to the house of his uncle and neighbor, Mr. J. W. Wiggins, to borrow his shotgun. Mr. Wiggins was not at homo, but upon promising ] to return the gun before bed time it was loaned him by Mrs. Wiggins He ( stated that ho wanted the gun for the purpose of shooting squirrels. He did not return with the gun, but no uneasiness was felt. The next heard of him was when his body was found this morning by Mr. J. W. Rogers, who in company with Mr. P. T. Bullard, after a hasty examination, notified his relatives. Magistrate Oliver was summoned to hold an inquest, the jnry linding a verdict that the deceased came to his death by his own hands. Toe unfortunate young man was an orphan, the son of Mr. James Wiggins, who died several years ago, His mother has also been dead for a number of yeais. He was a peaceable and quiet young man, well thought of, never having had a dilllculty with any one. Tne trago iy was a complete surprise to every one, for while there was no reason and no evidence to bus* pect foul play, still it Is inexplicable why he should have ended ids own life. That he had been drinking in Marion was only a rumor, and it does not apoear that he showed any indica tions of being in an intoxicated condition when he borrowed the gun. Having Fun After Death. A humorist lu Japan who jested all his life told his fri< nds when he was dying that his body was not to be washed after death, but was to be taken at once to tbe family temple to be cremated. When he died Ids Instructions were followed. As soon as it was set on tire the mourners were astonished by several loud explosionri. At tirst they were inclined to take to their heels, but ourloslty got the better of fear, and carefull inspection Nhowed that the humorist had stowed away a large number of firecrackers about his person before his death. victim orKoal Play. J. H. Hawkins, who wan found In a mangled and unconsious o >ndltion at Calhoun ton days ago and who was later indentiticd as a mill operator of Greenville, S, 0 , has surprised the physioans by living and though his tongue cannot be controlled, he wa< able to let Sheriff Gilreath understand that his condition was due to foul play Instead of a railway accident. A Deadly Stroke* Four men were killed, six were seriously burned and a dozen more were stunned by llgbtnlug which wrecked a crowded poultry exhibition tent at the county fair at Indiapola, Iowa on Thursday, The lightning struck the tent pole, splitting In two and tearing the sides of the tent Into shreds. Hundreds of the chickens on exhibition were killed. ^ > * U A FATAL WRECK Worst Accident of the Kind in New York's History. RAN IN OPEN SWITCH. Twelve Persons Killed and Thirty Injured. Responsibility for the Tragedy Not Yet Fixed. The Motorman a Fugitive and Other Trainmen Arrested. The death list of the accident on the Ninth avenue elevated railroad In New York Monday, when a car crowded with early mornlrtf workers on their way down town, pitched headlong Into the streot, stands at 12. Three men arc In hospitals with fractured skulls. One of these, who as yet remains unidentified at Roosevelt linvinlfjll la iimmnuj.liM.n ..... .1 1 ? .vwr>>?<| ? ? iniwi iviuun auu y?:iuu r J" pooled to live. More than ivp- score persons were injured, many <Sf them seriously. The cause of the accident and the Immediate respo sihlllty rc mala to bo settled. The morfcorman of the wrecklid train Is a fund i ve, while a switohLnan, conductor and four guard* aro under arrest. The switchmen U charged with manslaughter and the trainmen are held as witnesses. Whatever may have caused the mistake, the accidont, the worst In the history of the overhead railroads In New York, came when a southbound train on the Ninth avenue lino was switched olT to the Sixth avenue line at the Fifty-third street Junction. The mot irm in, expecting a clear track on the direct line of Ninth avenue, or disregarding the warning signal that the switch was open, rushed ids train along at a high rate of speed. The first car swung around the right angle curve, holding to the ' rails becauso of the weight of the train behind. Then the strain became too great. The couples broke, the Bccond car was whirled about almost end for end and, to the horror of those who looked on from below, pitched into the street. The first, indication people on the sidewalk had of the accident was a loud rumbling along the overhead structure. Looking up they saw a shower of sparks, then followed splinters and the sound of splitting timbers. Suddenly the outer guard rail of the railroad structure gave way, a score of bodies were hurled through space, and with a deafening crash, the car fell to the street. For an instant it stood fairly on end, then the sides gave way as if they were made of pasteboard, belching out a mass of humanity. Those passengers who had not jumped from platforms and windows before the plunge came were thrown Into a mass at the forward end of the car. As the Injured men and women were struggling to free themselves, the heavy front trucks of the third car on the train fell almost in their midst, as the car itself jumped partly oil the elevated structure and was wedged against a building at the southeast corner of Ninth avenue and Fiftyty-third street. Huge crowds were soon on the scene anrl t.hn H rof ^t"* ? ? uuu vuu UIlIU YTU11V Ul (ittttliy sum* moned police reserves was directed to clearing a way for the elective rescue of the passengers pinned down by the wreckage. Almost every ambulance In Manhattan was summoned and the Injured and dead were hurried away with all speed. Three alarms of tire brought many engines to the scene. A slight lire caused by burning insulation was quickly extinguished and the tlremcn set to work chopping out the dead and Injured. The task was not au easy one for the heavy car In falling had almost completely hurled pedestrians in Its wreckage. At least one was killed outright In this way, while Policeman lb?nry Altkens, who was standing directly under the elevated structure, Is among those most seriously Injured. Eight persons were dead when taken out of the wreck and four died later at hospitals. The officers had not time to make arrests, contenting themselves with drubbing the miscreants as heavily as they could. * Coroner Scholer ordered the arrest of all those Immediately concerned. Search was at once made for the motorman, Paul Kelley, who secured & position on the elevated lines six months ago. He came there from St. Louis. Kelley could not be found sua at a late hour Monday night wan still missing, although it was said he had spent the afternoon at the home of a friend. The switchman in the tower at "* " * " * niLiouu avenue aiiu uiny-tnira street, Cornelius A. Jackson, wastlrafc arrest* cd. Then Conductor J. W. Johnson and Guards Timothy Higglnson, J. MoDavltt, W. L. Berry and B. Clark . were taken into oousody. At a preliminary hearing Monday afternoon all the men waived examination. Two versions of the cause of the wreck were told to tho coroner. One of these was that the switchman had set tho tracks for a Sixth avenue train ^ and when he saw his mistaken had attempted to rectify it while the train was on the ourve, the change throw-^flj^H log the second, third and fourth oajM^sfl off the track. M Lost at Sha. Two German freight jA&HKHHBB bound from Hamburg a^^^^jSHEHSB ranean ports, founderedJ^^^^SnH^^H sea and 38 men were