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August 14, 1909
The Sun
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
French bark Marechal de Turenne, Capt. Perrot commanding, salvages a $200 U.S. Lighthouse Department buoy adrift northeast of the Azores and delivers it to Staten Island district, an unprecedented act of international courtesy.
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SALVAGED A BUOY FOR U. S.
French Bark Arrives From Madeira With One of the Lighthouse Department's.
The French bark Marechal de Turenne, an oil carrier when she sails hence for foreign places, arrived yesterday with a few tons of cargo that she did not have on her manifest and which did not pay duty.
She was carving placid seas far northeast of the balmy Azores about a month ago when the lookout noted a large red object off the starboard bow. The skipper, Capt. Perrot, headed for the object and soon found that it was a buoy adrift. As he got closer he noted that there were barnacles on the under side of the buoy and that it had the name "U. S. Lighthouse Department" on it.
There never has been a skipper in all the records of the Lighthouse Department who has considered it worth while to pick up an American buoy at sea. But Capt. Perrot has a strong cosmopolitan spirit. Why should he not take back the strayed property of a sister republic?
He ordered a boat out and soon the gallant sailormen had the can buoy alongside the bark. It required all the strength and skill of the ship's company to haul the barnacled buoy aboard and make it fast on deck. Heavy weather encountered later made the skipper fearful that his tribute to the Lighthouse Department, U. S. A., might not be received on this side of the sea. But Papa Neptune was good and the buoy got here just as good as new yesterday, the skipper's men having polished all the barnacles off it.
It was said at the headquarters of the lighthouse department of this district that the buoy was worth about $200 and that salving a buoy at sea, except by the lighthouse tenders, was something unheard of hereabouts at least. Six months ago the department received a letter from Ireland saying that they had found a large American can buoy on the coast and asking whether or not they should ship it back to America. The Celtic discoverers were told to keep the buoy, as it would cost Uncle Sam more than it was worth to pay for its transportation to these shores. It is possible that the gallant Frenchmen of the bark Marechal de Turenne may receive a reward from the Government for rescuing the can buoy marked "N. E. 2." The buoy, the Staten Island experts say, did not drift from this district.
French Bark Arrives From Madeira With One of the Lighthouse Department's.
The French bark Marechal de Turenne, an oil carrier when she sails hence for foreign places, arrived yesterday with a few tons of cargo that she did not have on her manifest and which did not pay duty.
She was carving placid seas far northeast of the balmy Azores about a month ago when the lookout noted a large red object off the starboard bow. The skipper, Capt. Perrot, headed for the object and soon found that it was a buoy adrift. As he got closer he noted that there were barnacles on the under side of the buoy and that it had the name "U. S. Lighthouse Department" on it.
There never has been a skipper in all the records of the Lighthouse Department who has considered it worth while to pick up an American buoy at sea. But Capt. Perrot has a strong cosmopolitan spirit. Why should he not take back the strayed property of a sister republic?
He ordered a boat out and soon the gallant sailormen had the can buoy alongside the bark. It required all the strength and skill of the ship's company to haul the barnacled buoy aboard and make it fast on deck. Heavy weather encountered later made the skipper fearful that his tribute to the Lighthouse Department, U. S. A., might not be received on this side of the sea. But Papa Neptune was good and the buoy got here just as good as new yesterday, the skipper's men having polished all the barnacles off it.
It was said at the headquarters of the lighthouse department of this district that the buoy was worth about $200 and that salving a buoy at sea, except by the lighthouse tenders, was something unheard of hereabouts at least. Six months ago the department received a letter from Ireland saying that they had found a large American can buoy on the coast and asking whether or not they should ship it back to America. The Celtic discoverers were told to keep the buoy, as it would cost Uncle Sam more than it was worth to pay for its transportation to these shores. It is possible that the gallant Frenchmen of the bark Marechal de Turenne may receive a reward from the Government for rescuing the can buoy marked "N. E. 2." The buoy, the Staten Island experts say, did not drift from this district.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Heroic Act
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Buoy Salvage
French Bark
Lighthouse Department
Azores
Capt Perrot
What entities or persons were involved?
Capt. Perrot
Where did it happen?
Far Northeast Of The Azores, At Sea
Story Details
Key Persons
Capt. Perrot
Location
Far Northeast Of The Azores, At Sea
Event Date
About A Month Ago
Story Details
The French bark Marechal de Turenne, under Capt. Perrot, encounters and salvages a U.S. Lighthouse Department buoy adrift northeast of the Azores, hauls it aboard despite difficulties, and delivers it undamaged to the U.S. upon arrival.