Show SEVENTEEN OF THE CREW ARE MISSING British Steamer Tropic Arrives in Port After fter a Stormy Voyage From Valparaiso Charleston Charleton S C Sept G The British Bar Barber Barbor steamship Tropic 2340 tons Captain her ber arrived in this port today tOda after a voyage lasting nearly three months The second mate purser and fifteen seamen are missing Sailing Saing from Valparaiso Chile Chie June 21 the Tropic met with bad weather wether at once and on June 28 2 while off Cape CD Putu and about fifteen miles mUe from the ship went hard har aground not over oer 3 yards from the beach High s seas were running Time The Th second mute mate purser and fifteen seamen put out in the time first life boat for but aid never returned AH All l night the Ute seas se s dashed over the Tropic and the twenty men on board momentarily Iy ily expected the end Morning brought hope in the sight of men on shore shore but there seemed no way to get set to the ship Tie The T e captain with wih a kite kue sent a cord to shore and next a line Ine and then a a haw hew hawser set ser sr reached the land Over this e men went ont ashore When the tho storm abated somewhat the vessel was found to be ba undamaged A 4 naval court at Talcahuano exonerated tIa 4 captain and amid crew The grounding is accredited to a deviation of the ships compasses and the prevalence of a strong inset current off Putu in latitude 30 south and longitude 72 west wet The Tho Tropic Topic was days overdue and ant a a cable from Valparaiso to the time mari marl maritime time register registe dated June 29 said sid that she would be a total wreck |