Show Town Wants ants Estate of Only Survivor 0 of Clipper Wreck ST. ST PAUL rAUl Minn March 18 AP APA APA A tale of a clipper ship that went down In the China sea In the late GOs with loss of all on board save savea a baby who grew to manhood and died in Minnesota wIthout known heirs has been related to the state senate finance committee A delegation o of citizens from Currie Currie Cur Cur- rie appeared before the committee com com- yesterday y to to indorse a bill providing that the estate left by the survivor of the tho disaster be turned over to the town The Identity of the wrecked ship never was learned the committee was told but the crew of a whaling vessel which ran Into pieces or of the wreckage found the baby lashed to the mast The whaler took the infant to Korea and the tot was left there When hen he was 12 years old he came cameto to the United States as a cabin boy boyon on a ship and eventually drifted to CurriE where he took the name of William Ie He never was able to learn wh who his parents were nor how he came to be on tho shIp He lived in Currie for fol nearly half haIt halfa haIta a century before his death In 1920 Under the law his estate will go goto goto to the state JC if no heirs appear Citizens of Currie want it It however however how how- ever and plan to erect a community building in honor ot of Hendricks if their bill is passed by the legisla- legisla ture I The committee deterred deferred action j |