The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-07
NEWS OF THE CITY.
Naat the Democrat Reporters Saw
and Heard Yesterday.
YHE SHIP BADEN DISASTER.
Her Cargo of Cotton Swells, Opening
Her Seams, and She Goes
Down at Sea.

Down Mt sea.
Probably no sailing vessel that has ever
vsss5kad our port was better known 10 our com
uapre,al met, than the good ship Baden, that
vxas ,or more than twenty years regularly
u,ylnr between this city and European ports.
%l,e was the property OF Messrs Joseph
aspper q Co, Of New Orleans, and was as
u,rnctual In her voyages almost as steamer.
asAe was OF 1867 tons burden and was built at
ThUmaston, Maine, In November, 1854. 1t
war In those days that such sturdy vessels
wgre launched, and none OF those frail craft
that brought American commerce into dis
mrace were turned out Of q builders yard.
sYhe Baden was u most staunch vessel, her
Numbers and planking being OF the very best
uynaNty, For number OF years she was
eonmanded By Capt. Doane, but on her last
x4svaaye she was iii charge OF Capt King. On
Nav Is che cleared at our Custom House Tor
N,tyerpOol with O cargo OF 4l91 bales OF cot
ann. 1000 sacks OF oil cake and 1890 pieces Of
EVERYTHING WENT WELL
until they were off the Bahama Banks, when
y iierce storm arose, before which she was
s.riyen many days. So long did this blow
kafp ,lp that all the seamanship OF Capt. King
WA taxed to keep her from succumbfng to
Ana heavy seas. With unrelenting fury,
however the WIND ana ram kept y, up, ana
Eas over, It was discovered that the cotton In
Mr. hold had became swollen and expanded to
axach degree that
HER SEAMS WE'RE OPENING,
and she began to leak badly. Then began the
Mssu and laborious task Of keeping her atloat.
TAN men went to work at the pumps, and
5uarht and day, without any intermissi0n, en-
saaaWrefi to keep her from sinking. Her course
yEns headed for land, thinking to make Halifax.
HIpnr BY hour the water gained on the crew.
from long pumping their hands became 30
HHw TINT they were p 10 w the osa
aAnWn over their palms to prevent the flesh
1RayInQ the bones. Still the captains spirit
s,la not despair, but the fight was an unequal
aIla. Wider and wider opened the seams. and
nh was almost like keeping sieve ABOVE
Mzs1ur to attempt
KEEPING THE BADEN UP.
IN yuue IL. after 1t was seen that all further
eyyrFts to save his chip must prove unAvatl-
Yn0 Cart. King ordered the boats to be got
nsastay and To abandon the vessel, for she then
IAssl seventeen feet OF water In The hold. All
Nafe successfully launched and were about
h0asiing for land on the Nova Scotia coast
Msan Capt King called a consultation of the
spEKHrs. He knew bis vessel was water
hxged and as she was In the direct track
M vessels bound ~, 70 ana o IRON ~ Europe ,.,
MANY lives HlRHt uo oHusuS1leu ~ ono W"S
ahft to drift about at the mercy OF the waves.
III some Of those large steamships OF the
dsunard, Inman or White Star lines should
soifide with the wreck q terrible disaster
anaet follow. II was then determined to burn
Am Baden. The crew returned to the vessel
md Aired her fore and AFT, remaining by her
until she went down. After being in the boats
ssNne time all hands were picked up, tho cap
1zia, being carried to Southampton. England,
asrasm which he has just reached our city. We
armiiole with Capt. Joe Cooper In the loss Of
syncl proud old ship.