The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-09
SAFE IN PORT.
The Bark CarrOlltOn's Struggle
With the Elements.
Eight Feet Of Water Per Hour in the Hold
Decks Swept and Houses Washed Away.
Her Helm Put About.

About the worst battered up vessel that
has entered the Golden Gate for long time
was the bark CarrolltOn, which entered the
harbor last night in distress.
The bark sailed from Port Angeles on
April 18th for Ounalaska, with cargo of
22S0 tons of coal and deck-load of piles.
Fine weather was experienced until in lati-
tude 800 north, longitude 141o west when
on April 22d, she was caught in terrible
gale from the southwest, with heavy sea,
and the ship was hove to under the lower
main topsail for twenty-four hours. The
sea often went clean over her, and started
the deck-load, the barometer falling to
2S.05.
Three days later, on April 25th, the bark
was struck by another heavy gale, THIS time
from the southeast, veering around to the
northwest, with a very high, confused cross
sea. The bark labored heavily, and at last
had to be put before the wind. and for forty
eight hours was scudded under the lower
topsails. Several heavy seas were shipped,
and life lines had to be stretched along the
decks in order to prevent the crew from
being washed overheard.
NO FIRES COULD BE LIT.
The rlng-bolts in the deck, which held the
deck load in place, were torn out, and the
working of the heavy logs made it extreme
ly dangerous and difficult to move around.
All this time the crew was forced to remain
on deck, and had nothing but hard bread to
eat as the cook could do nothing in the
galley, owing to the heavy sea washing over
the vessel and preventing fires from being
lighted.
On the night of the 26th the vessel was
struck by fearful sea that floated the deck
load. carried away the starboard side of the
forward house, started the f0recastle,
swept the galley with everything attached
overheard. The water-tanks on the star
board side were smashed and the cabin
filled with water. The bark, thus laboring
in the heavy cr0ss-sea, was badly strained
and, to make matters worse, began to leak
like sieve.
REFUSED TO GO FURTHER.
The deck-load had shifted in such man.
ner that the crew could not work the pumps,
but finally fire was started to operate the
doakey-engine and the steam pumps were
set to work. The crew was now utterly
worn out and going aft in body informed
Captain Lewis that they would go no fur
Their in the vessel, demanding at the same
time that he put hack to San Francisco.
The ship was then making eight feet of
water per hour and the steam pumps hardly
held the water in check.
After consultation with tue otlcerS
Captain Lewis headed the vessel for San
Francisco. The crew continued to have a
hard time of 1t after the galley was washed
away, as it had no means of cooking food,
though it managed to make a little coffee by
taking water from the boiler of the donkey
engine. For eight days also not man on
board had dry stitch Of clothing on him,
and affairs were no better below than they
were on deck, as every article OF bedding
was soaked with water
AT ANCHOR IN THE HARBoR.
1t was happy set of men therefore on
the battered bark when her anchor was
let go off Meggs Wharf last night, as none
expected to see the haTbOr again. The YES
sci is making water at the rate Of two feet
every twenty-four hours, now that she is
lying at ANCHOR.
She will have to DISCHARGE her cargo and
be placed on the drydock, while the repairs
on deck will amount to several thousand
dollars, as the deck and forecaStle will have
to be rebuilt, and part of her deck laid
anew, in addition TO the cost Of repairs to
the lower part OF her hull.
The Carrollton is consigned to John
Rosenfeld IL Sons.