The morning call., 1894-03-20
SPRUNG "A LEAK.
The Undaunted Grounds
on the Bar.
Serious Accident to the Big Wheat
Carrier-tiauied Off and. Being
Pumped Out.

The three e-masted American ship Undaunted.
Captain Lewis, went aground on the bar just
outside the heads yesterday morning and had
narrow escape from laundering.
The vessel left this port early in the morning
In tow of the tug Relief and carrying cargo OF
wheat for Girvin, Baldwin & Eyre OF this city,
consigned 10 the Liverpool owners. captain
Lewis, contrary to the custom OF all masters OF
deep-water vessels entering or leaving tnls
port, took no pilot aboard, presumably 0elng
confident OF his ability to cross The Oar In
safety.
The tug Relief cast loose from the Un-
daunied about IL o'clock. the ship at
mat time having portion oi hef
eanyas set with tne GfT" w ,,n nosy nosrv at
"good-by'' the tug started back TO the city
and the big shin. under favoring breeze, stood
out 10 sea. But the bar at tDe entrance 10
Golden Gate is tTeacherous as many an over
confident captain mas before now learned 10
his sorrow and loss 10 his owners.
Captain Lewis. or whoever nao the wneei.
evidently was not familiar enough with the
currents and shoals, for the Relief mad hardly
got half mile away when the ship set flying
signal of distress that recalled the tug under
full speed.
Nearing the ship the Relief found that the
Undaunted had struck the bar and was fast
aground aud. what was still worse, had sprung
a leak.
The tug at once hitched to the ship TO try to
pull her off the bar, while the pumps on board
were set 10 work 10 counteract TIE sea which
lief pulled and tugged. The Undaunted was
too fast In The treacberOus sands 10 be moved
aud so, leaving her there, the tug steamed back
to the city and returned with the tugs VigilanJ
and Reliance.
The three powerful t0wboats worked all the
day and well ntolIhe night before getting the
ship afioat. Then they started with her 10 this
city, but met with more threatening danger
IN the rapid gaming Of the water In the ships
hold despite the constant work of the pumps.
Al a late hour last night report was received
at he Mercbrnts' Exchange that the vessel was
being slowly towed into the bay. but that there
were over four feet of water In the hold and
tnat IL was rapidly gaining. Once inside The
bay the tugs may run the ship on the mud fats,
In all probability, where she will remain until
pumped out and repaired.
AS TO how the accident occurred is a matter
OF conjecture as yet no accurate particulars
having been furnished.
The Undaunted Is a siaDch vessel, built In
Bath, Me-, in 1869. She is 207 feet In length
Al feet beam and 27.S feet depth OF hold, with
a registered tonnage OF 1854.
he ship il lying In the stream, about mile
and hall OF Harrison n-street wharf.
AT a late hour last evening CALL reporter
boarded the vessel and secured a brief stale
ment from Captain Lewis regarding the acel-
dent.
lie discaims all responsibility 10 the matter.
claiming that the affair was purely one OF III
lucS. he appeared 40 be consid rably put out
ana entertained some fear of serious result.
By all accounts the entire cargo must neces-
sarily be unioaded, and the big boat put on the
dry docks.
A force Of eight men were at work on the two
pumps and manage TO draw the water out of
the hull as fast as Ii enters through lne unseen
hole. This force will be relieved by the day
tlnued until the SHIPS agents decide what to do
In the premises.