The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-29
BARGES LOST IN THE STORM
TUGS CoMPELLED TO CAST THEIR
 rows ADRIFT.

No Less Than Fifteen BGrges Given Up to the Winds and Waves Saturday Night-Nonc of Them Contained Carr goes but Each One Had Several Human
 Beings on Board-some Located, Others Not.
 With unknown results it was neces- sary on Saturday night for several tugs to cut loose from the barges they had in tow and thus give them and their crews to the mercy of the winds and waves. Fortunately all of the barges were light, and none of them had in consequence large crews. As far as it was possible to learn last night, there had been no loss of life.
 The tug Sea King, owned by Mum of Philadelphia, leased by The Tice Towing company of New York, left Providence at 11:25 on Saturday morn ing in command of Captain Ebe T Chandler. The barge E. w. Stetson was in tow and they were bound for Philadelphia. The crew of the barge consisted of Captain Lotzfeld, wife and a boy, Mate Austin and two men. All went well and there was no unusual movement of the sea until the Race was reached. This was at o'clock Saturday night. At 12 o'clock the wind shifted to the north northeast and blew genuine blizzard. The barge was fore ed along so much by the wind that no progress was being made, while on the contrary the barge was pulling the tug. Tons of water was washed over the deck of the tug and the captain was washed from his wheel more than half dozen times. The water was two feet deep in his cabin. The doors of the fire room were washed away, the wheel boxes broken and the forward ventilator washed away. There was nearly three feet of water in the fire room About 3:46 Sunday morning it was found that the barge must be cut loose to save both crews and this was done when in mid-channel. The crew was ordered to anchor and they did so. The barge drifted until about o'clock Sunday night, when it went ashore near Faulkners Island. Captain Chandler came on to New Haven, laying outside the harbor until 6 o'clock Sunday morn- ing, when he tied up to Belle dock. Early yesterday morning Captain Chandler was informed as to the loca- ton of the barge E. K. Stetson and he went in search of her. The storm con- tlnued to rage along the shore and it was impossible to speak the crew. An other attempt to reach the unfortunates will be made early this morning
 The steamer Santuit, owned by Haley 6s Appleton, was bound from Boston to Newport News, had the barges City of Montreal and Independence in tow. The latter went ashore near Manor Hill, but the former rode her anchor and was picked up by the steamer again and taken to New York last night. Each barge had crew of four men. The tug Carboinerre, owned by the Boston Towboat company, commanded by Cap- tain Rood, had the barges Kelma, Schuykill and Thomaston in tow. Each one had a crew of four men. The tows of two of the barges, the Schuykill and Thomaston, parted and the Kelma was cut adrift at Six Mile Reef. What the fate of these barges were is not known but it is thought that they went ashore 1lGdI oluIlelu punt. CdpldlI ILOOQ set out about o'clock last night in search of the barges
 The tug Herald, commanded by Cap- tain Hersey, was bound from Boston to New York. He was towing the barges McCauley, Escort and Navesink. Il be- came necessary to cut the barges loose and Captain Hersey did not know where they were He thought that they migth have gone ashore west of Hor- tons point. The coal bunkers were washed down and the coal choked the pumps. Captain Hersey said that he has experienced a rougher sea, but never a heavier gale. He will go in search of the barges this morning if re- pairs on the tug can be completed.
 The Hercules, owned by the Ameri- can Towing company, commanded by Captain Moon, was bound from Boston to Philadelphia with the barges Pac- tolas and Brandywine. Both were cut 1oose but it is understood that both rode at anchor until the tug was able to reach them again after the storm had subsided and the start for New York was made last night.
 The barge G. w. Winslow owned by the Atlantic Transportation company, was compelled to cut three barges loose, but they were afterward recovered and remained just outside the harbor last night So far as IS known all of the barges are accounted for with the eX- ception of the three which were being lowed by the Herald. The captains of the sevral tugs said that the wind was worse than the waves, but that both combined made Saturday night one of the worst on record. Aside from the delay, unless those barges which went ashore were knocked to pieces, the loss to the owners will not be very heavy, as none of them had cargoes.
 HUNDREDS GREATLY INCONVEN-
 HINGED.
 Said a prominent citizen last evening to a Courier reporter: Much com plaint is made regarding the temporary bridge over Mill river, near Chapel street. At least 2,000 people pass over that bridge inside of half an hour in going to work in the morning and the same number in returning home in the evening-that is, when the bridge is passable; but the bridge is out of order nearly half the time. It has been out