The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-11-24
Spa,lsh Bark Undoubtedly Went Down
STEAMER WAS STANDING BY.
During the Second Night the Dis.
tressed Bark Disappeared From
View and Not a Trace Of It Could
Be Found the Next Day.

h Philadelphia, Nov. 23.-The Brit
ish steamer Arcs Castle, Captain Day
| ffty-seven days out from Java, with
cargo of sugar, arrived at this por
and reported the probable laundering
on November ID, of the Spanish bari
| Tafalla, with her crew Of fifteen men
during the recent southern storm. The
steamer stood by the sinking bark fol
two days, and, on the second night
the Spanish vessel disappeared. The
condition Of the Tafalla when the
crew Of the Arcs Castle last saw the
vessel was such as to lead them to
believe that the bark went down dur
ing the night,
Captain Day reported that, shortly
before daybreak on Sunday, Novem-
Der IS, during a terrible gale, rockets
were sighted about 220 miles east Of
the Bermudas. The rockets were an
swered by flare lights from the Arcs
Castle, and the steamers course was
changed in the direction Of the rock
cts. The sea was running SO high
that the steamer could not safely 60
near the distressed vessel, and she
lay to, waiting for daylight In the
meantime, the flare lights were kept
burning to encourage the crew on the
unknown vessel.
After daybreak, it was learned that
the distressed vessel was the Tafalla,
995 tons, Captain S. Roig, with car
go Of pitch pine from Brunswick, Ga,
for Valencia. The storm was so great
that no small boat could be sent to
the assistance Of the Tafalla, and Cap
tain Roig hoisted the following signal:
Leaking six inches an hour. Main
pump broken and smaller pump clog
ged. Men worn OUT
Captain DAY signaled he would lay
by until the storm abated. Toward
noon, however. the captain Of the
British steamer decided to shoot a
inc to the bark, which he succeeded
n doing after steaming his vessel |
dangerously near the bark. A haw-
Ter was fastened to the bark and slow |
progress was made in the turbulent |
lea. Late in the afternoon the haw-
Ter snapped and the Spanish vessel
lgain drifted helplessly, with water
aiming in the hold. ~
Night came and Captain Day de-
'ided to stand by until morning. Dur
ne the night, the storm did not abate
nd Captain Roig continued to send
lp the rockets, and Captain Day to
urn flare lights SO that thew would |
lot become separated.
With daylight on Monday it was
cen that the bark was lower in the
5ater, but the British crew could do
othlng until the sea became calmer
ecause the only hawser on the vessel
'as the one that had bro'eo Mon
ay night the vessels wcr' sill to-
ether and the rockets and 4 "a LIGHTS
'ere kept going, After 4 a. N. Tues
ay the crew of the Arcs Castle saw
o more rockets, and all was dark.
ess. When daylight came not a sign
[ the Spanish bark could be seen on
he ocean and It Is the belief Of the
british crew that The vessel was rip
ed open by the tremendous waves
nd went down with all on board, The
Try Of the storm was SO great, Cap.
ain Day reports, that no small boat
ould have safely ridden the waves.
he Arcs Castle for half a day
teamed in all directions in the hove
{ finding some trace of the vessel,
ut saw nothing.
The Tafalla, which formerly carried
be name Of Armine, was built in
SIl.
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