The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-22
BARK TAFALLA
is LOST AT SEA
SAILED FROM BRUNSWICK
avn SIGHTED IN DISTRESS EAST
OF BERMUDAs.

s,.,t;sh steamer Aros Castle Was
Attracted at Night During Heavy
storm by the Rockets of Distress.
Inv by for Two Days, Striving
UpsuccessfuIIy to Assist-Fifteen
Mon Aboard the Bark Are Be-
1eved to Have Perished.
philadelphia, Nov. 21.-The British
steamer Aros Castle, fifty-seven days
ont from Java with a cargo of sugar,
arrived at this port to-day and re-
norted the probable laundering on Nov.
Il of the Spanish bark Tafalla, with
her crew of fifteen men. during the
recent Southern storm.
The steamer stood by the sinking
bark for two days, and on the second
night the Spanish vessel disappeared.
The condition of the TafalIa when the
crew of the Aros Castle saw the ves-
sci was such as to lead them to be-
liAve that the bark went down during
the night.
capt. Day reported that shortly be-
fore daybreak on Sunday. Nov. 49, dur
ing a terrific gale. rockets were sight
ed about 220 miles east of the Bermu-
das The rockets were answered by
fare lights from the Aros Castle. and
the steamers course was changed in
the direction of the rockets.
The sea was running so high that
the steamer could not safely go 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 Ia
falla, 995 tons, Capt. S. Roig, with a
cargo of pitch pine from Brunswick,
Ga, for Valencia.
OMEN Worn Out"
The storm was so great that no small
boat could be sent to the assistance
of the bark, and Capt. Roig hoisted
the following signal: Leaking six
inches an hour Main pump broken
and smaller pump clogged. Men worn
out"
Capt. Day signalled he would lay
by until the storm abated. Toward
noon, however, the captain of the
British steamer decided to shoot a
line to the bark, which he succeeded
in doing after steaming his vessel dam
gerously near the bark. A hawser
was fastened to the bark and slow pro-
gress was made in the turbulent sea.
Late in the afternoon the hawser
snapped, and the Spanish vessel again
drifted helplessly, with water gain
ing in the hold.
Night came and Capt. Day decid-
ed to stand by until morning.
During the night the storm did not
abate and Capt. Roig continued to
send up rockets and Capt. Day to
burn flare lights so that they would
not become separated.
Bark Had Disappeared.
With daylight on Monday it was seen
that the bark was lower in the water,
but the British crew could do nothing
until the sea became calmer, because
the only haWSer on the vessel was the
one which had broken.
Monday night the vessels were still
together and the rockets and flare
lights were kept going After 4 a. m.
Tuesday the crew of the Aros Castle
saw no more rockets and all was dark
ness.
When daylight came not a sign of the
Spanish bark could be seen on the
ocean, and it is the belief of the Brit
lsh crew that the vessel was ripped
open by the tremendous waves and
Went down with all hands on board.
The fury of the storm was so great
capt. Day reports, that no small boat
could have safely ridden the waves.
The Aros Castle for half day
steamed in all directions in the hope OF
nhdlng some trace of the vessel, but
saw nothing.
4. Inc Tafalla, which formerly carried
Vhe name of Ammina, was built in 1877