The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-24
FIFTEEN LOST IN WRECK
Spanish Bark With All Aboard
Went Down in Storl.
STEAMER STOOD BY TWO DAYS

Owing 70 Hiqh Seas, No Assistance
Could se Rendered, and During the
Night the Inflated Vessel pissP-
peared
Philadelphia. Nov. - The British
,hip Aros Castle. Captain Day. 81 days
put nom Java with a cargo of sugar,
arrived at This port and reported thc
probable foundering ON November D.
of the Spanish bark raialla with her
crew on Is men. during The recent
southern storm Tho steamcr stood by
the sinking bark for two days and on
thc Second nieht the Spanish vessel
disappeared. The condition of the Ia
fana when the crew of the Aros Castle
last saw the vessel WAS such as to lead
them TO believe that the bark went
down during the night
CAPTAIN Day reported that shortly
before dayhreak ON Sunday, November
"a. during "a terrific gale. rockets were
sighted about 22o miles east of th,
Bcfmudas The rockets were answered
by flare Gcts 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 so near the
distressed vessel. and she lay by TO
wait for day light In the meantime thc
flare lights We're kept burning to- en-
courage the crew ON the unknown yes
sci After daybreak il was learned
that the distressed vessel was the Ia
falla. 995 tons. Captain 5 Roie with
cargo OF pitch pine from Brunswick.
Ga for Valencia The storm was So
great thar no. small boat could be- sent
Io the assistance of the lataiia. and
Captain Rois hoi,ted the following SIX
nal
Leaking six inches an hour Main
nnmp broken and smaller pump is
,.0egrd Men worn out"
Captain Day sicnaled that Doc would
'ay by until The storm ahaled. Toward
noon however. the captain Of The
British steamer decided TO shoot a line
to the bark which he succeeded in do
Ing after sl,amins his vessel danger
onslv close to the bark. a hawser was
fastened TO the bark and slow pro
eTess was made I'm the turbulent sea
late I'm the afternoon the hawser
snapped and the Spanish vessel again
drifted helplessly. with water gaining
ia the hold Night came and Captain
Day decided to stand by until morn
ing During the night The storm did
not abato and Captain Roie continued
20 send mp rockets and Captain nay 10
burn fare lights SO that they woult
root become separated
With daylight on Monday 10 was
seen that The bark was lower in the
water. hu The British crew could dC
nothing until the sea became calmer
because the only hawscr on the vessel
was tho enc that had broken. Monday
night the vessels were still together.
aud the rockets and fare lights were
kept going. After : O'Clock Tuesday
morning the crew Of the Arcs Castle
saw uo mole rockets and all was
darkness When daylight came not a
si-u of the Spanish bark could be seen
ON thc ocean. and it is the belief of the
British crew that the vessel was
ripped open by the tremendous waves
and Went down with an hands on
board The fury Of the storm was so
great Captain Day reports. that no
small boat could have safely rode the
waves. The Aros Castle for half a day
steamed in an directions in the hope
Of finding some trace of the vessel. but
saw nothing.