The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-01-23
AGROUND
IN SOUTH
PASS
Series Of Accidents Due to Swift
Current at Mouth Of the
Mississippi.

The New Orleans Times Democrat
publishes the following account of a
series of accidents at the mouth OF
the Mississippi:
The steamship Baroda, bounl from
Gillian ports to New Orleans, with
a large cargo of nitrate of soda, is
hard and fast aground in South Pass,
just inside the west jetty with good
sized aole in her starboard side, AMI
with eighteen or twenty feet of water
in hatch No, ,.
Already part of her cargo, which
is valued at something over $4,000
has been destroyed, and there is
probability that none of the soda ia
taat hatch will be saver, Reports
late last night stated that the vessel
was in no danger and that the remain
der of her cargo was not threatened
with destruction.
The hole in the BarOda resulted
from a collision with the Spanish
steamship Catalina, which for a few
3 y
ing was also aground in the pass.
At 8 o'clock last night, however. those
at work on the Catalina succeeded in
floating her, and she came on up the
river.
/ The detail of the accident were
meager. but from these it was learn
ed that the Baro3a had arrived first
/ in the pass and had run aground jus.
inside the west jetty. The swift cur
rent through the pass was RESPONSE
/ bic for the ship leaving the channel.
/ and consequently for her grounding.
/ This was early in the afternoon.
At o'clock the Catalina, Capt.
! Jauregnizar master, bound from Vera
Cruz to New Orleans. with a cOmpar-
atively small cargo, left her course in
the channel and grounded just along
side the Baroda. AS the Spanish
steamship went by the Baroda her
propeller struck the other ship ana
! Knocked a hole in her starboard sine
near the bilge and almost opposite
hatch No. 2.
4 The damage was discovered and
efforts were made to stop the flow of
the water into the hold of the BarOda.
! These we're unsuccessful, however,
and at 10:30 o'clock last night the
water in hatch No ? was sixteen or
eighteen feet deep. The cargo of the
steamship was dissolved by the water,
and it was stated that all of the soda
in that particular part of the ship
wOulI be lost
The tugs R. w Wilmot and w. G.
WilmOt. which had been working OH
81 Dit hi
aground outside the Passes, succeeded
lin floating that vessel at p. m, and
Immediately went over to the Cata-
lima. After pulling at this vessel for
about three hours they succeeded in
floating her and she was put into the
channel and sent up the river toward
New Orleans. Then the tugs went to
work on the BarOda and were still
working there at midnight.
The steamship Aberiour went
aground outside the Passes nearly a
week ago. She was outward bound
with general cargo.
The Catalina was bound from Vera
Cruz to New Orleans. and was con
signed to E. Sevilla. The Baroda was
consigned to Ross & Heyn.
!. 1t was impossible last night to oh.
tain an estimate of the damage TO the
Baroda. but it was understood that
all of the cargo in hatch No. was
doomed and that there was absolutelJ
no chance of saving any part of il.
At II O'Clock last night it was said
that as soon as the water in the hOl7
OF the vessel had reached depth OF
twenty feet it would be level with
that around the injured steamship
and consequently no more would gel
into the hold.
The agents of the Baroda sent the
tug Taurus to the mouth of the river
yesterday afternoon, when notified a
the accident With three tugs work
ing on her it is probable the vesse
will be Hoated to-day and brought vi
TO the city.