Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-06
Barge PactoIus Goes Down
Off Jersey Coast.
Captain Is Injured, But Escapes
With Crew In Tender.
Men Aboard Schooner Mary Steele
Barely Make Escape.

Providence, r. l., June Zine barge
Pactolus was lost off Hog Island, on
the New Jersey coast during a recent
storm, and Capt. James Deputy was
badly hurt Capt. Deputy and MS
crew Of three men were saved Inc
barge was bound up the coast in tow
Of the tug Turmentor. off Hogg Is
land during a southeastcrly gale and
heavy sea, q big cOmbcr swept over
the deck Of the barge and Knocked
Capt. Deputy down. He was rendered
half Unconscious, but managed to
grasp the bufwark and keep from be-
ing swept overheard. The barge
sprung sileakNand few hours later it
sank. The captain and crew escaped
III the tcrder and We're taken aboard
the tug, which arrived here late today.
Tho PactOlus left Baltimore May 30
bound for Providence, in tow of the tug
Tnrrncntor. She was the stern barge Of
a tow of two. the other barge being the
I,uZon. ON June n strong southeastern
" wind sprung UP and by night it had
DEVELOPED into q gale. The Pactolus,
which was an Old craft sprung alcak
ana Sas boarded by several big seas.
4 nc pumps Ntit lll'illl4'Nl t'AA'' 'N4 - '4'
next morning tn" vessel was partly
freed Within a short time, however,
the water began pouring i'm stu more
rapidly and Capt. Deputy and crew
found refuge in the pilot house as the
cabin was filed with water. Capt. Dep
utv had come out of the pilot house to
make fast the jibboOm and lower the
n?ingailS when a monster comDcr
boarded the barge and knocked him
down. He struck on the edge Of the
hatchway and his right side was badly
hurt. II is feared that he may have SuS-
tanned internal injuries by GraspinG
the bulwark he was able to stay on the
deck a few moments. Another great sea
hurled him to the middle of the deck,
where he remained clutching a Stanch-
jon for nearly an hour. Then he man
aged to creep to the pilot house. A Few
hours later it was seen that the barge
was about to founder and captain and
crew, at great peril, abandoned hcr ana
took to the tender, as the tug IN the
heavy Saa was unable to come along
side. The tender reached the Torm"ntor
and the men were taken aboard the
tup. Fifteen minutes later the PactOluS
went down.
Tho Tormcntor continued up the
coast with the I.uzon and arrived here
late today. Capt. Deputy was still SUI
rrrinu from the effects Of his experience
ana was given medical attendance.
The PactoluS was owned by the Red
Star Towing & Transportation 90. OF
Baltimore. She was built in lH6' Mt
ThomaSIon~ Me. She WAS 1?i feet in
Irugth. IS feet i'm breadth and % feet
i'm dcuth. She carried a CarE" of 1ioo
tons of coal. consigned I" tn" New
York. New Haven & Hartford Railroad
60, at this city.
CAPTAIN Mcleod Of the Tormcntor,
said that his signals to the tug NJ. f.
Iurkcnbach today had been miSWnd"r-
stood hv the captain Of tho tug. The
T.rchcmhaCh reported here today That
she had spoken the Tormcnt"r, which
had SigaaIlcd the news of the loss OF
the. Tartnlus. with all her crew. and al
50 SignallCd that sh" had sighted the
ting r. II. Smith. bound for I;altim0rc
healing for the Point Judith harbor oi
refuge displaying signals Of distress
cant. Mcleod stated that it was of
the Delaware brcakwatcr that he sight
"a the smith. and that the latter was
not dying any signals of distress.
Point Judith, Il. l.. June The tug
Robert H. Smith with the harGcS Cath
Crcr and Occidental came int" the
br,glW1tcr shortly after noon TODAY