The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-08
7O2PEDO-BOAT
CREWS FIGHT FOR
LIFE IN BIG STORM
Men on the Porter Without
Food for Two Days and All
Tossed About by Wild Seas.
TWO BADLY INJURED.
Three Other Vessels Also Bat
tered, While Navy Makes
Wireless Hunt for Them.
TWO BADLY INJURED.

NORFOLK. Va, Feb. S.-The torpedo
boat Porter, which was caught with
tho torpedo-boats Worden, Shubrick
and Stockton in severe storm of
Cape Hatteras Friday, was forced TO
abandon the trip to Charleston and put
back to Norfolk owing to the fact that
the boats provisions became saltwater
soaked during the storm and she could
neither continue on to Charleston with
the Worden or put into either Beau
fort or Morehead City with the Stock
ton or Shubrck.
Food Watersoaked.
The Porter's crew had nothing TO eat
on the way back to Norfolk, and when
the little vessel reached the Norfolk
navy yard late Saturday night the men
had to be taken off and given tenn
porary quarters at the yard. Early
Sunday night the members of the Por-
ter's crew were sent to the receiving
ship Franklin. where they were given
breakfast.
Two Of the members Of the Porters
crew were injured during the storm
and had to be put to bed on the Frank
lin, All on board the Porter suffered
more or less during the storm.
With high seas off the Hatteras coast
to-day resulting from a maximum wind
velocity of 80 miles an hour the torpedo
boats Shubrick and Stockton are be-
lieyed TO be still In gogue Sound, at
Beaufort and Morehead City. n. c.,
awaiting favorable weather to continue
their voyage to Charleston.
The shubrlck and Stockton are very
small and carry only = limited quantity
OF provisions. The boats were bound for
the new torpedo station at Charleston.
their home port. They were carrying
large crews, including some extra men
from this training station. The quarters
on the boats were considerably crowded
and it required more provisions than
usual. The shubrick and Stockton can
supply any shortage of provisions at
Beaufort and MOI ehead city.
CHARLESTON. S. c., Feb. S.-The
-orpedo boat destroyer Worden arrived
late yesterday from Norfolk. after what
Lieut.. Richardson, commanding de-
c,ared was the toughest trip he had ever
taken.
All the Crews Suffered.
The Worden left Hampton Roads Fri
Nly morning with the torpedo boats
Porter, ShubrIck and Stockton for
Charleston, but the first day out ter
<idc gale was encountered and the
Porter was forced to put back,
The Stockton made Beaufort. n. c.,
and the Shubrick put in at Morehead
City. but the Worden succeeded in
reaching here in safety.
After the Porter separated from the
Feet and put back to Norfolk the others
stood through wIntry gale OF great
force for fifteen hours. when the Stock
ton and Shubrick We're forced to seek
harbor The officers and men were
greatly exhausted by the terrific pound
ing.
WASHINGTON, Feb. s. The full
force OF the storm struck the notilla off
Hatteras and separated the vessels.
The destroyer Worden was the only
one Of the four which was able to
stand the heavy weather, and pushed
onward, reaching Charleston yesterday.
She reported that the fO,illa mad en-
Countered severe storm which sep
arated the vessels and she had heard
nothing from the others