The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-10-22
GASOLINE SUPPLY
WAS EXHAUSTED
Waves Broke Constantly
Over Small Craft, Which
Was Finally Driven or
Shore-Party Picked Ur
by City OF Tampa Yester
day Afternoon When She
Was Returning to Milton.

Practically given up as lost and after
thrilling experience with the wine
and waves which broke constantly over
/ their small boat in which the gasoline
supply had become exhausted. the 1--WE
young men who left Pensacola SUNDAY
night on the launch Highball were
picked up yesterday afternoon by the
steamer City OF Tampa from Pensacola
for Milton and landed at the latter
place last night. The launch in which
they We're making the trip 70 Milton
was tossed upon the beach by the
waves and the party, though wet and
shivering, were thankful 70 set foot on
LAND
They boarded the City OF Tanpa
yesterday afternoon in a skin In whicn
they rowed out TO the steamer from
the beach on the peninsula at Forty
Nine Pines. east Of Red Fish point, a.
which place they landed when the boat
went adrift after the supply OF saao-
line became exhausted, Those aboard
the Highball We're W. I. Sykes. hef
owner: James Burlesor Make CLARK
and Buddie Richardson, al OF Miltcr
ard Johnni@ Gua1 o9 Pensacola l'f
arrival OF rbe pagty al Milton ltss i.-.
loved 1heir families OF great WORRY
and suspense, as the circumstance
surroupding their absence were such
that il was believed all Of tncm had
been lost
LEFT DURING HIGH WIND.
When the HighbaU left Pensa acOla
about II O'Clock Sunday night for MIL
ton the wind had almost reached the
velocity of gale and when nothing
was heard from the frail craft Monday
morning it was believed botn at Milton
and Pensacola. that she was swamped
shortly after, entering Escambia bay
and all aboard drowned. The revenue
cutter Penrose was sent in search ot
the missing boat about O'Clock Mon
day afternoon, but returned here about
2 o'clock that night after going as far
as White Point, about nine miles east
Of Pensacola, when she was forced TO
abandon the search on account OF dark
ness, as she is not fitted with a search
light. 80
The Penrose was sent out again yes
terday, leaving here about O'Clock I'm
the morning, with Lieutenant Young
aboard, and after going as far as Mil
ton her crew saw nothing Of the miss
ing boat Of those who left here on her,
but while on the return trip to Pen
sacola she met the City of Tampa on
her way to Milton, when Captain Ma
son reported he had all of the party
from the Highball and was carrying
them To Milton.
GASOLINE GAVE OUT.
, When the gasoline gave out Oh the
HighbaI she was well on her way -
Milton, but was left to the mercy Of
the waves and wind and those aboard
her had a thrilling experience, and
while they did not suffer greatly from
being exposed TO the chilly blasts, they
were much relieved when the HighbaN
drifted on the beach at Forty niue
Pines, near Johnnie Browns place,
about sixteen miles cast OF Pensacola.
They spent all day Monday and Mon
day night there, spending the nignt in
a house.
Tuesday afternoon they pulled out IN
a skift and met the City Of Tampa,
which carried them 10 Milton. The
Highball was left on the beach, but
her owner will have her removed.