Evening star., 1914-02-14
British Vessel, Laden With
Cotton, Temporarily Grounds
During Storm.
AN UNIDENTIFIED CRAFT.
ALSO ASHORE, GETS CLEAR
Four Barges and Nine Men Lost by
Tug at Sea-Atlantic
Coast Storm.

British steamship Katherine Park,
Capt Cott. from New Orleans for Ham
burg. with cotton. which went ashore
near Cape Charles in a binding snow
storm and high northeast winds late
yesterday, floated unassisted early to-
day when the wind shifted to the
northwest, and the vessel passed in the
Virginia capes for Norfolk at $50
o'clock. The Park came in for bunker
coal under her own steam. and is ap-
parently uninjured. An underwriters
survey will be made on the vessel be-
fore she proceeds
An unknown steamer which was re
ported ashore in last nights storm
near Cape Henry was reported of and
gone" by the Cape Henry weather bu
reau early today. There was no identi-
fication of the steamer.
Revenue Cutter Returns to Port.
The United States revenue cutter
Onondaga, which went to sea last
night to assist the steamers reported
in distress on the Virginia coast, is
returning to port.
The passing in of the katherine Park
clears up the wreck situation on the
Virginia coast following the severe storm
of last night. The weather today is cold
and clear. with high winds and rough
seas continuing.
1t was shift of the high northeast
winds in which the Park stranded last
evening that saved the steamer today.
But for this change of wind to north
west taking her off the beach she would
have been driven high up and may have
suffered disastrously. The Park carries
a crew of thirty six men.
Four Barges and Crew Adrift.
NEW LONDON, Conn. February a.
The tug Pliny Fiske put in here today
| and reported the loss of four barges
and nine persons off Bartlett's Reef in
Long Island sound, west of this harbor
The government transport General Bran
nan, Immediately went out in an attempt
to rescue the crews.
The barges were the Frederick Willen-
brock. Katie Woods, Rose Marie Feeney
and Elizabeth of the McCaffery line
There were five men and four women or
board Capt. Gil igan of the tug, ex-
pressed belief that the barges went t.
pieces soon after they broke adrift, and
| that all on board perished.
Oil Tank Barge Ashore.
NEW YORK, February 1.-The Brit
/ ish oil tank barge Navasoe, which ar
| rived yesterday from London, dragged
her anchor and drifted ashore at quar-
antine today. An easterly gale prevailed
at the time. The Navshoe is a six
| masted barge built at Belfast ireland.
! Three tugs went to the bargeS aid. Her
| position was not considered dangerous.
| She has a crew of twenty-eight
Freed by Shifting Wind.
CHICAGO, February iL-After a hard
| struggle. and with the aid of a tug the
two steamships that have been icebound
for two days within sight of the city
early today We're freed and steamed to
their docks i'll the Chicago river.
During the night the wind shifted,
blowing the ice packs into the lake. Plans
with the aid of dynamite. If that had
! failed an attempt probably would have
been made to transfer the passengers over
the ice to shore.
The boats, the Arizona OF the Goodrich
Transit Company. and the Kansas of the
Northern Michigan Transportation Com
pany, left Milwaukee Wednesday night
and We're due to arrive here early Thurs
of about forty men and some passen-
gers. No discomforts We're experienced
by those. on board
Steamer Still Held in Ice.
MILWAUKEE,, February 14-Only one
steamer the Conestoga of the Crosby
Transportation line. is today held in the
slush ic,. near the shore at milwaukee,.
T. IL