The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-25
SHIPPING MEN
KEPT ON ALERT
BY HIGH WINDS
NO DAMAGE WAS SUFFERED,
BUT SOME THRILLING TRIPS
WERE MADE DURING AFTER
NOON BY THE SMALLER CRAFT.

Shipping men were kept on the
alert during the afternoon of yesterday
on account of the high winds, and
while there was no damage sustained.
precautions were taken for a possible
sitting of the winds during the night.
and all craft which were tied up at
the docks were secured against any
such occurrence, while those vessels
which are in the stream. early in the
day, let down an extra anchor, to keep
from being blown over and afoul Of any
other craft
Several vessels last evening had
lighters moored alongside of them, out
owners of these barges sent tugs out
late in the afternoon and had their
barges towed to a more secure anchor
age in the harbor where they remained
for the night.
Fishing smacks which returned dur
ing the late afternoon made reports of
very high seas off shore in the gulf
At Santa Rosa Island the waters from
the bay were extremely boisterous. the
brisk north and northeast winds ere
ating much Of a sea even inside the
bay. OFF shore in the gulf. however.
the waves were pronounced extreme
ly high and dangerous. An uncon-
firmed report brought to the city by
a crew from down the bay stated that
a boat, thought to have been fish
ing launch, was in trouble near Fort
Pickens. on the bay side. 1t appeared
this boat. the identity of which could
not be learned last night. had been
carried by the seas on the beach, and
seemed to be lying on it's side out
in no immediate danger Of being badly
damaged. as there was no rocky bot
tom near.
Steamers Hawser Parted.
Shortly afternoon, the steamship
Richmond was steamed up to the
coal chutes. and orders were to place
the steamer Immediately astern of the
Italian steamer SeIene. With difficulty
the Richmond was worked into the
dock, and a line run to the wharf
about that time the wind howled out
with much force from the northeast
and the great hawser snapped off short
1t was necessary to do all the man
euvering over again. Capt. Hansen. Of
the harborma ster's office. was in
charge and he again worked the
steamer up to the dock. When with
in a few yards of the berth assigned,
and with the steamers head south,
orders were transmitted from the
railroad Comrany's agents on the wharf
that the steamer should be put head
in at the chutes. 1t was necessary to
again do some maneuvering, and the
steamer ran into the bay and made a
wide circle. TO get the "head-in" as
ordered. All this required more than
three hours, and from about noon IN
til $50 o'clock, the steamer was in
charge of the deputy harbor master
named
Wind from the quarter from which
Yesterdays gusts came out so strongly
is not necessarily dangerous to ship
ping a Pensacola. old shipping men
explained yesterday but the danger
lies in a shifting to the southeast the |
quarter whence came the disastrous
storm of eight years ago tomorrow. |
the larger vessels did not feel
yesterdays blow to any great extent, |
some of the smaller craft which made |
trips into the harbor for any great dis |
lance had some thrilling times before |
they reached their docks upon the re-
turn trip.