The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-21
WORKING HARD
TO FIND BODY Of
CAPTAIN PARISH
DERELICT or SCHOONER DONNA
CHRISTINA SEEMS TO RESIST
ALL EFFORTS TO RIGHT IT..
SELF, TWO TUGS WORKING.

Combined efforts on the part of
two tugs have thus far not succeeded
in righting the overturned derelict Of
the schooner Donna Christina, which,
found sixty miles from Egmont Key,
has been laboriously towed 20 Tampa,
and two tugs have been working in
vain % Alright the craft. The belief
exists that the bodies Of Captain Par
ish, his wife and members Of the
crew, are imprisoned in the schooner's
cabin, the explanation being offered
that the skipper, caught in q sudden
gale, dashed down his wheel. took in
all canvass and allowed the schooner
60 run before the weather. While
they were below, the belief is held,
the boat went over and they all were
drowned although the bodies are be-
lieved 70 be in tho cabin. Il Is the
purpose of the salvage tugs to try
and discover them, and % attain that
point, they are working hard, night
and day.
In a late issue. the Tampa Times
thus described the salvage operations
OF t8e tugs ana crews
TRADITION OF AGES.
Fulfilling the tradition Of the ages.
that IL hates 70 give up those whom
Il has claimed, the sea, wind and tide
are battling in a silent struggle
against steam and human ingenuity
for the possession Of the derelict
Donna Christina. Just west Of Gads-
den Point the derelict lies, struggling
against the power Of two steam tugs
The sea seeks to keep its own, while
heavy hawEerg drag and eareen tho
wreck, thus far without avail
Yesterday the battle reached its
height. when victory seemed perched
on the prov Of the larger tug, the
Edgar Z. Coney. Lines had been
made fast to the wreck and the tugs
Coney and Neptune, the Port Tampa
boat, we're straining 70 put the
/ schooner right side up. Little BIZ DE-
tie the hulk turned; it oauaned inch
I by inch until the keel nearly lay Eat
I ina the water. Then, when a few more
minutes pulling would have completed
the task, there was a snap and the
Coney shot forward, her stern haw6er
/ parted.
Giving up the task for the day. che
tugs put for port, the Neptune for
T Port Tampa and the Consy for Tam
I pa, 10 secure a steel cable, with which
F % try again 20 turn the death ship
/ back into position. They went out
! this morning and win keep az the
I Job until they have FiEhtcd the Donna.
/ Took Five Weeks 60 Right Her Before.
Already the Coney has been more
than a week with the derelict. she
/ picked her up seventy miles Of Egg
mont Key, towe6 her I'm, and for more
/ than four days has been trying 90
/ turn the schooner right side up SO she
can be brought the rest Of the dis
/ lance here. A week with fhe Donna
however. is not considered a great
1 length Of time, as il is understood
I five weeks steady work was neces-
sary before she was righted when she
capsized the first time, several years
ago.
/ Numerous efforts have been made
by parties and individuals 60 get out
where the tugs are working with the
wreck. The last few days. however.
have seen a stiff wind blowing across
the bay. and the water has been un-
mfortable. Small launches would Be
hard put to make 10 out 30 the wreck.
though it could be done. ". Fl. Bur
CERT Yesterday tried 90 reach the
aa~v-s fInFar-rr4izsaH 90 r5-sLg "a 9e.y,.tFs, --
picture subject Of the operations. He
got about FIVE miles of the distance
behind him when his launch had 70
! turn back.
/ III is believed that with the steel
haNser the tugs will be able 20 right
the wreck, though this is a matter Of
4 speculation, as many elements which
cannot be figured upon enter into the
battle between derelict and salvagers.