The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-04-09
CUBAN TUG WAS
IN DIRE STRAITS
WHEN SIGHTED
COAL SUPPLY WAS EXHAUSTED,
WOODWORK WAS BEING BURN.
Sd AND WAS THIRTY FIVE
MILES orr COURSE.

With an coal exhausted. tairty- ave
miles or her course and resOrting 20
the expedient OF burning her upper
woodwork to generate steam. the Cu-
ban steamer Teresa was 80 reported
thirty or forty miles on Pensacola
light early yesterday morning ~ Cap
tain T0llifsen. 81 the fishing schooner
viking out for the Falk Fish Company
The viking arrived here about also
o'clock Thursday morning. and brought
suca report
The Teresa. probably forty miles or
her course. was drifting aimlessly
about the galf and general idea II
her position only could b. furnished
~ the crew ~ the fishing boat How
ever, such Information as possible 20
locate the steamer was handed in 60
the Aiken Towboat Company. and the
big Sea King was despatched 90 look
for and return With the Teresa The
latter was found very early On tie day
and was tied up az the Gulf Machine
Works wharf very early Yesterday aft
ernoou. III fact Il vas O'Clock before
the tuE was tied up, and Il was 4
o'clock before Captain laBorde had
/ reached the custom house 20 enter his
vessel
/ Al the wharf and for some distance
oH the Teresa looks like n recovered
wreck Practically an her upper wood
work was gone. lnt - the wooden
+ deck fittings were missing and all
f her house AFT was extremely con
i spicuous by its absence All inlamma
4 BE material rad been torn away
z Z \.
I CONSIGNED g. the tugs furnaces. with
the hope that sufficient steam could
i to hy such method generated 10 war
/ rant the TUG steaming hack % the Tire
Of commerce vessels. hy some 81 which
/ be might get word ashore ~ the plight
I of his ship
captain iaBorde stated that his coal
which was not of the usual fine grade
f which he had been supplied with had
been exhausted n couple 81 DAYS. and
that he was surprised % learn that
his vessel was more than two score
miles OF her usual and regular course
lie found tn a comparison ~ his com.
pass with another true instrument
that his was away out OF correctness
~ fact. u was about two degrees on
and II course. steering IS this instru,
ment. soon had the vessel on hel
course. md quite away from the usua
route taken bv regular sea traders
This was proven al too truly. ans
when the viking showed up end prom
Used 20 report the tugs predicament
there were some happy feelings in en-
ranks ~ a crew of twenty or NOR,
men aboard the Cuban vessel This
Sea King showed up some hours later
line was passed and tha tow for tht
pont was started
Arriving here the captain az ono
got into communication with the owner
who resides On New Orleans. and las
might left Tor the Crescent city witt
: hope Of getting repairs done to IN
steamer in distress. The Teresa b
8tiH at the dock mentioned
The Teresa II about a. large a
/ the Sea King and was said Is hav
a. one time figured 81 the Cuban nave
lists although q list - naval vessel
|. consulted in the once of the Cuba.
consul, Mr Vidal. failed 90 show sue
60 be true yesterday. AZ the preseu
, time the Teresa is listed As a tow boa
: and had been regularly engaged be
= tween Havana and Belize The latte
!. port was visited upon occasion 81 &
tugs last trip and after dollyerin
I her tow there the Teresa had atarte
: for New Orleans, - undergo repair
!, which are confessedly badly needle,
2 The crew o. those who spoke enouE
! English e. understand correctly. Wer
= butter in thelr criticisms % the boa
the men, or az least some 81 them. al
q ieElnE that the craft was not only
= need of repairs for their personal com
- fort bat also for their personal safet.
!, II Il were possible that 4 supply
i coal were taken aboard today. and
! start made fer another port. thei
would be some trouble "a getting q
= crew % 80 alonE. 81 was stated yestel
day ~ those In authority
As far as had been determined laI
I night. the tuE viii be repaired az Pes
sncola. although h is possible the own
may make a contract Tor towing q
steamer 90 New Orleans 20 50 ia doc