The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-18
SEA IOSSES VESSEL
FOR MANY LONG HOURS
Provisions and Drinking Water are
Washed overboard-Tus Pulls Dere-
llct to Pensacola--skipper of sohoon-
er, Native of Moss Point, Tells of
Narrowing Experlences-crew is
Saved From Drowning by steward,
Captain says.

n Pensacola, Fla, Dec. 1S.-After liv-
ing two nights and a day and half
on the juice from seven cans of
peaches and pears and three bottles
Of beer, Captain George o. Sherman
and the three other members of the
crew of the American barge Sadie G.
Sumner, Of Mobile, which was water
logged off Cape San Bias. Thursday,
at noon. today returned to Pensacola.
The barge, which will be classed as
a schooner as soon as she is fitted out
with sails and running rigging, lost
her deck-load of lumber in heavy seas
Thursday night and the crew lost
all of the,H belongings except the
clothing they wore. The Sadie Sum
ner was brought back to port by the
tug boat Echo of Mobile, which took
her in tow for voyage. from Pensa
cola to Havana last "Wednesday even
. ing, She LEFT Pensacola loaded witt
!. $4,000 feet of lumber.
seas nun in Cabin.
/ 4
Al Captain Sherman, who resides a
Moss Point, Miss, said that the barg
sprang leak off Capo San Bla
Thursday at noon. He immediatel
ordered the tug Echo to turn aroun
: and put back to Pensacola. Durin
the night the barge settled and tn
heavy seas swept the deck load owe
board and flooded the cabin and for
Icastle. All of the provisions an
drinking water were lost and the men
,e bers Of the crew lost all of the
q effects.
1--WE had terrible time all of Thur
4, lday night" said Captain Sherman. .
heavy Southwestern was blowing ar
later the wind hauled around to Il
west and northwest, followed by hea'
seas which swept across the shi
Z knocked down the steward and we ju
: managed to reach him before he wou
lhave been swept overheard. Durii
the night the hawser parted, but t
W Echo passed heavy line to us a.
" later we managed to get another ha
ser fastened TO the tug from I
y barge"
II Captain Sherman said he was 81
Ia to see the newspaper men, as tn
op would get the news of his experieI
~ 20 Moss Point
er Captain Sherman said he did
know how to praise Captain Freen
ter and Forbes Of the Echo, He said
ce' tug stood by the barge from first
IN last and the captain and his cI
ion worked manfully, not only in gett
ra the lines to the barge at midnis
but in doing everything else requi
70 to get the distressed vessel back
M port.
non Lose Drinking Water.
Eat- .srbough We had plenty to eat, s
as ham and canned goods said
tain sherman, '.our greatest dist
after we were waterlogged
E. caused by the loss of all Of the d
ing water. ne Satu tH"e e =
Mo bottles Of beer were divided eqr
iary among the men and all else thai
erty NAMED to quench the thirst q
Chi four men aboard was the juice OF
here seven cans OF peaches and pears.
the said that the pear Juice served
road purpose best3 and when the
eton. came intS Pensacola Saturday n
d to ing only two cans of peaches
cage mained. He said that the high
cials made it out Of the question To-
tug to come alongside the barge
leave food and drink.
Word Awaited From Mobile on
The Sadie Sumner Is moored
otton OF the l.. and n. docks AS to
1881, she will be- uhload1i, pumped ou
open repaired. depends upon instru
ng at to be received by Captain Sh'
1882; from the owner F. L. Whitn'