The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-12
TWO VESSELS IN
DISTRESS RETURN
HERE FOR REPAIRS

Towed by the tugs Nellie and VIM. |
II. Flanders the Norwegian ozark Else,
hence for Belfast June %, with a
cargo of sawn timber, and the Brit
ish bark Inveramsay, hence for Gree
mock July 1, with timber and lumber,
were returned to their loading port
yesterday. The Nellie, returning from
Mobile, encountered the Else some
twenty-five or thirty miles of Pen
sacola bar, and, passing tow line,
brought the partially dismasted Nor
wegian bark into the bay. The Elan
ders, dispatched Sunday night to look
for the Else, did not find the vessel,
but did pick up the Inveramsay, and
lost no time in getting a hawser
aboard.
Both vessels in distress were an
chored far out in mid stBeam, where
they will remain until they may be
surveyed, and the respective owners
of the ships can be communicated
with. Just whether they will be or
dered locked or not remains to be
seen, following a report of a survey
ing board.
The Else.
The Else is the bark reported by
the captain of the steamship st. An
drews Sunday afternoon upon arrival.
The captain of the st. Andrews stood
by the Else during the night, and
would have passed a hawser and towed
the distressed vessel to port had the
weather conditions not have been so
turbulent. Standing by all night the
captain of the steamer was informed
that the Else had just departed from
Pensacola, and that Captain Opsahl,
of the bark, desired to return here.
Upon arrival yesterday Captain OPP
sahl informed some of those who had
talked with him that everything pos
sible was done by Captain Duncan of
the steamer to get the bark into port.
AS soon as the steamer had reported
the bark's predicament, aid was at
once dispatched.
The Else, anchored in the stream,
displayed her flag during the entire
afternoon. Her main mast is gone,
part of her mizzen topmast and prac-
tically all sails and yards. The cabin
was reported stove in, and although
the seas almost washed over the little
vessel, the bark had no water in her
hold. About one-half of her timber
deckload washed into the raging seas,
and when it went the timbers carried
away the greater part of her star
board bulwarks, and practically all Of
the lifeboats were smashed.
No lives were lost, however, and
i three mascots, a dog and two cats
survived the experience. The Else is
the boat that went over on her side
few weeks ago in Pensacola.
The Inveramsay's Experience.
Becalmed for several days after
| clearing Pensacola bar on July 1, the
British bark Inveramsay, Captain
Watson, bound for Greenock with a
cargo of 1,023,000 superficial feet OF
timber and $1,000 superficial feet OF
deals, ran into the hurricane while
near shore. Immediately his ship
according to Captain Watson, was in
the throes of one of the worst storms
he had ever witnessed. For hours the
ship was tossed about and buffeted
and when at last things caltned an in
ventory of damage sustained was
taken. Luckily no lives were lost, nc
spars were gone and the ship was not
leaking. Part of the deckload, prob,
ably one-third, had been carried away
and with that went part of the bull
warks. The after part of the cabin
it was reported, was Quilted, bridge
stanchions were broken, the captains
quarters flooded and the upper works
on the bridge damaged. Two out Of
the three lifeboats were smashed.
! Both skHPpers report unhesitatingly
that it was one of the worst storms
they had ever encountered.
} Neither vessel had entered at tn,
-ustom house. This, indeed, is no
necessary. Shippers of neither yes
sci was sure that his ship wsuld b,
/ repaired here, as it might mean tina
the vessels will have to be locked, ant
docking facilities are not available a
Pensacola. Their sails may be re
furnished here.