The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-08
Seven Vessels Being
Battered By Storms
And Raging Waters
Coast Guard Craft and the Liner Adriatc Are Stand
ing By One Ship-Crew Ready to Quit Vessel

Norwalk, Richmond, bound from
New York.
Tug Mars, missing out OF Nor
folk, Va.
Schooner, Nomis, Waterlogged
Collier Isaac r. Mann, disabled
near Hog Island, Va.
Dixie Arrow. being towed to port
from point off Virginia coast.
Lives of more than $50. seamen
were believed endangered by the
storm which had left several of
these vessels helpless. And sew
eral other vessels, first reported
In danger, were reported safe dur
Ing the night.
The De Bardeleben was reported
disabled last night. The Adriatic,
bound for. New York, answered
the freighter's distress signals.
ham and George +. Badger, out OF
Boston, also were sent to the
scene.
The last message intercepted by
shore stations regarding the De
Bard eleben was received late last
night by the Radio Marine Corpor-
atoms Chatham, Mass, station
The message was from the Adri-
attic, calling for other ships to
come to the rescue. 1t read:
please come down to II. F
De Bardeleben, which reports
damaged rudder and cannot stor
engines as she must keep steer
ageway. -. Please advise your
Intentions
The message, sent rs the Adrl.
attic was alongside the freighter
gave a position about 100 miles
southeast of Nantucket, Mass.
Coast Guard headquarters at
Boston announced That Captain,
c. T. Knight. Of the De Bardele-
ben. had requested the Adriatic to
stand by until an attempt to trans
fer the crippled steamers crew.
The crew number 81 members.
According to a message to the
w. q. Coyle Company, of New
Orleans, owners Of the disabled
freighter, the Tanker Hopgood and
three Coast Guard cutters from
New London, Conn, are within a
half mile of the vessel. The cut
ter Ossippee also left It's Portland,
Me, base to aid the De Bardeleben.
The De Bardeleben Is a $40.
ton vessel. 1t left Boston last Sat.
urday, In ballast, bound for Nor
folk, Va. 1t Is of New Orleans
registry, but has been engaged In
coal trade, sailing between Nor.
folk. New York. Boston and New
Haven for the last year.
The ship was without a cargo
when caught in almost the center
of the storm which has been
sweeping the Atlantic coast for tn.
last two days. She was headed fol
Norfolk to pick up a cargo of coal
Two coast guard boats Were
rushing to the rescue of the
steamer San Angelo. 80 miles
northeast of Cape Henry. 1t sent
out a distress call reporting fire
In her hold last night. The blaze
later was reported under control
Anxiety was felt for the missing
steamer Norwalk bound from Ne"
York to Richmond, Va, with Z
crew of 22 men aboard. She was
last sighted Saturday at the peak
of the storm off Delaware break
| water.
The ocean going tug, Mars
owned by the Oliver Transports
ton Company, of Philadelphia
with a crew or IL men, leIt NOR
folk, Va, Saturday, for Deepwater
N. j., with a barge in two.
The Coast Guard also reported
the waterlogged schooner Nomis
IL miles off Frying Pan Shoals
Lighthouse in North Carolina was
kept afloat by its cargo of lumber
The collier Isaac T. Mann was
reported disabled after running
out of coal after battle with
heavy seas.
The cabin cruiser. Happy Days
with five passengers abroad, was
towed safely to Gerritsen Beach
by the Rockaway Coast Guard yes
terday.
The government dredge, King
ham. reported missing In the
storm was found off Frying Par
Shoals and her crew of so was re-
ported safe.
The Yawl Thelma asked the
passing steamer. Ulysses. to notify
Its home port, Wilmington, Della
ware, that 1t needed no assistance
The steamship Argone was tow
| Ing the tanker Dixie Arrow,