Evening star., 1948-10-06
'5Saved, ] Feared Los
As Storm Capsizes
Tug Near Baltimore

Iuq Near bdI1Im0re
Five men were saved but sever
others are still missing from a tut
which capsized yesterday in storm
lashed Baltimore Harbor.
The Coast Guard was conducting
a search patrol for the missing
crewmen in the Bodkin Point area
but the Associated Press said it wa.
feared all the men had been lost
Six were from Baltimore and on.
from Brooklyn.
The tug. the Arundel. overturned
near Seven-Foot Knoll. 10 miles
south OF Baltimore. 1t was bat.
tered by winds up to so miles ar
hour.
The missing crew members, who
had been clinging to the tugs keel
were swept away by mountainous
waves under the eyes Of a rescue
party.
High Tides at Beaches.
The harbor tragedy was caused by
a storm that endangered the lives
Of scores aboard craft in waters
along the Maryland and Virginia
coastline, disrupted ferry service
and highway trafIic and caused an
unestimated amount Of damage to
shore property. Breakers at Ocean
City. Md, were reported II feet
high and the area from Virginia
Beach to Ocean View, Va, recorded
the highest tide since the destruc-
tive hurricane Of 1896.
: The Coast Guard and the Arundel
Co., owners of the capsized tug
identified the, missing crew mem.
bers in the harbor as Arne Carlson
Brooklyn. and Edward w, Lehto
John E. Tarbutton. James E. HofY.
man, Carlos T. Garlic. Claude Bow.
ers and Joseph G. Kuhn, all ol
Baltimore.
Boats Pick Up Five.
The Coast Guard cutter Violet
picked up two crew members, Rich.
ard o. Sanchez, 36, the Arundels
chief engineer, and John w. Holt
Both live in Baltimore.
Three others picked up by another
tug, the Frank A. Furst, were In
spector Samuel Bailey of the Army
Engineers and Bartolo C. Colon and
Frank Zalewski,' crew members. All
are from Baltimore.
1t. Warren s. Peterson. executive
omcer OF the Violet, who was ir
charge of the lifeboat, said the tug
was down on its side. Eight or II
people were clinging to the keel.
Then the tug just settled dowr
and the waves swept them off," hi
said.
we picked up two men, gradu.
ally working toward shore"
1t. Peterson then beached hi
boat at Gibson Island and he ane
his men searched the beach fol
survivors.
The storm developed in the South
Atlantic region Monday and movee
northward along the coast.
High Tension Wire Felled.
A high tension wire was knocked
down at Magothy Beach, Ann,
Arundel County. and police had t.
guard it until it was repaired.
tree was blown down blockin,
Baltimore-bound trafIic on tn,
College Creek Bridge in Annapolis
Some cars got banged up from
rough crossings on the Matapeak,
Ferry. Matapeake officials consid
cred stopping operations last nigh
but only cut out the last run.
The highest tides in IL year
flooded low sections of Norfolk an,
Portsmouth. Va, causing a three
hour interruption of ferry service
between the two cities.
Northeast winds up to 80 mile
per hour. accompanied by drivin
rain, sent tides to q level 3 fee
above normal.
The seawall at Virginia Beach wa
damaged by. heavy surf whicl
knocked out several concrete break
water slabs. T
Barge Taken In Tow.
The Coast Guard cutter Marial
took In tow an oil barge with on
man aboard which was adrift
miles south of Smiths Point.
Mr.. and Mrs William Kountz O
Pittsburgh narrowly escaped drown
ing early yesterday near Nortl
Beach, Md, when the motor of thei1
cabin cruiser failed and their Graf
struck an obstruction and sank
They swan and crawled along ,
jetty to the shore.
The Virginia State Highway De.
partment said roads under water
probably would be clear today
Highways affected were Routes Il
and 238. blocked near Yorktown
Route 460. closed at Portlock: Route
400, at Namsemond Bridge, neal
Suffolk, under one foot of water;
Routes So and 460, Suffolk. blocked
but adequate detours in city; Nor.
folk City, high water over many
low-lying areas. A number of small
bridges were under water on Route
II near Tappahannock but trafiit
was still going through at nightfall