This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Barge Sinks With Two Of Crews Victims
Survivors tell how the phosphate laden barge sank off the Florida coast after the tug abandoned it. Four men drifted a week in a small boat before rescue by a fishing smack. Captain C S Bolt and a crew member died. The barge bound Mobile to Wilmington lost fuel and drifted ashore near Fernanda Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Savannah
Coast Guard
Florida
Fernanda
Fla
Antafio
Mobile
Wilmington
C. 8. Bolt
Moss Point
Miss
C. Howard
N. C