Waterlogged Schooner 'City of Baltimore' Sept. 10, 1922

Waterlogged Schooner Must Undergo Extensive Repairs Before Departing. . . Hull of City of Baltimore Must Be Caulked and Upper Work Overhauled

Before the waterlogged and otherwise damaged City of Baltimore will be in condition to proceed from this port to her destination in Porto Rico, it will be necessary for the vessel to undergo extensive repairs.

Capt. F.M. Rice, master of the City of Baltimore, said yesterday that he had little hopes of leaving this port within 30 days, as it will be necessary for his vessel to remain on some marine railway for approximately three weeks, in order that the leaking hull may be thoroughly caulked.

At the present, the City of Baltimore remained moored at an Eagle Island wharf. To keep the vessel afloat, it is necessary to operate the pumps almost continuously. However, as a precaution, the schooner was purposed placed alongside a dock with but a few feet more water than the craft is now drawing, and should the schooner go down, she will rest on soft mud from which she can be easily moved by tugs.

F.F. Birmingham, owner of the schooner, has arrived from Pensacola, Fla., and with Capt. C.D. Maffitt, ship broker, Captain Rice and the underwriters, is holding conferences to decide the disposition of the schooner, and its cargo.

Captain Rice stated yesterday that he feels sure it will be necessary to unload the lumber aboard the schooner before the craft can be hauled on the marine railway. An almost complete set of sales will be required, and considerable repairs will have to be made to the ship’s upper works.

From The Wilmington Morning Star, Sunday, Sept. 10, 1922