Show BARGE BURNED the crew pronounced to be safe atlantic city N J dec 21 the barga baker bound from new york to philadelphia in tow was burned to the wat eredge here today it is presumed the crew was ta kenoff by the tug sea king which was towing the baker the absecon crew went out toabe burning barge but could do nothing to save the vessel nothing was seen of the sea king nor of the barge reading which the sea king also had in tow there was no one on board the baker and there was no cargo from appearances pe arances however it 1 evident tha vessel recently carried a cargo of coal the baker had probably been burnia locq baat night and was not seen from here until this morning when she bad floated to within five miles of this shore the burned barge was owned by the powell transportation company of new york 11 |