The vessel began to fill with water near Stonington, CT, on Mar 31, 1913, while under tow of a vessel of the Westerly Towing Company, Westerly, RI. The barge was owned by Jacob Rice and Sons, New York, NY, but was under charter to James Hughes, Jr., New York, NY, at this time. Includes correspondence, telegrams, transcriptions of telephone conversations, memorandums of charges, and a memorandum of services rendered.