New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-29
at the Navy Department at 10 a. m from the
ca nfain Of the Columbia:

n the Navy Department at 10 a. n from the
captain of the Columbia:
Fortress Monroe. April 2S.-Cap;a!r Sands reports
Old Dominion steamer Wyanoke last night iouea
the Columbia anchored at Newport New. ana SUNK
under her forefoot Passengers all saved. Several
of the crew injured. being attended oY 20
hnhia's surgeons The damage sustained by the
Columbia consists Of one hole TWO feet n diameter
on the port s'dr. ten feet above the watrr-iiae ;
heavy indentot'on two rect anoVe tne q,
OF the starboarl side opposite the fole', opening
anchor and forty-hve fathoms of chain. Shall take
her TO Norfolk Navy Yard.
An accident almost Identical In details with
that Of the Wyanoke and the Columbia occurred
this month at seattle. Wash. The coast-defence
vessel Monterey. lying a; anchor. was struck by
n Swedish merchantmen under half speed and
the merchantmen was sunk. The results Of this
affair and that Of last nigh are attributed by
naval officers to the thick armor on the sides OF
the warshlps and 1t Is likely that the circum-
stances will lead 10 a discussion among marine
cyner,s rs to the value 81 the ram In naval war
fare II is believed at the Navy Department that
T. will not be necessary 70 put the Columbia IN
drvdock FOR repairs. All the Injuries are above
the water-line. ana can De rehedieu ""i'' NV
vessel lies in the water.
rh. sunken steamer has Piled between New-York
and Y rginia since 1871. She was an iron side
wheeler and the oldest steamer In the service OF the
o,d Dominion Line She s two years older than
,,r s.s,.r ship the old Dominion which Is now the
only sdewhe.ler plying IN the trade OF Inc
Atlantic Coast The Wyanoke has had previous
exp.r,ence OF collision. having been struck by the
oystcr sIoop Muscoa on Aprl.s. when near Squan
Inlet.
tn. Wvanoke was burt at Wilmington, Del. in
tS-0 She WIS OF ! $50 net ana 2.W1 sross tons was
2zs feet long 10 feet beam and go t.et drausnl
In rig she was half-brg and had three water-tsht
compartments. -. 18th ,,tsha,s h.sora
ALou, n month after she went into commission al
c,srnps I'm Aprl 1894. she bent her plates ny touci
t,, ~. boffon OF the Delaware River. the repri-
r's - r.cerved by Captan Sumner by reason or hsr
'ntrrv received while in drydOck at Southampton
e. s,li fresh in the public mind
- IT. columna Is considered one OF the most
~ the United States Government. her average
.,,.eh ON her official trial was ESQ knots an hour
80, e. an. hour she made 253 knots She mas
90 ~. ,ba trfn from Southampton to New ork IN
inus ,s ,wrnty-three hours and forty nine min
~ u,ns The Wyanoke left Richmond al p III
Monday for New-York 49,. Ao s,o,d,,g
~ vinter in the South have already returned there
INC sny nassenrers aboard. bu the cargo consist
W., ,,a,lx or produce a large one Inc cher
M ~ NE sunken vessel were as foi oWs; zap
un x " Jenny: first officer. H. n Clover cnet
,,cer G Charlton; purser. C. d. Burdette' chei
~ 'vanoke was valued at $4,000 and was par
,ir ,nsured Her sister ship, the GA DOMINION;
,n LII cal NV Saturday from TINS port IN place o'
the sunken steamer