The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-09-17
SHE STRIKES A ROCK.
The Battle8hip Texas Hard and
Fast in Newport HarboP,
FUTILE ATTEMPTS TO GET HER OFF

The Position of the Vessel u Danger
Gus One, and should 81 storm set in II
Would Go Hard with uer-Her other
Experiences.
NEWPORT, r, L, sept. i7.-Tho battle
ship Texas, which left the North Atlantic
squadron yesterday for the purpose of get
ting a supply Of torpedoes here, struck u
rock while coming into the harbor at 80
o'clock and Is hard and fast. She rests on
the rock amldships and resisted all at
tempts made by the tug Aquidneck TO
dislodge her The position of the vessel
is dangerous one and should a storm set
in 1t would go hard with her.
The place where the vessel struck is al
most directly opposite the torpedo station.
The Texas left the North Atlantic squad
ron after the Massachusetts, had left the
harbor and Joined the other ships. When
she reached the harbor the tide was run
ming out strongly, and was at about half
ebb."
The first warning the officers had of the
danger was slight shock just forward of
midships Captain Glass at once ordered
the port anchor out. The hook held firmly
and the ship gradually swung broadside
on the beach. She was firm and could
not be moved so as to make the least head
way by means the anchor.
Captain Henry Glass and Lieutenant d.
]. Kelly were both on the bridge and
neither supposed the water at that point
| to be so shallow. An examination was
made at once and IL was decided TO send
for a tug With the tide below half ebb,
! five fathOms of water were found under
| the bow and about the same depth under
| the stern. As the tide fell, the bow began
to appear above water and last night II
was out of water. The stern is on line
with the water. All the naval officials who
have seen the vessel admit that her posi-
tion is dangerous one.
The tug Aquidnock arrived alongside
the Texas within half an hour after she
struck, and quickly got line out. The
ship, however, proved too heavy for the
tug to handle, and was apparently firmly
fixed on the rock The tug was Obliged
to give up the attempt to float the mon
ster battleship, but will make another at
tempt, and several other tugs, and possi-
bly, the giant wrecker Right Arm will as
sist her
Captain Glass when seen refused to hI
interviewed. He gave orders TO let no one
come aboard the vessel. The department
at Washington has been notified Of thu
accident, The Texas Is u second class tive
turret battleship of 6,3l5 tons displace
ment and 5000 horse power. Her speed il
seventeen knots an hour. She was bull
in 1SS9-9O and cost g. ,50O,0 900.
There is great regret in naval circle
over the accident 60 the Texas. The YES
sci has had an unfortunate career, and OF
more than one occasion has had TO be lait
up for repairs. Once at Norfolk her entir
hull was reconstructed Captain Glass
the commander of the Texas, has beel
particularly unfortunate. Two years ago
when in command of the Cincinnati, tn
vessel struck Execution" rock, outsid
of He'll Gate
A statement was given out late las
night by the commander of the Texa:
During the evenings a diver was sent dow
and he says that the rocks in the vicinit
do not press against the vessel. He Tt
ported that she rested on sandy ridg'
and is In no danger while the water WI
- calm