The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-07

war-Vcsscls ofthe United states That
Havo Disanncared ComnlelelY.

Curious disappearance and accidents
fo our war ships characterized tho early
history OF our navy. and in spite of al
tho Efforts of the Navy Department %
explain the cause OF the disasters. many
0f them are as absolute mysteries to-day
. when they happened.
when tho government nunt Ten new
gun boats 90 prosecute the var afainst
Tr.u1n In 1900. they were sent out ~
soon as they were finished and before
.hey were named. Zach ono Was given
number and dispatched fo the scene 4
.re war; Number seven sailed from New
York. June 90 1905. under tho command
II Lieutenant OgeiYie. and after che
cleared Sandy Hook light she was never
board from again. She went down with
lU on board before fhe had even been
named
"A most Extraordinary accident was
That which happened 90 tho corvette
N0n0ng0hela at santa Cruz. in lsl.
While at anchor ln tho narbor a tree
r..nIous udal-uaVe lifted her upon ~
.resl and carried her clean over ths
,nnn OF Frcdorichstalt and back again
chou. injur.ng the town or tho D0at
.0 any great extent. The reccding wave
..uI.d her on the beach instead OF On the
'..D waters az the h1rb0r. and it cost
orr government $4,000 90 roat her
ean Fully ara strange was tho fais
d ~ The slo0p-Oi-w1r Watcree She was
anchored m the larb0r Oh africa Peru,
Son lNs when a huge tdai-waHe swept
inland and Hooded the whole city. The
wave Carried the slo1p several miles il-
D anl. and finally landed her ln the midst
.I tropical forest IN WAS impossible
/ .1 release her from ouch peculiar poo
3 fiou. and The government, aoll nar Tor
/ . nominal cum. Iha purchasers turned
/ .ne vessel Into hotel and iAo remains
} 0f the once formidable Wlr-Feffol loom
.p m the tropical Forest today a9 a
. monuments to The power NJ udol waves.
3 Among other cases of DISASTER Wnio %
+ .. attributed 20 tle violence of mo
lrea or weather th.re is none more
/ interesting thau that 0l the strange iaio
Ul tle Saratoga. when Flr sailed nom
B philadelphia in October il,0. under .ns
Yuualu 0e Captain James Young fN'r,
| WAS no lner or hlnl.0m.r war vessel
, an08t. That che was as formidable 18
! she Yves attractive she soon demon 'rat-
! el in practical way. After Dru ns
| around "a short time She captured t1i o
| British vessels in success. ION. aHd -l "a
with Der prizes sho started to return 20
l Philadelphia. but or DE Delaware
capes She encountered ID British ship ol
line AS tae Saratoga carried ohy
! eighteen guns and the Intrepid was q
sayenty-four gun ship. Captain Young
! con .dered Dr. safer fo ruu away. mo
enemy did not chase ler fir bug fe-
| turned Co protect and fe-.i Nille tne
| Brit n prizes. Tho Saratoga sailed
| away .u the very teeth ot storm, ana
sho was never heard from again. Dii
! she founder az sea- iu tho gale, or was
| She blown ~ by her own mag0inesf
| There are some peculiar accidents 10
our naval vessels in ih8 past that arc
accounted for. hut while Che mystery O,
their loss rs removed and explained. tha
straug.npss OIL their mianaUs is no less
interesting. For Instance. there IS the
sinking of OBJ. United states siO0p-Of-WaI
! Oneida iu lta she was bound home
| from Yokohama, but when "a short dis
! tance from port tho British steamer
Bombay ram INTO Der ana cut OH hes
stern. Tho INJURY was 80 mortal tAH'
! fha Oneida Immediately fired her Quul
. ! ot distress. 1ut ln tlo darkness the
/ bombay crcpt away instead of returning
10 assist Der. ln short time the s.ooI
went tp thn h0LlUm. cHrrNlu. aN 0f nr'
| Yokohama Che captain Of the British
steamer was mo1oed by the Indignant
populecc and DE was dismissed from "a,
, | service M disgrace.
Hurricanes Aave been responsible a..
tho Wreck1ge of several or our naya
vessels other tlan those at Samoa l
/ i.hf Inr NiiHro.-WUr HlinNrfN.N
| turned over hy hurricane OK Cape Hat
t.ras in 1865. ana .Fsry BODY Ou lrrll
, was lost except q cO.0ged cook, who utl.
aged 20 cling 10 pieces OF the wreck
an picked up. Ninety-elght lives wcr.
lost by the wreckinS OF the slCop-ot
! war Huron IN 1871. A small hurrlcar'
, blew her on the shore or Norfolk. af
she was pounded 60 pieces b. the 500
LENT SURF Tine saginaw was wrecked lr
the very middle OF Tie Pacific in lslt =
| George Ethelbert Walsh. ia Les.le'i