Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-09
Mallory Liner San Jaclnto Given
= Trial Trip.
SMASHED INTO MASSACHUSETTS
accident Which Happened While Yes
ssei Was Docking VIII Cost Company
Several Thousand Dollars and Cause
Weeks DeIay-Marlne Notes.

The Mallory Line steamship SAN Ja.
c1nto, which has been at the local yard
for the past four months. having her
null strengthened and undergoing a
general ovcrllauling, was given II trial
trip to the Virginia Capes and return
yesterday.
II was expected nat the San Jacinto
MOuld leave the yard tomorrow for
Scw York, but an accident which oc-
CURED us the vessel was docking upor
her return yesterday afternoon will
Keep hcr here for ut least week
longer and will cost her owners sever
~ thousand dollars.
q AS she was steaming in to her berth,
me ship was caught by wind and tile
gnu carried with great force against
me stern OF the American steamship
MASSACHUSETTS. The hull Of The San
H'cintn being lower than that of the
e3sati;llusctts, she swept her aft deck
neneath The stern Of the latter vessel.
smashing her own aft deck house ana
railing. Capt. Evans brought his shin
into safety again in few minutes and
She WAS ducicd without further mis-
pap. Thc Massachusetts was not dam
Sgcd at all
1t is supposed that the work of re-
pairing the deck house will he begun
at once. Until an investigation is
Wade the exact amount of damage
done by tho collision will not he
known.
The vessel left her mooring.;
at the shipyar,l carly yesterday
morning and steamed slowly down the
9prbor. AS she. easily threaded her
way in and out Among the many cruft
anchored in the stream the ship was
often salutcd by the steam craft in
her path.
J After rounding the liar just below
the city the San JacintU'S speed was
increased and when she passed Old
5olnt she WIS going ut good clip.
0nce in the deep water just beyond
old Point the ship was given full
Speed ahead and IL was but IL short
ZINE before she reached Cape Henry.
Thc ship passed ont the Capcs on her
Way to sea at about 1 o'clock and be-
tween tina! time and shortly after
poon she was given II test of engines.
boilers and Stcaring gear in the At
mimic. Every thing is said to have
worked satisfactorily and shortly after
noon the San ,Jticinto started on her
return voyage To this city arri,s>y
here about $50 o'clock in the after
noon.
Yesterday was an ideal day for the
test of the ship as the sea was choppy
around the Capcs AMI good wind WAS
blowing so that her action in bad
weather and her ability to Vancouver
under unfavorablc weather conditions
could easily he aSccr'aincd
The San Jacinto is comparatively
new ship. as she was only recently
completed by the John Roachc Shin.
building Company, in Philadelphia
When She was put on the route be-
tween Galveston and New York. how
ever, II was found that her hull was
not strong enough To stand the strain
OF the ocean seas and that her cngins
beds were too weak to withstand the
motion of the two powerful engines
OF the ship. II WAS for that reason thai
the San Iacinto was sent here last
March to undergo n general rebuilding
and overhaUling.
Since she has been at the shpyard,
her engines were removed and strong
er beds put in place, after which lhcy
were installed again. Also hundreds
OF braces were put around her hull be.