Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-09-07
CRUISER Stranded
ON ROCKS IN FOG
THE BOSTON sUsTAlNs DAMAGE
ON PEABODY ISLANDS NEAR
BELLINGHAM, WASH.
VESSEL is FLOATED
WHEN TIDE RISES


Warship Prevented from Going to Bot
tom by Pumps and Bucket Brigade
Formed by BIuejackets - Trans
port Sheridan 4 Total Loss.
Seattle, Wash, Sept. 5.-A special
to the acknowledgement from Belling-
ham says: The United States cruiser
Boston ran on the rocks of Peabody
islands, in the Straits of Rosario, ~
miles from here, at noon Monday, dur
ing fog. The torpedo boat Paul
Jones, on passing the stranded vessel,
was signaled by the Boston. and an
effort was made to pull her free.
Finally the rising tide, which throws
a strong eddy from the gulf of Georgia
into the strait, forced the Jones to
leave the Boston to her fate and pro.
coed to Bellingham. Later the cruiser
foated and arrived here.
Bucket Brigade Saves Ship.
A line of bluejackets, with string
OF buckets, worked in conjunction with
the pumps to prevent the Boston from
going to the bottom. At late hour
an effort to secure FIRE tugs with
strong pumping capacity was being
made. Seven compartments were
flooded and the extent of the damage
could not be determined.
n1ho or,,ieors Rnct0r ord
and the destroyer Paul Jones were di.
rected to leave Bremerton for Blaine
for target practice. The Princeton
has reached her destination. The
Boston and Jones planned to anchor
here Monday night and proceed early
Tuesday for the northern town. The
order has been countermanded and
the future movements of the craft de-
ponds upon the outcome of the Bos
ton accident.
The Boston is the flagship of the
Pacific squadron. She has 1000 tons
displacement and carries 300 men
The ship was one of Dewey's feet II
the battle OF Manila bay.
Ship Able to Keep Afoat.
Tacoma, Wash, Sept. ga specia
from Bellingham to the Ledger says:
To representative Of the Ledger
who reached the cruiser Boston late
Monday night in dispatch boat, Capt
Conman, of the cruiser, said:
I'VE are not in sinking condition
or ! should have beached the cruiser
as soon as we reached the harbor.
The pumps are all working and are
disposing Of the water easily. 1 can
not estimate the extent OF the dam
age, but there is nothing to fear. We
we're simply sailing in q very dense
fog and ran onto dry land. Three hun
dred men are all very tired with the
days work, for It has been siren
nous day with us. I shall remain here
until receive orders from the ad.
miral."
Vessel Not Badly Damaged.
Washington, d. c., Sept. 5.-Accord-
Ing to a telegram received at tho navy
department Tuesday from Commander
Coffman, commanding the cruiser
Boston. which was reported to have
gone ON the rocks OF Peabody islands,
In the Straits OF Rosario, the cruiser
is now in port at Bellingham, Wash.
As nothing was said in the dispatch
about any accident to the ship, the
presumption at the department is that
she was not badly injured. The tor.
pedo boat Paul Jones also was report.
ed by Commander Coffman to have
arrived at Bellingham.
Sheridan a Total Loss.
Washington, Sept ga dispatch re-
ceived Tuesday at the Office OF the
quartermaster general of the army
confirms the report from Honolulu
that the transport Sheridan practical
1y will be a total loss. All of the per
sonal property has been removed from
the troop ship and she is now waiting
for the arrival of the wrecking ap
paratus from San Francisco, which
will be used in an effort to save her
engines, boilers and other movable
equipment. The war department has
been informed that unless bad wealth.
er from the south sets in the Sheridan
will remain in her present position
without further damage for an indefln-
ite period. Since the second day Of
her perilous situation there has been
practically no humping or EARRING, 80
firmly has she settled upon the rocks,