Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-13
JOHN ADAMS, OF THIS CIlY,
IN CREW OF THIRTY-TW0
Since Tug Steamed Out of Virginia
Capes Last Sunday She Has Not
Been Heard Of, ard il is Feared
That She Has Met Disaster in
HowIins North Westerly eaIe-six
Vessels Ordered to Search.

Steaming at tSp speed, the swift
scout cruiser Salem and the battle
ship Louisiana put to sea from Hamp-
ton Roads yesterday in search OF the
little naval tug Nina. which has been
missing since last Tuesday. Six 9TH
or government vessels. Including one
cf the fastest torpedo boat destroyeIs
of the navy, have joined in the search
and this feet will be augmented today
by two naval tugs and one or two
revenue cutters.
The fate of the Nina and her
crew of thirty-twO men, enc of whom
is from Newport News, is not known.
The vessel and her crew may be be-
meath the swelling pillows of the At
lantic somewhere between Cape
Henry and Boston or the little craft
may be drifting far out 10 sea help
less before a bowling westerly gale.
There is still another alternative
the ship may be lost and her crew
safely aboard some merchant vessel
bound for the ether side of the At
lantic.
The Crew.
Chief Boatswain John c. Croghsn.
u. S. ", is the commander of the
Nina. and among her crew are:
John William Adams, macbinlst's
mate of the first-class, son of w. W.
Adams. CT 223 Twenty seventh street,
Newport News. Mr.. Adams senior is
a foreman employed at the shipyard.
Sam Brown, ordinary seaman, OF
Newport, Ky.
Frank Blain Crockett, fireman. first
class. of Hillsvilie, Va.
Jake Rathbcrne Eddlestone. ordi-
nary seaman, of New Orleans, La
Percy Pitts, fireman, fIst-class, of
Norfolk, Va.
Charles A. nigginbotham, mess at
tendant. first-class, Of Rome, Ga
Fletcher L. Halliburton. fireman,
first-class, of Greensboro, n. c.
George Snipe. ships cook. second
class, of Port Royal, s. c. His wife.
Christina Snipe, lives at Paris Island.
s. c.
Roy K. Williams. yecman. second
class, of Columbus, Miss.
Left Here Week Ago.
Just a week ago this morning at
$50 O'Clock. the Nina steamed out OF
Hampton Roads bound for Boston. she
had just safely towed from Boston
to Norfolk two submarines and was
on her bomeward voyage. Before the
day was far advanced a stiff north
We st,Tly wind sprang up. but no alarm
was felt at the time for the safety
OF the Nina as the gallant little craft,
built in the closing days OF the Civil
war. had weathefed many a worse
blow.
Under ordinary weather conditions,
the tug should have reached Boston
Tuesday. bat when she failed to ar
rive there on scheduled time no ap-
IRE hension was felt because 1t was
supposed that the vessel had been
delayed by storms.
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
passed and still no wcrd wa heard
from the tug snd the naval officers
at Boston began to feel alarmed for
her safety Reports we're made 20
Washington and yesterday the de-
partment decided to send out search
ing vessels.
Sesrchers Sent Out.
Messages were hurried 20 govern
meut ships all along the coast and
they Immediately put % sea. The
Salem. the greyhound o. the navy.
and the big. but speedy battlessip
Louisiana. were in the Roads and
they were ordered b scour the At
lantic from Cape Henry 20 Cape May,
y. J. From the New York navy yard
the supply ship Culgoa started on
cruise and she viii be Followed TO-DAY
BY the tres Apache and Pontiac.
These three vessels viii search be-
tween Cape May and Nantucket. The
d. stroycr Ians5n Il cruising on the
Dciawsre capes and the guutoat Cas-
Tin and Collier Caesar ate searching
the waters between Massachusetts
hay and Nantucket