New-York tribune., 1910-02-15
WIDE HUNTF FOR NINA
NO WORD OF TUG YET.
Not Seen Since Noon, Feb. 6,
When She Uds Al Right.

Washington. Feb 1.-THE search of the
United States navy and revenue cutter ser
vice for the naval tug Nina and her crew
OF thirty-two men was continued to-day
with grim fidelity. Not a trace of the
little craft has been found at the end OF
the third day of the exploration OF the
Atlantic. and the only ray of hope is fouh"
in the absence of any reports of wreckase
in the broad expanse of water from Nor
folk to Boston. Even this hope is discount
ed by the fact that the vessel, being OF
steel construction, may have gone SUD
denly to the bottom Of the before the
crew had time to launch a boat or dtsplace
life preserver
The fate of the crew is all a matter OF
conjecture. and the hope to which ofhclais
cling is that they were picked up ny soliie
passing vessel not yet spoken by the searcii-
ing squadron. IT is possible that they may
be aboard foreign bound steamer anu
have not yet been transferred
The government is pushing the search
with all possible speed and thoroughness'
and will continue the work until the Of
fcials are forced to abandon hope. To-
day the Navy Department ordered the fast
scout cruiser Salem. which is searching on
the Virginia Capes TO proceed to the W IN
ter Quarter and Fenwiek Island lightsh1ps'
situated little above Hog Island off the
Virginia shore. and explore the waters III
that vicinity.
This action was taken as a result of word
from the recruiting officer al baltimore
that the Merchants and Miners steamship
Howard had sighted the Nina at noon OH
February g. nine miles southeast OF HOG
Island, which is just below the Eghtshlps
to which the Salem has been assigned
Al that time. only few hours after she
left Norfolk she was heading northeast
A gale from the northwest, with increas-
ing velocity was tossing the tug about
and the sea and spray were Washing over
her pilot house. The Howard passed WITH
in one-eighth Of a mile Of the craft, ana
one man could be seen on the bridge. She
was weathering the gale, however anu
dia NOT seem 10 need any assistance at that
time.
The plan Of Boatsvain CrogI1an- Of the
Nina before he left Norfolk had been to
proceed up the coast within sighting dis
tance of all lightships. He made state
n7ent to this effect TO the master OF the
r,,+,,s an tho dav before he sailed, and 1t
| only increases the anxiety of the depart
| ,,enr officials II the tug had been able 10
maintain this course she would have been
| heard from long before now, in their opln-
| ion. Their theory is that she founoereo III
| This esta blished lane or was blown to sea
| far outside the range Of the lighthouse
! course.
The Gresham is continuing the search TO-
| dav in the waters north and east OF Cape
| Cod The Castine is exploring Nantucket
| and Vineyard sounds and tomorrow Will
| invade the waters about No Mans Lana
! and work along the coast to Newport
| The Caesar is plying its course westward
| from Cape Cod Lightship upon the possioii-
| itv that the tug may have been blown TO
sea in that territory.
All the other vessels are patrolllng the
| courses mapped out for them in what
seems TO be a futile effort to locate the
missing craft or learn anything WhateVer
as to the fate of its unfortunate crew.