Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-05
ANOTHER COLLISION.

A dispatch from newport news Says
TIT while inward bound from Wash
ioetJn The Norfolk snd WsshipEtj N
8 Gamer Newport News ranned The
Merchants and Miner ttssmsr IldisD,
f,om Baltimore to Newport News and
Boston, in Hampton Roads yesterday
morning at 9 O'Clock. For a short time
there VAS almost pauic among the
passengers of both steamers, bat order
was soon Test)red. No one was In
iared, The Newport News hsu be' bow
twIssed and several plates damaged,
while the Indian hsd several plates 90
her hall above the water lice stove Id,
and she proceeded to Newport News ior
repairs.
When the accident occurred the H.
dian was at anchor near the Auspt
battleship feet, several hundreds yards
west of Old Point. The Newport News
had iust left Old Point for Norfolk and
was proceeding at slow rate OF speed.
A thick hazs prevailed aud the collision
ia attribute to this cause, but passsn J.
GERS aboard the Iodisn declare they saw
| the Newport News when she was 100
wards away and say there was no excuse
| for the collision.
Immediately after the ships came TO-
Rether nearly half hundred launch ss
nut out from the baltleships and we're on
ihe scene of the accident in few mir
utes. The sailors on the worship, rolled
over The sides Of tina lighters, nall dress
ed. some of them having only trousers
on. All of the bsttleships had launches
overheard and they we're gotten under
wsy within less than minute alter me
crash occurred. The Newport News lett
on her regular tip t. Washington last
plight and will return to Newport News
for repairs.
A passenger on the Newport News
gives the following verslon OF the acct
dent. "We had just left Old Poln
Comfort about $50 o'clock yesterday
morning and we're proceeding at sbou
quarter speed through fog that seemed
10 lift at intervals and then fall sudden
~ ahead. l was on the forward deck
With q member Of cur company wnen
the latter tu idenly saw the form OF
great sbIp ahead. The ship seemed &c
he almost directly across our bow and
for a minute 1t looked ss though we
would cut through her. The captain o.
; our steamer, however, acted quickly and,
) asst was, the: Newport News struck tns
Indiau With less force than at hrst sp'
,. pested ineyItsble. A hole large enough
for Two men to pass Was Gu Into toe
= larger ship. We could oil see IL as the
Newport News backed off. There wai
great excitement on the Newport News
and many people we're thrown down
lone OF thoss thrown from their birth
"a, HsS.g Vokes, bat he was not hsr
At All. One lady lad her wrist sPIaine'
! and etbera in the dining room at break
= fast when the crash came had thei
' clothes ruined by the overturning o
, coffee, etc."
II Oniy a few weeks ago the Newpor
a News collided with the British steamer
Lord Roberts, of Wolf Trap Light, and
was badly damaged. The Lord Roberts
: It WIS clsimed, was anchored 10 the patti
of navigation and the collision resultef
from heavy fog that prevailed. Dap
, tain Phillips, OF the Newport News, aIst
alleges that the Iodian was anchored II
the path Of navigation.
The Newport News WAS 6us at ihi
port Of $50 this morning, bat she dlt
not arrive until 9:45. Her stem
slightly twittsd and some OF her plate
on the bow bent. She Is not seriousl
: damaged.
Captain Phillips said that after leav
9 log Old Point the Newport News pickle
her way through the ostlleships snchore
in Hampton Roads. The fog hsViu
y tbickeued, the Newport News was bein
= run at reduced speed with sharp look
Q ont when the steamer Indisn, lying trans
d verse the channel and about to be anchor
n ed, suddenly appeared about fifty yard
!. ahead. Captain Phillips sigUsled for TO
h speed sstern aud attempted TO chang
10 bis course 10 order to avoid collision
re His efforts we're fruitless aud the New
}, port News struck the Indian near th
y after gapgEsy. Captain Philips says ia
T.Ii.- Il nj eayinusiv damaopd