The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-14
Government Warships, Tugs and Transports
Are Looking for the "Nina" Which Dis
appeared During Heavy Storm at Sea

New York, Feb. 1l.-Tugs from tho
Brooklyn navy yard are today search.
Ing every Granny of the Long Island
shore and the New Jersey coast in
an effort 10 find some traces of the
missing Nina. which. with her crew
oil 50. left the Norfolk yard eight days
ago for Boston and has not been heard
from since. The tugs are equipped
with wireless and are keeping In con-
stant touch with the navy yard here
and with the other vessels engaged
In the search.
The fear Is increasing among naval
officers here that the Nina has foun-
oered The little tug is a single
screw vessel and an injury TO her
machinery or propeller would have
disabled her completely. If she il
drifting helplessly 1t Is not unlikely
that the strong northeast winds of the
past week have driven her far sea-
ward. If this has happened the food
problem must have already become
serious for she carried only a slight
excess of provisions. Tho trip from
Norfolk TO Boston would not ordinar-
Iy take more than three days.
The supply ship Culgoa, which was
laden with stores for the battleship
fleet at Guantanamo and was ready
TO sail thither from the Brooklyn navy
yard. has been diverted from her
course by order OF tho navy depart
ment and has left on an Independent
search for the Nina. She is cris-
crossing that portion Of the sea where
the missing tug may be adrift AZ.
ter she has fulfilled her mission she
VIII proceed TO Guantanamo.
The boats now searching for the
Nina include the guDboat Castine, the
collier Caesar. and the revenue cut
ter Acushnot. from Boston, the rev.
cnue cutter Gresham, from New Lon
don, the Tuggs Pontiac and Apache
eld the supply ship Culgoa from New
York.
The destroyer Iamson just arrived |
al New port from Philadelphia.
The coast from the mouth of the
to the mouth of Della I
ware bay is being patrolled by the |
hnttleship Louisiana and the scout
cruiser Salem.
Chief Boatswain Crogan. commander /
OF the Nina. Is of long experience. /
He has been In charge of the Nina |
since 1908.
The Nina is an iron tug of schooler /
Tg, OF 357 tons displacement, 1877 feet
long and &c feet, 1-2 inches deep. !
She was built at Chester. Pa, in
1866, and cost $4,000. Her speed
IS rated at I'LL knots.
Newport. r. !. Fob. 14.-No trace
o. the missing naval tug Nina WAS i,
seen by the torpedo destroyer Lam. /,
SON Lieutenant Obey commanding, |
which has just arrived here from Phil
Sdelphia. The destroyer. under or |
der9 from Washington. maintained
y'giant watch on her trip up the
coast.
Washington. Fob. 14.-All the re-
sources of the navy and the revenue
cutter services are still unsuccessful
IN their search for the tug Nina
The revenue cutter Gresham re-
ported from Boston early today that
she had spoken the tug Savage, which
left Chesapeake Bay in company with
the Nina last Sunday The skipper
Il The Savage told the commander of
70 high that he decided To turn back |
but the Nina headed on out to sea
with the waves breaking high over her
bow
Ships OF the navy and the revnue
cutter service all up and down the
ooart are keeping a watch for the
missing tug.
Norfolk. Va, Feb 15.-"Wc regret
10 report no tidings received here
of the missing tug Nlna." was the Off
clal announcement today in the Nor
folk navy yard, from which point the
Nina sailed week ago yesterday for
Boston.
Although the chances are slim that |
lhe NIna has weathercd the storm,
hope Is found In the fact that no
wrockage from her has been discov-
cred
Orders have gone forth TO all the
Yessels OF the navy and revenue cutter
service 10 continue their search today |
With renewed vigilance.
IN a N ~ugn n, /