The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-08

over the Atlantic ocean tonight come
reports Of damages sustained by the
Atlantic battleship feet during the
storm that swept the entire coast Fri
day night. So far half a dozen ships
are reported to have been damaged.
several of them seriously.
The cruiser Dixie was so badly
damaged that she Is being towed into
Bermuda by two battleships. The ex-
tent OF her damage is not known. but
II is said to be considerable, The bat
tleship Delaware. one OF the latest
Dreadnoughts of the American navy.
lost two life boats and a steam launch
during the storm and sustained other
slight damages. The entire feet, TWEEN
ty-two vessels OF every description
are covered with ice from stem to
stern.
The cruiser Salem. which lost two
men overheard during the blow and
which was the worst damaged of any
ship In the fleet. was eighty miles
south of Cape Henry early tonight
and Is expected To reach Hampton
Roads before daybreak. She VIII
come to the maynard at 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
Salem Loses Two Men.
The Salem is reported to have been
more seriously damaged than at III
reported. Besides losing all her life
boats and davits, she Ii also reported
to have lost a portion OF her star
board rail and her bridge.
During the gale the wind reached
velocity of eighty mites an hour
and seas mountain high broke al
over the ships. the water Pressing as
fast as 1t struck the steel decks. 1aa
Tor Ragwell. Of Belhaven. Va. an
Herman Goidstein, of New York city
who were washed overheard from the
Salem, were the only two to lose theiI
lives so far as learned.
Ten other men on the Salem were
thrown on their faces by the same
wave that washed RAgwell and Gold
stein overheard. and they were pick.
ed, up by siaifffsa*ass nearly. sfrSzen. A
number OF men are reported to have
been injured on several ships Of tho
fleet by being thrown about the hard
steel decks by the fury of the gale
The seas were 40 high. 1t Is reported
that water poured down the smoke
stacks OF some Of the smaller vessell
in the feet
TelegrMnsa Pour In.
Several hundred kilograms from
relatives OF officera and crew OF thu
Salem were received in Norfolk to
day and will be delivered to them OF
the arrival Of the ship at the navy
ff Xs ca 80,
wild rumors OF warships having
gone down during tina storm are de
MED by navy officials. Not a single
ship was lost. and the cruiser Birm
ingham, which was reported sunk
pulled through the storm with les
damage than some OF the bigger yes
sells.
Some anxiety In felt for the torpedo
fiotftia which went out with the fiftl
division of the Atlantic feet So IA
a. can be learned only one torpedo
boat has been heard from. but II 4
reported that several OF them pu
into Bermuda. The torpedo boa
Terry ID reported to have been dis
abled BY the storm and was picket
up- by one Of tina cruisees. Il v elss
reported that the Birmingham, which
conveyed the Salem past Cape Hat
teras. was ordered By wireless TO rusi
to the assistance Of . torpedo boa
destroyer In distress two hundret
miles below Hatteras. The revenu'
cutter Itasca, which was standing b,
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