New Britain herald., 1917-06-27
OLYMPIA AGROUND l ] ! [
 DEF BLOCK lSLAlVU
DeTey's Flagship at Hania Mtt|
 While Out for Target P1actict {


 Newport. June 27.-The condition; of the United States cruiser olymptA which struck on | shoal in Blo1 Island Sound yestsrday. was not f1x vsaled by naval authorities s4riy TT day. Although the crew ahAIt4 the worship aud came to tho nas station here. reports sent st6 tho naSs department last night said tho sAals was resting easy. gS;3 3
 The Olympia war Dewey's AAe1h4S tt the battle of MAniila. The cruls WIS reportsd in bad po1itisn. considsrabie water in her Chief Maehinist's Mate Willie1n BAbb lost hls life whom he Moe on the head by . falAns ha&e1 other fataiitiss were rsp61k49 s2ssS
 warshfps and wrsckine vobe16a standing by the ship last niSht. sea remained calm, but q. . pgo tionary measure . part of tho had been taken of. + Tho Olympia put out Nonday target practice. Details of her 1s position could not bA learned 1 lu0 OlyMUp14 W&8 I9SCuGky n the 1Agship of tho coa4t hsst Of the "a naval distriot. 1 diately aftsr she had nashsd orx Of her. accident mAmh1rb of 4x trol d4et were G0ing to h1es ance. but 1t was found thG4 n1ous old warship Was tn n diAte aang4r o1 brAakinG IT. sss Babb was Killed - h0s 1IS l. \ AAaIe Y1fix s1 methsr. 1lrs sarAh D4bbs h Rsad4ns, Penn.
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 the school and training aervtce 1llf91 that time. Since the war with 0Sfs many started she has been tAlkA1 from rsssrvs and put on patrol dut5 on the Atlantic coast. iS