New-York tribune., 1919-06-12
U. Transport
1nCrash With
CargoCarrier
Graf Waldersee Is Struck
By Redondo 38 Miles
Off Sandy Hook Grew
And Passengers Rescued

Two steamship collisions occurred
in waters near New York last night.
One of the vessels rammed was the
Graf Waldersee, former German liner
now a United States transport. She
was struck 38 miles off Sandy Hook
by the Redondo, cargo carrier.
The Yankee, steamship operated by
the United States Shipping Board, COL
lided with the Italian steamer Argen-
tina, and began to leak so badly her
captain and crew had to be taken
aboard the Argentina
A wireless message early this morn
ing stated the Patricia was taking pas
sengers and crew from the Graf Wal
dersee. Engine and fire rooms were
flooded at that time, but hopes were en-
tertained the ship could be kept afoat
The Naval Cruiser Transport Service
sent two tugs to the scene. The trans
port Leviathan and U. S. S. Patricia
were also standing by the Graf Wal
dersee.
The Graf Waldersee collided with and
sank the steamship Norge in the Elbe
River in 1915.
She was bound for Brest, having
sailed from Hoboken yesterday The
Redondo, freighter, was inbound from
Gibraltar. The Yankee was bound from
Norfolk, Va, to New York, and the
Argentina from Brooklyn to Italy.
The Yankee and the Argentina came
together near Fire Island. Details re-
ceived up to l a. m. were meagre, but
it was stated that tie captain and crew
lost no time in abandoning the Yankee
and that all we're safely aboard the Ar
gentina, which continued to stand by.
At the information office of the Port
of Embarkation, at Hoboken, it WAS
said this morning that there were only
nine army men, all officers, on. the Graf
Waldersee.
They are Colonel Frank G. Mauldin,
Lieutenant Colonel Robert O. Edwards
and Major Joseph C. Haw, coast artil-
lery; Major James Longstreet, cavalry;
Captain Guy R. Doane, quarterma ster
corps; Lieutenant Thomas B. Steel, in
fantry; Lieutenant Charles R. Gilhart,
Lieutenant John H. Lewis and Lieu
tenant Hugh A. Palmer, field artillery.
There were no civilian passengers.
The Graf Waldersee, according to the
army officials at Hoboken, sailed just
thirty-five minutes after the transport
Won Steuben, which has on board 1000
replacement troops. Where the Won
Steuben was at the time of the colli-
sion could not be learned by the Off
cials this morning.
Former German Liner
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American Line vessel of 8,375 tons.
She was built in Hamburg, Germany
ip 1899. She became the property of
the United States after the Brussels
agreement of March ID, being sur
rendered in exchange for permission
to purchase 100000 tons of foodstuffs
monthly.
At the conclusion of hostilities the
Graf Waldersce was in her home port
Of Hamburg When turned over to this
country she sailed under the American
flag, but was manned by German
crew. At the Allied ports to which the
surrendered ships were sent, the Ger
mans were sent home and replaced by
crews Of the Allied countries
The Graf Waldersee arrived here on
June 2 from Brest with troops.
1t was the second trip Of the shir
since she was turned owed by the Ger
mans and she was held here for mino,
repairs and for general overhauling
When she sailed for Brest last night
she carried nine army passengers and
one representing the navy.
The Redondo, also operated by the
Shipping Board, was bound for New
York from Cettc, France, having left
there May %.
The Yankee is 2,418-ton vessel, 29e
feet long ard 40 feet wide. She wa,
built for the United States Shipping
Board in Cleveland in 1913. The Yam.
kee sailed from Newport News for New
York on June 6.