The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-13

the Crafts people Thereupon Capt
Street hastily patched up the Redondos
broken nose and came into port with six
feet of water churning In the forward
hold.
At 4 A. NJ. the Patricia put a cable
aboard the Graf and took her in tow,
heading for Long Beach. while the tugs
stood by. The Graf was low In the
stern. having taken In n vast amount
of water, but Commander Kerrick felt
certain that his ship could be beached
and salvaged. The time of year was
propitious, being between storm seasons
and the weather predictions were favor
able. The sea was as smooth as glass
Although progress was necessarily very
slow, the work of grounding the Graf
Waldersee n mile and three-quarters of
Long Beach, at a point between the
Hotel Nassau and the Long Beach Life
Saving Station, was accomplished at ii
A. M.
The Redondo's Nose Broken.
With her bow stove in, six feet Of
water In her hold and leaking BABY,
the Redondo reported at Quarantine at
s A. NJ. yesterday and then anchored
In the upper bay. Her master, Capt.
A w. Street, described with a sea-
mans terseness the collision which Grip
pied the two ships.
AT about IL p. M, Wednesday we
were feeling our way down the coast
through dense fog" I've said. "A few
minutes after IL, while we were of Fire
Island, heard other vessels blowing
and sirening all around me, and then.
suddenly, saw big ship which turned
out to be the Graf Waldersee looming
dead ahead. almost on top OF US
0hA ali 20 al q M
sheered of to the starboard. otherwise
the two ships would have crashed bow
on. AS 1t was, the Redondo smashed
into the Graf Waldersee amidship, bury
ing her bow four feet in the transports
side. l held the Redondo against the
Graf as long as 1 could manage It.
thinking to plug the hole and stop the
rush of sea into the Graf. but heavy
swell wrenched the two ships apart. As
the Redondo fell away 1 could see a
| torrent pouring into the cash In the
Crafts side, and she began to list &c
port. ! could see them lowering life
boats from the port side.
II offered to take of passengers and
crew, but the officers of the Graf Wal
dersee informed me that this would bt
unnecessary. as the Leviathan and the
Patricia were standing by and would dc
all that was necessary. Knowing thai
we were taking in a good deal Of sea and
leaking pretty badly I set the car
penter and a force to work patching the
Redondo's crushed bow and then slowly
proceeded to this city. We have about
six feet of water in the forward hold"
The fog mishap which sent one o.
Uncle Sans good new ships to Dav,
Joness locker, the 2.41s ton cosstwis'
trader Yankee. occurred about an houi
after the Redondo rammed the Graf Wal
dersee. The Yankee was pierced to thu
, vitals by the Italian steamship Arsen
tina, which. like the Redondo, wa.
blinded by the all pervading fun.
The collision took place OF Fire Isl
and. about four miles from the innel
| lightship and in a channel alive will
mer Austrian steamship blunderet
into the Yankee. coming from New
port News to New York. in the heav!
fog, and before either ship had timel Il
sheer away rammed her heavily. Thi
was a few minutes after midnight yes
\ terday morning.
The Argentina. only slightly injured
stood by to take Off the Yankees crev
and one by one picked up the boat
launched from the sinking coaster. A
/ :15 A. NJ. yesterday the Yankee dis
ppeared. but there had been time enoug
to rescue all OF her people and thei
most valuable possessions. The capital
OF the Argentina hoped to be able I,
transfer the Yankees company to al
inbound ship. but sighting none he place
them aboard the Cardinal lightship a
daylight and proceeded on his voyag
after wirelessing the disposition of tn
rescued men