The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-30
Cape Fear Goes Down.
In Narragansett Bay
Concrete Craft Sinks i'm Three
Minutes After Being Rammed
= BY City of Atlanta.
WEATHER w AS EAR
Savannah Liners Bow Badly
Damaged But Made Port
Safe and Anchored.
(sy Associated Prs..o

Newport, TX. L., Oct. 2y-Tha con.
crete steamer Cape Fear. a United
States Shipping Board vessel was
sunk in the deepest part of the Mar.
raganset bay tonight in a collision
with the Savannah line steamer CITY
Of Atlanta. At a late hour 10 of the
crew of 81 Of the sunken vessel were
nnaccounted for. The Cape Fear sank
IN three minutes about half way he
tween Castle Hill on the Newport
shore end Rose Island going down
bow first in 125 fathoms.
The Cape Fear was outward hound
for Norfolk in ballast and carried
only her crew, as did the City Of At
lanta, which was bound from Sava,,
nah for Providence with a cargo of
mig iron. Just how the accident han
pened was not determined tonight and
especially as the weather was clear
with only a slight cloudiness and q
light sea running
The City of Atianta's bow was bad
~ damaged the result of hitting the
Cape Fear amfdshiro- nut although
there was a seven foot hole above the |
main deck, the bulkheads held and |
she anchored in the bay.
or the Is men saved from the Cape |
Fear five slid down lines to the City |
Of Atlanta and the others were picked /
up from the water by boats that were
lowered for them.
Captain Garfield of the City of At
lanta, in describing the accident, said !
that lie picked up the lights of the
Cape Fear and signalled with one
whistle. which WIS answered. He was
bearing steadily to port he said, with |
plenty of clearance room when sud-
denly the Cape Fear swung across
his bow. lie blew two whistles as a
signal for the steamer to pass on the !
other side and ordered full speed |
astern but could not avoid the coll |
lision.
The City of Atlanta struck square
ty with her bow, the blow cutting a
deep hole in the Cape Fear and shat
tersng the concrete. Lines We're inn
mediately thrown aboard. but the
steamer sank so quickly that the ma
jority of the crew had to dive over
board.
No one was injured aboard the City |
of Atlanta, but OF those rescued from
the Cape Fear, three were slightly
injured. Captain Harry higgins had
cuts aOOQI tue hSdds S@dblud dSQlitttNs
an oiler had scalp wounds, and A. K. |
Holmes, a messman, received injuries
to his back and was taken to New
port hospital
Others rescued were: Chief officer
X Il. Sutherland, First Assistant ID.
&. Jenke Firemen Il. Demmanell and
~. Gaharty. coal passer j. Meade.
Messman Il. Oressman, Oiler l.. Ken
ney and Seamen III. III. Frazer, A,
Klang, /. Larsen, G. Minor and W.
Nanta.
The available list OF the missing
Bllows:
Chief Engineer Wilson, Second AS
sistant Engineer. NJ. Kelley; Third As
sislant Engineer, A. l.. Kenney; Oiler
Anderson: Fireman Cranin;s Second
Mate Gray: Steward Greenwald: Chief
Cook !. Hill; Seamen Lawrence: Wire
less Operator name unknown); Sec
ond Cook (name unknown).
The rescued, except for the one in
iured man who was taken to a hos
pital remained aboard the City of At
Ianta tonight, which win proceed with
them to Providence tomorrow for re-
pairs.
The Cape Fear registered 1888 tons
and was said to be one of the last
of the concrete vessels built as an ex-
pertinent during the war which had
remained in commission The City OF
Atlanta registered All tons.