Show LINER RUNS INTO DIG BIG BATTlESHIP Women on the Passenger Ves Vessel Vesse set sel se in a Panic Damage Is Not Serious Norfolk Va Nov No 3 The battleship battleship Virginia was rammed today in Hampton Roads by the thc Old Dominion liner Mon Monroe Monroe Monroe roe Both vessels came afterwards to this port The rhe Monroe inward bound from New York landed her passengers at her pier pier while the battleship follow following following following ing shortly under her own steam pro proceeded proceeded proceeded to the Norfolk navy naY yard The Virginia sailed from Old Point about 9 bound for Norfolk Short Shortly Shortly Shortly ly afterward the Monroe Monroe came in follow following following following ing the battleship through Hampton Roads Off Of Sewalls Point the Virginia slowed down and the Monroe immediately rang down The Virginias steering gear seemed to become deranged and she sheered out of her course The Monroe could not stop nor change her course in time and struck the battleship on the of her armor belt and raked her starboard quarter One set of the battleships dav day davits davits its were turned inboard while two of the and one of the after guns puns were raked and otherwise materially damaged dama ed edThe The Monroe sustained a bad twist of her steel prow and the damage to her hermay hermay J may prove more serious than is now ap apparent apparent apparent parent I IA A survey y will be made of both vessels There were many immigrants aboard the Monroe and when the ships crashed the women sot set s t up a loud outcry They were soon calmed Washington Nov No 3 It is stated at the navy department that the accident to the Virginia will not delay the th department in making use of the vessel as she had just been ordered to the Norfolk yard ard to be laid Inid up p for two months to make sary changes in in her ordnance outfit |