Show IU l I I JO U I JA BATTLESHIP ES I ASHORE ON ROCKS ROCK United States Cruiser Colorado Held Prisoner on Northwest Northwest North North- t west Coast PILED UP DURING A FOG May Be Badly Damaged Before Before Before Be Be- fore the Boat is Floated Again I Port Townsend Wash ash Aug 15 In In Ina a position which shipping men de describe describe describe de- de scribe as particularly dangerous to such a C weighty weight craft tho the United States cruiser Colorado do Captain Underwood Un Un- derwood plied pled up last night while en route from for the tho open upon sea and is still sUI held a prisoner among a collection of or Jagged rocks which among will wI certainly play pia havoc with sith the hull hul unless S the time battleship Is released Is Tho Time scene of or tho the accident Is Is' Is Double Bluffs and Oak Da Bay in proximity to the sawmill town of Port Ludlow and Is said to bo be ful fully two and anc one half ml miles s off the cour course o followed by mer- mer I t steam steamers In leaving tho time sound At the time of or the accident a dense to tog fog prevailed pre which may account for forthe forthe forthe the error In navigation which piled tho the cruiser ashore a At low water toda today el eight ht feet of oC tho the painted bottom bottom bot- bot hot bot tom of or the time craft crr was plainly visible while tho limo cruiser had p perceptibly set set- et- et tied ted h by tho the stern Marines who know tho vicinity declare declare de de- de- de clare dare the Colorado to be he In Jim Imminent Im Im- irn- irn dan danger er as sis the place is notoriously rugged a and nd rocky Government Go t tenders are arc alo standing by but It Is expected expected ex ex- that much of ot the time heavy equip ment will vill wi have hayo to be removed before a a successful effort can be put lust forth to float Cloa lice her and before this timis can be accomplished the tIme hull hul will have hn e been badly damaged Conservative marines pronounce the Colorados Colorado's predicament ious and declared It I would not be surprisIng ing Ing if It tho the ship becomes a total wreck wieck as a re result lt of the limo unfortunate acci acci- dent |