Show 0 4 X beut anz 0 1 0 1 1 IV BATTLE OF NEWARK BAY DAY there was still a lot of scrap left in the old battleship new mexico and that s what started all the trouble A newyork new york salvage firm started out to tow the 30 ton dreadnought to port newark where it was to have haye been scrapped newark s mayor vincent J murphy had other ideas however lie ile didn dian t want the port turned into a graveyard for old warships so he sent out a fleet of tugs and fireboats to intercept the battleship both sides later agreed to a truce |