Salt Lake Herald | 1904-11-11 | Page 1 | Cruiser Colombia Hard and Fast Ashore

CRUISER COLOMBIA HARD AND FAST ASHORE Pensacola Fin Nov cruiser Colombia which Is to convey Secretary Taft and his party to Panama went ashore tonight in Pensacola harbor and every available tug boat of the port Is Isnow now on the scene endeavoring the to deep water The cruiser sighted off Pensacola bar Just before dark thid it was not thought she would come to anchor until daylight Instead a pilot was placed on board and she the bar In safety after dark At what is known as Horseshoe bend she left the course owing to the fact that of the ranges had been b the recent storm It is expected that she will he floated without injury at high tide In the morning