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Show GIANT WARSHIP STRANDED Rhode Island Goes Aground on "2"ork River Sand Bar; Stuck Fast. NORFOLK. Vo.. May 5. The battleship Rhoda Island strnndtd off Tork'n Spit, in Chesapeake bay. The vetsel passed in tho capes early thin morning from the Boston navy yard and waa en route to Torktown, Va. The big ship waa Just entering tho mouth of the York river, when she otruck nose first on a mud bar and from ldot reports received here, she la still hard aground. Powerful Tugs Aid, The ship notified the wireless station here of her position and aiked for aid. The tugi Un-cas, Un-cas, Hercules and Mohawk were rushed to her assistance and have been standing by tho shin elnco early this afternoon. The Uncas had Just arrived from the Southern drill grounds She Is attached to the Atlantlo fleet and la conald-ered conald-ered the most powerful tow-boat In the service ser-vice of the Government. The Heroules and Mohawk nro attached to this yard and are alfo powerful boats. The efforts of tho tugs to float the blr shlu have eo far. according to the last report ro-?CU?d ro-?CU?d b unavMHnff. Officials thought UJPl ? ? 01 lUC3 tha 8hlP would floatod at high tldo. DO Accident Not Explained. No one Is able to place the responsibility for the stranding of the battleship. There ww no fog or storm on tho bay this morning, and om-clalo om-clalo are unable to account for thX Sho attempted to enter thoYoVk Mvar"b2? before be-fore daybreak and was out of tho cWmVi In the event of tho successful o-X"".-ship she will be broughtere o define he amount of damage sustained. uclcrTn,n "e April 17hlMt. ISland Placei "mmlwlon |