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Show BATTLESHIPS COLLIDE Alabama and Illinois Corao Together in Thick Fog. NEWPORT. R. I., July 31. A collision between tho battleships Alabama nnd Illinois of tho second division of tho Atlantic At-lantic battleship fleet In a thick fog last night was reported today by Roar-Ad-mlral Davis. Tho squadron was making for this harbor when the Alabama, under command of CapL Comly, crashed Into the Illinois, which Is commanded by Capt. Blockllnger. The other vensola constituting con-stituting tho second division the Indiana nnd Iowa, stood by, but their assistance was not required. The report recolvcd here wan to tho effect ef-fect that neither ship was Injured bo-low bo-low tho water lines. Nothing wns stated as to tho exact damage sustained by either warship. |