Show SHE SANK FOUR MINUTES AFTER STRIKING ROCK ROCH BOSTON 10 Nov 4 The 4 The Tho steamer city of Birmingham of the Ocean Steamship company compan struck a ledge ed o in the harbor early tod today Y while outbound to Savannah Saran Savan nah nab and sank in ten fathoms of water about twenty seven en miles mies below her dock The crew crow escaped At a slight bend where the channel enters rs what is known as 8 the Middle Middleground Middleground ground the City of Birmingham hit an obstruction She backed off otT into deep deepwater water Immediately Immediate her ber engine room was flooded and four minutes after striking she he sank Her crow crew had bad no difficulty in getting cling in the tho steamers steamer's boats boat and rowing ving back to the dock The City of Birmingham lies les with her upper deck above e water about half a amie amile amile mile mie from the lower end of Castle Caste Isle and arrangements raD ement havo o hl been begun for raising the steamer |