Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-09 | Page 15 | U. S. Warships in Collision

u. u 1 S. S 1 WARSHIPS IN COLLISION Cruiser Destroyer Crash During Secret Naval Maneuvers WASHINGTON May 9 p-A p A brier brief message mc sage Intercepted by the navy do de- today which was sent out during the fleets fleet's secret maneuvers in the Caribbean sea said the cruiser Milwaukee and ond destroyer d Simpson had been in a collision Monday night The message said the Simpson escorted escorted es- es by the repair ship Melville was proceeding under its own steam to Guantanamo naval base The condition ot of the Milwaukee Mil was not reported and naval officers said they assumed it was not dam dam- aged In view of the strict censorship surrounding sur sur- rounding the fleet in the midst of at its annual exercises department officials said they would not seek further details de de- tails taUs Another message from the fleet said the airship Macon had been adjudged ad jUdged destroyed by umpires in the maneuvers maneuver and had been sent seat back to I Secretary Swanson said the department depart depart- ment had been informed the airship had suffered some damage of a minor nature during its light flight and o would be ba repaired at MiamI