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Show OLD WAR VESSEL BURNED. Battleship Used In Civil War Destroyed De-stroyed In Guantanamo Bay. Washington Tho navy dopartmont hnB received word that tho old war-Bhlp war-Bhlp Monongahela had burned to tiro water's edgo at her Btatlon at Gunn-tannmo Gunn-tannmo bay. No lives woro lost In tho destruction of tho boat. She was ono or tho old unsorvlceablo wooden vessels or tho navy, having been constructed con-structed nt Philadelphia during tho civil war. Sho wns used as a station nnd Btoro ship at Ouontnnnmo. Tho Monongaholn took a prominent part In tho oporatlons on tho Mississippi during 18G3, nnd at various times during dur-ing that period was commnndod by tho thon Lieutenant Oeorgo Dowey nnd Lieutenant Wlnflold Scott Schley, nnd was for a tlmo Admlrnl Farm-gut's Farm-gut's llngshlp. Following tho civil war, tho Monongahela was nsod ns a training ship for midshipmen and apprentice ap-prentice seamen. |