Carbon County News | 1912-07-11 | Page 3 | Vessels Collide

VESSELS COLLIDE fall river line steamer rama united state states battleship new now newport R I 1 while groping ita its way through a dense tog og near the newport naval training elation station sun day the fall river line steamer commonwealth common mon wealth rammed tho the united states battleship new now hampshire doth snipe sustained considerable damage but no fatalities or injuries rebutted ted the commonwealth struck the new hampshire astern and nearly ondon endon ond end on when the new now hampshire was dl dis covered by the lookout the common wealth wa was almost upon it defore before the ship could be turned aside the collision occurred aboard the commonwealth the sleeping passengers were badly shaken in their berths and several Be veril were thrown from their beds part ot of the 1900 passengers scrambled to the decks to ascertain the trouble but were assured by officers that them was no danger and there was no dis die order