Show W Torpedo Boat Saved from om Wreck reck By Plucky and Daring Gunner Newport R R. n T. T I. I May Ia 18 The 18 The I.-The The pluck and nd daring of Gunner William T. T Baser Baxter Bas Bax- Da- Da Datel ter tel er In beaching the torpedo boat Stiletto St- St Sti- Sti letto leto after she had been In collision with wih tho time steam launch breakers of or ortho ho timo torpedo station staton this morning In Narragansett bay is tho the tal talk taJi of or arm army and nd navy men and citizens in Newport tonight tonight Gunner Ginner Baxton Daxton was detailed to take taken a n division of ot seamen gunners to Coddington Coddington Cod- Cod cove covo this morning for submarine submarine sub sub- marine mining practice 20 I board tho timo Stiletto and towing towIng a a. mine barge arge astern A As tho the Stiletto reached tho time north northend end nd of or tho the torpedo station staton where stands the famous old ole 1 light ht house the I steam team launch hound bound In from tho the outer I harbor and hidden train from view by the a S i lighthouse struck the Stiletto f full l force fOlce amidships on her port side The spee speed which the time Sl to was making at the tho time saved sved her from being more 1 seriously ly damaged and going to tho the r bottom of or Narragansett anset bay bar It was but tho the coolness of Captain Baxter in heading tho the vels vessel 1 for tho the beach that saved the lives of the crew The Thc three three- quarters of or a mile mie run across the bay was a D thrilling one with wih the time steam to tooting distress signals and time the th breakers trying to keep u up with wih the timO flotilla Baxter had ordered alt all allhands al hands over ocr 01 0 to starboard in order to raise ralso tho the damaged port side as high out of at the he water as QS possible and the the- maneuver aided aldee materially in keeping her afloat until she was beached When en the Stiletto reached shore her tier fires fres were out and her engines stopped b by The flood of ot water in her lire Ure room room showing the closE Call l all al hands ha hind had J |