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Show oo TINY 'DETROIT' IS SIGHTED AT SEA New York, Aug. 6 A tiny boat a thousand miles at sea, flying signals of distress seen on July 31 by officers offi-cers of tho steamer Amerlka, proved to be tho 35-foot power boat Oetroit, which left Now York for St. Petersburg Peters-burg on July 16. with Captain Thomas Fleming Day as its venturous commander. com-mander. Tho ocean liner sloped down and headed for the small boat when the distress signals were blghted. but "hen Captain Knauth of the Amerlka got within speaking distance of the little craft. Captain Day informed him that he had hoisted the signals merely mere-ly to attract nttentlon so that he could send word back o New York that all was well with him and his crew The Detroit at that time was approximately ap-proximately 1,000 miles off the Irish coast. Gaptain Day reported having had generally good weather. |