Show WIND CAUSED A disaster vallejo cal nov 6 caught by a powerful gust of wind while trying to make a landing at the coal wharf at mare island navy yard yesterday the refrigerator ship celtic crashed into the cruiser marblehead and into the floating machine shop doing them so severe damage that the marblehead may have to go out of commission it Is said while the machine shop was sunk the force of the impact was so great that two of the five nine inch guns of the cruiser were completely demolished the bridge torn away and two dingles reduced to kindling wood the celtic suffered but slight damage in the collision the extent of the damage to the marblehead cannot yet be given it will not be known until the navy yard mechanics hold a survey the damage will amount to many thousands of dollars the sinking of the floating machine shop will it is said retard work now being done |