Show A 11 H II TTIrHII If HtlMl Tim Trsa > Ia Inar on IIf holler 01 thKllorU lit llroohtrn New York Nov IThe United I Stales battlrihlp tens while lying at the Con docket llrooklyn navy yard thli morning had a Ulncli hole stove In her tldecautcd by the breaking ol I J nb her cock and the now Ileson Ihebottom I ol the dock with her engine room lull ol water Chapman Derrick and a f wrecking company were notified and have 0 tent tin wrecking lugs Wm K Chapman and Iliutler and lIe toga W H LewliandAitorlatoralietheiunken ihlpThe The United Stalci Utllehlp Teas lo which a number nl accident have occurred ttnce the wai launched llei lubmerged about five feel above the water line Early today ho main Injection In-jection valve on Ihe larboard site near mldihlpbctowjhe waer line wa shah tered by water and Ihe engine room quickly Hooded She loon began to icltle Captain tiles called the ofllcert and crew to guiders and did everything poulble to mlnlmlid Ihe sides Injuries In-juries At Ihe lime the accident occurred there was only about two fret ol water tinderihlp and the loon reitcd on the muddy bottom Thli was at low water but at high water thli forenoon there liD between five and six feet of water above tho lino at Ihe item and about eighteen Indict lan at the bow Wrecking Wreck-ing lugs were ImmcdliUly iiimmoned The were twin alongside lumping the water out of the engine and boilerroom yhlle a diver was crt down to aster lain the extent ol Ilic damage Captain Glut Lieutenant Kelly Knglneer t Moore coull not he Induced to talk about the accident and all Inqulrlei were referred to Commodore Slcard the commander ol Ilse y and lie aldn I know very little ai yet about Ihoarcldcnl The thlpli retting eaitly on flue muddy bottom and we have no apprchcnilon ol any further damage lo her The principal damage the will Main will be from the dirty water which will temporarily Injure lire engines and machinery We cannot can-not cttlmale Ihe amount of damage nor give tIe exact cause of the accident until un-til Ihe diver nukes lili report possibly not until the ihlp > hai been railed She will come up I easily ai soon at the leak Is aloppeul |