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Show ESCORT DAMAGED STEAMER TO PORT SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug 7 The passenger pas-senger steamer H. F Alexander, crack vessel of "the Admiral line and one of th fastest In Pacific waters was proceeding pro-ceeding at latest reports early today toward Seattle leaking in her forward port No. 1. after striking Cake Rock, near Cape Flattery .at the entrance to I i:e;ct Sound Sunday night. The coast j guard cutter Snohomish was standing by. ther vessels were ri ported approaching ap-proaching the damaged liner and thus ampl nvoy was at hand Her passengers pas-sengers and crew apparently were in no danger. She was expected to dock here Bomotime before noon. Indications were that she had struck in a dense fog and how hadly she Is damaged, cannot be determined until she makes port. The II F. Alexander formerly was called the Oreat Northern and during ! the war was the flagship of the At- , lantlc fleet The Admiral lint bOUghl her from the government March 4. 1922. for $1 50,000. She Is a vessel of sooo tons net and can make S knots an hour She left San Francisco Saturday ev nlng and was due In Seattle Seat-tle this morning I on |