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Show Dry N avy Disabled O O O O OO 00 O o New York Is Flooded EV YORK, Dec. 30, With the sub-chaser Hansen, "federal dry navy" of the port of New York, tied up at the Battery with engines disabled, the Narrows was left unguarded tonight long enough for 1 b rum runners to slip into port with nearly seven million dollars worth of liquor for New Year's, the police department was advised The 15 Ifctle vessels are believed by prohibition officials to have aboard at least 60,000 cases of liquor. They represent rep-resent only a part of the fleet of rum-laden craft which since a few days before Christmas had been lying outside the three-mile limit, awaiting opportunity to run the gauntlet gaunt-let into the city. Federal Prohibition Zone Chief Appleby was amazed when he learned that the Hansen, flagship of his "dry fleet." was tied up at her pier. "I thought she was patrolling the Narrows," he explained |