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Show ACCIDENT PortaddleBreaks Engefqg Oae Thousand iives N Newport, R. I.. March 27. -W;tr. t-. greater part of her thousand 'vi:-vr.-gcrs unaware that an acclden ii.t happened, the steamer ProvldnV the Fall River line, wa.4 towed lXiio Newport early this morning front rt vicinity of Point Judith, where, dunnA the night, the steamer had become t!l- N ablcd through the breaking of her port paddle wheel. Of the passen- V gtrs on board, about 600 were school N children bound for Washington rroni various sections of New. England, and great was their astonishment when they awoke to find themselves at Newport Instead of New York. When the Providencs became disabled, wireless wire-less telegraphy was employed to call the steamer Commonwealth or tne same line which was in the vicinity, ! and she stood by the Providence until un-til the tug Teaser, put in an appearance appear-ance nnd took the Providence In low for NewporL All of the Providence's passengers were transferred to a special train, which took them to New York. |