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Show ARMORED CRUISER BREAKS MOORINGS AT MARE ISLAND. Vallejo, Cal , Aug. 20. The armored armor-ed cruiser South Dakota broke its moorings at the Mare Island quay wall today and drifted down the channel, chan-nel, colliding with the naval tug Un-andlUa, Un-andlUa, and coming to a stop on the mud flats. The Unandtlla was badly damaged, a hole being stove In ber tide and her deck sprung She H leaking badly and has been moored to the quay wall, though the officials of the navy yard say she is In no danger of winking and can he repair-. eJ The South Pakota is believed to havo sustained no damage beyond a hole ln her side The tug Active Is s'andlng by the cruiser which. It Is expected, will be floated at high tide. Tho accident Is attributed to . the moorings giving way owing to the huavy strain of the strong tide tugging tug-ging at the vessel. The vessel was to have been docked today. |