MONROE-NANTUCKET COLLISION
WHO'S TO BLAME? (By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright.) NEW YORK, Ist February; In connection with the collision which took place during a dense fog between the steamers Monroe and Nantucket, and_ which resulted in considerable loss of life, Captain Berry, of the Nantucket, states that when the Monroe was first sighted he ordered the helm to be placed "hard a-poi-t." However, the Monroe was going, at a fast speed, and tried to pass ahead. She succeeded, but when the Nantucket collided with her, Captain Berry states that the Monroe swas going so fast that the stem of the Nantucket was twisted to starboard. [Captain Johnston, of the Monroe, asserts that the loss of the Monroe was due to the Nantucket's carelessness. Ho has filed a writ claiming a million dollars damages. He alleges that the Monroe was proceeding at half speed, but the Nantucket hit him at such a speed that the accident could not be avoided by him.]
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 28, 3 February 1914, Page 7
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