Afloat for Eight Hours; Unaffected by Ramming The U. S. S. Monocacy. 25 year-old American gunboat which was consigned to "Davy Jones' Docker" February 10, seemed reluctant to gi and proved the sturdiness of her construction, by refusing to sink in less than eight hours, whereas, experience has taught, ships of her size and construction can usually be sunk in about three hours. These are the interesting focis revealed recently concerning the destruction of the veteran gunboat, which was towed out on the morning of February 9, preparatory to being sent to the bottom, after having been decommissioned.
With two officers and six men of the U. S. Navy on board the Pauline Moller, the tug that pulled the ship to her last resüng place, the Monocacy slowly moved down river and many men, meanwhile assigned to duty on other units of the United States Asiatic fleet, stood along the river on or on the decks of their ships to watch her pass for the last time.
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