Show THIT fOUR PEOPLE lROWNfn TERRIBLE DISASTER AT Np LISH SHIP YARDS Launching of the Battleship Albion Submerged a Stage and 200 People Peo-ple Were Immersed London June 21 During the launching of the British firstclass battleship Albion 12350 tons at Blackwell today by the Duchess of York a ceremony in which the United States ambassador Colonel John Hay and Mrs Hay and Lieutenant Cornell the United States naval at tachee assisted the displacement of water caused a Immense mass of water < to rise on all sides completely submers lag one of the lower stages of the yard and Immersing hundreds of people The bodies of five men IS women and 1 children have been recovered The Duke and Duchess of York have telegraphed assurances of their profound regret and sympathy Thousands who witnessed the launching Including the royal party left the scene ignorant i of the disaster The staging that was destroyed had been erected for workmen near the stern of a Japanese cruiser In course of construction In the Blackwell yards I was a light structure about 50 feet long and notices had been posted warning the public that it was dangerous Despite the efforts of the police some 20D people invaded the staging which commanded com-manded a good view of the launching Two great waves completely demolished It and on receding carrIed most of its occupants into deep water The water was alive with struggling people and floating debris I was a scene of terrible confusion The shrieks of the unfortunate unfortun-ate people mingled with the cheers over the success of the launching Fortunately there ws nlcnty of help near In the shape of police ooats ana otner craft The ship builders with drags and the firemen who participated were all I I prompt in auuruuis succor uumuci w nurses who had come to witness the I I launching were among those engulfed Some of these and many others were revived I re-vived by artificial respiration Some I were Injured by colliding with tho debris Heartrending scenes hav teen witnessed wit-nessed throughout the evening as the I identification of the dead slowly proceeded pro-ceeded The victims were mostly working peo I I pie on a holiday who had trespassed on I I the shin building yard where the launching 1 launch-Ing took place I I I The Duchess of York and Colonel and I 1 Mrs Hav and the remainder of the distinguished I dis-tinguished guests did not see the acc I dent which occurred at the moment when three cheers were called for the successful I success-ful launching and the cries and screams I of the victims were drowned by the outburst I out-burst of hurrahs I The Albion is a firstclass steel battleship battle-ship of 12950 tons 330 feet long 74 feet i 15ny i i I broad and drawing 25 feet 5 inches of I water She 13 to have 13300 Indicated j I horsepower has two propellers and cost I about 4000000 The new battleship has eight inches of harveylzed steel on her I I side six Inches on her bulkheads and II from 12 to five Inches on her gun portions Her armored deck is from two to three 1 Inches in thickness her estimated speed I is nearly 19 knots she Is to carry 1S50 tons of coal her crew Is to number 700 I men and coa armament is to consist of four 12inch guns 12 6inch quick firing l guns and IS smaller quick firing guns I I with five torpedo tubes |