Show EIGHT SEAMEN MEET I TH ABOARD SHIP Fatal Accident on Cruiser Charles Charleston Charleston ton Doing Duty in the Philip Philippine Philippine Philippine pine Islands Manila March llarch 28 The report that a n fatal accident had occurred on the United States cruiser Charleston was confirmed today toda Eight men were killed and several others slightly in injured inJured Injured During practice at sea rca off tIe the breech block of a gun blew out and In its flight across the deck cut through a steel stanchion and mowed down the men Seven or or othe the victims were instantly killed while an eighth died as the Charleston was hur hurrying hurrying hurrying to Cavite The cause of the explosion is not nol known Rear Admiral John Hubbard com corn of the Asiatic fleet has ordered an investigation The bodies of the victims will be buried burled at Cavite The Charleston which is Rear Ad Admiral Admiral Admiral miral Hubbards flagship today re returned r turned to the firing range ranee Her com corn commanding commanding manding officer is Commander John H Gibbons She Is a protected cruiser of tons and carries guns Washington March 28 Rear Admiral Hubbard in reporting to the navy de department department department the tle accident acci t Jo to the t c Charles Charleston ton eight Ight men ascribes the cause as probably due ue to a prema premature ture discharge of one of the guns The cablegram catl gram which h was s brief stated that thata a Court ourt of will make makem an m Investigation Admiral Mason chief of ordnance believes v the th accident ac ld rit resulted r sult d from a abent abent bent beut or faring pin Pitt |