| Show STRUCK BY A SHELL 6 J I 1 1 projectile DAMAGED BATTI ramp IH blANA I 1 it r I 1 T I 1 I 1 tremendous power of a shell within inclosure of to la ne E port poi t by capt taylor washington july 21 the nas isay Y department part ment has ialy deiy at striking conception of to thip power of a shell bursting within the close F enclosure ol of abb which has just bet been Tec received elved attebe at the depa i 1 ment from cat CAA of the indiana aside from the ho actual bursting energy ot of the shell shall described by capt taylor it Is perceived from ills his report that great danger dancer was experienced from fire owing to the tha fact that the Jil indiana dlana is not like some 0 of the battleships of 0 later construction fitted with fireproof wood throughout it Is safe saco to assume that this report taken in connection mith the lie destruction of the spanish squadron in large part by lire fire orl off santiago will load lead tile the N navy avy department to redouble instead a 0 f re labing laxar lax lr its efforts to protect the ameil can warships front from fire by all known 1 scientific means mean s capt taylors report reads as follows f of lo 10 ws battleship indiana off santiago Son july 5 INS IMS about 12 last feht the ship was struck by a shell apparently front an 8 mortar which pierced the tha deck at tile lie flash plate between betheen beam 70 anti anil 77 four inches s flon doni the starboard rall rail tile the shell exploded in compartment 13 just forward of 0 the cabin door fragments tho the cabin water pipe breaking in two places near the starboard cabin b i n large jarge pierced the neut watertight e r berth deck jn in two places entering the rs state room large lare fragments also pierced and completely aa cately the watertight water tight hatch p plate ate leading to tile the deck th the a rooms in tho the vicinity lity on both sides bides were badly wrecked considerable damage belliz belli done to the hie furni thic and corrugated eted bulkheads bulkhead alto llio book k cases knocked over und and many books injured A leak wasi waa stained atai bcd in the remit remain in by a small fragment and I 1 taj ile 1 aholo was so filled with smoke that it necessitated taking up the battleship becal on the miln deck only a few sparks tit of tire fire were observed which were quickly put out as a 11 stream of 0 vater mater wail played into the be the compartment immediately alter after the sit barll 11 struck capt taylor ends with the hie statement that thai no one was ayes injured and that tile the his ship was lit n perfect condition battle bat t to for |
