Show 2 KILLED 1 10 HURT HURI HURTIN IN BLAST ON SHIP Gasoline Fumes s sC C Cause Ex Explosion on U. U S. S Tender Tender Tender Ten Ten- der Whitney WASHINGTON March 22 API- API Two enlisted men are dead five are suffering ing from serious erious burns and four enlisted men and one chief warr warrant nt officer are suffering minor burns as a result of a gasoline explosion ex ex- n yesterday a aboard oard the de destroyer destroyer de- de tender Whitney at Guan- Guan tamano b bay y Cuba CASUALTIES LISTED The dead are are William WIllLam Melvin De De- Levett seaman second class of Baltimore Baltimore Bal Bal- Bal lal- and George I Edward dward Garrett Garrett Gar- Gar rett seaman first class of Ozark Mo Those s seriously Injured were Vere ere John Jonn Frederick Narl machinists machinist's ts t's mate male third lass class Mt l Royal Hoyal N. N J. J D Donald Leroy Burch fireman third class of Independence Mo John Jay Easterling Easterlin seaman second second second sec sec- sec sec- ond class of ot Streetman Tex Guillermo Dario Darlo mess attendant of San Roque Cavite Philippine Islands I Willard Jannie seaman seaman seaman sea sea- man second class of ot Va Continued on page pas 6 5 WILLED 10 HURT HURTIN URT I IN BLAST ON SHIP I d from page 1 ll Thou ost who ho received minor ns Itt m Albert Abert chief f gun- gun I of fr Paterson N. N J Frank Benjamin sea- sea II 4 KM first cl class ss of ot Mid Mid- county Mass Edward Peter tlc tIcs lice seaman Baltimore Md Howard ard Franklin seaman sea SM- man man s second ond class Of Island City Union n county Or Ore Warren Weaver Wea-ver tl ti tlc seaman teaman of r Johnstown Pa FUMES IGNITED t The liTh te official from Vice Admiral Ashley Robertson commander commander com corn mander Bander of the scouting feet teet said that th tb accident occurred at J 40 Tra 4 on March 21 while the tho perE personnel per per- E were er ventilating the tIle corer coffer dae J sn adjacent to tho the gasoline stora stor- stor a ar space IThe report said that the tOmes Were er ignited froni an undetermined SOurce or cause The The men who walo were seriously W were transferred ti to tire the tos- tos WW pta Ita ship Met Met-cy I rcy where D DeLevett ted nd Garrett t di died d about 6 C o'clock last tightS The wen Then n wound 4 were k er J t ton o on b bo board rd the tM Whitney for tor estment There Thele was no material Jamae to the v s cl the dispatch b d. d t of ot Inquiry was M ordered |