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Show Official Account of Explosion. Wnshlngtnn Tho olllclal report ol tho nccldent to tho JnpnnoBO battleship battle-ship Kashlma hns boen supplemented by a cabled account from tho Japanese navy dopnrtmont. A new projectile hnd been rammed nnd tho chnrges woro placed In position for tho third lire, but tho breech-block hnd not been closed, when tho said charge, catching flro from tho bnck flare, set on flro tho chnrgo for the fourth projectile, which wnB at tho brick of tho gun. Tho project llo remained In tho loading position. Forty-two men wero killed by tho explosion, |