Show MASTER OF f WAR CRAfT D I I I N BlAST Three e Are Injured as Fumes From Gasoline I Causes y Ship Explosion in in Philippine Islands Islands' By United Press July 25 WASHINGTON Five F men Five ve men mep were killed and three inured injured nj red In in an explosion yesterday abo aboard rd the United submarine submarine submarine sub sub- marine A 7 7 at Cavite P. P I. I Tho announcement was was made by the navy department today TIle The A 7 was was' one of the oldest type submarines title ile was built in jn 1902 and had a displacement of only tons with a maximum speed of nine knots and ordinarily ordinarily ordinarily carried carded a crew of nine men Lieutenant Marcus l one of the killed was in command of or the vessel The disaster to the A 7 is one of f the few v serious cases in to American submarine fleet in ire ire- cent years The F F 4 i 4 sank off Honolulu about two two years ago wi with h its crew imprisoned rand and and suffocated by chlorine gas The dead are Lieutenant junior grade Arnold Arnold Arnold Ar Ar- nold Marcus Machinists Machinist's made first class H. H H. H Lang Gunners Gunner's mate second class 0 O. Hopewell Chief electrician J J. M M. Curry Machinists Machinist's mate K A. A Kunz The injured all of whom were burned above the waist and on th the e arms arm are Chief Electrician C. C I Fireman second class A A. A M. M Ja Jacobs Machinists Machinist's mate second class I I. IP P. P Nixon A statement issued by Secretary Daniels said The cause of the explosion from the preliminary examination examination examination examina examina- tion appeared io xo be due to a c col collection collection col- col l- l lection of gasoline fumes in a pocket within the boat The cause of the ignition of these fumes has not as yet been determined |