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Show NAVAL GHIEFS MUSTREPQRT " ON DISASTER Fifteen Commanders of; Destroyers Instructed to Prepare Separate Versions Ver-sions vof Catastrophe EVIDENCE TO BE PRESENTED MONDAY Investigation Into Mishap Causing ' Loss of Seven Destroyers Likely to Con-tinue Con-tinue Throughout Week WASHINGTON. Sept. 15 (By U. P.) Secretary of the Nevy Denby today erdorcd that Inveetiaatien of th wrecking af a Paeifie destroyer flotilla an Paint Arouella a publfc. A reused by rumor and eeeip, tinged with eeandal, eoneomlng th cause of the disaster, which seat seven balf-mlllian.doliar deatrsyer and twentythiwa live, Denby do dared tha fullest publieity will b given to facta at an official Inquiry. In-quiry. Hs directed that th naval inaulry beard held He aeeeiene pub-lialy pub-lialy Instead af privately, aa planned. SAN DIEGO. Cal., Rapt. 11. Commanders of fifteen naval destroyers de-stroyers which were en rout from San Franclaco to Ban Diego last Saturday night when seven of their number crashed to deetructlon upon -tha rocks at rolnt Honda, today war preparing separate re-none re-none of the catastrophe to be tendered ten-dered to the navy court of Inquiry, acheduled In resume Its aeaalon here next Monday. Members of tha naval court headed by Rear Admiral W. W. Pratt also were active In prepara-tlona prepara-tlona for tha hearing, particularly Ueutenant Commander lalle Bratton, judge , advocate, whoee duty It will be to present evidence intended to tlx reeponslhlllty for the disaster and to question officers offi-cers and men Involved. Actual presentation of evidence will not begin tintll Monday, member mem-ber Of th board who wens her last night Announced. Reports that tha real Inveetlgatlon of the disaster would ba completed In secret se-cret befor th public Inquiry open Monday wers ridiculed by Captain David Sellere. commandant command-ant of tha naval training elation here and a member of the Investigating Investi-gating board. Other naval official pointed out that evidence muat be presented to the naval court of inquiry In accordance ac-cordance with certain prescribed regulations. One of these requires that the commander Involved In the dlsaater ahall read. In th presence pres-ence of the court and membera or hia craw, his reports on ths circumstances cir-cumstances surrounding the wreck, end thst hs shall ask the members of the crew In tha presence of the court whether any of them hs any Information hs thinks ahould be Incorporated In the report. After tho presentation of these reports ths testimony of technical witnesses will be presented, also In tits presence of ths officers and men involved. K was announced. Ths amount of svldence likely to be submitted under these regula-tlona regula-tlona make It unlikely that the hearings will be completed by the end of th week, officials said. |