Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-10-05 | Page 1 | Explosion and Fire on a U. S. Warship

ON AND fiRE ON A U. U S. S W ARSH IP Accident Occurred During ing f Today's oday's Naval Naval Maneuvers Maneu Maneu- v vers rs i in ii A Atlantic lanti NEWPORT R. R I. I Oct 5 An An explosion ex ex- followed followed followed-by d by a fire took place today todar on n board the torpedo boat at destroyer e troYer Cummings Gummings while she ih sh as was engaged in war maneuvers off the co coast coas st st. The CummIngs was Im- Im e at l th apo tx- tx The T ie e. e occurred osY T i c t j r noon In the forward compartment nt of of the Cummings and tw two men were badly burned by ol by-ol flam flames flame s The fire was soon extinguished d but It was decided by her commander com corn mander mand r J. J C. C Fremont to start back for Newport The The Cummings C Is Is expected here late today The Cummings left here yesterday ster ay aylS as lS a member member of or the Sixth W of des destroyers attached to the fleet of ot the enemy in the war ga gam game i off orf the co coast t. t It It- vms was believed that she had reached a point some miles mUes off oU the coast when the accident occurred A wireless A message giving the first rep report rt of the trouble on the Cumming Cummings Cummings Cum Cum- ming was picked up by the government government govern govern- ment meat radio station soon after noon Later It was officially stated at the torpedo station tation here that there had been a a minor accident accident- on the destroyer destroyer de do- the details of which w were re retransmitted transmitted transmuted to Washington and bore out the original report W WASHINGTON ASHI Oct 5 The The de department department ile- ile is from the public pub pub- lie lic any news of ot the accident on the destroyer Cummings because officials say the ship Is ls Is engaged d In maneuvers mane maneu- vers in which war conditions are be being being being be be- ing simulated and to publish the news of ot accident of ot disabling of the ship might prove of vaI value e to the enemy The strictest censorship Is being exercised over over the movements of or the defending tle fleet t. t