Show JACKIES SAVED THE SHIP another marine catastrophe averted by bravery of sailor boys ab hington the navy has baa just juat made public the fact that through a fire in her coal bunkers on the morning of september 5 6 the battle ship indiana now undergoing repairs at the league island navy yard dar aar rawly escaped destruction the ammill in the adjacent magazines be ing safely removed only thi through ough the inhibition of the coinage on 1 the part of the officers and cread crew no damage iesu ltd irom from the fire which as aa caused by spontaneous combustion of coal the ork of re moving the ammunition from the ad jacent twelve inch and anat six inch guns guna noss vi as according to the proceed pi weed ed ith the two tao magazines and the shell rooms became danger bously heated and were flooded to a depth of twenty inches A number of men n who erit cred the magazines and presented another terrible catastrophe have been recommended tor for bray brav ery cry by the commander |