Deseret Evening News | 1906-09-07 | Page 7 | Alabama and Illinois

ALABAMA AND ILLINOIS Court of Inquiry e Bro Tog rug at lit Time o of Washington ahl toll Sept Kept f pl 6 Secy Ilona rute parte who returned resumed charge of the navy 1111 y department today toda after a 1 few weeks holiday In New ew England has hal taken laken up tho the case of ef the naval officer concerned in the collision lol between bet the battleships Alabama and Illinois when the till Atlan Atlantic tic fleet was wal entering Newport July Jul II 31 1 Rear Bear Admiral Evans 1 commanding the fleet neet appointed a naval court of ot Inquiry and It Is understood that this court lucid held Capt Pt Samuel Smuel P Comly com commanding om manding the tIt Alabama and Al AI Alfred Alred fred red W Preset I the officer of the deck delk of the Alabama at lit the tha time of the eel col lisle n responsible I le and ami recommended their trial by b for or alleged mismanagement of or their esel fH 1 What Whitt action Secy See will take In the matter cannot ran not be lie Ie predicted The report of ot the Ih court of Inquiry shows hows that a heavy fog fOIt prevailed and that he the Ihl Alabama was compelled to change chan her hr course coune to avoid old running In InIn Int into In to t the Ih Kearsarge J which had flowed down don nut But In doing doln 86 I the Ihl Alabama according to 10 the report turned toward the other line of ot vessels vencill Instead In of At turning toward clear water vater as she should hould have ba t done according to some Ome naval authorities