| Show FATAL EXPLOSION ON TIlE THE MASSACHUSETTS 4 Washington Jan 17 Admiral ginson Ilm on cables from Bart Sart Juan P 1 U H Hunder under tod lute date that by b an nn explosion ton tonof of ot powder In the turret lIm 1 of ut uttI the tI batt 11 Massachusetts fio were wert killed and anil tour four Injured None NOlie The he text t of ot Admiral dis dispatch W patch II Is as no follows Sail Ban Juan P II n IL Jan Jon IT 1903 Sec See Secretary retry of ot the Navy Powder charge exploded accidentally In Ii 11 turret ot of tIle the ethl Cause Caule U I being Investigated by b board b arI arIDea Dad Ueail A n h mate V to It H Loader Sl S K F landsman IC K J Plait or car y teaman Hubert Hule ordinary teaman edS W A 8 tice A JC 8 5 Relo coxswain J Jp S B Pu temon ordinary MB seaman man A T 1 ordinary DETAILS OF OP EXPLOSION Sun Sn Juan JUHn P I II Jt Jan 17 ho m men n were ere HUM and four othet oth rero wro wounded two of ur them fa ta fatally a tally Lally by b the o cat at A powder chat chart of ar an uh on board the Iho Unit 1 wale hll V lIft at ctt target larget practice oft off Culebra Details of ot tho the explosion were obtain obtained ed I when the tho Massachusetts arrived hero here today loday The explosion occurred In the Iho starboard tarl after Hn h turret shortly be before before Je fore foro noon yesterday und nOlI wall WOM due lUt U to tothie the thie accidental discharge of ot a 11 percus lIon eton primer while the breech breh of the gun gunC was wan C open The fhe full tull charge exploded in inthe Inthe the Iho turret and anil killed or Injured all alt the tho crew of It tho the RUM un numbering nine caine men l K I 1 who wa was lp Ip II charge harge of cat tho the turret turrel escaped Injury though he Iw standing u un II of the Magnificent discipline woe wall ImmO shown shon by Jy the and crow of ot the l Capt Hurry Leo Lee com corn the tho marine guard of ot the ves veo esl ell and insIgn I Clarence Abele Abole Hooded the turret with willi water wilIer und tofu thIe F Hughei and arni Oun OUI tier nr went below belol to tho th mag magazine azine picking tucking up UI 11 powder charges and preventing further explosions while Iut William C e Cole Call nail Gun Jun Capt entered the turret end with withdrew drew the Ih here from the other gun gull whose breech hl h was as open The nr lr of the un s PUW n r 1 were wele burned mutilated arid and I dead deal One TIe man eho clothIng wan 1111 A on nn tire fire Jumped 1 Un In l I w is than n ft min minute ute ule nf after ter tho tile three stream of oC water were pouring Into the turret pre twe preventing venting the tM th In the tho other Bun un from froni exploding I |
