| Show NEIL ON JOWA IOWA ACCIDENT ef of Bureau of Ordnance Says No Reason Has as Yet Yel Ben Been Assigned For It Seems to Think Premature Ex Explosion Explosion Explosion of Shell Shel Was a Not Nol the Cause t April lOTho cipher i I by hy the navy depart J I ht regarding the tho I f th Kim gin 1 on the Iowa was 01 de to ded tot t d fl thi thil i morning mor I n It I was from Hanson Ii and said mill millI I i IT hr r i Ib h loading rifle j tt t 1 i 1 tt v front of the EI d lour four wounded t i l f Hi fj J 3 the names given In last latt ta II i rat h The Phe hc department ox cx I i today f e l of f dI meager details of ot tho tIn thon ion n of t th gun Iun aboard I a y V ra which Admiral 5 MOD i Jurat atiat Jr h 1 contained i V i this morning Fie r p u in t as ni to Its Il cause In III ih th the regulations r Ad d dI I H ft It Mr f h n I I t is supposed has ha hal l 1 i n ft 1 hoard board hOJI of i I b I A Iv and report 4 t r i j j i nuj ml not arrive orl for lor Alm i Nell chief of ot the thes f s f r or orn inn i has already Is 1 r i 1 t r v ih th transportation tn to r 7 T i 1 t k ct r gun n which L t tt ts th t V hillon navy nary yard I t I i f r I I Ion on the Iowa JOW when 11 int i in lo t I New York for Cor or re rei 1 i A I wild tId ld today toay g burst was designed J A 1 f lured turell In II 19 nt at the ii L I C v r Tan nn 1 1903 19 the t J n i cl t limes 1 Iester Yea leI i i 1 i 1 thi h first that hue ho over I J I t tI tr v of 01 the large caliber colbel 1 t Ih di R to v r c t l In the tho case ut ot ota 1 or b a r c er the tho the thel Ih l l by h 11 a U I pr I to e f r a 1 thell hel two t 0 years ar I A a jl P wag vas WD Inserted IM in f I r j IHy V y It ll Is ls I In tie uie nt at lh Ihl lId lIdl l B 1 g 11 vet ret t bo be assigned aligned for 1 l 11 Vt t U It Is not known 1 t r 11 n or shell shah shel was fl r iho he 1 tail as al a to th I 1 I IT LiT f r the tie tractors fr ir ff rf the bore br of the tho th thI I p i I tt U h I I have hl e to lo be b o con conr vv r a may In ha hah h I premature explosion lol of o the shell hel In the bore bre such a n con Is unlikely as shells have on p voral occasions broken up In bores borel of puns guns without any uny un other ot er Injury to th Ihl the pun guti ml the tho defacing of the bore UJ f far fa I as 11 the bureau Is II advised all al D tl I towns shells are titled fitted rte with wih base covers with wih I a view vIos Iel to preventing a n possible 1 premature expiation due tue to the his tP action acton of or powder g s The bureau of navigation naI has hns telegrams of or sympathy to the Iho families of oC the men mon killed and wounded In tim the explosion CAUSE CAlS SAID SAI SHELL TO BH BE Dr FIt Pla April 10 An Investigation of 01 U the explosion e on 01 n the tue battle battleship bat ship FhIl Iowa which occurred In the gull gult rr 11 this port yesterday afternoon re resulting suiting in the tue Ihl of ot three thre elmen owl auth the serious Injury of live 11 other that the accident was Wil caused en el by I a Q defective shell fuse lURe which It Is stated ote burned taster faster titan than was IM calculated I f It I IH I understood that the tho ril rut I ii exploded fully tulY 60 seconds herON before U it was WS timed to go off of I An examination 10 of the ship today loa shows plows that the bur tel gun Is beyond repair anti Ind tha that the forward turret will have hl to itt be lIe repaired A 11 of 01 supporters nrc n nl also sprung i nod It Is slate stated d that portions of ot th dock wilt will have ha C to t be replaced wi of the heavy hla gun tore lore through The hl funeral of the three men who whit wh were killed in the accident took today The hC dead w wre re burled buried In iii 11 th lb tOn cemetery here her with wih honors companies of oC blue Jacket front from of ot the squadron participating nil al tho the ships hl ing In In the tho l It H It understood that nil nl of ot the tu iu 1 men mon tire are entirely out ont of Jl danger except 11 First FINt Class Clan Seaman PaUl 1 ought nought who bit en an eye eyo and anti Is II In I a IC condition The Iowa Towa steamed Ilelle C Into Int the navy nl yard yani this m Prom Hear Bear Admiral at n a second dated datt to today today day dl was wu received I eln at the navy depart department d part ment meat ns as follows Purcel l landsman Walter Valter ller E B Kelt Iel seaman n K L I Barry narry ordinary seaman mon I killed 1 kl 11 on I Iowa 1011 will Ivl b IY l burled buried at nt navy nay 11 Sigred SO |
