Deseret Evening News | 1903-04-14 | Page 3 | The Iowa Cun Accident

THE TUE IOWA GUN ACCIDENT Admiral Says Saps It Was Wat Not Caused By Exploding ing Washington Washington April Admiral IlI retort report to tn the he navy M nt upon UIn the fatal tatai explosion ton an In the he Iowa 0 last Thursday that a detective defective shell holl was waa not thus the t le He lie says lays as asI I regret to Inform tho time department of ot the sad and accident which happened on onI onboard I bond board the Iowa while at target practise today to at al t 1230 p I m III When on h hn her r third shut shot from from the tho port forward gun fun gunthe time the muzzle hUv be off olt and Rna the lieges train from It penetrated the decks underneath killing kill 1111 killIng Ing three men and anti wounding four oth uri u Thit I portion of oC the ship was wim thur thor thoroughly wrecked I have lurve hn sent ent her to 10 the tine thelIa navy lIa yard 1111 for fOI temporary repairs and anti burial of the lime toad dead and ud I have to recd that she br he sent lent north fur for more permanent repairs repair I here herewith with n a report from Capt apt Perry rIling the names of the till killed and wounded It does doen not appear that this accident nt f was WIlS caused by U the bt r t of the shell hell as some Home witnesses stated that they saw the thu shell strike near the tho target The In ln Inner no noner ner tube presents a 11 but on none italic of oC the piece Into which the muzzle muzzle of ot the gun broke sue arc RI the grooves groove Indented or Ul scorched a as 08 In the thi flint rase of n a bursting shell The rite gun gUll I urn sat Informed lm hiss been tunes limes to the ill In which the lime accident tnt occurred oc DC occurred Capt ferrys letter attached simply states stales time the names of the victims victim of the time explosion