Show CAUSE Sf OF f ACCIDENT I f T TT T TO T MI MISSOURI I Washington April K Upon his hili ar nr arrival arrival rival rlyn at nt the tho navy nav department today tOllay Becy Seey Sec Moody gave 1110 orders that arrangements arrange arrangements ments bo he made for tor the tho transportation of at all nil bodies of the tho officers and mow men killed on nn tho the battleship Missouri yes yesterday yesterday es If It It IH lit found there thero In Is no fund available for tor this purpose n 1 request will bo be made mado on Congress for tor a 11 special appropriation It IK III Paid nt Rt time lie navy department that Hear Trench tench I 1 H Chad Chadwick Chadwick wick commander ln of ot tho the MI squadron squad rOil who hoe has ha been made president n o nt the Iho th court nf ot Inquiry which will hit Investigate the Iho disaster t r probably I convene the tho court co tL today toda I nr enor thO Cuban Cuba minister culled called at nt flat lb tb state department today to 10 offer the sympathy of ot President Palma to tl the tho Washington government for tOI the tho Missouri MIR catastrophe Tho following cablegram was W II received l today toll a by h the Ihl secretory of ot the th navy front from I tho the II admiralty Y I The Tho board of ot admiralty desire to exa ex express press presa then their sympathy and condolence i on Oil the occasion lon of or tho gun run accident on Oil I board the tho Missouri anti thou great grent r to rn Bret Fret over the loss Jo s of ot life lito of at and nM men CAUSE OP Ol ACC P I Pensacola Fin Ila April more I ordinary seamen who worn Injured In III the explosion on board tho hat bat health ut target practise yes are aro dead Ono One died about mid Midnight night light mid and the tho r today filler teale bio hlo suffering Buffering Thoro Is III also ono of at tho the turret crow crew misting missing from the ship It Is 18 tho the general opinion that ho hn wan leas either blown overboard or OHO also escaped from the turret and nl Jumped overboard bring being crazed with pain and with the tho excitement that thou then prevailed on cn tho the ship Expert J turret officers of or the tho vessels In III port say any limit limo tho explosion was Uw tho result of nt a IL blow blaw hack back known nn RII the wind blowing tho Haines hark back iron from the tho of the t 11 gun amid through the open breech thus tin charge being holni hoisted Capt apt eo ow es CI and mul LI hammer Ula Cr hud luul taken extra precautions pr against such lIuch mi an accident realizing that IhaL such Much could occur and for fo three Ih a days no tiring with the lilt large pleas was done doue on Oil account of the wind being off ft shore chore Finally yesterday morning It I t phi and It was deemed safe to commence tho the firing Hammer hind had re 11 retained In III the time turret watching the Mr tir Ing until tho this first Drat string Airing of ot shots hail had hadl l been teen tired llred In lu rapid succession lon Ha lie thought t front from his hili observations that U It WIH safe to the continuation nt ot rapid tiling Ih Ing and left tho the turret to cop rou I OIl suit with the target expert on board houd on thus this mutter matter Only three thre shots of ot the second string siring had been Iwen fired llred when the explosion occurred So 80 rapidly rn was the tho th gun gam being helm fired that It is in II thought tome some of or the tho lire remained In the barrel and that uh when n powder woo was hoisted It of at the tho differ In III their opinions ns as to the cause causo of the this explosion lolI but hut It Is It probable that the exact cause will never 1101 he be known as os thero hero were W re no survivors among the turret turrel crew crow The board board of ot Inquiry which was con can conversed versed yesterday evening Is III still In Inversion 11 version and will not come comae to a n finding for several day Jaya ceremonies were conduct conducted ed over ov r the graves graven V K of the 20 6 seamen this afternoon at the National cemetery at nL atthe atthe the tho navy nB yard The Missouri moved mated down do the harbor this morning to a I I point near the lie yard nr and ond at noon tho 26 bodies bodlos were brought n ashore hore The fun tun funeral oral eral procession moved mated to 10 the cemetery where hundreds of and amid blue jackets were ware present nail and alii the lucre Interred Tin The hl bodies of ot the tho tho Iho dead aro being held hero heto await awaitIng awaitIng Ing advices as to 10 the thc urial or shipment home EXPRESSIONS OF OP SYMPATHY London April 14 Selborne Seaborne first lord of the tho sent seat a n r n to the tho United States embassy Y today to express sympathy on behalf of ot the tho admiralty with the tho United States government on account of ot the accident on 1111 hoard board tho the battleship Missouri yes yesterday yesterday Capt Copt Prince Louts Louis of In his hili capacity as III director of ot naval Intel also telegraphed to the United batted States Binte naval Capt 11 II t Charles Charleu II IL Stockton a all as follows We dVe Ve are deeply distressed dl and grieved at lit the terrible accident on board time the Missouri and the low loss of or no so 0 many gal gallant gallant lant brother seamen I |