| Show WH T THE M MATTER I SI NAVY A r German Naval Nan Expert Makes Some Pertinent Remarks On Missouri Accident THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG Keeping Several Charges of Powder in la laThe inThe inThe The Turret Room Against the Berlin April von on low Iho the naval nasal special cor car correspondent corre respondent re pon discussing the accident on onboard onboard board the United States battleship Mis says This Thill Is lit tho the third accident within a II tens few months month on nn board by rd of oC tho Ameri American can call vessels es el anti It Is In a II most serious Herlous symptom It must raise the question of or what the thc Americans ure are to think at or their navys nl readiness for action and lighting value alue nB ns well ell ns its ordnance I technique Such inch defects cannot b he be rem In a short time unless now neW guns are hastily ordered abroad a perhaps In Germany VIOLATED April In Investigation In Investigation will bo be made by the court of or Inquiry on the tho Missouri accident re regarding rem garding the tho he statement that four charges es ell of ammunition were In the handling room of oC the after otter turret of oC the M Mill Mis lu lure re ret t at nt the limo tho the explosion occurred This fact has haH been reported report Id to the newspaper nel dispatches from Crom Pensacola nail seems to ho lie t o borne out by hy the tho state statement ment of a R number of or and that It II has hils been thought necessary In ht order to fire as liS rapidly no as our o r ships have been tiring firing to keep several charges In iii the tho turret room even though It Is not In accord with the tho regulations r that no notime notime I time may be b lost In bringing the charges es en from the magazine If l such Kuch be the case It can cnn be he stated that hint this tints condition of oC affairs affair will be he promptly remedied It was pointed out today nt It the navy de lIe department by an nn official that the tho custom of hips prevailed on board the tho other ships of oC the tho navy nl y of oC keeping several extra charges In the handling room during t the target practise and aid It was waH said sail that If it this was wall so 80 no one on the Mis should be bl licit held responsible Notwithstanding the mystery which still surrounds the cause of or the Mis souris accident the was wal mantle made at nt time the navy department today toda that there would be no suspension of oC target tars t practice at Pensacola but that the other ships which have not yet tired fired will go on or the tho ho range runge at nt the regular time It was learned tonight that the navy department Is considering the appoint appointment ment of or a board of ot distinguished naval officers to take up the tho whole question of ot target practise In the navy MY pass upon the efficiency of or the precautions al at prest pr pres present s eat ent In practise and nd make a report to 10 tho the secretary showing among other things whether the tho present system of target practise should be bo modified The name of or Admiral Dewoy has been unofficially mentioned as n the president of or the tho board but this thus has hAil not been decided on onIt onIt onIt It was said that the appointment of at such a l board necessarily will depend 1 upon the findings of ot the he court of or In Inquiry A telegram received today at nt the navy department announces the tine ap liP appointment of oC M r L I Bristol ns liS judge advocate of oC the court of oC In Is 11 one of or the ord orl ordnance nance exports experts of the navy nay and an nn out om of oC marked ability EYEWITNESS CUVES AN ACCOUNT Pensacola Fin Flo l la April 15 IG The rime mas master ter of oC an nn ocean tug gives fives the best ac ae account account count y yet t given glen of ot the explosion In III tho the turret of oC tho time battleship Mia Mis which occurred Tuesday Tlc du killing 32 men The tug lUt was wall yards distant front from tho the Missouri when the tho explosion occurred and tho the master mastel was sas watching time the firing when he lie saw a n puff of oC smoke shoot through the top lop of at the tho turret lum For two or three minutes this lids continued when there w ns a I dull thud and amid the smoke became becane blacker and thicker fol fo fool fold owed ol d by hy flames which burst the tho turret and leaped 50 DO feet fc t Into Inlo the time air Just before beCore the Ille lie bursting out of oC the thu he ire sew saw tt Il mangled body shoot up through the turret and anel tall fall on the tho starboard side or of tho the Missouri The rho muster of the time tug started his vessel towards the Missouri when she suddenly turned lurner and started toward shore at It full Cull speed the tug tUI to 10 follow rollow The big bl battleship went nt at full cun speed ell for tor nearly three miles toward the tho beach hols tins signals to the Texas Scorpion and one or two other vessels till nil of which were following closely clo e The Ih tug lUll was Willi almost run down by tho tire Ml Mis II Tho The latter continued at full speed with the smoke pouring out of oC her turret to within n a hundred 11 yards of ut the tho bench beach when the battleship was wai brought to u an 1 standstill The tug lug was wan all close behind the limo big bill ship and Capt Cn It could be bo seen seem on all the time bridge gh giving ing lag Instructions to II iris his men mn Streams of oC water were swore playing on the turret turrel Just before the ship p reached the I he beach bench the tho tugboat men loen saw sav Capt Cowles turn from his work of ot directing the Iho of or tho the fire filC and amid observe the ship He lie Im Immediately mediately gave Ive orders and the big h slip ship came camo to 10 a n stop so o close cloae to Jo time the bench that the tho mon men on an the tugboat and other ships thought sire she was ashore The rime last of or time the 32 33 bodies wore sere shipped to 10 their respective res homes tonight ht Twelve went flIt out today at nt noon and the lire th train carrying the bodies was seas decorated from end cord to end In mourning |
