Deseret Evening News | 1905-04-15 | Page 1 | Accident on the Iowa

ACCI DI NT T O ON III I IOWA lOW II luule of If nn nil Gun on o If Wu April in InA A telegram from reIn of oC stuff staff of ot the North N Atlan Atlantic tic lie slates that tillit the ot of one olle of the ot of the Ih Iowa blew off f yest during tar g gL t N NI ono one vu lU Injured The Th stated that Ihal utter lifter four of tim the KInc h suns I In tir target oi practise lIed had been fired tha of tIle the gun lUll gunbie blew bie nH nn nt nt tt the firm t It was HI one nn of the old tutu un of or this caliber mounted on OIl the tile before the tue Spun huh Ish war and aUd d ml h d Ii use lite blown powder ami it hail Imd a R much thinner mu l than tue Ih type Ipp It Ith h hail hili d I been fired d successfully time ami anul hurst burst 1 nn on tile the time Illume with powder to so fur Ci r HS its known ii flown Several guns gUile lit ot f the Ihl name type 11 on the Iowa IOA lid made Ht It II tIll t tic same have ha suffered similar ami this HAS dUll ot of guns Is l being i enlaced MS MH rapidly as s R Ith longer and thicker weapons The flue navy di uie line has Bittl A s thorough lne Inell of or time the accident