Show official account of on washington the official report of the accident to the japanese battle ship kashima has been s implemented by a cabled account aiom the japanese navy department A new projectile had been rammed and the charges wore placed in position for the third file but the had not been closed when the said charge catching fire from the back flare set on alre the charge for the fourth projectile which aas at the bad of the gun the projectile remained in the loading position forty two men were killed by the explosion |