Show DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH OFFICERS san daego cal the naval court of inquiry which is hearing evidence in the disaster to the gunboat benning ton resumed its session tuesday be hind closed doors no one but wit nesses are admitted to the meetings and no disclosures of the proceedings will be made until the final report Is formulated and then probably only after submission to washington it Is understood that a portion of this report will deal with the alleged shortage of officers on the benning ton to which reference was made by commmander young in a letter to ad miral goodrich three days before the explosion in which he said he had I 1 only four duty officers young and inexperienced which Is likely to de stroy the fine record we have made for this vessel and to keep up the standard I 1 must have two more ex perlen ced officers the bennington is again at anchor in the stream and most 0 her men who are fit for duty hav been trans berred to the chicago from which they will be transferred to other ves sels in the pacific squadron men from the chicago will be put to work cleaning up the gunboat and demov ing damaged stores |