Show ENSIGN THE report of the court of inquiry on the terrible D causes com olete surprise washington secretary bonaparte en monday received and as soon as he had himself read made public the findings of the court of inquiry which investigated the explosion on the guu thoat bennington at san diego cal on july 21 the findings were a corn surprise tor they at once set at rest the stories that had been cincu to the effect that the bennung ton s boilers and perhaps those ot other naval vessels of the same age were defective As a matter of fact the court found the explosion resulted from closing a valve which connected the exploded boiler with its steam gauge so that the pressure on the boiler may have been several hundred pounds to the square inch when the accident occurred while praise was accorded to the officers and ship s company for their conduct during the harrowing scene following the acci dent the officers and men who were responsible in the opinion of the court are pointed out and courtman court mar atal proceedings suggested in the case of the only one of them surviving ensign charles wade |