Show SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURES r i- i i ir IN WILMINGTON INQUIRY 1 Pittsburg Pa Jul July 31 In a Investigation tion lion made here to today ay b by United States State Attorn Attorney John W W. Yo Dunkle developed that the boiler tubes used In the thc United States StateN gunboat Wilmington lImin ton which exploded ex ex- at China scalding a n fireman eman to death and dangerously InJuring Injuring In In- juring jurIng- two jackles were supplied from the Greenville mill of the Shelb Shelby Steel L Tube rube company compan Two officials of this mill Superintendent Superintendent t J. J Jay Dunn and Assistant Superintendent Su- Su Su Charles L. L Close are now awaiting a second trial under Indictments indictments indict Indict- ments charging them I conspiracy to defraud tho b by s g Inferior and d de- de for g the American naval t V c els They were vere tried In May tho the legal battle baUle lasting more than two weeks and resulting In a disagreement Tho The Jury stood six for conviction and u six for tor acquittal when discharged United States Attorney lo to today to- to day a called calle on the bureau hureau of team steam en engineering engineering en- en of the na navy department fora for fora a a. thorough investigation of the explosion Ion slon on board of the Wilmington Ilmington and hould houd this Investigation show that the accident was due to defects In tubes I as reported b by cable It Il is probable I that 12 of the greatest vessels of the oJ American navy will be taken out of commission until a thorough test teEt can be made of the thousands o of tubes In 1 j I their thel holds Time The Indictment against the tubs mill officials charges them I with substituting substituting- defective e and I v c J ed d tubes which not pa IJaS s government govern- govern L 5 ment inspection for tubes that been heen inspected and ond accepted It also char charges es that government stamps were ivere 1 stolen and used to mark defective t J A tubes s. j |