Show WARSHIP INDIANA SAVED BY UY HEROISM I Spontaneous Combustion in Coal Bunkers Endangers Big Battleship I Washington Sept ept Li LiThe 11 The The heroism of Commander J. J L. L Sticht Gunner L. L 4 O. O C. C Hull Hul and ol eight ht seamen seamen seamen-C. e. t 1 I. I Rowe Rowe C C. C. C J. J 1 L. L Gr Gratton Cratton lon II I. I A. A Lin- Lin derman K g J. J J Cro Cross H. H C. C Sheppard C. C V. ung and 1 Osier saved Oster-saved ter Nl saved the time bat bat- lat lat- Indiana from 1 destruction on September B. B hol mon entered two magazines I next to t coal coat bunker that w wor iser- rt a and nil n at ot the h risk rink of oC Instant ut rIng r- r Ing Crom th u d R i 11 11 s tIro r n 01 an I Wi l r rl t.-ia t. l 1 n a au u Ph la undergoing under tinder Iner going repair The fact that the battleship was enI endangered en en- I was waR public hy by th time the nu No o o serious damage resulted from tho the lit lit-C. lre wh which ch cha was a en caused l by combustion of or coal The rho work wore of ot re removing re- re no Jn moving the he ammunition trot from tiu the ad adjacent nil nil- jacent l Inch 12 anti and ICh G lach G-lach according to lo th time tho report plot proceeded dec In Inthe Inthe Inthe the quiet inlet way ivay juit as ni If It the time men mn Wt were nero rl at drill an and mo most t of the company were not aware of anything unusual until after the tho 11 tire fro ro had boon been Iton extinguished The rime two tiso magazines ma and aul an the shell rooms rOOD became cun dangerously located heated anSI and were ivere Hooded to a depth of 20 o Inches Lieutenant Commander i t direct directed consisting of Gunner ed cl ml tho the flie fm-c fre party part con Hull huh ul anti eight Ight men who entered nt rd thema the tho ma magazine m ln and anti removed remo el the ammunition The Cue six Ix boxes nearest the time bulkhead were were no so JO hot hol as to be handled with difficulty dif dlf- I while the the bulkhead and Inch 13 shells wore ivore so hot that thal they thoy burned the tIme hands and blistered the paint The Tho TI coal on lire tIre was UH flooded anti and removed from tho the hunkers bunkers and anti the bulkheads anti and ant shells were ivero WCO sprayed trell with wih water to nori nor- nor I until the temperature dropped i mal The Tho commander of th tho Indiana hunts hns recommended the tho nine seamen for Cor I bravery fr |