Ogden Morning Examiner | 1909-01-10 | Page 1 | Commander Found Guilty of Negligence

COMMANDER FOUND I GUILTY OF NEGLIGENCE Washington Jan 9 Commander C C Marsh who was In command of o ot the tho t cruiser Yankee which grounded oh Spindle Rock In Ia Buzzards Bay oft off the Massachusetts coast whilo w ilo trying to t avoid a l collision with the Iho steamer Now New Hampshire Har last September Sept was found guilty of or negligence by the court martial which tried him hith at the th Boston navy nay yard ya d He was sentenced to be publicly reprimanded and lost forty numbers in rank In view of ot the good record of oC Commander Marsh and his 1118 zeal eal In connection with his duties with the submarine flotilla the secretary of or the tho navy re reduced reduced reduced the tho sentence to tho the loss of only fifteen pors