Show SIGHT premature explosion of powder on the yantic while charalee Char alne a nine inch gun the powder ignites and one or the crew Is blown from the muzzle body has not been found new york april herald this morning publishes the following from montevideo uruguay abie the united states steamship kanlic was at stationary target practice at chico bank la plata river about benenty five miles southwest from montevideo a sickening accident occurred the three required shots bad been fired from the GO pound rifle on the fore castan and the eight inch rifle forward three beote had been fired from the nine inch smoothbore and only one more shot was required from this last gun to complete a very skillful skill fal target practice the nine inch gan ass then loaded on account of the ol 01 the yantic and the smallness small nees of the gun ports it li necessary for the man loadice the gun to lean out of the port clasping one arm about the caaso of the gun and the sponge and the with the other arm partly exposing his bod in front of the muzzle the bore bad been sponged out with the sponge freshly dampened at the division tube and the charge ot eleven pounds of black powder had been rammed by P murphy a seaman assisted by 0 germanson another beaman on the other eide C the holding his thumb on the vent in order to prevent the air from reaching any lighted fragments frag menta of ibe previously exploded cartridge eliat might have remained in tho chamber apparently none of the precautions extinguished the burning bits of cloth tor the cartridge exploded while murphy was withdrawing the rammer and he ana blown off the boat no trace of him was found although boats were instantly and search made germanian Ger manion boet loet one eye and the other was and one arm was broken hayons hnud was badly burned and the upper halt part was shattered new york april 1 R tilton wife of henry ward beechert Bee chera accuser died on tuesday the death became public today 1 |