Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-02-23
AWFUL WARSHIP DISASTER AT
KEEL NOT AVERTABLE.
TOTAL OF THE DEAD NOW
REACHES FORTY-THREE.
Several Others Severely Wounded
People in Engine Rooms Must Have
Died Acknowledgements Declares
the Victims Heroes-Other News
from Fatherland

beiul, eD. LINE WafShlp Bran
denburg which was seriously injured
by the explosion of her steampipe at
k1el while on trial trip yesterday,
was towed into harbor this morning.
The chief engineer, who has been mis-
sing since the explosion, was found
dead and, in addition, three more of
the injured have succumbed, bringing
the total of dead up to forty-three.
Of the wounded one man is severely
injured and five others are suffering
from slight injuries.
Tn Reichsanzieger publishes the Off
clal account Of the explosion.
The account says the accident
happened through the breaking
away of the fastening appara-
tus for turning off the steam
Of the starboard engine and the steam
from all the boilers thus found free
ingress into the engine room, which
was filled with people. The steam
penetrated to the port engine room
and thence into the upper rooms where
it continued to work destruction. AL
most every person in these rooms
must have met with instant death
Nothing is yet known as to the
cause of the Dreakage Of the apparatus
or turning off the steam in the star
board engine, and in order to thor
oughly investigate the matter the ad-
miralty department has despatched it's
chief constructor to Kiel with instruc-
tlOnS to ascertain the cause of the
disaster. Such an accident as this
could not probably have been averted
and it Is gratifying to learn that in
spite of the magnitude Of the disaster
the admiral in command of the squa-
dron is able to report that the be-
hayior of the engine room staff at the
time OF the disaster was exemplary.
The emperor has accordingly taken
opportunity to send a telegram to Capt
death which the victims met in the
faithful performance of their duties
lnSUres them forever a place Of honor
in the memory Of their sovereign and
in the annals of the German navy.
The emperorS message concludes
with firm trust in God, we must sub
NIT TO the working of his inscrutible
will and look to the future to be CON
soled. | will cause a tablet to be
placed in the garrison church at Kiel
i'll memory of those killed.
A dispatch from Kiel tonight says
~ the spectacle in the engine room
after the disaster was horrifying. The
dead We're heaped one upon another
devoid of clothing, the peeled flesh
hanging in rolls on their bodies while
a thick foam was to be seen at their
mouths.
The reichstag was engaged yesterday
and today in a discussion of colonial
affairs. An addition of $500 marks
was voted to the salary Of DR.. Kaiser,
who will henceforth be entitled di-
rector of the colonial department.
Prince AIneberg reported for the
budget committee and declared that
the committee had arrived at the con-
clusion that the central administration
is responsible for the recent African
troubles and that it must in the flu
ture exercise greater judgment in the
choice Of officials for Africa,
Chancellor Won Caprivi appealed to
the house not to make the already
llard task OF the government still
harder, assuring the members that the
would do its best to
the abuses. After a long dis
cussion the house adopted the east
A frica estimates.
A great convention of the Farmers
league, numbering 5000 delegates, met
tonight in Berlin. The leaders de-
nounced chancellor Caprivi's tariff
policy in the strongest terms.
The approaching visit of Emperor
William to Prince Bismarck at Fried
richsruhe on Monday next gains in i'm
portance Hamburgers are delighted
at the coming of the emperor and
will turn out in thousands in order
to welcome him.