The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-15
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Rev. T. ]. Taylor. D. D., pastor OF tne
Freemason-s Street Baptist Churcn, ' yvse
terdsy rendered his resignation to the
congregation, that he may accept the
presidency OF Georgetown College, h .st
tuckv. The church will accept the resls
,ation at meeting to be held Wednes
day, =. t,,e cra-
! Tho veterans Of the charge ~ tie 81 81
ter will tomorrow hold O reu ailn,ni q.
stewart Captain ]. T. West ana g ON ~
arc viii make addresses. A time VIII 10
| sgreed mon for the reunion OF az ~ tug
Cater survivors on the famous oa't'e-
| field at Petersburg, !, xrao+
Tho Virginia oystermen say that eF esa
hardship was inflicted upon tnenl ~ t 49,
act OF Assembly providing that the ~, oEs'e ~
ssntember. They declare that az lnel'
advance orders have been cancelled otl ~.
count of the unavoidable delay, ana '', ~, .
I their customers have been captuFeu "
a1 WIRELESS IRE READY FOR WORE DIRK
4 The wireless telegraph station At cape
Henry viii bo opened tor d 6us,ne n the
world. IT will communicate with sh'ps
at sea and with the navy yara ns!e
\ -'N THE OLYMPIA HORIZON,
| Late details of the horror aboard the
4 United States cruiser Olympia a. nv
4 navy yard in this city late SATURDAY llls
i do not detract from the Arst sshockins ~, =
! formation Of the death Of two H'e'i A"'
the injury OF three others. 80
a one OF the Victims Of the explosion u ,,o.
i, yesterday at the naval hospital H .,,, Wt,'
first Glass Apprentice seifert OF rn. ma
! delphia. The other victim OF the expo pc.
] sion, Corporal of Marines Yerkes' , IVA;
also of Philadelphia ThettWo men ~ LII na
within four blocks of each other y NJ. .hs,
delphia, without ever knowing tnat i, . y,
were such close neighbours when e. no G1 70
I Yerkes was killed instantly n When, ~ ~
G2- gallon barrel OF alcohol blew UP a'soaI'
the ship, He was struck by one o. :, 49, 49,
, flying barrel heads. both OF whlon "e'
blown out BY tho force of the expl9nss,,Tm,, :
0 The remains We're forwarded " ~. III,
: delphia to-day, accompanied ~ NV.
0 tary escort, an unusual honor ZOE H'e'
9 OF the rank of the dead, 4 t
An investigation Is being Fconducsea
' tho yard to-day to determine. the IssPpt'
sibility for the entire tragic 4analr, = ~ Y
: tho report OF the board will be 1orwhiuI
9 to Washington before any informat'oh
Y given out, {.
u That the entire fourth d!vsion Of IN
Q sh!p's company was not blown into etel
= nifty. or burned to death Is the woiiue H.,
the day aboard tho olympia. The a'V
sion was standing at quarters wt.n''' = .
!, few feet Of the fatal barrel when sHo %
~ ploslon came ps55'9,ts@
= Poor seifert was standing In the Thhk :
:, while Master-at Arms Curtis, ast'stea
!. Corporal Yerkes was pouring for sat1 ~
II sake tho contents of tho contrapashu ~ Y
- re: OF alcohol that had been found ol :.
~ deck into the vat provided for 1nna'n.'''
~ BILE liquids,
y A sailor. whose name Is not know.
!, came by at the time with the laHsst,
- which Ia used by the MasterratrA wv .s
" going through the ship at night a' H.. :, !.
ii Is believed that the fumes from the pa''
= OF alcohol were ignited by the ia fne'
M TWO FSxPLOSIoNs,
l. At any rate there were two terms 2, ~ :
plosions, the deck and three Of tne ~, ,t"o
10 IN the ranks We're covered with the p' a.
10 ing blue flames and Corporal Verge, a ~
or q blazing heap on the deck, While sS, cs Il
OF wrapped In flames. dashed franH' -
10 down the companion way ID 20 - = y
at scut'le butt. where the drinking H'''S