The San Francisco call., 1904-04-14
LUJ4RIHIP MISSOURI V.4RROLDLY ESCAPES
L1HEN pODDER EXPLODEJ IN THE TURRET

head Gloucester, Helena and other
vessels. He returned to the United
States in December last from tour
in Asiatic waters. He was assigned to
the Cleveland March Z. His father, j.
f. Richart, is a resident of Danbury,
| Conn.
Lieutenant Gridley was a son of the
late Captain Gridley. who commanded
the flagship of Dewey's squadron when
/ he sailed into Manila Bay and fought
| the Spanish ships. He was marine
officer on the Missouri. He was ap-
pointed to the Marine Corps March &c.
1900, from Pennsylvania, his native
| State.
Midshipman Thomas Ward Jr. was
son of General Thomas Ward, who
recently retired from the active list in
the adjutant generals corps in the
United States army. He was appointed
to the Naval Academy May 23 1899,
| from New York, in which State he was
born. He completed a four years
course at the academy last year and
was assigned in commission to serve
his allotted two years at sea after
! graduation.
Midshipman William w. t. Neu-
mann entered the academy at Annap-
oils from California September is, 1899,
and was graduated last year, when he
began two years service at sea. He
was native of California. His mother
is living at Honolulu. The young Off
Ger was assigned to the Missouri in
February.
/ The Navy Department tonight fur
nished the following statement, giving
more complete list of the dead with
the next of kin of the dead seamen
and non commissioned officers:
Harry w Franks cockswain residence Buff
falo; kin John Franks, father, Listowell. Ont
John Porter Starr ordinary seaman; resi-
dence Paramount. Ind; kin Caleb S. Starr,
| father. Fairmoun:.
Lacota. Tex; kin John w. Cole Sr.. father.
Lacota.
joseph Gedris. ordinary seaman: residence
| father Grand Rapids.
Ralph H Allison residence Philadelphia;
John c. Nann ordinary seaman; residence
Bryan. Tex; kin Thomas C. Num- father
j. Carlton Hardy. apprentice. second class
residence Palmyra N. Y; kin Irving Hardy.
father Palmyra
residence Hope. Ark; kin Thomas w. Oastler.
father, Hope.
Frank r Rowlands. electrician second
class residence St Louis kin John Rowlands
father Cleveland
John NJ. Roche. landsman; residence New
York kin Michael Roche father, County
| Kerry Ireland.
Robert C. Tobin ordinary seaman; residence
Roscoe Pa. kin T S Tobin father Roscoe
Kearney j Kivlen' ordinary seaman; resi-.
dence Dallas, Tex; kin Kearney J. Kilvin,
father Dallas
dence Waco. Tex; kin William Kennedy,
father. Povo Tenn.
Jersemos Bloxopoulos, coxswain; residence
Newport News Va; kin, Meri Jersemos Blox-
| opoulos. wife. Paxo. Greece.
| Peter Joseph Braun, chief gun captain; resi-
denee New York: kin, Rose Cross. mother
Cleveland.
Charles Henry Meyer ordinary seaman
residence Oshkosh, Wis; kin, Louisa Meyer
| mother Oshkosh
! August Smith gunner's mate, second class: ::
residence New York; claimed to have rela-
| tives.
Charles Rice ordinary seaman; residence
Boston, kin. Anita Zeliger. stepmother, 331S
Mission street. San Francisco
! Neston Soder, seaman; residence New York
| kim Eric Soder. father, Jefa, Sweden.
w L. shpman, private marine; no data
at Navy Department; wounded and not ex-
John Thomas Joseph Donnelly. ordinary sea
man. residence Chicago; kin, Patrick II. Don
nelly father, Chicago.
Orwell B. Moe apprentice second class; res
dence Butte, Mont. kin, A. c. Moe, Butte.
The following names appear in the
dispatch, but do not correspond with
the records of the bureau: j. K. Pc
terson, w. j. Bogard, H. S. Cherbarth
and B. j. Mulligan. Correct names
have been telegraphed for
The Missouri is the very latest of the
big battleships to go into commission.
The flag was hoisted on her in De-
cember last at Norfolk by Captain
Cowles. brother-in-law of President
Roosevelt She collided with the Illi-
nois off Pensacola a few weeks ago,
and has had very little firing with her
big guns; in fact, the nine or ten rounds
which had been fired from each big
gun was in the course of official trials
| and she is now going through her first
regular target practice.