New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-14
A SHOCK TO WASHINGTON.
admiral Barker's Official Report Of
the Disaster.

Washington April 13.-A full report OF the dis
aster on the battleship Missouri has reached the
Navy Department from Admiral Barker. Re
says twenty-four men and five officers wers
killed outright cy explosion of the Pinch
gun IN the after turret and two more men prob
ably will die II is believed that the explosion
was due to a back fire"
Admiral Barker's dispatch follows:
Secretary Navy. Washington:
Five officers and twenty -four dead Two
cannot live. result explosion Missouri
Three rounds had been fred from after Finch
gun and shell had been seated and two sections OF
powder rammed home when explosion occurred. Kill
ing every officer and in the turret. and all but
three In the handling Commanding officer has
Informed relatives.
Names OF dead follow:
Lieutenant W. C. DAVIDSON.
Lieutenant Junior grade) Z. A WEICHERT.
Lieutenant of Marines ). v p GEsIDLEY.
Midshpmen W. p t. NETMANN and THOMAS
WARD. jr.
Boatswnins Mate (frst class, J. X. PETERSON.
Co1swain J.. BLOxOPOLOUs.
ALISON
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). ". " CoLE S EhANAS l. !" VI En- H. = i''''-''
Landsmcn--H : CHEKBsRTHs. b. T. NHLEGsS
Electrieian tsecond eIass) 2. p. ROwLANDs.
Gunner'- Mate ,second cIass) A. SMITH
Chief Gun Captain T. ). BRAUN
Private Marine ". l. SHIPNAN-
cisfRfEE iARRIiHs''' ''e'ond ''"'' j. C. HARDY and p T.
The two men who cannot live are J. T. J. Dom
ELY. ordinary seaman. and @. 3 Moe. aPPren-
tice. second class BARKER
J. E. Knight and r. 5. Starr. seamen. and
F. c. Scoub. apprentice. second class. were
badly injured but viii probably recover.
DEAD AND NEXT OF KIN.
The Navy Department tonight furnished the
following statement giving a more complete list
Of dead, with the next OF kin of the seamen and
nOn-cOmmissioned officers:
FRANKS Harry w coxswaIn: residence, Buffalo:
Kin John Franks. father. ListOVeii. Ontario.
STARR John Porter. ordinary Residence.
FairmoGnt. Iad.
COLE John w ordinary a ~ seaman; s rsside1ss & LRkoIa
GEDRIs, Joseph, ordinary residence. Grand
so pii fii.aSes ga Grand R,b Mich '
Lin. A. J. Allison. father. Pleasant i'm. No.
Nr Ts4 Ea RI 6o%as SSnn e nn sra &
HARDY j. Carlton. aVprentise. second class; re:i-
fathec East PaImyra. \. y.
naSt X 1r sn ; oISs
St Fl & jd5a S: ' I
s.4s6 sporO-d-st. Cleveland
a iSRa asgF Kerry
ropS nos a E. sd H6s s1 Kc.sss F:ua Roscoe
KIvhEN Ksarne{ D. ordinary Isn@,an; .sside@ss.
iss cabc-si. Dallas. .s Tss O. '>''''"' '"'"'' W.
Kennedy, Joseph " ordinary seaman; residence.
Waco Tex; kin. William Kennedy. father. POvo.
BLOxOPoULOs, JeremOs. eozs,zain: residence. New
%fs. Tn1o Greece Gre; EN- e'' e''e"' S''10O0al0''
BRAUN, Peter Joseph. chief eagtain; residence.
ence Lane. Cleveland
MEIER chaTSs TE Henry ordinary seaman; residence
Tbirtcenth-st.. Oshkosh
5 tn %iss Ssy. 'SsS2s no ssaiss f resi-
RICE Charles Ordinary seaI.an; residence. Boston:
siOn-st. san Franei;co] '''"'''e' W. ''''' '''-
& scasG siGn .Ss 5eaa S1ss s-cn NeHOr hin
sHIrMaSs w, l.. private marine; data al Navy
WOUNDED NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE.
! DoNNELLY. John Thomas Joseph. ordinary seaman:
father. i5i West seventy irst-st chiesgo'
Butte Mont h C. es iecon ut: ss o5s 5s'rno'
The following names appear in the dispateh
but do not correspond with the records OF the
bureau: J. X Peterson. W. J. Bogard H s.
Cherbarth and b. ]. Muligan. Correct names
have been telegraphed for.
WILL BE A SEARCHING INQUIRY.
Rear Admiral H C Taylor chief of the Bu-
reau OF Navigation said tonight:
We have met with a great disaster Tho
death Of these brave officers and Is
calamity TO the navy and 70 the country They
sacrificed their lives in the service OF their
country much as IL they had perished IN bat
tie against their countrys enemies. II Is i'm
possible TO say anything about the details until
the court Of inquiry has examined the facts and
made its report This inquiry viii be OF a most
searching Character and. IL Is hoped. viii clearly
show the causes which have led to this great
loss to the navy and 10 the country. The fam
flies and friends Of the officers and enlisted men
who have thus died in the faithful performances
of their duty have the deepest sympathy Of the
bureau OF Navigation well OF the whole
navy.
The receipt Of the news caused CONSERVATION
here. Secretary Moody conveyed II TO the
President at the White House. and officers and
clerks at the Navy Department sent dispatches
to the relatives and friends OF the officers who
were killed. so that they might not have to re-
ceive their first news from the papers. Nearly
all the dead officers were in the flush OF early
youth.
1iautsnaut William q DayadsGa. ss Indiana.