Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-15
TWO MORE DEAD.
Twenty six Sean,en 5uried-Rodes OF
Officers Held.

/ PensaCo ola, Fla, April 14.-That TIN
newest battleship Of the navy, the Mis-
sour. had Il narrow escape from being
nloWn to pieces by the explosion Of Il
M! @ilZil.c ana also being beached. came
10 light. today. Captain William :.
toWlts prevented the latter when the
vcHsc! WAS within 80 yards Of the
b"tch BY giving orders that the ship 5
vo''rS" BE- changed. Chief Gunncr'a
HHtr Monsoon saved the ship ana lives
oi over SEQ mon 10y jumping; into the
nI;@n magazine ana closing the door be-
Hind him. IT is stated, though not by
officers Of tn" Missouri. that when the
officers heard the explosion in the tur-
ret and saw thr fire tapping through
the top they realized that the hot mag
H=ine would next explode and headed
the ship for the beach intending to
btlch hrr il possible before the eHplo-
sion. Caltt;iin CnHicS quickly stopped
The plan ;ti:d put the ship back to sea.
When the FIRST explosion occurred in
the turrtt tnc men in The haHdiing
"oCm knew i'll I'LL Instant Wha. had &C.
CURED. The big magazine door was
open ana standing against it We're four
charges OF powder. without IL moments
hesitation Gunner's Mate Monsoon
showed these aside ana jumping into
the nagazil.r pulled the door clos d uf
ter him.
The magazine WAS easily flooded with
water ana when the men Opened the
Gnnr they found Monsoon ba!;.Iy alive.
HE water hivIi" reached t" his neck.
The d"intgc to the hnttlcship is
i, I,t ..I. f1
II addition 10 The large nmnunt Gr au'-
muHtinn ,r;incf = tn" magazine being
;l""'"I. W!'ich viii amount to thou
sands Of dlll2rs the after tgrrct is bud
ly injured. The top being burned away
.I.li All Ei3ttS work melted inside. Til"
hoist is . rhdrr".i m.s;s ana the mech
nnSm nf III" GUNS is complrt niy ruined.
tho esti2.u,oi dlnAtcc caused ~ ;h,.
c>.pIo:ion vii react, $5P,"ee.
~, ,i"l lis; of deed BOW numbers
-. n;'o n.al having expired. last night
MA ;Wo mrr, toi;y. o. Il. Moe, APP
prentice, second class. Il. +. Knight.
sc IMAM, an ]. T. Donnelly. ordinary
sconiar. We're a,.G"d to the death list.
Il IS flIrGly X" ,sitc tElt more deaths
VIII occur.
Tn" funerals Of II Of the scarcn
ocC urrci this afternoon, ard epch shin
of the feet WIS represented, fully $500
men being present, while thousands
from the city We're in attcn;lante. CV-
rrl- rfI;lfn of I,1ei1n-,; being cIo..aI rn,.
th ,rt.,...,,,., r , :, ,.,
iii - ''"''' hit i'''SS ~ 81 ~ Duli''-
lllSS lidc"i at 'Ij!! mast.
Tho be lies Of t., officers and eight
of tb. e.,,,..,, ,,....., ..bi,,., 80 49,.
80 ''''''I "V't F'if't't' W 'hSI'
! l'lH.cf MONIES toH's;ht. ana others al"
being held to await adVices from reIa-
lives
m ,r.. -,
''' ~ souri, Will non cDnciute hef
tail set rrlrtirp but viii 20 TO New
Yf.rk Il, H., d.,,. i;.d III vno,, il, III. ,,,,r,
,r ;,,,;, , II:
| 81 inquiry li'ahrS LIS innings.
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i'h 'cHia, fl'.. April 1.-Two moro or
| Ill. ,r% S,'ln,n "hn were injured IN tn
,NHhHInh on h"ard ~" hhlllcSh,p NILSSON
| ~ ~; X u','u. 'trr "l"i "p"ll
ihi"l'i&nt ami u" other This morning al
W. t"f'ih." sun TIRE.
Timer" is alS" ul:" man IF the tnrrct
''"" M! sing. IL Is th' opinion That II"
WIE cnhcr blown overheard or else "S-
t"r'Ti from the tH:r"i ana IHnn"A over
''tff'. crazy from pam ana IL" excite
!h,it mat lf"N@ilCd On the snip.
ENprfi lIii1"t oifit.TiS m II" vessels III
''Ii shX the explosion WIS ~" f.SItt ~
hi""-hhrk caused ny inc WIND h'nW!n-
: ,rI,, .,I ,;','',i,r ~, ,,,. I,L .t',..
(i oJ 'M and iirnt !% ,,E Ii,'9 ',
| ti"E:, against such an accident ara for