Evening star., 1904-04-18
A COURT OF INQUIRY
DISASTER ON THE MISSOURI TO
BE INVESTIGATED.
Rear Admiral Chadwick, Capt. Hemp
hill and Commander Switzerland
to Be Judges.

The Navy Department has received dis
patch from Rear Admiral Barker, COM
manding the North Atlantic fleet, giving
the personnel of the court of inquiry that
is engaged in making an investigation of
the causes of the recent accident on the
Missouri. The members are Rear Admiral
Chadwick, president of the court; Capt.
Joseph N. Hemphill, commanding the kear-
sarge, and Commander William Fl. H.
Switzerland, commanding the Cleveland,
with Lieut.. Mark Bristol as judge advo-
cate. 1t is expected that the court will
complete its inquiry the present week and
on Its findings will determine whether fur
ther proceedings shall be held.
At the request of Seaman Alisons fam
lily, the Navy Department Saturday direct
ed Admiral Barker to send the remains of
Allison to Washington for interment in the
Arlington National cemetery. Admiral
Barker responded that Allisons body had
been inferred in the National cemetery at
Pensacola and that it would be unwise to
disinter it. The Navy Department accord
ingly rescinded the order. No bodies that
have been inferred at Pensacola will be
eXhumed at this time.
At the request of the father of Junior
Lieut.. E. A. Weichart his remains have
been ordered shipped from Pensacola to
Danbury, Conn.,, for interment.
A Double Funeral.
At the request of Miss Katherine Ward
of Oswego, N. Y, the arrangements for
the funeral of her fance, Midshipman
William E. T. Neumann, who was killed
in the explosion on the Missouri have been
changed SO 10 provide for services over
his body at Oswego before its interment at
Annapolis. Mrs. j. H. Hasson, the wife of
an instructor at the Naval Academy and
sister of Midshipman Neumann, had di-
rected the Navy Department to send her
brothers remains to Annapolis for inter-
ment, and orders to that effect had been
issued by the department when Miss
Wards request was received. This was
submitted to Mrs Hasson, who consented
to the change. Under the arrangement
proposed by Miss Ward there will be Joint
services in OswegO over the remains of
Midshipman Neumann and her brother
Midshipman Thomas Ward, jr., who was
also killed on the Missouri with his chum
and classmate, and the body of Young
Neumann will then be taken to ANNAPOLIS
In charge of her father, Brig Gen Thomas
Ward.
Caring for the Dead.
At the request of their nearest of kin. the
Navy Department has directed Admiral
Barker to ship the bodies of the following
victims of the Missouri disaster to the
places named:
T. Rowlands, Cleveland, Ohio; Paul r.
Oastier, Hope, Ark; Jens K Peterson,
Brooklyn, N. Y; Joseph Gedris, Grand
Rapids, Mich; Jay C. Hardy, Palmyra, N
T.; Herman Scherbarth, Milwaukee, Wis ::
John p. Starr, Fairmount Ind; James e.
Nunn, Bryan, Texas; Kearney j. Kivlen,
Dallas Texas; Joseph F. Kennedy, vonore
Tenn; Peter J. Braun, Cleveland. Ohio:
Charies H. Meyer, Oshkosh Wis; Robert
{. Tobin. Luoyville, Pa: Orwell b. Moe
Butte, Mon; John j. Muligan, Providence
r. l.; James E. knight. Garnett. Kan.
William l.. Shipman the only marine kill
ed). Avon, Ind.
,u. ne Doqy OF Master-at-Arms Halbert b.
Elliott is being held at Pensacola bending
decision as to where it shall be sent
Inc tollowing enlisted men have been
buried In the National cemetery at Pensa-
Goia' J Raiph H. Allison, Harry W. Franks
John M. Roche. Jersemos RloxonolonS
Weston Soder. John w. Cole, August smith
and Charles Rice. Niii'i