The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-30
TWENTY-ONE DROWN
Russian Submarine Torpedo Boat
Sinks In tie Neya.
TOO MANY MEN ON BOARD.

Novices, Anxious to Enjoy Novel Expe-
riencs, Crowd the Little Defn and
Swamp It--Ironolad Rams Battleship
at cronstadt.
| ST. Petersburg. June Bottle sub.
marine boat Delhn sank at her moor.
| ings in the Neya, off the Baltic ship.
building yard with the loss Of an Of
fcer, Lieutenant Cherkason, and TWEEN.
ty men. The accident was due partly
to the excessive number Of the crew.
mostly inexperienced men and chiefly
70 the unfortunate attempt of man
to escape while his comrades were
screwing down the manhoIe.
The officers and men detailed for
submarine boat instruction had as
sembied at the Baltic yard. and three
officers decided to go down in the Del
fin, although her captain was not pres
emit relying on the experience Of her
skilled crew "A score Of novices were
lanxious to 20 with the three officers
The Delfins nominal capacity is ten
men, instead Of which thirty-two en-
tered the boat bringing her manhole in
| dangerous proximity 10 the river level.
just then 4 tue passed, sending
heavy wash against the boat. AS soon
as the water splashed into the subma-
n rine boats interior it created panic
among the noylees ana one Of them
tried TO get out Of the manhole, which
the older hands were screwing down
preparatory TO the descent, the sub
merging compartment having already
/ been opened
The water rushed in, and as the sub
/ merged vessel sank like a stone all but
one Of the officers and some Of the men
were saved by being blown Up through
the manhole by the rush Of escaping
air. The Delfin shortly afterward
was raised. Lieutenant Elaguin. who
was one Of the officers saved said:
1.-THE tragedy was like a dream. /
remember a sickening sense Of suffoca.
ton from the fumes Of the storage bat
ferries and then rush Of air and wa
ter The next thing | knew was that
was ashore"
The Delin is Russia's best subma-
rine boat She was designed BY Naval
Architect Boubnoff and Captain Bek
lemsbelf and underwent a successful
trial in 1908 following the Cronstadt
squadron to Revel
ironeIad Rams Battleship.
A report has reached here that the
Russian ironclad Netron Menia has
rammed the Russian battleship Nava
rim at Cronstadt. The circumstances
and the extent Of the damage have not
yet been ascertained.
The Navarin Is a battleship Of 1926
tons displacement and 1900 indicated
, horsepower. She was completed IN
1895 and was last commissioned on
! Saturday The Netron Menia is a coast
defense ironclad Of 3,340 tons displace-
! ment. She IS an old vessel, having
been completed il iseJ, but was sup
& piled with new boilers in 1897
& The collision is believed to have oc-
f CURED just after the ears visit to
! Cronstadt during which he Inspected
the condition Of the ships Of the squad
ron destined for The FAR east High
Admiral Grand Duke Alexis, Com.
mander In Chief Grand Duke Yladi.
: mir and Marine Minister Avellan and
9 many officers Of the admiralty were at
Cronsadt 20 greet the car, who ar
2 rived there on a yacht from Peterhof.
\ Rear Admiral won Noelkersan, junior
I flag officer of Vice Admiral Rojestyen-
( sky's squadron, had hoisted bis flag
= on the armored cruiser Admiral Max
himoff which. with the other vessels
I Of the squadron now in commission,
fired an imperial salute.
The ear examined the battleships
I Alexander III, Kniaz SouyaToff, Orel
7 and Borodino, which were moored IN
= side the basin He expressed himself
: pleased with their condition and adj
: dressed the worbmen. The car said
= he hoped the workmen would devote
g all their energies and duties to the
: patriotic cause Of completing the war
ships at the earliest possible moment
and concluded with doubling their pay
for the day. The ear did not visit
Admiral Won Yoelkersams division, the
Admiral Nakhimoif Aurora, Osliabia
and Sissoi Yeliky being anchored out
side the basin, explaining that he will
visit them next week. The division,
which has been engaging in target
practice viii sail on trial cruise in
the Baltic
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