The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-22
.BLAMES ENSIGN
FOR EXPLOSION |, {. | ST
Failed to See Personally That the
Safety Valve Was Over
hauled.
THE BOILERS NOT DEFECTIVE.
Bonaparte Makes Public Report
Of Board, Suggesting Court
Martial Proceedings.
~ Associated Press.)

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BY Associated Prcss.)
WI WAsHtNgTON, August 2i-Secrctnr,
' - u 1i. !. III, III. -
Bof'aparte to-u 'ly M' ' Pu lh ny pto
coednss OF the court 81 inquiry, Whlcu
Investigated the explosion on the gunbon
pennington ut san Diego. Call for the,
rost 10 stor,n. that Il, !,
- n = ,.YN.,ls, ~, 80. ~, !. -
Deeh circu VA - e''e e'ioS S '''s 80
Benningon's boilers, ana perhaps thos F'e
Of other naval vessels Of the same age,
were detective AS matter OF fact,
4. conrt found the explosion resulted
.9l N. ,.,,,,, ,,h,,,, cor.
rom - l''s e'o9s =. ,,s,.-,,,'',.
noctcd the exploded po'ier WIZ i's seo ~
gauge. SO that the pressure OF that poilcr
may have been several hundred pounds
~ Tho souare inch when the accident
occ,,rrod =
3, = !, n6.4;,1
suggests Soul Nv l'.l q ! l.' e1a1'
While praise was accorded 10 the olll-
ocrs and the ships company for their
conduct during the narrowing scenes
me enI Il ny on,nion
OF the court, are pointed out and courts
!. martial proceedings suggested IN the case ease
! of the only ono OF them surviving, Enslg y
Charles T. Wade The finding OF INC
court says IN part: III ,a.h
- bout $50, on $J NY, 1ls,. ~ ~. $50.
boilers had Deo!t sA''!eu u ,..'u.tn 49,
naces started : wa ,oos. ~, ~ =, o,,ea
me steam gaus. - $3.50 80, ,,rn.s,,re
M about I'VE pou.lus ~ NJ, nasa' ~, - ~ IA
and at this time Oller fralih -
Courtani acting as water tehue1' \ {
directed D. N. Holland, fireman, Sc Sc
cond-class, to close the air COCK ~
boiler b: that the said ,Hoilano Y
climbed UP and closed a valve ana
almost Immediately. the steam gauge
m boiler 81. failed to register any
nross,re. that this was apparently not
Noticed nv either water tender, or
ia fireman. and no attention appears
- ha,,a heen maid to the fact that
~ 81 40 - ,,,,,pe failed to register, but
~. Lant IN work,ng the fires and
e,r,,a taay,,v. that when the steam
5# illllls Aca sn ~, -, .ha,,,ad ono hun
gauge on poi.er :, sU" .noro ,,,.
ored ana thir ~ ), ,,,ar
no pressure SHOWN oh Wy 2
gunge OF boller d
What Caused Explosion.
,5. !. =, .toto tt,at
he i,, nan sn,olI ,aak Was
ABOUT W;W = e,U,n' swat ,,ad hoe y
l oulu III " - I :, :, I, +.
s sen ~ 1Ne T. ax,,os,on
a teha a e tlie i'',, o,,rt al.
occurred. ne oli'i.4iott' y - ~ -. m
lows: ~,
The court IS g tne op'non , ..s
iss the EXPLOSION "s.s. chuseu :; ,.r,,,
slve steam p,.s ,s.1t 49,. .,h,+tinr
Whlet' =. ~, ,sa,inr ,,Itb
.ne yaise go. !, staad ~ ~. ,,aivo
.n' a. aa,,, s aao,, ainna :. w,s intcnd-
$3.50 ~ ~ staor, rnnre aid not
ind,cate tho nressnre in lie boiler.
seconi ~ unusual and heavy firing In
the boiler TO get a pressure, which
tho gauge failed to show; third, by
the failure OF tbs sentinel and safety
valves to INT at the pressure for which
they we're set, and the pressure In
. creased without relief until It was
beyond the strength z OF the oollet'
which gave way IN Its weakest part, 4
afterwards found TO be tho CORFU
gated flue OF numper - tne lowest s 'ss y
middle furnace, Wh.ch eo.'aPseu, .hat
me courl - a,su - ~ s sapond .c,ass
- y. iio'.,'' e,.an,ar, an d,,t, firing
ho MI va r.. at, at and before he time Of
the explosion, did, Dy mistake, smut
OF the steam waive coh'hn l ~ po'lel.
B with Its steam guase, slnNss instead g
the air cock, rs directea' mus prevent,
ing the gauge from recora'ns me s.oan'
pressure In Its boiler: ths IN f'ahK -
Courtanl. oller' ac1lns wafer, tetues,
on watch. IN charge OF thls oollet. .ru.''
about 0:b a. NJ, .untl4 the t'hle o. ,tiu
explosion. did ran @ observe ,nut s..'s
steam gauge was not,y recolu'''e, NV ~.
did continue push'ns me lsres on ne
boiler, and further,s 5W1 neh 'slks W. -,
veloped from excessive e's' pressure N'u , az
fail to relieve th's pressure "n'e''
should have been aone az once; .',t
p. 3, Ferguson, ehiet 'nae ~
mate on watch, N charge OF ing e1'-
CINE and flre-rool!'s, qua 'ali ~ ~