The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-14
BODY OF COXSWA|N
AFLOA I IN ROADS ADJ
Foundry byWrccking Crews.
Dredging Waters for
Navy Victims.
NO OTHER BODIES
YET RECOVERED
Report THAT All Had Been
Washed Ashore Denied by Adj
miral Thomas Other
Theories as to Loss Of
Minnesota's Launch
at Norfolk.

Z. NORFOLK, VA. June 13.-The body
OF Coxswain Robert II. Dodson, OF the
battleship Minnesota's ill-fated launch,
which with it's eleven occupants. six
lmidshipmen and five seapen, went to
tho bottom Of Hampton Roads in the
darkness OF Tuesday night, was found
floating In the Roads to-day, and to-
night reports were circulated, but al
most Immediately denied, that the
other bodies had beop recovered. An
orderly from one of the ships Of the
Atlantic fleet stated at Old Point Com
fort that the bodies Of the other ten
men drowned had been taken to the
Norfolk Navy-Yard. Admiral Thomas,
OF the fleet. however, sends wireless
bodies had been found and similar
denial was made at the navy-yard
Think Barge Hit Launch.
IT now seems to be accepted In naval
circles that the. little launch was run
down by q coal barge shortly after the
frail boat carrying the eleven men left
Discovery Landing. It was learned
Fl. Evans's yacht, the Chilhewee, with
q party OF. f.Baltimoreans, was anchored
off the Exposition Grounds a short dis
tance from where the accident is
thought to have happened, and. ac-
i cordtnE to members OF the party, cries
of the drowning mtdshipmen and sail
! ors were heard coming over the wa
ter, though the party at that time
believed that the noises were made by
i Ijubilant parties returning from the
army and navy ball.
i To Call Inquiry Court.
Admiral Emory will, as soon as some
tangible evidence is found that the
!; launch was run doewn by coal barge,
call the regular court OF inquiry re-
Quired by the navy regulations, and q
$ thorough investigation will be made
& The sessions OF the court Of inquiry
. will convene on one. OF tho battleshinn
J steamboat inspectors are Investigating
United States Supervising Inspecto
OF Steam Vessels Uhler arrived from
! washington day, and. in conlpan,
with Colonel CAST. supervising inspec
1 tor for this district, proceeded to OF,
Point to Investigate the loss OF th
battleship Minnesota's steam launch.
l Saw Car Float In Roads,.
I "A request has been made upon the
officials of the New York. Philadelphia
and Norfolk Railway Company that i
{ advise the department whether any on
of It's car floats. which are accus
toned to ply between Norfolk an
Cape Charles. was in Hampton Road
at midnight on Monday.
Captain Pedrick, commanding TIL
naphtha yacht Marian, OF Savannah
i which is engaged in carrying pas
- sengers between Norfolk, Hampto
4 Roads and the Jamestown Expositio
y Grounds. said to-day that about mi6
"a night Monday he saw q tug bound
70 Just about off the deep water pier {
le Pine Beach, and she was towing q, CO
II float, upon which were a number {
& freight cars.
re Anticipating that the bodies Of IL
in other victims will be found. the Nav
os EDepartment has shipped @ sufaciel
4 number Of metallic caskets to til
se se navy-yard hospital in which to bu'
al them.
so The board Of governors OF the Jane
ID town Exposition this afternoon r
,u ouested the president Of the scorpor'
ton to communicate to the famili
Of those lost with the launch from Il
battleship Minnesota the profound SO
row and sympathy Of the compan
o4lThe flags oe tho/eApositlon VIII De
III halfmast for two days.