Milford chronicle., 1907-07-19
nine KILLED ON
THE GEORGIA
Twelve Others Injured by Powder
Explosion on Warship.
TIE GUN CHARGE IGNITED


sent home. The body of the ninth vic.
tim OF the disaster, Seaman Edward f.
Walsh. Of Lynn, who died Tuesday af-
teTnoon, lies on cot at the naval hos
pltal. Walsh's mother and a brother
OF the seaman were with him when he
died
OF the other 12 brave lads who faced
death in the turret of the battleship
Georgia, and who now lie swathed in
0andages in the naval hospital it is
possible that two-Seaman James P.
Thomas, Of Brooklyn, and Louis o.
Meese, of Cincinnati-may not survive.
Five others are in a serious condition,
with strong hopes that three Of them
may recover, while the rest of the in
covery The dead are:
Lieutenant Casper Goodrich, New
York
William J. Thatcher, chief turret
captain. Wilmington, Del.
Faulkner Goldthwaite, midshipman,
Kentucky.
W. j. Burke, ordinary seaman. Quin-
cy, Mass.
q. &. Hamilton, ordinary seaman,
South Framingham, Mass.
w. NJ. Thomas, ordinary seaman,
Newport, r. /.
George E. Miller, ordinary seaman.
Brooklyn, n. Y.
William F. Pair, ordinary seaman. i
Brooklyn. n. Y
Edward F. Walsh, ordinary seaman
Lynn Mass.
Injured: Midshipman John T. Cruz, G
Nebraska; Frank S. Chlapp. North
Adams, Mass, boatswain's mate:
Charles Hassell. New York. gunner's ~
mate; Orley Tagland, Richford. Mimi. n
chief yeoman: J. G.. Thomas, ordinary a.
seaman, Brooklyn, n. Y; S. L. Rosen- q
berger ordinary seaman, Philadel-
ohia; John o. Mallick, ordinary sea i,
nan, Cleveland, Ohio John A. Bush 81
ordinary seaman. New York: L. o. ~
deez, ordinary seaman. Berea. o.: HI. ~
Gilbert, ordinary seaman, Southwick. 70
dass.; John A. Fone. ordinary sea- ma
nan Trenton, ~ j.; Charles LEIGH, on
rdinary seaman. Frankfort Ind. o.,
The accident happened while the ef
sen were engaged in target practice. ~
ogether with other vessels Of the bat 49,
eship squadron of the Atlantic fleet. ~,
he powder had just been taken FROM
le ammunition hoist to load an eight
lch gun. II was seen to be burning
nd in an instant exploded in the very
ice OF the loader of the gun No dam
&c was done to the vessel. as the pow ''
n was not confined.
How the powder became ignited is
1t known, but the theory held at the MI
IVY yard is that it was set off bv a cie
ark from the smOkestack of the war Jec
lp. After the accident the Georgia wh'
AIDED for the Charlestown navy yard. she
lere the dead and injured were taken ing
hore. the wounded men being CON Gun
yed to the naval hospital at Chelsea
The guns in the forward turret had nav
ished eight rounds of practice. and you
guns of the after turret had fired uidI
round Two cases. as the big 100 e.Iy
md bags of powder are called. had oOla
t been sent up through the ammuni- VI
n hoist and We're in the arms of the mas
der. The loader stood Al tbe broonL repr
one Of the eight-inch guns. all ready
insert the charge At this instant l.
turret was seen to be smoky. and
men. who stood near the loader Indi;
black spot on the bag. indicat-
that the charge had ignited and Lo
smouldering The loader discov- from
the spot at the same instant and pallil
wv himself forward on his face. at mont
same time shouting a warning to total
turret mates. ever,
le other men who had seen the spot at 80
Eich and Hansel. and they also Th
W themselves on the floor. of 19
fore the other men in the turret entire
understand what caused the 600
ers eFy OF warning there was a highe
ling fasa as the burning powder prese
oded. Flames smoke, and nause.
gases filed the little superstruc.
lp which more than than a score Ovs
en- We're confined. As the powder usual
not confined there was no reDort Oyster
lid the vessel suffer any injury the pI
very nook and Granny of the tur of a v
as filled wlil a2me: The loader. to go
was. OF course, nearest the DOW claim
vas terribly burned as was every vice g
man In the turret '.---- 90 her OD
lded by the smoke and fame We're |
u Dy lue acIld, penetrating case based
umes, and maddened with pain, ing toy
1en Screamed in agony Some village
,red blindly up the ladder to the loud t,
way in the top of the turret. going
others crept along the turret has no
begging piteously for assistance. preside
n the smoke Of the burning pow s-
i'd cleared away, the shipmates Human
unfortunate men rushed to their Pitts
nee, and tenderly the suffering somewl
were lifted out Of the fire city Z
d turret and quickly conveyed ashes {
ships hospital, where their who xii
were dressed by the surgeons. He left
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