The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-16

! Of case CT powder in the hands OF
a gunner in the after superimpoTc
Surret 0 fthe battleship Georgia, i1
| Massachusetts Bay today, six men
were killed and fifteen wee injured.
Not one 0 fthose in the turre, escaped
injury.
The dead are William J. Thatcher
chef turret captain, Of Wilmington
Del; Faulkner Goldthwaite. midship
man t Kentucky; w. j Burke Of
Quincy Mass; c. G. Hamilton, Of
South Framingham, Mass; w. NJ.
Thomas, of Newpor, II. l.; George +
Miller Of Brooklyn, N Y. the TO r
latter were ordinary sCamen
The injured are: Lieutenant Cas-
per Goodrich OF New York Midship-
man John T. Cruise OF Nebraska
Frank Schapp, of n rth Adams
Mass, hoatsNain's mate, Of the sec
ond class; Charles Hassell, Of New
York, gunners' mate of the first class,
Orley Tagland, of Richford Mimi,
chief yeoman; ordinary seamen, VIII
liam s. Pear, of Brooklyn N. y; j. G.
Thomas OF Brooklyn, N y; S. L. Ros-
enberger. cf Philadelphia, Pa. Edward
J. Walsh, of Lynn, Mass; John @
Malliek, of Cleveland Ohio; John a.
Bush. Of New York; l.. o. Mezz, oI
Berea, Ohio; Fl L. Gilbert, of South
wick. Mass; John A. Fene, Of Tren-
ton. N. o., and Charles L. Eich, Of
Frankfort, Ind.
Three Critically Injured.
Three of the injured Goodrich,
Pear aud Walsh were in a very crit
ical condition when brought into the
hospital and ii was announced that
their injuries were probably fatal.
Goodrich has undoubtedly lost his
sight in both eyes and is terribly
burned. Goodrich and Seaman Nal
lick jumped overheard Immediately
after the explosion. with the appar-
ent motive of ending the terrible SUI
fering from their burns.
Both of the desperate men were
quickly rescued by their uninj red
comrades
The accident happened while the
battleship was several miles on
and the men were en-
gagged in target practice, together WI |
other vessels of the battleship squad
ron of the Atlantic leet
Explodes in Leaders, Face.
The powder had just been taken |
from the ammunition hoist to load an |
eight inch gun. 1t was seen to be |
burning and In an instant it expl2dod |
in the very face of the loader of the
gun. No damage was done 10 the
gessel as the powder was not confined
and early this evening. under orders
rom Washington, the Georgia sailed
back for the target grounds of Pro
gineetown.
How the powder became ignited Is
NOT vet known, but the theory held al
he navy yard is that II was SET on
by spark from the warships smoke
stack.
Immediately after the accident the
ieorgia headed for the Charleston
iavy yard
,ynere the dead and injured were
axiom ashore. the wounded men being
onveyed to the nayl hospital at
Jhelsea. 80,
The Georgia is one of the battle
,hips of the second division of inc
econd Atlantic feet which has been
It target practice off Province'o"h
or the last three weeks.
The Georgia is one Of the newest
Of the navy, having been
n commission only about 10 months
Che is commanded by Henri McRae. j
Had Fired One Charge.
The explosion occurred in the after
turret. where the men
nder the command of Lieutenant
;oodrich. son Of Rear Admiral Good 4
icb commandant Of the New Ncrh /
iavy yard. and Midshipmen Con-
hwaite and Cr-se. were operating an
light inch gun. +,
The guns in the forward turreta
sd finished an eight round prac ice
n dthe guns in the after terrut haA
red one round
Two cases. as the big 100 pouha
ags of powder. are called. had just
cen sem up through the ammunition
oist and were i'm the arms of tn'
aafer. whose name was withheld py
he ships Officers The i01der siOot
I tho breech Of enc uf the eight inch
uns. ready to insert the charge. Al
his instant the turrei was seen TO be