Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-07-18
Great Quantity of Powder Ignites
and Fills Compartment With
Flames-Six Men Killed Outright
and Two More Die of Burns at the
Hospital.

Mass.
w. NJ. Thomas. Newport r.
George E. Miller. BROOKLYN. n. Y.
ordinary seaman.
William f. Pair, BROOKLYN. n. Y.
ordinary seaman.
The injured are.
MidshiDman John r Cruise Ne.
braska.
Fred ScbIaDD. b0atswain's mate
second class. North Adams. Mass
Charles HasseI New York gunner's
mate. first class.
OrIav TagIaud Ricbford Mimi
chief woman.
Ordinary Seamen:
J. G Thomas Bro1kIyn. N Y
S. l. Ro.enberger. PHILADELPHIA.
Edward 7 Walsh. Lynn Mass.
Tohn q NalIicgl Cleveland q
lobn A Rnsb New. York
+, q Mem Rerna Ohio
RI r Gilbert Southwiclx Mass
JobD Feue Trenton N :
Charles 7. Eich. Franfort Ind
Two at+eo,n+ euioida
Tbraa of tho iniurad Goodrich poir
and Walsh were i, varv critical
condition when brought into the hos
initial and If was announced that +beir
iniur;ae were Irobab1v fatal Good.
rich has undouh+adIv lost the sfgbt If
both ewes and is tarrfh1v burned
Goodrich and Seaman Ma1IicI, iumnad
overheard immadiafe1v after tba az
nIoeion with tho annaran+ motive of
ending fine tarrihIe suffaring from
tbair hurre Roth of tba daenarata
mo-, vrnro c,,ioIlI,, roso,,od ~, min.
inrod oo,,radoe
Tho accident banna1ad while the
6attJasbi,, wae several roi1ae off PRO
vfncetown and the men were engaged
in target nractfce. together with other
vassaI, If tho battIaehin SQUADRON of
+bo Atlantic foot Tbe nowdor. had
inst baan taken from the ammunition
Moist +o load an aieb+-inch oun #
was seen to he burning and in an in
slant 1t exploded III the very lace OF
the loader OF the gun NO damage
was done the vessel as the powder
was not cohhne"' ana cary laSt even
lli8' uhoer orueIS from washington
Tue "e"rSI" S9l'eu pdcN iol Tie V'l.
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no" Ine Po"uel peo''iLe lsni'eu 70
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rai ' oo,1+tor r'c,tO - +ba navaI bosnitaI
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hot+Ies1,ins 81 tho navv bavi,g haan
=, oa,,,,,,ia.io,, on1,. obor+ IN roon+be
en- - nnn,noanda4 NV Hon. McCroa
Tfan+onan4 Occasion and ORDINARY
So, yzri1Iio1, p Dol. If Rroolr1vn
diad Iota Iost EVENING ~ tbo
hasrft,I
MA - "N''
When the Georgia arrived at the
navy yard dock a great crowd was
awaiting All uueugaged sailors, ma
rines and machmists in the yard We're
on hand, as we'll as the officers of the
yard and various ships that are in
port. Detachments of marines,
armed with fixed bayonets, kept the
crowd at a respectful distance and
no one was allowed to pass down the
pier AS soon as the ship was made
fast to the dock the sufferers were
borne tenderlv down the gang mack
ON stretchers and placed in an ambu-
lance which carried them To the naval
bosnitaI whore SURGEONS attande ?
them
Roth the living and the dead vera
found 70 he +arribI,. burned Tire,
Of tba men were burnaa havond roc
oonition Their ewes wara b,,rna5
ort and their faces hodias arms and
laos b1actanad
Tho rows Of cots in the wards with
their suffering ban6arad burns bore
silent testimony ia tho bravery Of III :