The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-16
10 Result From Explosion on
Battleship
EIGHTH DIED AT MIDNIGHT
Powder Exploded in Turret Of the United
States Ship Georgia Yesterday and
Only One Man in Turret Escaped
Practically Uninjured.

Boston, July 16.--Since the death of
Lieutenant Caspar Goodrich at midnight
which brought the list Of fatalities in
the y. s. battleship Georgia disaster BY
explosion yesterday up to eight, no more
deaths have occurred At the Chelsea
Navy hospital, however, were 10 Of the
injured are being attended it was re-
ported this morning that the death Of
Midshipinan James T. Cruise, and Sea
man Edward j. Walsh, who enlisted
from Lynn, Mass, is hourly expected.
There il little doubt that others viii
sliccumb from their burns.
The official inquiry will be delayed
by the fact that none Of those who were
nearest the bag Of powder when it took
IRE viii be able to testify for many
days. Midshipman Lucien n KimbaIl,
who was the only person in the Turret
who escaped practically without injury,
owed his immunity to the fact that
Chief Yoeman orIy Tagland threw him
to the floor and covered his body with
his own form until the flames had sub
sided He believes that the explosion
was caused BY a spark that ignited the
powder, either from the funnel outside
or from an unconsumed piece Of gun
wadding inside the turret.
The battleship Georgia steamed slow.
ly up Boston harbor from the target
practice grounds in Cape Cod bay late
yesterday and landed the dead and in
lured al the Charlestown navy yard.
Upon the arrival of the Georgia there
became generally known the details OF
the most frightful naval catastrophe that
has ever taken place along the New Eng
land coast.
The accident occurred shortly before
noon while the .Georgias crew were at
target practice Off Barnstable in Cape
Cod bay. In some manner as vet unex-
planned two bags Of powder became ig-
nted and in the terrific flash that fol.
lowed the entire turret crew consisting
OF three officer and eighteen men, were
eHveloped in fire and suffered horrible
injuries. One officer and five men died
before the ship reached port.
The dead:
Goldthwaite, Faulkner, midshipman,
Kentucky.
Thatcher, William J., chief turret cap
tain, Wilmington, Del
Burke, VIM. Joseph, seaman, Quincy,
Mass.
Hamilton, George G., ordinary sea
man. South Framington, Mass.
Miller, George f., ordinary seaman,
Brooklyn, n. Y.
Pair, VIM. F., ordinary seaman, Brook.
Thomas, VIM. NJ seaman. Newport,
RI.
Injured:
Goodrich, Casper, lieutenant, Brooklyn,
n. ", fatally.
Cruise, John T., midshipman, Nebraska,
very seriously
Schiapp, Frank, boatswain's mate, sec
ond class, North Adams, Mass
Hansell, Charles, gunner's mate, first
class, New York.
Taglund, orly, chief yoeman, Richford,
Walsh, Edward j., seaman, Lynn,
Mass; fatally.
Bush, j. A., ordinary seaman, New
York; probably fatally
Eich, Charles L., ordinary seaman,
Frankford, Ind.
Fone, John A., ordinary seaman, Tren-
ton, n. J.
Gilbert, Harold T., ordinary seaman,
southwick, Mass.
MaiicE, John C., ordinary seaman,
ran
Mecse, Louise O., ordinary seaman,
Berea, o.
Rosenberger Samuel l., ordinary sea-
man. philadelphia, Pa.
Thomas, James p, ordinary seaman,
Brooklyn. N. "; fatally.
Four other men received minor injur.
iea but their names were not given and
thew were not taken of the ship
Story of the Accident.
The explosion occurred in the after SUI
,orimposed turret where the men, under
command Of Lieut.. Goodrich, a son Of
Rear Admiral Goodrich, commandant OF
tbe New York navy yard, and Midship-
nan Faulkner Goldthwaite and John 4.
cTuse, we're operating the eight inch
rbe runs in the forward turrets had
enished eight rounds Of practice and the
,n,ns of the after turret had fred one
sornd Two cases. as the big ono hun
5ysd mound bags OF powder are called
IN nat been sent up through the am
,.Snitiou hoist and were III the arms OF
the loader, whose name was withheld by
me ~, sbips officers The loader stood at
~ breech Of one Of the eight inch guns
.teosdv 10 insert the charge. AT that
,anf the turret was seen TO be smoky
VA tbc two men who stood near tho
"do5 saw black spot on the bag indi
TING f that the charge had ignited and
ras smouldering.
nv loader discovered the spot in thf
,e minute and threw himself forward
Ky face shouting a warning To bis
on The other men who had seer
NV snot were Eich and Hansell, and
ths @ also threw themselves on the aool
af ihe turrct
o. pegore The other men IN the turrel
I5 understand why the loader shoutes
coalu ,gas binding fash as the burning
tpe,s axeloded Flames, smoke ans
pow aIled the little super structure is
gass5h more than score Of men were