New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-16


and received horrible burns. one officer and five
men dying before the ship reached port, The
victims of the accident are:
THE DEAD
GOODRICH Lieutenant Caspar
GOI1DTHwAITE Faulkner. midshipman. Kentucky.
THATCHER. William J.. chief turret captain Whining
ton. Del.
BURKE. W. J. ordinary seaman Quincy. Mass
HAMILTON e. G.. ordinary South FraIuinshan.
Mass
MILLER. George E. ordinary seaman Brooklyn.
PAIR William F.. ordinary seaman. Brooklyn.
THOMAS. ". NJ, ordinary seaman. Newport. r 1
THE INJURED
CRUISE John T. midshipmaa Nebraska: hands and
face burned very seriously.
HANsELL. Charles. gunners' mate first class New
York. face and hands burned.
sCHLAPP. Frank boa,swasn's mate. second class
North Adams. Mass; back. chest, and face
TAGI.tND. or!y chief yeoman Richford, Mimi arms.
back and face burned
BUSH. John A. ordinary seaman. New York; face.
arms and chest burned. probably fatally
EICH. Charles l. ordinary seaman Frankfort, Ind :
face arms and hands burned
FoNE. John A. ordinary. seaman. Trenton. y j..
arms. back. neck and face burned
GILBERT. Harold =. ordinary seaman. Southvick
Macs, two-thrds OF body burned
MALESK John {, ordinary seaman. Cleveland; arms
ana face burned
MEEsE. Louis o. ordinary seaman. Berea. Ohio arms
face and chest burned
ROSENBERGER. Samuel l.. ordinary seaman. PhiIa-
dslphta arms and face burned
THOMAS James P. ordinary seaman. Brookiyn y
y face arms chest and back burned, fatally
WALSH. Edward J.. seaman. Lynn Mass, chest and
face burned fatally.
Four other men. whose names were not given
and who were not taken of the ship received
minor injuries.
CAPTAIN MCREAS STATEMENT.
After the Georgia sailed away at 6:O5 o'clock
one of the navy yard officers gave out the fol-
lowing statement from Captain McCrea;
About 10 a. m. July To- while engaged IN
record target practice with S-inCh guns mounted
In the after superpoSed turTet, firing at the tar
get at the time. Il powder charge became ig-
nited. injurng about twenty men and doins
damage to the tuIret.
Until a thorough examination is made by the
board convened by the division commander,
Rear Admiral Charles NJ. Thomas. l. >. n.
we have no theory to advance as TO the cause OF
the deplorable accident which resulted in the
serious injury of twenty brave men, six of whom
have since passed away
charge of powder had just been stopped at
the breech of the gun ready for loading. sud
denly one OF the powder bags was found 10 be
burning in the leaders, hands. II created great
heat and all in the turret were badly burned.
Two of this turret's crew. their clothing ablaze.
hurried out the only exit and plunged quickly
overboard being picked up by our steamer
nearby. Chief Carpenter Yates In charge OF
the repair boat, luckily saw these two men Jump
and fastened 10 their succor.
When Admiral Thomas informed of the
extent and serious nature OF the resultant in
iuries the Georgia was Immediately directed 10
proceed post haste to Boston.
HOW THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED
In the turret where the explosion occurred the
men under command Of Lieutenant Goodrich
and Midshpmen Goldthwaite and Cruise were
operating the S-inch guns.
The guns in the forward turret had finished
eight rounds of practice. and the guns of the
after turret had fired one round. Two cases, as
the big 1OO-pound bags of powder are called,
had Just been sent UP through the ammunition
hoist and were in the arms of the loader, whose
name was withheld by the ships officers. The
loader stood at the breech OF one of the S-inch
euns ready TO insert the charge. At this in
stant the turret was seen TO be smoky. and two
on the bag. indicating that the charge had ig-
nited and was smoudering The loader discov-
cred the spot at the same instant and threw
himself forward his face. at the time
shouting warning to his turret mates. The other
men who had seen the spot were Eich and Han
SELL and they also threw themselves on the
floor of the turret
Before the other men in the turret could
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