The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-16

thwaite Among the Dead - Midship-
man John r. Cruise seriously Burned
Powder Said to Have Been Isnited
by 4 Spark From the ships Fun
mel That Came In Through ventlates
injured Hurried to Naval Hospital
at Chelsea - Ship Returns to Tar.
get Practice Rigid Inquiry Ordered.
BosroN. July i5.-While the battleshlp
Georgia. one Of the newest ships Of the
United States Navy, was at target practice
with other vessels of the North Atlantic
fleet on Barnstable, in Cape Cod Bay. about
10 O'Clock this forenoon a charge Of powder
Intended for use in one of the after turret
eight inch guns suddenly ignited in the
turret while twenty-five men were inside.
Six Of the injured died before the battles
ship could reach Boston and fifteen others
were removed TO the naval hospital in
Chelsea.
Lieut.. Caspar Goodrich, a son Of Rear
Admiral Ca spar F. Goodrich. commandsnt
Of the Brooklyn navy yard. died at the hos
pitsl at HAS tonight. His father and
mother, who had been called from New
York, we're at his bedside when the end
came.
William Francis Pair, an ordinary sea-
man, also died in the hospital tonight.
1t is feared that seven more Of them
iii -. -~o..~- &c.. sk.;- sns,s.. IT,.
more men who were somewhat burned re-
NAMED in the sick bay on the ship, their
injuries being mild enough to be treated by
the surgeons on board.
The Dead.
GooDRICH, CAsPAR. Lieutenant. born in1taly,
appointed to Naval Academy from Connect.
cut and entered Academy September Z. 1897
father, Rear Admiral Caspar Y. Goodrich
New York Navy Yard.
G~oLDrHwAITH, FAULKNER. .midshipman.
home. Hopkinsviile. Ky, next OF kin. mother.
Mrs. George G~oldthwsite.
BURKE. WILLIAM j.. seaman, enlisted az
Boston: next of kin. Mrs. II. Clare. aunt. $50
Granite street. Quincy, Mass.
THOMAS. WILLIAM NJ. ordinary seaman.
enlisted Boston, Mass: next Of kin. Mrs.
Eleanor Thomas. mother. % Thames street.
Newport. RI. .
MILLER. GEORGE. ordinary seaman. enlisted
New York; no kin; home Memphis. Tenn.
THATCHER. WILLIAM NJ. Chief Turret Cap
tain. enlisted League Island; next OF kin.
Louisa A. Thatcher. mother, lioo West Sixth
street. Wilmington, Del.
HAMILTON, GEORGE G., (unonfcisil ordinary
seaman. enlisted Boston; next OF kin. Gsorgs
W. Hamilton. father. 81 Wellington avenue.
South Frsmin CHAM. Mass. .
PAIR. WILLIAM FRANCIS. ordinary seaman.
enlisted at New York; next of kin. Mrs. NJ
Mcdonald, mother. 1874 Flatbush avenue.
Brooklyn; burned on body. Died In b ospitsl.
The Injured.
CRUISE. join T.. Midshipmsn. born in Ken
lucky. appointed To the Naval Academy
from n ebraska and entered Academy July "a.
1903 assigned to the Georgia October 8. 1905:
father, Major Thomas Cruise. Depot Quarter
master. Omaha. Seb.; seriously burned on
face and hands.
FoNE. jon A., ordinary seaman. enlisted
at Philadelphia; next OF kin. John Allen
Fone. father. IL Morgan avenue. Trenton.
". j.; head. back and arms burned.
GILBERT. HARoLD L., seaman, enlisted 40
Boston. Mass. next Of kin. Elroy Gilbert.
father, S~outhwick, Mass. body burned badly.
HANsELL, CHARLES. gunners' mate. fret
class, enlisted at New York; next Of kin.
Walter Hansell, brother. 1921 Eighth avenue.
New York. face and arms burned.
MALRK. JOIN, ordinary seaman. enlisted
at Cleveland. Ohio; next Of kin, Mrs. Mary
Malek, mother. 269i East Twenty-nfth street.
Cleveland: arms and face burned.
MEEsE. LOUIS ordinary seaman. enlisted
at Cincinnati, Ohio; next Of kin, William c.
Meese. brother. Berea, Ohio, X +. No. .
head, arms and chest burned.
ROsENDERGER. SAMUEL L.. ordinary sea-
man, enlisted at Philadelphia, next of kin.
Harry Is Rosenberger. father. SGIn Ridge
avenue. Philadelphia face and arms burned.
ScHLArP, Franz. boatswain's mate, second
class. enlisted at Boston. Mass.; next OF ku.
Conrad Schlarp. father. ii2 Berry street,
North Adams, Mass body and face burned.
TAGLANp, ORLY, chief yeonan. enlisted At
Charleston, :. C.; next of kin. n. Tasland.
father. Rusiord. Mimi: arms. back and head
y burned.
THOMAS, JAMES p. ordinary seaman. en-.
listed at New York; next Of kin, Michas
Thomas, father. 002 Degraw street, Brooklyn
fatally burned. face. arms. chest and back
WALSH. EDMUND j., seaman. enlisted a.
Boston, Mass next OF hin, VI. Walsh, mother.
- Seymour avenue, Lynn. Mass. fatally
burned, chest and face.
Bush. o n A.. ordinary seaman. enlisted
New York: friend. Frank diamond l?2l Eat
EiRhty-eighth street, New York fatally
burned about arms. face and chest,
KICH. CHARLES L.. ordinary seaman, ~.
listed indianapolis next of kin. Mrs. Sadie :.
Kich. mother. ~ North Main street. tra'.A.
tort. Ind; head, arms and hands burned
The newt of kin OF those killei nave been
Officially notified 10y the Navy Department.
Midshipman Cruise, ~ is feared. will no.
recover Ne and Mdshipwan Goldthwar-
have nJg l.cn oU nf the AaNa, Academy
long
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