The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-17

teTlal Tor sacklng which Will De waterproof
and still more infammable than the present
sacks.
II is further explained that il il necessary
when the big guns are being fired rapidly
TO have the scuttle open. AS the turre's
become very hot.
SEEKING SAFETY DEVICES.
In several instances Of disaster la turrets
like the present one, the result has been
some Improvement calculated to afford
greater safety and convenience. The
hearsarge accident resulted in the spplics-
ton of the automatic shutter in the am
munition hoist winch shuts OF the upper
from the lower turret and in the event Of
an accident in one turret prevents gas
or flame from being communicates from
one TO the other In this instance il l.
evident hat the shut er worked all right.
and perhaps may have prevented "A still
more serious accident
Ii was suggested to-day that inasmuci
as IL il necessary TO have the scnttle open
when the guns are being fired that II Nigh
be practicable 10 have an electric ian st
the opening which would blow away SCOT or
sparks which might possibly come down
through This opening.
CONDITION or THE INJURED.
This afternoon the Navy Department
received the following despatch from
Rear Admiral Snow. giving the condition
Of the injured:
Condition Of injured at 0 A. NJ. July 10;
Midshipman Cruise, worse; Seaman Walsh,
fatal; Ordinary Seaman Meese. worse;
Seaman Bush. critical, seaman Zone,
critical but hopeful; ~Bostswain's Mate
Schlapp, favorable; Chief Woman Tag
land, critical but hopeful; Seaman Gilbert
critical; seaman Rosenberger. fairly good;
Ordinary Seaman Eioh. favorable; Gunne =
Mate, First Class, Hansell. favorable; Orui-
nary Seaman Malek, critical.
Georgia returned 70 target ground by
order of Admiral Thomas Immediately after
transfer Of injured. Commanding officer
could not explain cause OF explosion kela-
tives will be kept informed
Later in the afternoon word was received
at the Department from Admiral SNOW
announcing the death Of Seaman Edmund
Walsh. which occurred at PAS.
THK PRESIDENTS NTERE
Acting Secretary of the Navy Ne~Lerry
tins morning sent the President a bret
despatch informing him officially Of the
disaster The President throughout the
day manifested much concern and twice
wired the Department for information.
His first despatch to Mr.. N~ewberry said,
Il am greatly concerned over the acct
dent. Keep lne informed fully Of par
ticulars."
Later in the day the President wired
vi y vi us III
Il am inc xpre- Sibly shocked and grieved
at the dreadful accident on the Georgia
and the death Of the gallant OF GERS aud
men. ] wish full particulars at The earliest
possible date, and | especially want to
kno about the man who's reported as hav-
ing lost his life while e~ndeavoring to pre-
vent the accident involving the destruction
to the slip. let mt know the condition
Of the wOunde men. Repeat this to the
captain Of me Georgia"
In response to the Preside nt's request,
Acting Secretary Newherry wired him the
report Of Rear Admiral SNOW giving the
condition of the injured men. In COM
pliance with his order also his message was
elegraphed To Boston, where IL was COM
municated by wireless To the Georgia.
which is now back on the target grounds
OF Provincetown.
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY.
Various expressions of sympathy and
coincidence came in TO theydepertment yes
terday. One of the first received was
from Lieut.. Carlo Pfster. laval Attach6
of the talian Embassy. He sent the fol.
lowing despatch;
~On behalf Of he Italian Embassy and
myself | send through. you to the navy
the most sincere sympathy and coincidence
Georgia"
A despatch received from the Victorian
Club Of Boston read:
The president, officers Ia members
Of the Victorian Club of Boston. Mass.
BRITISH. deeply grieve deplorable accident
to officers and men OF the United States
ship Georgia. Express their profound sym
patty for the comrades n relatives OF
the dead"