New-York tribune., 1910-09-09


wnen she was about twelve miles from
Old Point, in lower Chesapeake Bay
An explosion OF fuel oil and the ensuing
fire cost the lives Of three men and also
resulted in the more or less serious in
111ring Of nine others. Including Lieu
tenant Commander Orin G. Murfin. engi-
reer officer.
The accident happened far from any
shore. and for several hours the widest
run1ors were current. that having the
widest circulation being to the effect
that the Delaware, sister ship TO the
North Dakota. had been blown up
Rear Admiral seaton Schroeder names
t.e following dead and injured in his
report:
THE DEAD
GILMORE. Robert. coal rasser; enlisted at New
Ior K ~ / %s+7fa 5fIrnoTe Of No seIrns H5a
street Hartford. conn.
sCzMIDT JosePh " o92l Fasser gas z2 enlisted St R At
mother Mrs Anna Schmidt. Of No 1o4s
Decatur street BROOKLYN.
STRAIT. Joseph. coal rssser; enlisted at Grand
father. Peter Strait. of No - Bremen
street. Newark. Y }. and sister. Amelia
I. L@tsohe, q No Il Cook street Ansonia,
I1tI M I ht-l'
ANDREWS. E X. chief nnacainist; next Of KIN
sisters Mamie 4 Cameron, Of No 2l25
WIN WB5- % Of S6 iss7 Haaoh i5 A-i5 Plaees Wash
AZ New York
KINNEY, Fred P. fireman. first class. enlisted
Mare Island. Cal
father. 7. 6 McDonough. Of No 1sa Park
avenue. Brooklyn
- MORRISON. John G. fireman first class. en-
listed At Boston
PIOREK. Leo r. fireman. second class. enlisted
at Chicago
ROBERTS. Charles c. machinist's mate. en-
UITTwER. Sebastian J. fireman. first class.
enlisted at Philadelphia
Admirars Statement.
Rear Admiral Schroeder late to-day
made the following suocinct statement
of the accident:
Between 1880 and II O'Clock this
morning oil from Room 5 in the North
Dakota caught fire while the first
squadron Of the Atlantic feet was max
ing passa ge from the Southern drill
grounds TO Hampton Roads Under
request from the commander Of the
North Dakota. the commander in chief
of the feet Immediately ordered the
North Dakota 10 leave the feet forma-
ton and the battleship New Hampshire
put near to render assistance in case
they could be Of service.
no assistance was necessary, and by
1l:30 o'clock the fire on the North Da-
kota was under control.
1t has not Yet been ascertained how
the fire started. although il is believed
that the disaster was not due TO any
Carelessness Of the men on the North
Dakota. a board of inquiry was named
fo investigate the accident. consisting
Of Captain c. a. Core, Of the Delaware,
senior officer; Lieutenant Commander
c. :. Price Of the Delaware, and Lieu
tenant Commander A n. Proctor, of the
Connecticut. This board will thorough
J. look into the cause OF the explosion"
Injured Expected 10 Recover.
After naming the dead and injured,
stating that the three who We're dead
were KILLED outright" Admiral Schroe-
Ger a6ds:
The injured men are all expected to
recover. Lieutenant Commander Orin @.
Murfin was in the fire room at the time
seriously.
The commander in chief Immediately
upon the anchor1ng OF The squadron pro-
oeeded on the supply tender Yankton to
the North Dakota 10 personally attend
the operations. The fire was completely
under control before he arrived, and
after ascertaining as many facts as pos
sible ne returned to The Connecticut in
Hampton Roads.
The North Dakota, shortly after the
accident anchored off Thimble Shoal
Lighthouse The wounded men, who are
severely but not seriously burned, were
removed from the North Dakota to the
hospital ship Solace and are receiving
the best medical attention"
Testing Oil as Fuel.
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