The evening world., 1911-09-25

chips Of the squadron. which hurrtediy despatched pinnaces with lei and
nrs apparatus to the aid Of their sister ship
Presently minor explosions began within the Lberte and many seamen
flung themselves overheard.
Cries of save yourselves; fire tear magazines" coud'be heard ringing
& across the water in the stiffness Of the clear morning.
From every side scores of sailors leaped overheard and swan fran
ticany for safety. but scarcely than one hundred had plunged into
phosion that seemed e tear out the side Of the great steel vessel. which
swayed over to one side and sank swiftly.
DEA M DYING IN THE WATER.
rs In a moment dead bodies yer noatns about 10 the disturbed waters
that splashed around the upper works. In a wide circle around the spot
where the craft had noated 8 proudly minutes before the seamen who
escaped death were struggling desperately and small boats wre picking
up a many as they could reach.
The LiOerts had a complement of 700 men. OF thse 40 we're away on
shore leave so $50 were aboard when the fire broke out A rough estimste
places the number Of those who jumped overheard somewhere between
100 and 200.
A rumble of the explosion Va. heard throusbout. the city and immense
crowds of soberfaced people gathered ut the wharf
NsAry every vessel of the squadron lost some lei from the parues,
sent to the aid OF the burnns battleship. The Verte a moored nearest
being about 25 yards from the Lberte Eight Of the Veriss mon wore
wounded by flying fragments blown from the Liberte or by pieces of burst,
ing shells. The decks of the verte were crowded with men who were
watching the frishtfui spectacle and who were targets for the falling
debris
The Libere val broken in two by tho violenc. Of the final explosion
She sank In forty feet Of water. Accordingly. large portions OF the upper
and the burning of black powder caused a'denss smoke that obscursd the
wreck.
were tossed high in the air and a shower OF human dimbs. bits Of nesh
articles Of clothing. pieces of armor plate and spnnters of wood fell upon
ANAL boats standing by The omcsrs md men Of the vrite behold ami
awful picture of disaster and death.
VESSEL IN BIG REVIEW FLEET.
The iAberte ~ anchored In the rosdstsad. where che has been since
I, when the French national executive gszed upon the most powerful feet
that France has over assembled. Premier Caiuaux and his associates il
tn. Cabinet, together with many ssna.os and Deputies. ere present.
Particular significance attached to the display q It q made on the
very day that France communicated to Germany the terms upon which the
republic offered a settlement of the Moroccan dispute with Germany.
Formed in two perfect aisnments were eighteen bathehips. six Of them
of the "al big gun" type; nine srmored cruisers. twsntyave torpedo
boats and torpedo boat Destroyer The nest was manned BY 1'oo omce1
and 2eSo7 men.
Following the review the feet resumed the autumn masosuvrss and
gun practice On Sept 20 the armorsd cruiser 0ioire vas ensassd In tar
get work when = port gun exploded y . Deo,scie Vas being inserted In,
The breesh- One gunner ws Killed andt thirteen others injured. F4vs oil
-lc latters subsequently died.