New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-28
MORE L|BERTE MEN DIE
Three Bodies Found in Launch
Sunk by the Explosion.
OELCASSE MOVED TO TEARS
Minister Criticises Organization
and Asserts Deflagration Did
Not Cause Disaster.

Toulon, Sept 27.-Now that the work Of
rescue is ended the attention Of the author
tiles is occupied in establishing the cause
Of and the responsibility for the disaster
10 the battleship Liberte, and in devising
means 10 prevent a recurrence Of such ac-
Cidents. NJ Delcasse, the Minister OF Ma
rine who visited the wreck to-day, was az
fected 10 tears al the dreadful sights II Is
said that he was exceedingly angry and
ychemently criticised the evidences Of de-
fective organization and Of lack Of up-to-
cate methods which met him at every turn.
NJ. Delcasse said il was not defagratiOn
Of 'B" powder that was responsible for the
explosion. The causes. he said. We're 70 be
sought elsewhere. He warmly congratulated
the captain Of the battleship Republique for
his presence 81 mind in flooding his magazine
as soon as he heard the first explosions on
the Liberte, saying he was quite az a loss
10 understand why the commander Of the
hattleshsp Brennus had once been censured
for similar initiative.
In conformity with the order Of Vlce-Ad-
miral Bellue. the warships were active all
day Jn landing their old ammunition. The
Liberte carried in an t25 tons Of powder,
Of which % tons for the forward 30j guns,
were stored in the magazine next 90 a room
containing paint tow and other in1amma-
bles An officer Of the Libert6 expressed
the belief to-day that the fire was smoul-
derng in this storeroom for a long time II
gradually heated the partition Of the maya
zine. against which We're stacked rhe 3.05
shells When these became sufficiently
heated they exploded. this accounting for
the first explosions which preceded the
blowing no Of the magazine.
Ten More Bodies Found
Ten bodies We're taken out Of the wreck
age to-day OF seventy bodies recovered
only thirty have been identified Naviga-
ton IN the harbor is dangerous on account
Of the huge masses Of wreckage which the
force OF the explosion hurled in all direc-
tons. The battleship Jusreauiberry. In
changing her moorings to-day ran on 4
large fragment but get off unaided. The
wsrships accordingly, have been ordered
not TO change their positions for the pres
cnt
The damage done 70 the Democratic by
the explosion has been found 70 be more
serious than at first thought, and the yes
sci viii be drydocked. Divers have found A
large steam launch sunk between the ar
nored cruiser Pothuau and the bsttleship
Massena.
The search Of the wreck itself IS rendered
difficult owing 70 barriers Of crumpled steel
that oppose all advance into sections Of
the holds.
The roll of the dead was increased by a
half dozen deaths among the injured men
since yesterday.
The tremendous force or Mondays explo-
sion was indicated to-day when a piece Of
the Liberties armor plate was lifted from
the side of the battleship RepubHque, upon
which it had fallen The broken plate
weighed thirty-seven tons and had been
hurled 225 yards The Repub.ique was so
damaged that she will be out Of commits
sion for months while repairs are being
made.
Despite the opinion of the naval officers.
it is confirmed that fires broke out on the
Patrie and the Suffren on the same morn