Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-26
Batt|eship Liberte Destroyed by Magazine Exp|0.
sions, Resulting from Fire--Men Blown to Atoms
While Fighting the Flames Sister BatiIeships
Nearby Damaged-A Unparalleled Disaster.

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80 gu .ony ~ she a4nlp o1ai tSprr
notu - sis ga .icsiiip A4poI1o, acoanteN
ohe u. .iie iinesl vessels IN the rrensn
navy anu sAe e&pioslon when ion0W.
ee, "t.eNsu 'eito ets"e sup sho hAaSN
niore litah Naii ol iisr Crew OF ~ DIM
GERS anu men. NH st1T5s4ss3
ae Hrs was discovered az cloSA'
~ nfst ~ WV ioi apps,ar y ~ ~ ssslr
oGs Iht soineno" OF othsf ~ games :
CLICK aaNaIitase over Inc squaol 81
sailors sent 70 eAunsuisn II, anu shQr
denly without warming, It reached the 8
htRazines, Hllcu NAG MOI peen looaeo
OF. account OF the apparently try ~ 3
nature OF the piaze- ne force or We
EXPLOSIONS We're terrific They snook
the Vessei Tore and ar each one seem
insiy stronger tnan the precediH
opening up great assures IN the affpor
am framework OF the vessel,
Inc Vessei immediateiy became
mass OF smoke ana nre ana. almost To-
tahy eestroseo py the terrlnc detonA-
IONS, sank 10 the pottom OF the mar
Dor.
AZ an carry hour unonclai eetimateS
OF inc dead ran as nisn as ooo. Esti-
mates by naval men varied "ideiy.
o,lt there was no doubt tnat the loss
o. lie was more tnan 800. scores OF
the seamen dled IN their oerths. rev
dozeh saved themselves by jumping
overhearo. Many OF those injured leap
ed INTO the water and We're drowned
before the boats from the other ships
IN the readstead could reach tnem-
Two n0n0feQ OF yHe crew cSSAp6u
death owing I" the TACT 'iiat tns' were
ashore on leave. Commander 5uanez,
d hrether oi the oeeieast oepasy' vas
u, .,.a,..... -.
fhe carnage IN the expiosiohs "as
worse than couid ever nave occurreo
IN an acsuai naVai engagement. ms
nrst CRASH came when .ne crew "Ss
LOT lie most Lart a'speisem NJ s.aou
s 500. " 80 %
without warning OIL tneir danger.
scores VI uooies W. ',a,ieu n'sn .n.o
the ar accolnpan,eo py srea' na
! i'ien-s y, iia',iemoiN ,, a,i anu LIS
Ing sheiis anu .iie u'iiioihs' sui'oca''iis
SMOKE o. ,ile poMoe,.
wen peioW. VINO lau NOT yer oeen
a"akenea' we're IN tneir sleep o.ne, ). =.
aWakeneo pS ti,e eApios'on' saaIseu ~
Jump ove,ooalo anu were -
ei,r seeoiio ae.oiiauon
ine Grew wa Y 10y ..ef
rusneu Wiiuis Hpoue' ef',p 'ss 49, !,
INC oiiiiuiiis .s y . -. - 49,
UNCONSCIOUS iiopi , ~. .. X .xs
1HeIe "ere Ais $500 - - -. - -.
Dor al t.se lliie, sS.1Axs y.
Oh wsrships, Mii n, . aas. - ~ .snssr
Verlhg mere .iio - e'tN s !.
me Hise sNpiosioit -
res!h.iFe huiii ','o 1,nsy. ~ "a - ,.
ana from .ie s 80 4 I a
put on anu picAe' ~ s ~ 800 "a
noa.ins fuuuiss. &c :. g. - e.
rro'i ooo ~ 'ov - ~ - z =. 49,. sSss
: Llpef.e aiu aooa. - 10 49,. -,
otpsf ~ - !; Is 49, 80
" ,ieip - Us 1.su .. ~ 49, q a. =
iue Deuioes ~ sl o'sS ~ sr-se = Y q
ny ieu. -. ,x. t,,x..,,, srcyn
pee VI q my ,I.0@s I, .s,s,f,-
,iie i-iuei &c s..usM Iii, $500
tiqs'e ~ ele poi ~, T97ss 80
~, 80, "elia ss'.s -. 4 ..s,s1a
"o. = s 10y e~.. ri A..
siohs y, auieA sucessst' 8. t,, M ~
eooiieu ny la =. .,,,,, AZ 3 !. M
otbars yyo,,,a have axcaped Int for The
dis..,,,l,ne. which hald them al thsfI
noe,s AZ tho f,rat exnloston the men
below sudden,v awakened. tun1bfed
from their cots and rushing to the
sides Of the vesseI were throwing
, Themselves overheard when an order
; calling them to their stations rang out
and held to their deaths those wht
had not already escaped.
The Liberte was anchored III TIT
rosdstead, where she had been since
the review of the fleet by President