Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-10-02
TO BURY 1t. MORRISON
IN NAVAL CEMETERY
Lieut.. Towers and McNair VIII
Accompany Body Here.
WIDOW NOW IN ANNAPOLIS.
Frustrated With Grief When informed
Of Husbands Tragic Death on Des-
troYer Wake.

uOfeF wake.
The body of the late Lieut.. Donald
IP. Morrison, of the Navy. son-in-
law of Mr.. and Mrs James NJ. Mum
roe, of this city, who was killed by
the explosion aboard the torpedo boat
destroyer Wake yests rday. will be
brought to Annapolis tonight, ac-
cording to arrangements am ounced to
| day by naval authorities, acting in
conjunction with relatives of the dead
officer. The date of the funeral has
not been fixed, but it is stated that
burial will be in the naval cemetery
here.
The widow of Lieutenant Morri-
son, who was formerly Miss Coda
Munroe, of this city, is said to have
been Frustrated with grief when
friends Of the late officer broke the
sad news to her. Mrs Morrison, with
her infant son. started from Chis city
yesterday morning for Newport, r..
L., there to join her husband, as the
| destroyer Wake is temporarily as
signed to duty at that station. The
tragedy, the frs, in long time aboard
war vessel, has cast deep gloom
over the service.
Lieuts. John II. Towers and Lau-
renee N. McNair, on duty at the navy
| aviation school here, who are class
mates and close personal friends of
the late officer, left Annapolis this
morning for New York to meet
the body and accompany it to An
napolis, pending completion of ar
| rangements for the funeral
Lieutenant Morrison was well
known in this city, having only gradu-
ated from the Naval Academy in 1906
and was assigned co duty here until
last June, when he was detach-
ed for duty as engineer officer of the
Wake. The wedding of Miss Mum
roe to Lieutenant Morrison eighteen
months ago, was an important event in
society of Annapolis and che Naval
| Academy.
Lieut.. Robert L. Montgomery, who
was among those badly scaIded by
| the steam as il burst from the dam
aged steam chest, also is well known
here. He graduated in 1907, rowed OIL
the Naval Academy eight -oared
crew, and was a member of the foot
ball squad.
The body will be held pending a
court of inquiry until m. and will
be accompanied here by Lieut.. Ro.
land Brainard, u. s. NJ, cousin of
the widow, and will arrive here at
midnight. Lieutenants rower and
McNair, of Annapolis, await the body
in New York.
| The funeral arrangements have not
been made, but it is probable the fu-
neral will be held from thu Naval
| Academy chapel, and the burial in the
naval cemetery.
Mrs. Morrison, who had only got
as far as Baltimore when news of the
| tragic death of her husband was re-
ceived, was met in that city by her
father. and returned with him yester-
day afternoon to her home here.
The accident occurred off Brenton's
reef lightship, near Newport. The
roll of the dead and idjured follow:
Desd-Lieut. Donald P. Morrison,
engineer officer of the Wake; ]. W.
Rumpf, machinist mate. first class
H. L. Wilder, machinist mate, first
class.
Injured-F. B. Conway, oiIer
E. B. Crawford, chief gunners mate
of the destroyer Patterson; ]. Della
ney, fireman, first class; o. H. Har-
grove, fireman, second class; ID. f.
Kelly, fireman, first class; w. c.
Kraus, oiler; Lieut. r. L. Montgom-
cry of the destroyer flaming.
Machinist Mates Rumpf and Wilder
died on the hospital ship Solace late
in the afternoon. Chief Gunner's
Mate Crawford and First Class Fire.
man D. F. Kelly are in a serious con-
dition.
From what is known it is believed
Lieutenant Morrison was struck by
the full force of steam as it burst
from the steam chest when it explod.
ed. He was found at the forward
end of the engine room near the bulk.
head pump. The body is held aboard
the Solace awaiting directions as to
its disposal. Lieutenant Morrison
died within half an hour after the ex.
plosion.
The accident occurred just as the
Wake was about to start on a full
speed steaming trial The boat. ac.
companied by number of the othe,
destrcyers, left Narragansett Bav in
the morning to make the test. All
had full steam up and when off the
lightship at Brenton's Reef the signal
was given for the test t. start. AT
the time there was a stiff wind blow
ing and very rough sea was run
ming.
Just as the signal was given there
was loud report from the engine
room Of the Wake, followed by 3
cloud of escaping steam and the
groahs and cries of the men who had
been caught in the room were pitiful.
Lieut.. Charles E. Train, command.
ing officer of the destroyer, was quick
TO respond with the other members al
the crew. As soon as it was possible
they rushed into the engine room auc
brought out the men, all of whom haf
been scalded, some more seriousl,
/ han the others.