The sun., 1916-01-16
NAVY YARD EXPLOSION
KILLS FOUR, INJURIES TEN

the Naval HO0nttal IN Jne yhTu N'
Holsey and otto. the only enlisted men
seriously injured, were also taken to tne
Naval Hospital.
The bodies of Seabert. the only en-
listed man killed. and Yard Foreman
schultz were carried to the yard dis
pensary. Logan and Peck, whose bodies
were badly mangled, were closest 10
the batteries when the explosion oc-
Cured, with Chief Electrician Miles near
by. The battery was being discharged
at the time through a rheostat for pur-
poses of measuring the power
a few Of the men whose injuries were
comparatively slight went aboard the
Tallahassee and Ozark, in the adjoining
dry dock and were treated by the
ships' surgeons. One surgeon was heard
to remark to naval officer as the last
OF the injured were being taken away
that he feared that pneumonia would de-
velup. which. with the LESSONS caused
by gases, would prove fatal In the case
of some of the sufferers.
The gates of the yard were closed Inn
mediately after the explosion and no
one was permitted TO enter for more than
two hours. not even sailors who hap
pered to be outside the Sands street gate
when the gates were locked. While
newspaper men and photographers In
scores. their eyes on their watches. were
pleadinc for admission Admiral Usher
at,ircd in cutaway suit and high hat.
arrived from his luncheon In Manhattan
and hurried through the gates.
Toward 4 o'clock tho commandan,
sent word 70 the gate guard 10 admit
the newspaper men only. provided none
OF them carried cameras. Throughout
the rest OF the afternoon until dusk Ad-
miral Usher and his aids sent every
ovo, ,nformo,,on was avai,ahle which
M ,hat t,,n. wa. ,i,tIe
Corone, Fines. Wagner visited the
v,,d and tho, won, on 10 tho nreci,c,
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