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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-03-17


guardaba su cabeza proyectaba una
leve penumbra sobre su rostro anima-
DO por e. brillo de los grandes ojos de
nistorio expresivos de uil alma inten-
ga viva
Habiamos:
listed, la digo, es violinista bai-
larina, pero Scnal de los dos g6neros
de arte tiene su predilecci6n?
~ Cnantas veces me 10 han pregun-
tado exclama, continda: ne escla-
vizan por igual: son tan analogosl
Vera Ud.: mi familia, toda, ha sido
devota dc la mdsica; aunque solo 20
lie he dedicado mi vida entera. Desde
Mia Sc manifesto en- mi la inclinaci6n
dc un Inodo de6nitivo en- aquel propi-
clio ambiente: era una resultantc legf-
TINA dc mis- causantes etnicos:. Estu-
diaba nhsica. A los siste aiios de edad,
recuerdo, asistfa con mi madre La
Opera me arrebataban les danzantes
cuyos motives ensayaba luego en- el
hogar. A los diez amos debute como
concertista de violin en- 81 Teatro VIC
tor Manuel, Gle Turin. S'guiendo cl cnl-
two de la danza mientras corrfa va to-
da IL Europa / gran parte de las Anne
ricas como violnista, me inici6 como
bailarina despues de algunos aios de
laboriosa preparation, en- Roma, en- Ell
que es hoy llamado Teatro Manzzoni.
AGi, pues, fn6 una la inclination des-
de que Sc ezterioriz6, no la juzgo va
ria nj en- Ia for1na: es Ia dallza una
modalidad grsfca del ritino, como sl
acrecentamientc, por mas que pudiera
distanciarlos en- apariencia alguna de-
finicion acaso imperativamcnte ema-
NADIA de Ia necesidad de definir
--Icual de las Naciones que ha CO.
nccido .guarda mayor afecto por La
danza?
En- todas, generalmente, Sc adviar-
te consagraci6n; pero Russia acaso sea
Ia mas consa grRda. Esto en- 10 que res
pecta Europa, j en- las Americas,
tambi6n generalmente, Sc siente fervor
por este g6nero de arte.
--iSu mas ruidoso triunfo?
NO Sc, la verdad: he tenido la
suerte de satisfacer todos los publ
cos: habilidad, perfection, simpatia. no
Sc: solo puedo decirle que no he sufri-
do ain el dolor de no ser comprendida.
-r-5Distingue su seatir artistico de
modo especial entire la danza Oriental,
Griega, Romano.
No, contesta adelantandose: aun-
que me atraen singularmente Ia Gre
ga la Romano, cue son .casi id sntl-
cas- para mi, que me atraen por fuer-
"a de ser griego-latinas, sangre dc mi
sangre, todas, desde las hijas del orien-
te herm6tico antique, virgenes posei-
das dol alma de los Ritos en- los tras-
portes nisticos fe las Ofrendas Gle
los sacrifcios de aquellas religiones
esencialmente metafisicas; tragicas
carnales cabalisticas dsspu6s en- Ell
Egipto; contsndo las paganas de las
hcras de Heiade, peregrinas Gle una SUI
ma aspiration de sublimidad est6tica,
inponderables como el miraio de los
bosuues bajo la luna rielando en- los
espejos do sus fuentes, suayes como Ia
brisa Que inprime Ia onda suave en-
los cahellos de las Ninfas, inefables
como la nelodia; las de Roma, 6pieas
! sensualcs, delirantes i fuertes como
el alma de Ia Raza Latina, ardientes
como el fuego de las piras que sostu-
vieron sobro las igneas flamuIas sim
b6licas do sus lamas lascivas el poder
mas soberbio que admiraren los siglos
que incub6 Ia entrafa de la Loba,
fcontinia en- Ia pag. 11y
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-03-17
VACAS LECHERAS

Deseamos comprar de 80 a 40
vacas lecheras, que sean jovenes y
prueba de production que fiuc-
tue entire s Y IL litros v acostuin-
bradas establo.
Han de ser en- su may0rfa CRU.
ZADAS Y del pals. Interesamos al
gunas americanas de pura sangre
v aclimatadas en- Ia isla-
Preferimos vacas aclimatadas en-
la costa Sur.
Los interesados pueden dirigirse
a 0. Fl.
!: Apartadc No 631
PONCE, P. R,
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-03-17

De paso para Santo Domingo, ha-
cia donde embarcara esta tarde, Sc
halla en- San Juan, La insigne bailarina
Ncrka Rorskaya, 6mula de Anna Paw
Iowa. Ia eminente artista retornara a
Puerto Rico tan pronto de cumplinien
to sus compromises en- santo Domin-
go.
A continuation publicalnos una inte-
resante entrevista con la Rouskaya, Ia
que sctuara en- el teatro Olimpo, de
Santurce.
Ncrka Rouskaya eS esbelta. Esta
nochc, cuando la he visto por primera
ves, llevaba una traje sencillo Gle Gre
pc de un color suave mustio cue ape
mas 81 dejaba adivinar en- la curvatu-
ra de las caderas en- la exaltaci6n Sc
roma de los senos el alma de las for
mas que en- la danza, al decir dc tantos
subyugados, objetivan la inquietud So
nora de les ritmos.
Un sombrero negro de anchas alas
veladas por una blonda tambien neera
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-03-17

El pron1inentc honbre p1blico
Lcdo. D. Jose Tous y Soto despu6s
de leer Ell brillante articulo publica-
do por el sy. Gordils en- nuestro dia-
rio, acerca del Manifesto le diri-
gio Ell siguiente telegrama:
San Juan, mario Is, 1924.
Jose Gordils,
San juan.
Lei aver su artIeulo. Esplendido.
Su plun1a es una gran adquisicioa
para impulsar esta cruzada patrio-
tica, Adelante. lie we're pronto.
Jose TOUS Y. SOTO.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-03-17

s4es pol4aCa, sl alta sIo-un po atica ID
l.sSaa sobgs,ler ei G.spado ea "a plata-
lLr4la J.snto a Id iAuepcnaeacla.
''0usso que 81 alSun lrucror dc mall
titudeS aa suIrido mas en- tste pas,
no saoo el senor Munoz Eavera. Dos
as Mno, .aaorando Ia independence a de
sn pAtrla, y oesue nino conyencsdo de
aue su paula no ponia ser libre dentro
t.e Su propia soberania y de ahi sus
var.as transacc.ones con Los dusnos do
Ia insula; por ESQ, como dice Martinez
Acosta, sobre todo guerra ''la fedcidad
de su isia'', y por eso~ dijo en- OCCASION
memorable ante el coinite dc ASuntcs
Insulares en- Washington, al interro-
garle I'M naiembro del Comite: s'iY 81
lie dieramos ell Estado ahora?os y el
respondi6 s'Ahora misno 10 aceptaria
en- nombre de mi pals. =
Rivas reaexon6 I'm momento, y agre-
go: sDolorosamente, esa .ha sido la ira
yectoria a. hemos seguido y la d. ahora
misrno sigues el Partido. No venos otra,
SOLO hallamos a nuestro pase a los que
defendiendo todas esas solucionss, con
su voto con su plun1a, ahora Sc pre-
sentan adversoS a 10 lnislno que defcn-
dieren quieren levantar una bandera
que en- sus manos seria una deslaonra ;,
y por ultimo lanz6 como un reto:
ssiCuanta cobardia, que faita de So
riedad la de estos holnbres, que asco
me causan estos hombres!'
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-03-17

ABUNDANTE CORREsPoNDg EN-
CIA sOLICITANDO AUMENTO
DE SUELDO ES DIRIGIDA A LAS
AUTORIDADES MUNICIPALES
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TeagO ua temperamentO agO fuee-dfe gutO de las dan
zas COmpeas de honda COmpcada enOG6n LA America de
los aCas de los A1eCas-las esGueas pOstWagneanasla
DANA MaCabra de Saint SaenSOS CabeIOs de las nnfas
EgptO, CabalStCO grandlOsO
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FEH
Ell GoBERNADoR TowNER NOM
BRO Ell sABADO AL sR. JUAN
GALLARDO, TESORERO DE P. r.

Ell nombramiento del Sr. GaIlardo
ha .sido recibide con nauestras
de extraprdinarfas ssinlpafias, por
todos sus aanig6sF que yefan ea
el al candidate indiscutible, al fun
cionario competente, al honabre pre-
parade para asumir con notable acier
to los deberes de cargo tan impor-
tante. Fue por ESQ que Ell MUNDO
defendi6 y proclanno su candidatura,
desde el primer momento por enten-
der que al Departanento de Tesore-
ria deben ir hombres, que como el
senior Gallardo, es eI mas claro ejem-
plo de laboriosidad, perseverance, y
honradez.
Reciba el estimado amigo nuestra
feIicitacion sincera que hacemoss ex-
tensiva al gobernador Towner epor
contar en- su Gabinete con holnbres
de las condolences del seiior Gallardo.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-03-17

Ell SR. TOUs Y SOTO cALIFICA
DE @ESPLENDIDoo LoARTICI-
10 PUBLICADo PQR I'll sR. COR
DILS EN- EEL MUNDOp
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(Pcr Gable Frances)
Ell MUNDo,
SAN JUAN,
celebraronse elecciones pals, sin in
cidentes. Aianza trtunfante Coall-
ci6a lleva minoria.
Corresponsal
-N. de la R.:-El candidate
triunfante para Ia prssidencia de Ia
Ropuhlica es Ell sefior Horacio vazquezs.
Para La vice presidsncia Don Fcderi.
CO vclazquez y Hernandez. Ell candi-
dato derrotado por Ia Coalici6n es "a
seEor Francisco Peynado.
Dos horas despues do recibir Ell an
terror -mensaje, nos fu6 enyiado este
otro:
(Por Gable Tranc6s)
ssnto Domingo, r. D.. mario Is.
Ell MUNDo,
San Juan, s
Elecciores efectuadas perfccto or
den. Mayorla votos favorece partido
aliauza nacional progresistas vazquez
velazquez.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-03-17

CREE Ell SR. ToUS SOTO QUE
LA PLUMA DE G0RDILs.I,E RE-
PRESENTA. UNA aGRAN ABOUT
SICION' EN- sU CAMPANA
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ultima HORA
Ell sR. HoRAcIo vAzQUEz HA ST.
DO ELEcTo FREsTDENTE DE
sANTo DOMINGO

Aver a ,nediodia recibimos de nues-
tro corresponsal de santo Domingo el
signiente despacho cablegrafco:
(Pcr Gable Frances)
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sR. Director de Ell MUNDO.s Z
San Juan.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13

James Holiday. seaman. Msna.
Ark.
y. C. Hopkins. seaman. Adlrsville.
Ga.
Edawrd IL Huffman. seaman.
Aurora. Ind.
Cedric Kerr. seaman. Terrs Hauts,
Ind.
W. w Keys. boaiswaln'u mate. Ma.
dera. Cad.
Bartholomew Kelley. seaman. IIol.
yoke. Mass.
Floyd II. Kimball. seaman. Greeley,
Colo.
Frank u. King. Clinton. Mass.
A. r. kinney. seaman. ArEonia.
KAns.
Frank L. KionownE. seaman. Blue
Island. m.
Albert l.. Lawson, seaman. PhilA,
dslphia
william F. Lubow. seaman. Ca.
suila. Cal
George L. MsKill. seaman. Waco,
TEX.
IeslIe Malone. runner's mate, inde'
pendence. Mo.
J. a. Mccormick. seaman. cleye
land. o.
Ensign w. q. Mecrea. Remove. Ia
r. e. RaKan. seaman. Joplin, Mo.
Floyd 4. Raymond. seaman. Floyd.
Ia
John D. sharklsy. seaman. Phna.
dsiphln.
Doyle y. Shaw. seaman. Clayton.
TEXAS.
y. J. skrynns. chief boa,swain's
mate. wssibrook. Ms.
a. ]. Sloan. fireman. Wayne Ind.
Bradford w Smith. Eunncr's mate.
MhrtinSburE. w. Va.
Brigham +. Smith. gunn.r's mate.
Murray, Utah.
Claude n. Sullivan. seaman. sar.
Eshut. Ncb.
Howard A. walkup. seaman. craw.
ley. W. Va.
William H. ward. quar,ermasicr.
wichita. Kan.
l., H. willis. seaman. osEood. Ind.
James T. Wood. fircmnn. Hutehin.
son. Kan.
Lieut., Thomas E. cellars, Long
Beach. Cal.
=. w. zaeharias. seaman. Pitts.
burg. Pa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
HANG MAN FOR
GIRL MURDER
George E. Whitfield Is Exc.
Cuted at WaIla WalIa
KILLED SCHOOL CHILD
Convicted on Case OF Cir
CumStantiaI Evidence

WALI.A WALi.A. June IA
George Edward whitfield today paid
the supreme penalty for tho murder
OF Anna Nosko. iiycar-old girl -
Battle Ground. Wash.
A dawn came. Whitfield was led
90 the Eallows and the moose slipped
about his neck
Tho trap was sprung Physicians
pronounced him dead In six minutes.
whitfield was convicted ~ the
murder Of the little school glrl on a
strong case of cireumstantial eyi
dence.
Turnout. he protested his limo.
ccnce. Shortly hin execution he
signed a statement. however. In
which he neither denied nor affirmed
his guilt
The attack occurred March 4. 1854
The little girl wns on her way home
from school when she disappeared
Her body was found by children. hid.
den IN some brush.
Clothing. his knife and partial iden.
LITIGATION established Whltfisldn
quit In tho minds ~ a jury, Today
found him hlandiy indifferent TO his
fate lie said hc held no grudg
against his exocutioners
shortly before the trap was sprung
he Erimly commented on his unlucky
day., wps Friday the 18th
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
MACKEY PASSES
Pioneer Manufacturer Dies
al Summer Home

Arthur Maekcy passed away yea
terday at hts summer homo AZ lila
hce-on-t the Sound. after an Illness
OF long standing. Ho was born 1t
Waterloo. ". Y. In 1855. and had
lived in the vicinity OF Seattle since
his rctirmcnt from active business
life about year ago.
Mr.. Macksy. with ex-senator
Hanlcy. OF Kansas. was one OF the
founders Of the barbcd wire and
nail industry in tho United States
with their first factory a; Law
renee. Kans Ho later engaged In
tho gypsum business.
He was a borther-in. OF w.
X. Maafarlanc. Of the Leary build
ing. and leaves besides the widow.
three children. w. W. Mackey. Of
Los Angeles, and Mrs. w. c. charl-
ton and Mrs. J. C. Hemplll. Of Law
renee. Kan.
Tho funeral viii take place Sat
urday morning az 10 o'clock at tho
Bonney-watson parlors, after which
tho remains will be crematod.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
OFFICERS STILL
DENY SHOT
Attorneys for Four Men 10
Blame Montr0Se

Statesthen,s that Stephen Mont
rosa did not fro the bullets which
killed Louis Barrel. but that both
were fired by o. l.. Redden. former
patrolman. aro not borno out by
the facts IN tho cas-. attorneys for
tho four alleged hljackers held on
murder charge. said Friday
Attorney John y. Doro has been
retained with Attorneys I. u. Page
and Ralph Horr 10 defend tho men.
poro formerly represented Henry
I.andaekcr and former Patroiman
J. ~. Burt
'-rhe facts in tho case indicate
that tho four did not know anyone
vas shot" porc said. III they had
known Barrels condition. there was
no reason why they should remain
nj tho farm awaiting tho arrival OF
federal officers as PairoimRn Burt
had LEFT the farm before tho shoot
inE occurred"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
List of Dead in Blast
aboard u. S. BattLeShip

GAN PEDRO. Cal. Juno is.-Th'
- death list in the explosion aboard
the u. +. 4. Mississippi. drawn up
last nigit aboard the y. 3. x. New
Mexico. was announced today AS
follows:
n l.. Andersen. seaman. los
Angeles.
Norman l.. Darbee. eoxswain. San
Francisco.
Joseph Berg. onEineman. Mount
Vernon. Wash.
stephen Beio. seaman. bridgeport.
Conn.
C. T bourgeois. seaman. Wave
land. Miss.
Vernon Buumfisld. eoIswAin. Nor.
field. Mass.
II. s Bridges, seaman. Braxion.
Miss.
George A. Byers boatswain'n
mate. San jose. Cal.
c. c. Caldwell. seaman. Dover.
Ark.
Paul H. Christensen. neAma n.
Guernsey, Wye.
Philip c. Clarke. seaman. Los
Angeles.
william @. Cook. seaman. 81.
Louis. Mo.
Albert parazio. seaman. EEg Har.
Dor. n. J.
Ensign 81. Erwin. Jr.. Anheyilie.
~. G.
Frcsdrick o. Ever. seaman. Blr'
mlnghan. Mich.
Peter A. Flynn. seaman, worccs,
ter. Mass.
Paul Green. chief ysoman. Little
Rock. Ark.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
CENSORSHIP ORDERED
ABOARD MISSISSIPPI

Newspaper men and photographers
were allowed aboard the New Mexico
but were kept away from the Missis.
nippi
strict censorship was declared
aboard tho Mississippi when the
drcadnaught arrived in port and had
not been lifted today. Canvas was
put up 20 prevent correspondents In
small boat from seeing tho transfer
OF bodies from the vessel 10 the hos.
piiai ship. whore only mcaRcr reports
were issued during tho night.
Shore leave was denied all mem
bcrH Of tho crew and all officers were
Instructed 10 say nothing about the
tragedy. while II was only on orders
OF Admiral Ebcrle. acting for the
secretary OF the navy. that tho cas-.
ual,y lisi was given out last night.
Tho Mississippi was launched in
1917 ~ Newport News and is sister
ship TO the Idaho and New Mexico.
Tho hull and machinery alone on
the vessel cost t7.l5s. 900.
Secretary OF tho Navy Wilbur. ap.
pearing before congress recently.
said tho Mississippi should be mod.
ernizcd including increased cleva.
ton Of guns and additional torpedo
protection.
Names OF the injured men had not
been announced today by Admiral
Pratt. commanding officer OF the
fourth hattleship division.
The As bodies OF tho tragedy vic.
Tins lie in ono long row on the deck
or the Relief. Each is covered with
the American flag. Word Is awaited
from families OF the dead seamen re.
garding funeral details.
As stories OF the tragedy were
enlarged today, II was generally
agreed that TO Lieut.. Thomas T.
zollers, OF Long Beach. goes the
posthumos honor OF turning on tho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
BODY MISSING
Dragging Canal FruitIeSsIy
for Drowned ~" Student

Dragging and diving operations
conducted in effort TO recover the
body OF Norman II. Strickland, uni.
Yersity student, believed TO have
been drowned Monday night with
Miss Wilma Talmadgo when
squall upset their canoe on Lake
Washington. had failed Friday.
Miss Talmadgcs body was rocov.
cred tho day after the accident and
has bocn taken 10 Tacoma for
burial. Mrs. Anna Licich. cousin
OF the dead girl. lives there.
Strickland was n prc.medlc stu
dent at the university and was 10
have been graduated this year.
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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
DROWNING
STARTS ON PAGE l

fast that pretty soon we couldn't
hear each other any more. was in
the water over an hour and thought
was gone when the rescuers came"
Both girls admitted there had been
some drinking, but said that nobody
was intoxicated. After they tipped
over they neither saw nor heard any.
thing more OF Williams, ana Miss
Schoenfeld expressed n belief TINT
his heart failed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
ROBBERY
STARTS ON PAGE 1

ordered. referring TO the registered
mail sacks.
PART OF MAIL WAS
ON WAY TO SEATTLE
Tho bandit appeared 10 have full
knowledge OF the valuablcs. for no
said he wanted the sacks consigned
TO st. Paul. Milwaukee. Minneapolis.
Helena. Butte and Roundup. Mont.
and Spokane and Seattle.
In the meantime, other bandits en-.
tered second car and with the help
OF clerks. selected several registered
mail sacks. The clerks were forced
to load the booty in the bandit cars.
Then with n parting admonitlon 10
get in the cars and stay there, the
daring bandits sped away.
Waite drove the train TO Liberty.
vile. where the alarm was given.
Scores of officers from Chicago, Nil.
waukee and dozens OF other towns In
Northern Illinois and Southern Wis.
consin sped away TO the scene
Orders were issued to search every
spot between Chicago and Milwau.
kee.
Police secured the number or one
OF the automobiles. Several suspects
are in custody.
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water which prevented the explo-
sion Of more powder and possible
destruction OF the Mississippi With
all on board.
According to Lieutenant Smith
who first entered the turrct. he
found Lieutenant zellers dead. with
his hand grasplng tho control
lever OF tho automatic water sprink-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
SEATTLE LOSSES IN
ROBBERY NOT KNOWN
BY POSTMASTER YET

/ OSSES TO Seattle persons from
~ tho huge registered mail
train holdup on tho Chicago, Nil.
waukoc e. ST. Paul railway near
Rondout, H., Thursday night viii
not be known here for day or
two, according 10 Postmaster Per-
ltins. He has no advance infor.
nation OF any largo money shlp.
ments aboard the victimizcd trnin.
I'VE, Mt this end. hnyo no
means Of knowing what was being
sent" no declared. "Tho postal
inspectors on tho sccnc must first
ascertain the registry numbers Of
the various articles and then trncc
them back TO tho sender for n
chcclsup. This may not be learned
for several days"
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ling system which flooded the guam.
tity OF high explosives stored ~
meath the blazing prison.
Lieutenant Smith, his hands and
arms wrapped in bandsges, refused
to comment at length on his feat
in FIRST daring the fumes and
flames TO enter the turret.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
Masonic Meeting
Ends; Elect Head

BELLINGHAM, June 13.--The
annual convention OF the Masonic
grand lodge Of Washington closed
here yesterday with installation of
X. e. McCroskey, Jr., OF Garfield,
as grand master; Morton Gregory.
Tacoma. deputy grand master;
Walter f. Meier. Seattle. senior
grand warden. and Robert Wilson,
Spokane, junior grand warden.
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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
NAVAL DISASTER
STARTS ON PAGE

end n Is feared the death toll Nil
hC increased
shortly after the Mississippi
reached port, and while ths work
81 carrying the dead and wound
al fruu the turrct was under
Way, came the second explosion.
\ dead sailors hand. swinging
Imply n the corpse was lifted
rum the steel floor. touched tho
firing switch Of gun No. ). The
Aiell exploded and went hurillnE
down tho harbor. passing close
by the passenger steamer Yale.
out bound. This blast increased
the death total By four.
Fearing similar explosion Of the
nhell IN Gun No. q. the Mississippi
was ordered outside the brtakwater.
where during tho evening Il steamed
slowly back and forth. the muzzies
OF ia itinch guns pointed toward
the sea
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
EXACT CAUSE MAY
NEVER BE KNOWN

Probably The exact cause OF The
tragedy VIII never be known. Two
OF those who surrounded the three
guns IN turrct No. are alive. and
they are uncertain aa 10 what tho
blast was due.
The Z. \. s Mississippi was the
crack vessel Of Us division It's guns
hold many records and turret No,
housed the best of the lot. Nov
the big circular steel superstructuro
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IL mass Of tangled metal. while
the guns ana apparatus within are
hlackened with pov der and smells
of burned human flesh.
Twelve miles north 81 San Gle
mento islRnd yesterday the Missis.
sippi took up a position near the
Tennessee and idsAio for secret tar
get practice Far IN the distance
was the California and behind II
dritied a huge target az which the
other vessels we're 20 fire.
50 MEN WERE
~ GUN TURItET
Eighty odd men were IN gun tur-
ret No. (: Flfty o. them were sta
toned AZ the three guns, while the
others were IA the handling rooms.
Lieut. Thomas r. cellars was In
command. while Ensigns Marcus
Erwin. }. J, LeyaEscur and james
McCrea were with him.
Working with speed and cheering
each other ~ they laboref. sailors
stripped 20 tho waist rolled IN the
large shells ana erammed behind
them. in the broschcs OF tho guns.
the sacks of powder.
The breechsn Of guns Nos and 6
we're closed. locked and ready 10
FIRE. That % no. atm stood open.
-Four sacks OF powder lay on the
floor
Then came the explosion. some
one may have given premature
order 20 fire. 4 short circuit In an
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SURVIVORS TELL
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Tho three members Of the Nop
AeHico'u crew who escaped. rcturno,
20 their ship and told their story
pressed for details BY their com
rades.
The whole thing felt more
like n hlhIe than AN explosion"
Maeadin said. iii was red. awful
red. and Just sort Of set fire To
everything, Even tho heavy steel
plates turned white hot.
The gas was terrible. IL.
clicked and gagged and burned
my throat and eyes like acid 10
could hardly sec. The boys.
those alive, were fighting TO
beat back the nameu 30 they
could get out but they all fell
over.
Il saw Ensign McCrea stand.
inE In the control room. cool,
and with tho telephone receiver
on his head. lie was directing
the men. with no thought for his
own safety. lie died like hero.
He told me 10 70 down thru the
magazine room and that Is what
saved my life. II I had tried 10
get out the hatohway.I would
have gone like tho rest. Down
there ! found Cayerelle and
Etchrrson and We made our WY
A.. - :. A..
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electric cord drawn across the pom.
der bags
A blt OF ignitsd fragment from
tho shell fired just before or "a
spark from The powder rm-all
have been advanced a. prsibIc
causes for the blast
HEAT MELTs STEEL
DOORS TO TuHRETS
There waa d roar q binding hlsst
q flame. a cloud o. fmoke-and ri.
lrncc.
Outside. members o. the crew
rushed 20 the turrct Entrance was
impossible The heat had melted the
two small doors untn they were n
part 81 the big steel tank
An aoeiyiene torch was secured.
and with u a hole was cut into the
iurret. Lieut. Donald II. Smith vol.
untccfed 90 be The first 60 enter.
Downing a gas mask. he crept thru
The hole. Into the tuning heated in.
terlor Of the turret. lie found II
we'll filled with water Someone In
the heat and terror Of the moment
some hero who will never be known
turned on ths water and prevented
possible further explosions. with even