Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-13
19DEAD RECOVERED
AS SHELL F|RE: ENDS
AT NAVAL ARSENAL
Soldiers Continue to Bring in
Victims From War-Torn
/ Area in New Jersey.
DANGER OF FURTHER
EXPLOSIONS is PAST.
Several Blasts Occur During
Night Thieves Strip Officers
Uniforms.
Rr the Associated press.

BY the Associated Press.
DOVER, n. j., July 13.-Cessation
of bombardment by shells today war.
ranted recovery of the dead and help
to the living on New Jerseys peace
time battlefield.
Several hundred soldiers and Ma.
rines were on duty about the Lake
Denmark Naval Depot in search of
additional victims of exploding am
munition, which after a flash of light
ming Saturday afternoon. reduced the
depot and miles of surrounding coun-
try TO ruin.
From a no mans land due to an
act of nature there had been brought
in today part of 19 bodies, 13 of which
were identified through records sent
from Washington by airplane. Shift
ing winds, which took expiring flames
toward unexploded magazines, caused
stoppage of explorations yesterday
afternoon by order of Secretary Of
Navy Wilbur, who visited the devas.
tated area.
Danger Declared Past.
Brig. Gen. Hugh A. Drum issued
/ statement this morning pronouncing
danger from fresh explosions past. He
arranged to take newspaper men over
the entire area in a train Of fiat cars.
During the night and early morning
there were eight explosions believed
to be those of 14-inch shells and about
so of smaller shells.
Orders convening an Army board
of investigation in connection with the
explosions also were made public.
The board will consist of Col. w. HI.
Tschappat, Maj. A. ]. Stuart, Mai
+. H. Miles, jr.: Maj. w. B. Hardin.
Capt. ]. B. Harris and DR.. o. O.,
Storm, medical consultant.
win Estimate Damage.
The functions of the board, as de-
flned in a telegram fren1 Brig. Gen.
extent Of damage VI the Picatinny
Army Arsenal. adjoining the naval
depot; to estimate the cost Of repair
and reconstruction and to recon-
mend such temporary and permanent
transfers OF function as shall be con-
sidered necessary.
All the officers named on the board
were here this morning except Col.
Tschappat, wh6 was said to be on
the way.
The wife of Lieut.. Herman
Schrader, identified among the dead
today, had hoped until the last that
her husband would be found alive.
When the explosion occurred the lieu
tenant was at home with his family.
1afes h,,f himself i,,mned into an
automobile and started for the scene.
Mrs. Schrader said the last she saw
of him was when she turned while
running and he looked back in his
car and motioned her and the others
TO keep going.
rruI NJ p-o.act;o,,
Residents surrounding the depot
learned a, lesson in SATURDAYS explo-
i sion that is known by every soldier
that a hill is no protection against
shell fire.
When the depot was built many
wears ago it was in a position of isola-.
ton, but in recent years the region
has become a favorite Summer Sec
about it. The village of Mount Hope,
Of q, mile from the powder magazines.
Il was y @ on the opposite side Of q ridge.
@ nrotection 1 Law in that ridge, a' '
When the explosion came. however
the concussion con- caused an uprush Of
the their 4e foundations tI G and shells eHS lopbed %
over the ridge and dropped among
observer.
Bodies Taken to Brooklyn.
Bodies were taken to the Naval Hos.
pitaI in Brooklyn. With few excep-
tions, fingerprints and other minute
records were necessary IN the work
Cf identification.
Two boards will be named by Secre-
tary Wilbur to investigate the ex-
plosion, which, aside from the loss Of
IRE; des1royea SO az aoo o n.hars and ana ede sea-
$50 families homeless. Nine Of the
bodies taken from the area yesterday
We're those OF marines VINO We're on
duty at the depot. Ihey We're luenti-
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