FRENCH NAVAL DISASTER
THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION. Pihis, March 13. It is otli "lally announced lliat out of 030 of the crew 4i 17 ami '2l others aboard tlie Jena are uninjured, 41 are in the hospital, leaving 17.> killed and missing. A fragment cut off the arm r 'f Lieut, ftennard aboard the BjjVit ill the nest dork. A bursting shell killed Lieut, li' iiv, who was trj'ine to open the sluice, but his .six ooipimunj eonuuuedthe work amid a hail of prof j:."hte<. |HT -iom>onut(i b ! es ll»eexplo?i nto u short circuit, winch was possibly due t > an explosion of compressed, air breaking some electric whys. Titu Kaiser sent iiis condolences, and Sir Kilwaid Ocey condoled oa behalf of Great Britain. There wen 3SSO delinc tie shell* , among the Jena's explosives. I
COMPLETE DESTRUCTION. EXPERTS AMAZED. Received 14,11.56 p.-n. Paris, March 14. Experts are amazed at the completeness of the destruction caused by fire ou the Jena. Teu guns are ruined, and only one bow pair are unharmed. Admiral Benthdot considers that the fall of a shell or torpedo, or any violent shoek, would suffice to explode thepawder.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 57, 15 March 1907, Page 3
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191FRENCH NAVAL DISASTER Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 57, 15 March 1907, Page 3
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