A Message of Condolence from U. S. Naval Department Washington, Aug. 25.
The acting Secretary of the Navy, Mr, Robinson, has sent a message to the Japanese' Minister of the Navy offering the condolences of the American Navy in connection with! the Japanese naval disaster last night when a destroyer sank in a collision and another was badly damaged, the two accidents result ing in the loss of some 139 lives, The message says that the realization that such disasters must be accepted as a constant risk in the operations of an active naval organization increases the profound) sympathy of the United States Navy—Reuter.
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