Talk:Charles Cabaniss

Where did he die?
The article is not very clear on this point. It states that Cabaniss went to the engine room to give instruction to one of the ship's crew but it does not state that he returned to the deck before the shot was fired.

Considering the damage the bullet did passing through his body, was he therefore standing nearby? Because after a few ricochets the slug should have lost a lot of its kinetic energy.

And the article does not make clear if the second person to be struck by this shot was the same person Cabaniss was talking to in the engine room.

The article says the bullet hit the deck then a gun and then Cabaniss but does that make his death really unfortunate because it struck him while he was down below or back on deck? 5.81.1.102 (talk) 17:10, 5 July 2015 (UTC)