The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-09
WARsHIPs IN PERIL
Terrible Experience Of Admiral Buncs's
Squadron on the Lower Carolina,
FOUR sEAMEA LOST THEIR LIVES

Conn radcs-'fhc life Rent sent 10
save Men Was Gnrsi zcd Every
EcsscAischnvcdA ApIeniidly.
Charleston, S. c., Feb. 8.-The United
states warships New York. Maine, CO.
iimbta. Amphitrite and Marbehead ar
rived off Charleston this afternoon after
terrible experience with the storm,
which swept UP the South Atlantic
coast Friday and Saturday, The cruiser
columbia and the battleship Maine were
sighted from Sullivans Island early in
the forenoon and the New York the
monitor Amphitrte and the cruiser
Marblehead steamed into view later the
flagship being the last of the squadron
70 reach an anchorage to the north. OF
Charleston lightship.
IN TIL TEETH OF THE STORM.
All five OF the vessels are now at an
chor about two miles off the bar. Adj
miral Bunce's fleet ran straight into the
teeth Of terrlfice storm Friday night
The wnrships were forty miles off the
North Carolina coast and we'll below
Hatteras. and while the officers are. ns
usual. unwilling to discuss their expe-
rlence 1t is known that both ships and
men were in great peril
When the fleet was visited by repre-
sentative OF the Southern Associated
the actual loss consisted OF four lives,
eight men seriously injured and minor
injuries to almost all Of the vessels
themselves. The battleship Maine had
SIX OF her men overheard, three OF them
losing their lives. ass5 # II
FOUR KILLED, EIGHT HURT.
The Marblehead lost one man killed
and six injured. The killed on the Maine
were: II
L. c. Kogel, apprentice, dashed to
death against the turrets and body lost
at sea.
. John Brown, seaman, washed over
board: body not recovered.
). a, NJ Nelson, private United States
marines, washed overheard and drown
ed; body lost
The Marblehcad lost Ships Carpenter
Strawhat, who was dashed to death by
the sea.
His body was saved and buried at sea
Sunday.
Seven Of the carpenters gang, who
were at work on the sea-anchor, were
hurled against the superstructure of the
ship by the sea, and more or less in
jured.
THE INJURED.
Dennis Ryan, bla acksmith
Charles Osborne, shipwright.
'Prentices Scanland and Regan and
Kicker, plumber.
Kicker sustained n compound frac-
ture OF the skull and his condition Is
serious. Arrangements have been made
for placing all Of the injured seamen
in the Marine Hospital here and they
will be transferred from their ships to
the shore tomorrow.
The New York the Columbia, the Am
phitrite and the Maine were off the coast
below HatteraS and about forty miles
out when tile storm began to gather
Friday night.
THE SEA LASHED INTO FURY.
The Admiral signalled from the New
York for the ships to stand together.
The storm was blowing from the south
east. 1t steadily increased during the
night, and the four ships were separ-
ated. So heavily did the New York roll
that the big S-inch guns in the turrets
were dashed down with heavy hawsers
as a precautiOn. During the storm a
heavy sea rolled over her stern, and
the after companionway was flooded
with water. which Went down into the
officers quarters. The gun ports and
torpedo tubes also let the water in;
there was plenty Of water inside
The boa tswain ". a. Anderson, while
on. the forward deck, was struck from
his feet by sea and injured by being
dashed aft. Naval Cadet Castleman,
while on the forward quarterback, also
lost his footing, and was about to go
over the side, when he seized a life
line and saved his own life.
When the sea was shipped. the sound
Ing apparatus was knocked to flinders,
and one of the officers nearly dashed
over the side.
When morning came, the Maine was
sighted and spoken. The battleship, it
is believed, had the most trying expert
ence Of the fleet.
DIED FOR THEIR COMRADE.
Friday night Apprentice Kozel was
struck by terrible sea and his life
dashed out of him. The rushing waters
carried his body overheard. Two men
jumped after him rs he was being car
r!cd away They were the seaman
John Brown and the marine Alex. Mel
son. In trying to save their messmate
they lost their lives, for they, too. were
carried out into the mountains Of black
water.
Charles Hassell was washed overheard
at the same time. When these four
men went overheard, William j. Creel-
man, landsman. was standing on the
poop deck. He saw the upturned face
OF kozel floating by. Creelman dived
over the stern and struck out to save
him. III the meantime two lIfebuoys
had been thrown over. Hassell got one
OF them. Brown, Nelson and Kozei
diSa Sanpaara1 aud tho hrapa Hraol,, a :,