The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-09

States warships New York. Maine,
Columbia, Amphitrite and Marblehead ar
rived off Charleston bar today after a
terrible experience with the storm. which
swept up the south Atlantic coast Fri
day and Saturday The cruiser Columbia
and the battleship Maine were sighted
from Suliivans Island early in the after
noon and the flagship New York, the
Marblehead steamed into view later: the
flagship being the last of the squadron
to reach an anchorage to the north OF
the Charleston lightship. All five OF
the vessels are now at anchor about two
miles off the bar
Admiral Bunce's fleet ran straight into
the teeth of a terrible storm Friday night.
The warShipS were 40 miles off the North
Carolina coast and we'll below Hatteras,
and while the officers are, as usual. I'M
willing to discuss their experience. it is
known that both ships and men were
in great peril. When the fleet was visited
by representative of the United Asso-
ciated Presses this afternoon, it was
learned that the actual loss consisted of
four lives, eight men seriously injured
and minor injuries to almost all of the
vessels themselves. Inc battleship Maine
had six of her men overheard, three of
them losing their lives. The Marblehead
lost one man killed and six injured. The
killed on the Maine were:
L. C. Kozel. apprentices; dashed to
death against the ,turrets and body lost
John Brown. seaman; washed overheard
and drowned; body not recovered.
A B. Nelson, private United States
marines; washed overheard and drowned;
The Marblehead 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 We're
hurled against the superstructure of the
ship by the sea and more or less injured.
Their names are:
Dennis Royan, blacksmith.
Charles Osborne, shipwright.
Prentice Scandland and Regain and
Kicker, plumbers.
Kicker sustained a compound fracture
of the skull and his condition is serious.
arrangements have been made for Dlac-
ing 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 of the coast
below Hatteras and about 40 out when
the storm began to gather Friday night.
The admiral signaned 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 separated.
So heavily did the New York roll that the
big S-inch guns in the turretS were dashed
down with heavy hawSerS as a Drecau-
ton. During the storm heavy sea rolled
over astern and the aft 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
boatswain, William Anderson, while on
the forward deck. was struck from his
feet by a 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 managed to seize life
line and save himself When the sea
was shipped astern the sounding apparatus
was knocked to tfinders and one of the
officers nearly dashed over the side.
when morning came the Maine was
sighted and spoken. The battleships. it
is believed, had the most trying expert
ence of the fleet. Friday night Prentice
IZozel was struck by terrible sea and
his life knocked out of him. The rush
ing waters carried his body overheard.
Two men jumped after him as he was
being carried away. They were Seaman
John Brown and the marine, Alexander
Nelson. In trying TO save their mess
mate they lost their lives, for they. too.
black water. Charles Hassell was washed
overheard at the same time. When these
four men went overheard William j.
Creelman, landsman, was standing on
face of Kozel floating by. Creelman dove
o-er the stern and struck out to save
him. In the meantime two life buoys had
beer thrown over. Hassell got one !
and the brave Creelman was struggling
far from the buoy intended for him. Has
Sal saw him and reached him in time
to save his life. The Maine was brought |
around in the storm and a life boat
lowered from the starboard. Naval Cadet |
was put in command with six |
men. The boat got only few yards from |
tho ship when she was overturned and |
seven more men were in the water. The |
men were rescued with life lines. The life |
boat was lost, as were one or more of the |
ships boats. These were all torn from |
their davits by the heavy seas.
The Amphitrite, Maine. Columbia and |
were sighted in the morning |
IN the order mentioned. The Marblehead |
was laboring heavily ard had out her oil |
bags. Grave fears had been entertained |
for the Amphitrite, but she rode out of |
tie gale and as far as can be learned |
ost no life. On board the Maine board |
IF inquiry reported on the loss of the |
three men. They highly commended |
Creelman brave attempt to rescue Kozel
md he will be given a life savers medal !
Of the firSt-claSS.
The Columbia. Marblehead and Amphi-
rite came down the coast together after
he storm. The reason the New York did
cot arrive until this afternoon is ex-
blamed by the fact that she turned back
md went almost to Hatteras looking for
he monitor. The Marblehead came Up to
he city this afternoon, and arrange
nents were made for putting her injured
sailors in the marine hospital here EX-
.ctly what amount of injury the various
,esses sustained during the storm can
lot now be stated. The officers say that
heir ships behaved splendidly. but it was
.-2arent even to a casual observer that |
he vessels had received rough usage at
he hands of the hurricane. 1t is Drac-
,cally certain. however. that none of
..em has been seriously injured. 1t is
lot probable that their maneuYeres will
,e seriously interfered with or retarded
" the terrible experience through which
lie fleet has passed