Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-11
THE SHIPS In STORM
Rsar Admiral BuDca'S Report Of The
Recent Accidents,
RESULTING IN LOSS OF LIFE.
Three Sailors Drowned IN the Maine
aud One Man Killtd on the
Marblehead.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.--Sectetary
Herbert today received the report Of
Rear Admiral Bunce, giving details
OF the accidents on board the battle.
ship Maine and the cruiser Marble
head during the passage OF the North
Roads to Charleston, resulting 10 the
drowning Of three sailors who were
washed from the decks of the Maine
and the killing OF one man and the
iniuring OF several others on board ths
MaTblehead.
Accompanying the report Is the
statement OF Capt. Crow inshield of the
Msine giving details OF the loss of
the three sailors and Of the attempt to
rescue them. The captains statement
follows:
"On the morning OF the 9Th inst. o
sea swept over tbs deck from the port
side and washed overheard from the
port pnngway, gforward OF the alt
turret, Cbns. HasseI, and Leonard q.
Kogei, who were at work securing
grading. Both life buoys were let go,
the engines stopped, the starboard
engine backed anu the liie-boat low
cred, Naval Cadet w. IS. Gherdrui
taking charge. Immediately alter cry
OF sMan overheard and before the
life-boat was lowered, VIM. J. Creel-
man, landsman,jumped Uverb0ardli from
the p0op,in an attempt to rescue Kogel.
Creelmsn swan well, but was unable
to reach koegel, who sank In about
one minute after he went overheard.
Creelman's act YVES gallant, the more
10, perhaps, because 1t was al the same
time deliberate. lie had run from for-
ward and Gays that, seeing the life.
boat about TO be lowered, hoped to be
able to support Koegel till the life.
boat came or to take him to the buoy.
HasseI reached the buoy soon after
being washed overheard, and, on
seeing CTeelman, swan toward him,
making every effort to share the buoy
with him. In the meantime the life
boat was unable to do more than to
take care VI itself, anu the sea was so
tremendous that IL was In the greatest
danger OF being swampeu. To bring
the ship in position TO pick up the life
boat was a grave matter; the boat was
dropping leeward anu the ship hau to
he turned through the trough OF the
beh to reach her.
"While turning the ship rolled
heavily, water was taken on ,boaru
over the tops of the turrets, and one
sea sweeping across from the starboard
aide, swept overheard from the port
quarter John Brown, seaman, and AxeI
d. Nelson, private U. s. NJ. @. With
the exception OF Naval Cadet Knep.
Ter, who throw grating to Nelson,
and boy, who thought he saw Brown
dead In the water, no one can be found
to say that these men were seen after
being washed overheard. About OILS
the lifeb0at was brought under the lee
quarter and all OF her crew were taken
Out. The men on the life buoy had
been lost sisht Of, but their general d.
rection had been noted, and after saw
ing the liieboat's crew, tho ship was
headed for them, amt shortly after they
were sighted, and after maneuverins
the ship for time, they were hauled
aboard at about $3.50 q. m. In an almost
hopeless condition.
81 desire TO recommend William J,
Creelman, the iandsman, Tor a life.
saving medal Of the fret class, In
recog milton Of his gallant action on this
occasion.
NAVAL Cadet Gherhardi showed
courage and able seamanship in han.
ding his boat under the most trying
circumstances"