The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-10
Terrible Experience Of Ad-
miral Bunce's Fleet.
SEVERAL LIVES LOST.

CHARLESTON, Feb. S--rbe United
States warships New York, Maine,
Columbia. Amplitude aud Marblebead
arrived off Charleston bar to-day after
terrible experience With the storm
which swept up the South Atlantic
coast Friday aud Saturday. The crul-
ser Columbia aud the battlesbip Maine
were sighted from Sullivao's island early
10 the forenoon. and the flagship New
York, the monitor Amphitrite and the
cruiser Marbehead steamed into view
later, the flagship being the last of the
squadron to reach az anchorage to the
uorth OF the Charleston lightship.
All 6ve of the vessels are pow at
anchor about two miles eff the bar.
ADMIRAL Bance's feet rao straight
into the teeth Of terrific storm Fri
day night The Warsbips were forty
miles eff the North Carolina coast aud
we'll below Hatteras. and while the
officers are as usual unwilling Ito dis
ouss their experience, it is known that
both ships and men we're 10 great peril.
When the feet was visited BY a repre-
sentative of the Southern Associated
Press this afternoon it was learned that
the actual loss consisted Of four lives,
eight men injured aud minor injuries to
almost all Of the vessels themselves
The bat,leship Maine had six of ber
men overheard, three of them losing
their lives.
The Marblehead lost one man killed
and six injured
The killed on the Maine we're:
L c. Kogel, apprentice dashed to
death against turrets and body lost at
sea.
John Brown, seaman washed over
board aud drowned body recovered.
A. B. Nelson, private Ooited States
marines. washed overheard and drown
ed body lost
The Marblebead lost Ships Carpen-
ter Strawhart. who vas dashed to death
by the sea His body was saved and
buried at sea Sunday.
Seven of the carpenters gang who
we're at work 90 the sea anchor were
buried against the superstructure of the
ship b; the sea and more or less in-
jured. Their names are: Dennis
Byap, blacksmith Charles Osborne,
shipwright; Apprentices Scandlan and
Ragap, and Kicker, plumber. Kicker
sustained a compound fracture of the
skull, and his condition is serious. Ar.
raugements have been made for placing
all of the injured seamen 10 the marine
hospital here, aud they will be trans
ferred from their chips to the shore to-
morrow.
THE FLAGSHIP IN THE STORM.
The New York. Columbia, Amphi-
trite and the Maine were eff the coast
below Hatteras and about forty miles
out when the storm began to gather
Friday night. The Admiral sigualled
from the New York for the ships to
stand together. The storm was blow
ing from the southeast. 1t steadily iu-
creased during the night, and the four
ships were separated So heavily did
the New York roll that the Dig eight
inch guns in the turrets we're lashed
down with heavy bawsers as prccau-
ton. Doriug the storm a heavy sea
rolled over her stern and the aft cou-
pa5iocway was flooded with water,
which went down into the officers
quarters. The gun ports aud the tor
pedo tube also let the water in !; there
was plenty of water inside. The boat
swain, Wm. Anderson, while on the
forward deck, also lost his footing and
was about to 60 over the side when be
managed to seize life line and save
his own life. When the sea was ship.
ped astern the sounding apparatus was
knocked to flinders, aud one Of the Of
6cers nearly dashed over the side.
When morning came the Maine was
sighted and spoken. That batteship.
it is believed, had the most trying ex-
perience of the feet.
GALLANT DEEDS BY GALLANT MEN.
Friday light the apprentice. Kozel.
was struck by terrible sea and his
life dashed out of him The rusbing e
waters carried his body overheard.
Two men jumped after bin as be was
being carried away They were the
seamen John Brown aud the marine
Alex Nelson. Trying to save their
messmate they lost their lives, for they,
too, we're carried out ;ato the mountains
of black water. Charles Hassell was
washed overheard at the sane time
When these four men went overheard