The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-18

tons Of coarse powder, used for cnarg=
ing the big guns. there being no dyna-
mite, detonating powder. nor torpedo
heads, and nothing in fact that could
be exploded by concussion. In the main
magazine aft the high explosives were
stored and this magazine did not ex-
plode. There are no electric wires con-
Meeting with or near the magazine. 1t
is not believed that the Maine was de-
stroyed by a torpedo underneath, as IL
this were the case the hold would have
been torn in the bottom and the ship
would not have been riven to atoms as
was the case. The aft part of the ship
sank in three minutes and the officers
and survivors of the crew escaped half
clothed. Pieces of the wreckage flew
a distance of 500 yards"
Following is a list of officers and men
who arrived on the Olivette, furnished
the Associated Press by Joseph NJ
Mann OF Providence, r. /. Mr.. Mann
was assisted in the list by the lieuten-
ants on board, principally by Jungen,
and the list may be depended on as
official: Officers-Lieutenants John
Hook. c. w. Jungen, j. j. Blandins Ma
val cadets-A. Bronson, Boyd, Wash
ington and Grenshaw. Passed Assist
ant Engineer f. c. Bowers. Assistant
Engineer Morris. Pay Clerk Mccarthy
Carpenter Helms, Gunner j. II. Hill
Boatswain Larkin, Lieutenant Of Ma
rines Catlin, Sergeant Meehan. Mess
Attendants John Turpin. Harris, Ku-
shide, f. Awo. Ward Room Cook Top
pin, Gunners Mate Williams. Appren-
tice Willis, Mariners Mckay. Peter Lar
sen, l.. Morinerie. A. Hallberb, G. David,
F. Rush, William Cartel. Lieutenants
George p. Blow. c. p. Melville, Reden,
Dan Durckin, McCann.
The wounded are as follows: A. j..
Dressler Charles Bergman. William Fl.
| Thompson George Schwartz. II. Tackle,
Marine f. Thomson, III. Hutchins. Ma
rine McDermott, j. Herbert, slightly;
| A. Ham, p. ]. Fuley, George Fox, M.
| Flynn. William McNair, Charles Gal
pin, Joseph Lutz, NJ. Lanahan, Joseph
( Kane, Carl Christensen, A. Johnson.
| John ID. Load, j. Panck, o. Anderson,
| c. Lohman, Calvin Cook, Henry Will
| Jams, w. +. Richards, Mickleson.
The authentic figures as given of the
| casualties are 104 saved and 251 dead.
| 1t was q sad scene at the dock as
/ stretchers were carried to the waiting
ambulances by artillerymen and the
] ufferers tenderly placed on seats for
| onveyance to the Marine hospital. The
brave fellows bore their sufferings ad-
( mirably and some limped through the
| lane Of eager faces with their arms
| in sings, heads bound and blood
/ stained bandages on legs or trunks.
The crowd had been yelling as only
excited Cubans and negroes can yell
| but great hush had fallen upon tht
| assemblage as the head of the process
! sion filed from the deck house at the
sight of the actually wounded heading
! those of sound bodies
Excited women grew hysterical and
rnany a Latin prayer was heard from
! lips that had been shouting a momen
before. Every possible arrangement FOL
the comfort OF all who were disem
! barked had been made and all who
| could talk praised highly the kindness
Of the Spanish officials who opened
their hearts and wardrobes to the sur
| vivors Boats from the Spanish cruis
er Alphonse Doce were among the frs
to reach the Maine, and Captain Gen
eral Blanco placed all his resources a
| the disposal of General Lee.