The record-union., 1898-02-21
CONDITION OF THE WOUNDED.
Spanish Showed No Searchlight to
Aid in the Rescue.

Spanish Showed No Searchlight to
Aid in the Rescue.
JACKSONVILLE Fla), Feb. 20-A
special to the Times Union and Cit
izen' from Key West says:
The following are the wounded in
the Marine Hospital here: G. j. Dress
Ter of New York City, fractured jaw,
knee-cap wound in breast.
Robert Hutchins (colored). New York,
arms and face badly burned.
Frank G.. Thompson, Austin. H., dis
located ankle, arm cut
Carl Christensen, Sweden, right arm
and leg bruised and burned: arms and
head bruised and badly shaken up.
VIM. H. Thompson, New York City.
back hurt and both hands burned.
George w. Orth, Brooklyn, bruised on
leg and neck.
Patrick Foley, Mount Vernon, n. Y,
cut on nose, eyes and mouth. He is
the most seriously hurt and is in great
pain.
Martin Larsen, Philadelphia Was
in the hospital when the explosion took
place. He has had continued fever
but is now couvalescing.
The Marine Hospital men are the
most seriously hurt but none are in
danger of dying. They are cheerful
and keeping in good spirits.
The wounded at the United States
Barracks Hospital could not be seen,
but the commanding officer stated none
We're dangerously hurt
Among those seen We're William Nc
Nair of Pittsburg, who is slightly in
jured.
George David, Island Malta slightly
injured in the back and hip.
Louis Morinerem, Newtonville Mass
uninjured.
NJ. Lanahan. Louisville, KY, unin-
jured.
Thomas Melville, uninjured. He was
on watch on the quarterback and was
thrown eight feet in the air and forty
feet from the ship into the water. He
swan back to the Maine and climbed
aboard again. He then saved the lives
of men floating in the water
Edward Mckay of Boston, is unin-
jured. He was on duty on the poop;
only heard the explosion and was
thrown from port to starboard side and
saved his rifle and ammunition.
NJ. Meehan, uninjured.
X. Kushida. Japan, uninjured
f. Awo Japan, slight scar on head
| and han $.
Westmore Harris, Charles City, Va,
" j. iured
Peter Larsen. New York, uninjured.
a. Wiley. Keyport, n Y, uninjured.
John Turpin, Long Branch, uninjured
| n T fin
| jured
Harry Mccain, Brooklyn, has a
| strained back. He was thrown over
board by the shock from the quarter
deck and Immediately swan back to
the ship and attempted to get the
whaleboat out with the help of Mel
VILE, a comrade. Many of the men
| of the quarter deck who had lost their
presence of mind We're thrown over
| board by Mccain and Melville, who
afterwards succeeded in manning the
whaleboat, which sunk from the sue
ton of the ship going down They
We're then rescued by the gig and We're
afterward complmented by the naviga-
tor and officers for bravery.
Martin Riordan, a well-known diver
| of Key West, who served on the Maine,
| was saved. He has been recalled to
| Havana by Consul General Lee and
| Captain Sigsbee TO complete the inves-
| tigation and dive under the ship to as
certain the true cause of the disaster
! NJ Melville, Brooklyn. uninjured.
! Oscar Anderson, Sweden, slightly cut
| The remainder of the men at the bar
racks and at the hospital could not be
seen nor their condition ascertained.
| The hairbreadth escapes told by the
survivors are almost miracles. Men
| who were between decks fought for
their lives like demons 10 reach deck
The wounded who could not get out
met their deaths bravely AS the
water rushed into the ship, the cries
| of the wounded men could be heard
calling for aid. In a few minutes their
doom was sealed. No searchlight was
thrown on the terrible scene, it is not
| known why. but a gentleman in the
/ city. who was "a Havana at the time
| says that fifteen minutes after the ex-
| plosion he was looking toward the
wreck and waiting for a searchlight to
| be thrown ON the ship, but none APP
peared and the work of rescuing had to
| be done in the dark.