The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-21
CONDITION OF THE WOUNDED.
List OF the Injured Sailors at Key
West-Many Narrow Escapes.

Maine in the Marine Hospital here:,
G. j. DRESSLER, New York city, frac
tured jaw, fractured kneecap, wound in
breast and back.
GEORGE FOX, Grand Rapids Mich, cut
on head, right arm burnt, foot and hand
cut.
ROBERT HUTCHINs. colored. New
York. arms and face badly burned.
FRANK G. THOMPSON, Austin. ILL.,, dis
located ankle, arm cut, bruise on side.
CARL CHRISTENSEN, Sweden, right
arm and leg bruised and burned, arms and
head badly bruised and badly shaken up.
WILLIAM H. THOMPSON, New York
city, back hurt, side bruised and both hands
burned.
GEORGE WORTH, 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
convalescing.
The Marine Hospital men are the most
seriously hurt, but none is in danger of dy-
ing. They are all In good spirits. All the
wounded at the United States barracks
manding officer stated that none was dam
gerously hurt. Among those seen were:
WILLIAM MNAIR, Pittsburg, slightly
injured.
GEORGE DAVID, Island OF Malta, slight
ly injured in the back and hip.
LOUIS MORINIERE, Netonville. Mass,
uninjured
M. LANNAHAN, Louisville, KY. unin-
jured.
THOMAS MELVILLE, Brooklyn, unn-
jured. He was on watch on quarter deck
and felt a shock, followed by an explosion,
and was thrown eight feet in the air and
forty feet from the ship TO water He
swan back to the Maine and climbed
aboard again. He then saved the lives of
men floating in the water.
EDWARD M'KAY, of Boston, is unin-
jured. He on duty on the poop deck
only heard the explosion and was thrown
from port to starboard side and saved his
rife ammunition.
M. MEEHAN, uninjured.
K. KUSHIDI, Japan, uninjured.
f. AWO, Japan, slight scars on head and
hands
wEsTMoRE HARRIS. Charles City, Va,
uninjured.
OSCAR ANDERSEN, Sweden, slightly
cut
WILLIAM MELVILLE uninjured.
PETER LARSEN, Norway, uninjured.
A. WILLIS, Keyport, N. Y, uninjured.
JOHN TURPIN, Long Branch, uninjured.
D. J.. TOPFIN, New York city, uninjured.
HARRY M'CANN, of Brooklyn, has
strained back He was thrown overheard
by the shock from the quarter deck and i'm
mediately swan back to the ship and at
tempted to get the whale boat in the water,
with the help of Melville, a comrade. Many
of the men on the quarter deck who had lost
their presence of mind We're thrown over
board by Mccain and Melville who after
ward succeeded in manning the whale boat,
which sank from the suction of the ship GO
ing down. They then were rescued by the
gig and were afterward complimented by
the navigator and officers for bravery.
MARTIN RIORDEN, 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 investigation and dive un-
der the ship to ascertain the true cause of
the disaster, which will be evidence in the
investigation.
The remainder of the men at the bar
racks and at the hospital could not be seen
nor their condition aseertained. The hair
breadth escapes told by the survivors are
marvellous. Men who were between decks
fought for their lives like demons to reach
the decks The wounded who could not get
out met their deaths bravely. AS the water
rushed into the ship the cries of the wound
ed men could be heard calling for aid. In
a few minutes their doom was sealed. No
searchlight was thrown on the terrible
scene. 1t is not known why, but gentle
man in the city who was at Havana at
the time says that fifteen minutes after the
explosion he was looking toward the wreck
and waiting for searchlight to be thrown
on the ship, but none appeared, and the
work of rescue had to be done in the dark.