The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-17
AWFUL LOSS OF LIFE.

AWFUL LOSS OF LIFE.
Number Of Lost and Missing Re-
ported by Capt. Sigsbee 25S.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Navy
Department was the scene of intense
excitement before 8 o'clock this morn
ing. but the officials had no news to add
to that given in the latest Associated
Press dispatches. The news received
this morning came from Key West,
and added little to the sum of Informal
ton. Commandant Forsyth at Key
West wired the Navy Department that
he had been notified by Captain Sigs-
bee Of the Maine to inform Admiral
Sicard. in command of the North At
lantic squadron, that the Maine had
blown up and was destroyed. He re-
quested that a lighthouse tender -
sent over to Havana. and added that
many We're killed and wounded.
Commandant Forsyth's message fur
Their said that the lighthouse tender
Mangrove left Key West at o'clock
this morning for Havana and the tug
boat Fern would promptly follow her.
Forsyth said he had sent the torpedo
boat Ericsson, which was at Key West,
TO Admiral Sicard, who is at Dry Tor
tugas, with message concerning the
disaster TO the Maine
Captain Sigsbee's message was to
Commardant Forsyth of the naval sta
ton there. and reads:
Havana, February 16-Advise send
ing wrecking vessel at once. The Maine
is submerged, except the debris. Most
ly work for divers. Jenkins and Mer-
rift are still missing. and there is but
little hope for their safety Those
known to have been saved are the Off
GERS and twentyfour uninjured of the
crew. Eighteen wounded men are now
on board the Ward line steamer in the
city hospital and at the Mascotte Hotel
ffty-nine so far as known All the
others went down on board or near
the Maine. The total lost or missing Is
2oS. With several exceptions. no officer
or man has more than part of a suit
OF clothes. and that is wet with har-
Dor water.
The Ward line steamer leaves for
Mexico Vera CRUZ at o'clock this
afternoon. The officers saved are un-
injured. The damage was in the COM
partments of the crew Am preparing
to tele graph the list of saved and
wounded
"Olivette leaves for Key West at |
p M VIII send by her to Key West
officers saved, except myself. Vain
wright, Holman, Heneberger, Ray and
Holden. VIII turn over three unjn1ur
ed boats to Captain of Port, with re-
quest for safekeeping. Will send all
woended men to hospital in Havana.
'SIGSBEE
OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE
MAINE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16-Tha follow.
ing is a list Of officers of the Maine
with their addresses as far as obtain
able at the Navy Department:
Captain Charles d. Sigsbee, Washing
ton.
Lieutenant Commander Richard
Wainwright, Washington.
Lieutenant CT. F. Holman. California.
Lieutenant John Hood, Florence. Ala.
Lieutenant Carl w. Jungen. New
York City
Lieutenants Junior Grade-G. P. Blow
La Sale, H.; John J. Banding. Green
wood, Md; F. w. Jenkins. Allegheny
City, Pa
Naval Cadets-W. T. Cluverius Jr..
Louisiana; A. M. Bronson, Nebraska: d
f. Boyd, Jr., Alabama
Surgeon, l.. c. Heneberger. Harrison
burg, Va
Paymaster c. NJ Ray, Washington.
Chief Engineer c. II. Howell. Goshen
n. Y
Passed Assistant Engineer. F. C.
Bowers, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Assistant Engineers G. r. Norris
Oregon, Mo-; Darwin Merritt. Red Oak
Ia
Engineer Cadets-Pope Washington
North Carolina; Arthur Crenshaw. Ala
bama
Chaplain, J. p. Chadwick. New York
City.
First Lieutenant of Marines Albert
w. Cattlin. Minnesota.
The Navy Department this afternoon
compiled and gave out full list of the
men on the Maine. 1t is as follows:
John IT, Adams, James p. Aitken.
James W. Allen. John Anderson. Oscar
Anderson, Halvor A. Anderson. Charles
Anderson, Gustav A. Anderson. John
Anderson, Axel c. Anderson. Frank
Andrews, Abraham Anfindsen. Bernard
Auguland, Harry Auchenbach. Firsa-
Mon AWo.
Lewis l.. Barry, John P. Barry, Hen
ry S. Baum, Jacob Becker, John p
Bell, Charles Bergman, Fred BIom-
berg, John H. Boomer, John Book
binder Fritz Bell. Daniel G. Boyle
Leon Bonner, Heinrich Bringman. Ar
thur Brofeldt. Adolph c. Burns, Charles
II. Bullock, Edward Burns, Robert
Burkhardt, Frederick F. Butler.
Francis d. Cahll, Thomas Game
Walter Cameron, Herbert NJ. Carr
William r. D. Caulfeld. Suke Ching,
Carl A. Christensen, Carl Christensen
Thomas Clark, Michael Cochrana.
Thomas NJ. Cole. William Coleman, W.
P. Coleman, Anthony Conroy, William
Cargrave, Daniel Cronin, Charles Cur
rem.
Berger Dahlman. George David
Charles Denning. William Donoghuey,
John Dolan. James Drury, Gustave J.
Dressler, Thomas J. Durickin.
George Elder. Charles F. Hermann,
Andrew V Erickson, John p. Eetts.
Carl Evensen-
Charles F. Fadde. Randolph Falk,
George D. Faubel. William j. Fewer
Trubic Finch, Frank Fisher, Alfred J.
Fisher, Michael Flaherty, Lewis NJ
Fleichman, Michael Flynn, Patrick
Flynn. Patrick j. Foley, George Fox.
John Fougere, BARLEY Fountain,
Charles FRANKIE. James +. Furlong
Patrick Gaffney. William NJ. Cart
zell. Frank G.. Gardner. William Fl.
German. John F. Gordon, James A.
Graham. Edward P. Graham. Patrick