Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-17
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about the arms and face; A. Pau,
wounded on the head; John Londay,
burned, and four more, whose names
are not known.
Stretchers for the use of the wounded
were sent to the scene by the fire brig
AIDE and the headquarters of the Red
Cross Society was called upon to send
four stretchers, and men were sent to
patrol the scene of the disaster and
pick up the dead and wounded.
The sunokestaclls of the Maine fell at
11.30 o'clock p. m.
Three sailors who escaped fell sense
less just as they reached a place of safe
ty.
One of the Names officers who is
being cared for at the sanitary head
quarters is seriously wounded. He is
very young. and is believed to have
been the officer on guard at the time of
the disaster. He is said to have asked
for priest to make his confession.
1t was said ashore this afternoon that
only 81 men of the crew of the Maine
had been saved. Capt. Gen. Blanco's
official cable message was filed at mid
night. Half an hour after midnight SO
Of the crew of the Maine had been car
ried to the military hospital of San Am
brosio. They were almost all seriously
wounded. Five others of the crew
were taken to the Alfonso XII hospital.
On board the Spanish cruiser Alfonso
XII 26 of the wounded were treated and
So were succored on board the City of
Washington. George Cowler, an ac-
countant of the Maine, is among the
men seriously wounded.
The crew of the steamer Colon saved
two wounded men.
The Maine, at the time of the explo-
sion, was at anchor about 500 yards
from the arsenal, and some 200 yards
from the floating dock. The explosion
put out the street lights near the
wharf and blew down telephone and tel
egraph wires in that vicinity
Admiral Manterola and Gen. Solano
put off to the Maine soon after the ex-
plosion and offered their services to
Capt. Sigsbee.
Vournel, Burkhardt. William McGuin-
ness J. H. Bronner, Alfred Johnson,
George Botsemet and Charles Begnan
were succored at the San Ambrosio mil
itary hospital, and James Roure, Fran
els Kehet, Daniel Cronin and George
Roberts were tended to at ST. Anthony
hospital.
THE Discussion says that fire broke
out on board the Maine at 7.30 O'clock
p. M, that the crew were unable to ex-
tinguish it, The first explosion is said to
have been caused by over 600 pounds of
gun cotton, and the subsequent explos-
ion is alleged to have been caused by
shells and cartridges.
Among the saved on board the City of
Washington is Gustave G. Dressler, who
lost both his eyes. The passengers Of the
City of Washington gave up their state
rooms to the injured men of the Ameri-
can warship.
An iron truss from the Maine fell on
the pantry of the City of Washington,
breaking the tableware of the steamer,
Lieut. Commander r. Wainwright of
the Maine was half undressed at 9.45
o'clock p. m, and was smoking in his
cabin next to that of Capt. Sigsbee, it is
said, when the explosion occurred. The
lights being extinguished, Lieut. Com
mander Wainwright lit a match and
went to Capt. Sigsbee's cabin. The cap
tain, it appears, had been thrown from
his bed, but was uninjured. They both
went on deck and ordered the men to
flood 25O0 pounds of gun cotton which
were on board. The order was carried
out. The men never returned, but
Havana was saved from still more ter
rible exple l. -Four boats were low
cred, all manned by officers
Capt. Sigsbee went in his own launch
on board the Spanish cruiser Alfonso
XII to thank her captain and officers
He afterwards went on board the City
Of Washington, where Consul General