The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-10
FIVE OF NAMES MEN HERE
III CHEERING WHEN TEE STEAM
Err BEARING THEN dRRIVED.
They Declined to Discuss tho BiewipE Up or
the Rsttleship, asd wont At once TO the
Brooklyn navy Ward. where Their Fei-
low Tnrs Gavs Them n warm Greetisg.

They Declined to Discuss tho BiewtpE Up 81
the nattieship. asd wont At Once TO the
RrosLIJn NAVY Ward. where Their Pei
low Tars Gnvs Them n Warm GreetinE.
Five OF the Mninc's men arrived here ycstcr.
day Afternoon on tho Mallory line steamship
l.Ampasns. They are John II. Load. Master.at.
Arms; X. Koshida, steward, and Daniel C..
Toppin. George hwartz and Fusiana Awo.
cooks. Toppin is a negro. and Koshida and Awo
are Japanese. None OF the mon was injured IN
the explosion which destroyed the bnttleship.
When the Lampasns was seen coming in at her
dock at the foot OF Burling slip. East River. a
crowd gathered in tho street, as the news had
gone along the waterfront that n number OF
the Names survivors were aboard tho ship.
Contrary to the custom OF this line, oil persons
were excluded from tho pier until the passen-
gers had landed. As the ship was being
warped In the Ave Maine men were seen near
the bow. conspicuous because OF their uni.
forms, and the crowd began to shout to them.
You'll get o chance at Spain pretty quick"
Teach the Spaniards what IL costs to blow
up ono Of our warships.'
You fellows know who did It all right"
wen give EN- hell yet"
The sailors made no reply, but presently left
the deck. When they came down the pier tho
crowd massed in front OF the entrance. and 1t
was with difficulty that they could get through.
IL was noticed that one thing was lacking In
their uniforms; there vas no ships name. on their
hats. Hardly had the men stepped into tho
THE heroes OF the Maine! Three cheers for
them!"
The cheers were given again and again, to
the evident embarrassment OF the Ave sailors,
who were impatient 10 get through, the crowd
Master.at-Arm ms Load was met by his brother
in;law,, Lewis Heinccke, of Jersey. City, who
seized him BY, the SHOULDERS, and said,
We'll. Jack. we didn't know whether you
were alive or dead. Are Won hurtT'
Not a scratch" said Load. They had me
reported dead IA couple OF times, but I'm all
f'How did 1t happcnl" was the next question.
but TO this Load shook his head, nor could he
disaster, or give any opinion upon It. 1T was
like sitting on u powder keg and having IL
blow ,up under you." was the most that no
Evidently he and his companions had re.
ceivcd strict orders TO say nothing as TO the
Il was on the gun deck" he said. asleep on q
me clean out into the water and 1 began to swim
aud kept on swimming until ] was picked up.
Lieut.. J %DR n. who sRSE was 81 io sae and niT espre ssr%t the Ds
opinion that he could have saved himself had
he not started for his post after the explosion.
refused TO say a. word, All had appeared be.
% ,GGi 5es l hS'T pier Of th lnq@ MGnt d Ai' t 5e tH PSlt tnS
ferry and crossed 10 Brooklyn on the ferry boat
Clinton. On the way over they were objects
of much interest and curiosity. particularly to
the women, who crowded over 10 tho mems
side Of the boat to get u closer view :ot them.
They went direct to the Navy Yard by trolley,
and were there received with the greatest eli.
thusiasin. Every few PAGES they had to stop
who wanted TO ask all sorts OF questions which
the Names men could not answer about the ac-
cident, and who eagerly inquired IL the anti.
American spirit IN Havana was strong enough
to indicate that war was surely coming. The
FIVE ilcn went on board the Vermont, where
they will be stationed for the present.
On the Lampasas with them was w. d.
Cross. a seaman on the Indiana, whose time has
Utmost expired. He said that from what he had
heard the Names men say they were dev outly
hoping for war with Spain and cursing tho de-
lay.
Indiana's man,