The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-23
CUNBOAT HORROR
KEEPS GROWING.
Continued from First Pdoe'

Commander Young received his orders
TO meet the crippled Wyoming at Fort hal-
ford and convoy her to this port carry
Friday morning. Steam was gotteh up
in boilers and d. II was the lntehtioi'
to steam outside the heads and MI pollers
A and G with water. At the time OF the
OK plosion fresh water was running 'hto
boilers B and D. These boilers underwent
repairs not long go at Mare Island and were
tested there for 200 pounds pressure
At the time OF the explosion the cages
marked l20 pounds On July the BEN
nineton left Honolulu. she made very QUICK
trip to this port, arriving fully twenty-iour
hours before she was expected. One reason
for speed may have been the serious illness
Of Lieut.. Victor Blue Of Spanish American
War fame. Mr.. Blue was threatened WIN
appendicitis and they were hurrylng MN
to San Diego for an operation.
Over half the trip the boilers were under
an unusual strain. Then the Bennington
ran out of gale and after that the boilers
were nursed carefully. Firemen cay that
boiler B leaked continually, and this leak
was not reported to the proper authorities
Commander Young says he can give no
reason for the explosion and also claims
that he did not know that one of the boilers
leaked.
HARD TO PUMP OUT THE WRECK.
The Bennington tonight has sunk deeper
in shallow water and ooze on the bay shore'
and though fire engine has been pumping
away most OF the day, no material progress
seems to have been made in clearing the
flooded compartments OF water. a oes-
perate effort has been made to reduce thus
water, as this Is the only way to determine
how many mangled bodies are lying below
1t ia certain that seven are wedged De-
tween the crown sheets and splntereo
bulkheads of the f1reroom. but 1t Is mere
guesswork how many more may be purleel
beneath the wreckage. A large force VIII
have to be put at work and more power
full pumps used. Probably some OF the
vessels which left San Francisco may be
utilized in the work Of relieving the wrecked
vessel Of water.
Commander Young occupies his quarters
on board the Bennington. He is evidently
greatly depressed, but he is putting great
energy into the work Of clearing the wreck
and establishing identity of the dead men
whose bodies are seen under the mass OF
tangled STEEL He said this afternoon IN
! discussing the disaster Nothing definite
can be said about the cause OF the e4pio-
sion because nothing is known. All know
is that the boilers exploded. The crown
sheet of boiler collapsed and tho boiler
head blew out, breaking through the steel
bulkhead separating 1t from boiler "
which adjoins its aft.
This forced back boiler D, causing the
crown sheet to collapse and smashing the
steel bulkhead which separated 1t from
the fire room. Not a man in the fire room
escaped death. Under the collapsed crown
sheet are three bodies and four others are
wedged under the splintered bulkhead
To release these bodies it will be necessary
to out the steel bulkhead in two places
It looks as though one Of the bodies woult
have to be out to pieces to get it out. Water
| in the boiler and fire rooms prevents worl
and we are trying to pump 1t out as rapidly
"a. possible.
LIST OF THE DEAD.
The following is a revised and corrected
list Of the dead up to S P. NJ. to-day:
n. X. PERRY, Ensign.
F. w. Brown. Peoria, machinst.
j. NEwcoMsE. boatswaIn's mate.
B. A. HUGHES. ordinary seaman.
A. BENsEL, coal passer.
| A. KAMERER, coal passer.
w. CHERRY, coal Ilasser.
| c. RUSHING. coal passer.
A. H. SCHRoGGRE. seaman.
C. HAAoBLooM. coal passer
r. Is. CARR, able seaman.
II. +. SAUNDERS. apprentice seaman.
W. W. WRIGHT. oiler.
| Z. DREsCr. ordinary seaman.
j. l.. BURNS. seaman.
NJ. G. QUINN. oiler.
CD. KUNTz, coal passer.
JOSEPH HIIsCHER fireman.
G. BRowNLEE seaman.
F. j. CESS. coal passer.
E. B. FERGUSON. chief machinist's mate.
II. A. HOUSE. apprentice foreman.
L. W. BRuNsoN. Cheney. Neb.
JOE HUNT. oiler.
CHARLES MckEEN.
C. j. EZELL, seaman.
W. c. WILSON, seaman.
, EDWARD b. ROBINSON, ordinary seaman.
j. c. BARCHus, Seaman.
{. +. NELSON. seaman.
L. b. ARCHER. ordinary seaman.
. Nj. q. CHAMBERS. seaman.
JOHN MALoiE. seaman.
, PEYToS CARPENTER, ordinary seaman.
, WESLEY NJ. TAYLOR. seaman.
. HARRY MosHER. fireman.
kIRLEY F. MORRIS. fireman.
. WAEREN M. PARISH coal passer.
STErHEN ". POLLOCK. Goa! passer.
8 WILLIAM STRAUB, fireman.
WALTER GRANT. coal passer.
JOHN GoIKA, seaman.
JopIE W. KEMProN. seaman.
HARRY F. SMITH, seaman.
1 ROBERT LEE SAVAGE, seaman.
DON c. ARCHER. seaman.
l.. j. GAUTHIEs, seaman.