The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-23
KNOWN DEAD
 LIST NOW 5 Total Number Of Casualties Placed at no. EXPLOSION ON GUNBOAT Several of Bennington Crew
 Still Missing. Omcial Summary of the Identified vic- tims, With Ages, Occupations and Place of Birth or
 Enlistment.

San Diego, Cal. July 22.-A complete summary of yesterdays disaster aboard the gunboat Bennington in San Diego Bay, may now be given with some de gree of accuracy. The total number O casualties is now placed at 110. as fol lows:
 Known dead, 49; dead believed to b. in flooded compartments of the vessel '; now at hospitals under treatment, 54 Total. 110.
 A number of men are still missing the total not being obtainable at thi hour. It is possible. however, when tn complete story is written that thu casualties will foot up 125.
 Following Is an official list of knowr dead, with ages. occupation and plac' of birth or enlistment:
 Ensign Newton K. Perry, 26. Charles ton.
 Wesley M, Taylor. 2s. seaman, Allan ta, Ga.
 Bert A. Highes. 1s, seaman. clarks vile, Ark.
 Andrew Kamerer. 25. seaman. Lou donville, Ohio.
 
 Harry Mosher, 25, fireman. Newark
 Wilbur Wright, 32, steward. home un known.
 Michael G. Quinn. s1. fireman. Kilkin ney. Ireland.
 Clyde Haesbloom, 25. Leadville, Colo
 Kirkley F. Morris, 24, fireman, Owens boro, Ky.
 Warren Paris. ss, coal passer. Lan sing, Mich.
 mantown, Cal.
 stephen W. Pollock, s4. coal passe' Hon esdale. Pa.
 Emil Dresch. A. seaman, Newark N. J.
 William staub. si. fireman. Bridge | water, S. D. John l.. Burns, 20. seaman, Chicago. Glen Browniee, "A, seaman. Calves l ton. Tex.
 William I. Cherry. s4. blacksmith | Salem, Mont. Walter c. Grant, 2s. coal passer. Chi cago,
 john Goika, IS. seaman, Milwaukee. | John McKone, 23. fireman, Leadvillt Colo. .-.~ ~.....-----
 Edwin B. Robin son, 23, seaman, Sal Francisco. s.9*
 Charles o. McKeen, s5, coal passei Pueblo. Colo. ,
 Charles J. Kuntz. 20, seaman. s' Louis. Harry F. Saunders. 19, seaman Sprin sfield, Mo.
 Jodie w, Kempton, IS. seaman. Love land, Colo. :..-.-.
 Robert B. Carr. IS, seaman. Denver.
 Harry F. Smith. 23. seaman. Harri sonville. Mo.
 Preston Carpenter, 20. seaman. Ara pahoe, Neb.
 Robert I. Savage. 2s. seaman. Waco Tex .@ :.. Colo.
 Don c. Archer. 19 seaman. San Fran | cisco. *. >.- c.,. Richard T. House. 21. seaman, Colo rado Springs. Colo.
 Albert H. Schoregge, 21, seaman, NeV Ulm, Minn. Iowa. Me, York. n, Lewiston. Idaho.
 Joseph H. Ezell. 27, seaman. Waco
 Joseph Hilcher. "A. fireman. Seattle
 Edward B. Ferguson, ss, chief ma chinist, San Francisco. .,
 Elmer II. Brunston. 2s, seaman, Chi cago. .ha ,s, draft who joined the Bennihs' 'on upo her arrival here. .tnants of the vessel and an unde to.n,ined number of men who are SUI | missing.
 4rne day brought developments an
 us of the most intense interest an irnortance to naval of1cers, fro' Washington came information tht Roar Admiral Goodrich. commandln inc Pacific squadron, had been ordere to San Diego forthwith. rms is tdhs :. to mean a naval investisdtioli ii'' u cause of the explosion
 The Bennington tonight lies deept than ever in the mud and shallo water on the shores or the pay, an no apparent progress was made Tn n work of pumping out her hoode comnartments Until this Is accon nIished the secrets of her horro chamber will not be discovered. #.
 Commander Lucien Young was see in his quarters aboard the Remington He was dSkeu tp " to the cause of the explosion and Il errects on the machinery He said
 "As to the cause of the explosion cannot say anything because l do nc know. What do know is that tn damage was caused by an explodin hoiler or boilers. The crown sheet ( boiler B collapsed and the boiler hea blew out. breaking through the ste' bu,khead separating 1t from boiler Inc other main port boiler tmmediatel aSt Roller D was forced back, tn crown sheet collapsing and, breakin down the steel bulkhead separating from the fire room. Every one in th Are room at the time was killed" 'The Associated Press has a dis hatch from Washington quoting Req Admiral C. W. Rae. chief engineer ( Inc navy. to the effect that he can onl account for the damage to the Ber nirgton by the explosion of high ex niosives," was suggested.
 ."rhat is entirely wrong. Ther were no high explosives in the pal of the ship where the explosion oc onrred and I am positive that 1t wi he found that all the damage wa caused by the boilers" "What was the condition of tn boilers. captain?" was asked. In Good Condition. "As far as I know. they were first class condition. They had bee recently t'sted to 22S pounds pressur