The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-22

San Diego, Cal, July 21.-Twenty- eight dead bodies are lying in morgues, on piers and on a deck of a ruined ves- sel of the United States; scores of men are lying grievously or painfully in- tured in sanitariums and hospitals. ana fifteen sailors are missing and proba- bly have found death in the waters or the harbor as a result of an explosion of a boiler on the United States gum boat Bennington at 1o:10 o'clock this morning. The dead:
 The following Is an official revised list of casualties. The total number known to be dead so far is thirty-nine: E F. W. Brown.. Johf, Newcombe. B. A. Hilger, A. Bensel. A. Kamerer, F. C. Perry, C. Rusing. A. H. Scroggre, C. Haagbloom, R. B. Carr. S. F. Saunders. E. Dresch, G. Quinn. c. Kunts, J. Hii- shier. J. Brownlee. F. Geiss, Ensign N K. Perry, twenty-one unidentified.
 The total seriously wounded number twenty-two as follows;
 w. M. Fickweiler, J. Hunt, F. A. EzeH, E. B. Furgus, R. A. House. H. F. san ders, Robinson. G. A. Toelley, r. w. Brown. J. M. Mckinney. J. Schultz, P. Carpenter, F. W. Schacklette. G. T. Clark, M. G. Chambers. G. R. Halett, c. W. Tyler. D. R. McClintock, l.. Arch CT, B. F. Seavey, B. R. Hoffman, J. C. Rarchus. w. W. worthen and one un- known man.
 The list of wounded numbers fifty- four. the following names having been ascertained: O. A. Nelson -. lhyloi' F. A. Starkewather, H. E.. Wise, H. M Stewart. -. Brockman. F. R.. Conheil A.. G. Burg, -. Pheuger, R. savage - knoblock, c. Wilson, w. Hofreuter, L A. Greis, o. D. Rich, H. C. shepard uc D.on. S. Eckell w. M. Taylor C. E. Miller I. K. Strcbel.
 The Bennington at the time or the accident was lying in the stream Just off the Commercial wharf at the foot of H Street. The warship had received orders from the Navy Department al Washington to sail for Port Hartford where she was to meet the monitor Wyoming and convey the vessel to Mare Island Navy Yard Steam was up and everything was in readiness for sailing when, suddenly anl without warning whatever, the starboard boiler explod- ed with a deafening roar. The explo- sion was terrific. People standing on the shore saw d huge cloud or Whlle steam rise above the Bennington. Col umns of smoke were hurled into the air for a distance of nearly twice the teight of the spars of the vessel ~
 An Awful Disaster.
 If was aparent that an awful disas- ter of some kind had occurred on board the warship. The ferryboat Ramona was coming across the bay at the time of the accident. Captain Bertelsen of inc Ramona immediately gave orders to change the course of the boat anC instead of continuing his trip to the San Diego side of the bay he hurried tC the aid of the stricken warship. The ing Santa Fe, the launch Mckinley, tho Government launch General De RusseS and a large number of other launche: ana water craft which were near tho scene at the time also rushed to tho assistance of the Bennington and en' deayored to lend every assistance pos sible.
 By the time the Ramona had ar rived many of the sailors of the Ben nington who had jumped into the bay to escape the scalding steam had beer rescued and the removal of the wound ed. which had already been commenced was being conducted in perfect order The crews of the Santa Fe, Dc Russo, and other boats present lent valuable aid in picking up the wounded sailors and transferring them to the shore. At the time of the accident Com mander Lucien Young and Surgeon F E Peck were on shore. The two of fcers as soon as they learned of thu disaster hurried to the water front where Commander Young immediatel! took charge.
 1 On board the Bennington were pre- sented terrible scenes. The force 0 The explosion had torn a great hol 1 in the starboard side of the ship ant i ,he vessel was already commencing tt list, A section of the upper decks wa carried away from stem to stern. RlooJ and wreckage were distributed over the entire ship, the after cabin snd the vicinity of the ship adjacen to the exploded boiler resembling ch.rnal house. over 1t all hung tn, great cloud of white smoke.
 The Work of Rescue.
 The scene of hurying ambulances | hacks and carriages of every descrip