Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-22

explosion While there pag much con.
fusion among those who escaped un'
harmed the officers had already sot
about to care for the Injured and lool
for the dead The bennington began
20 settle rapidly listing heavily 70 star.
board, Fearing sho would sink, CONF
mnndor Young ordered tho vessel taxi
en- IN tow by the tug Santa We and
one or Two smaller craft,
TOWED TO Tur SHORE,
Heading directly for the shore at the
foot Of N street ihe Bennington was
run lluo shallow water whore she lies
tonight not more than 200 yards from
the shore She leans heavily "a star.
board her bow upon the bottom and
about 10 feet Of water beneath her
stern
Steam sllll poured out NJ the yonilai.
ing tunnels ana through rNprN apors
iure that gave opening from the lower
regions NJ The ship, and Il was some
time before roscuors could venture be-
low.
News of the explosion reached
throughout the city within u few min.
ules, In response 20 calls, ambulancoe
were hurried hayward from every hos.
pltal ana undertaking establishment In
the ely besides these there were scores
NJ volunteer vehicles carriages, deliVs
cry wagons, ana even moro humble
c0nvoyancqn hurried upon their morcl'
nj erAnd. Work more than enough
WAS soon found for all these,
An examination Of the Bennington
above decks did not disclose any great
damage, The vessel was covered with
u gray coating, the color " ashes, The
escaping steam carried A grny'colored
mud which smoared everything, even
the sides " the vessel There were
broken gnngWaya and displaced ma.
chinery NJ n minor character but no
serious damage so the main deck was
slsiblo, II wan explained hy those on
board that the wrookngo was All below,
but lust how serious this ~ Win be fully
determined only after thorough ok
animation, This cannot be- made until
the water has been pumped oul ana tho
vossol rlghlcd,
BOILER y EXPLODED,
commander Young declined To make
nnN Official statement for publication,
Tie s1ld, however 10 reporter this
afternoon that he believed tho disaster
Vas caused by the explosion " boiler
u on ,ho port side, ana that boiler II,
while not exploding had been dam.
AGED, allowing the steam 10 escape and
added 10 tho horrors " he catoslro.
phc
Lieut. Victor blue. the man whn
made the perilous trip around the hay
NJ Santiago De cuba ana reported the
presence Of Cofycrn's squadron, IN al.
tnchod io the Bennington lie was not
aboard, however, having left Thursday
morning by train for Mare Island hos.
nllnl whore II IN said he will undergo
nm operation FOR appendicitis,
one ~ the fortunate ones was cum
ncrs Male John Turpln, colorQd, TuT-
PIN was q member NJ the Names crew
when that vessel was blown up In lIn-
Nnlh harbor ana escaped unlninrod
lIlN good luck on that occasion ala not
dosorl him, ana he cnmo through TO-.
days explosion without scratch,
Arrangements for buryng the dead
have not been perfected, but II Is
thought nearly II not quite ALL tho
bodies win be inferred at the military
Cemetery on Point Iona reservation, on
San Diego bay Some may be acnt 10
lhclr former homes, should their fam-
HES ~ request,
one ~ the most pathetic scenes en-
acted NJ the hospitals was witnessed
~ Agnoy eanliarlum, Tho two men
with bruised and blaokaned bodies lay
on cots lde by side, rhey were close
friends and had enlisted together. Ono
of them wished 10 see his mother and
sister again ana he spoke foolingly OF
them. Tho other tortured with pnln,
cursed everything, hoping TO die soon
and end II all,
"Oh, can't you be serious FOR once, y
SAID the nrst Victim stop your swear
lnR Remember you have only a few
hours TO live, 20 be decent FOR u few
minutes at least"
ln,On hour both wore dead,
LIST or THE DEAD,
The following In an Official revised Isl
of the casualties, Tho total number
known 10 be dead 80 far IA 3pl
r. W, Brown,
i, Nowcombe,
H. A. Hughes
"A u, Ensoh
\ kameroL
w Cherry
g. Rushing,
A. H. SorugRe
q. llaagboOm,
W, H. II, Carr.
", Y. Saunders
". Drcsch,
j, H. Burns,
NJ q, Quinn.
G, ,, kunis
J, lIilscher Washington, y, C,
j, l,rownlec,
| v, ], Cess
Ensign n, X pcrrk
| Nineteen unidentified,
| !, g, harchus
W. G.. Wilson,
e, ", Nelson.
", u, Ferguson,
l., u. Archer
w q, Chambers,
John Mcliuno
e, ! Esoll
Preston Carpenter
| charles McKcon,
w. W, llruns0n
y Hunt
| w. w. Robinson,
! Hunt
j \, hscl
| w. n, Ferguson,
Robinson, Oakland Cab
r. Carpenter,
| NJ, q, Chambers,
| ! e, barchus
Seven unidentified dead,