The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-07-28
go, side OF the bay, hurried to ths
side Of the sinking warshiD.
Hurried 20 the Reseue.

Hurried TO the Heseue.
The tug Santa Fe, which was tied up
at the Commercial wharf; the launch
eral DeRusssy, and q large number OF
o3ker launches and water craft which
were near the scene at the time, al1
rushed to the assistance of the Ben
nington and endeavored to give what
assistance possible. BY the time ths
Ramona had arrived many sailors OF
the Bennington who had jumped into
the bay to escape the scalding steam
had been rescued, and the removal OF
the wounded, which already had been
commenced, was being conducted in
perfect order. The crews OF the Santa
Fe, De Russey and Mckinley and the
other boats present lent yeoman aid
in picking up the wounded sailors and
transferring them to the shore.
Commander Young Was shore
At the time of the accident Com
mander Lucien Young and Surgeon F.
e, Peck were on shore. The two Off
GERS, as 500 as they learned of the dis
aster, hurried to the water front,
where Commander Young took charge.
On board the Bennington were
presented terrible scenes. The force
of the explosion had torn u great
hole In the starboard side of the
ship and the vessel was already
commencing TO list.
A section Of the upper deck was car
ried away from stem tostern. Bloodand
wreckage was distributed over the en-
tire ship, the after cabin and the vicin-
ity of the ship adjacent to the explod-
ed boiler resembling a charnel house.
Over 1t all hung a great cloud of white
smoke which drifted slowly toward the
Coronado shore.
Aid For the Injured.
The scene of hurrying ambulances,
hacks, carriages Of every description
which had been summoned, added to
the excitement, Every physician who
could be reached by telephone was
called to the water front. Within a
comparatively short time nearly a doz-
en- were on the scene and attending the
wounded.
A dozen or fifteen men we're blown
overheard nv the force Of the terrific
explosion. Capt. Wentworth, who was
looking at the Bennington when the
disaster occurred, says
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a hundred feet upward.
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~ tbor, wore riolod -, ord tolropt an
hoord
Mut,Iutcd Reyopa Recoppitiop.
Tho bodios IF mory Of tbo mon from
,ho wrool,o5 irtorio, of tho shin uore
unt,to,od olr,a.t ro,.rra r~eoogritior
Commando yonrg az soon as he
roocbod ,ho shin cove ordsre tbot The
oir tigb, commencement bo c1oeed n
nreven+ tho ~Iisting shin eirkipo and
tbat tho m.ga7ires ho eooaod m avert
furtbor evnloeions Temnorarv omar.
tarq osbora were arranand for the
wounded
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AS the wounded were removed thew
were hurried in ambulances. carriages.
wagons and automobiles 10 the hos
pitfalls.
Was Inspecting the Boilers.
When The explosion occurred Engin-
eer Nelson was inspecting the boilers
rs a preliminary to the vessels leaving
port. He was not seriously injured.
Officers and men who were able to as
sist in rescue acted in a brave and col
lected tanner. Pumps were manned
to keep the water from the upper COM
partments, the magazine flooded, and
men fought their way through the
steam into the darkened hold TO search
for the their comrades. In the worst
and when it was feared the
would sink before she could be
beached the young officers and men
stuck manfully to their posts.
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