Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-23

CUES, on piers and on deck OF ruin
ed vessel of the United States navy,
scores of men are lying grievously
or painfully injured in sanitariums
and hospitals and fifteen sailors are
missing and probably have found
death in the waters Of the harbor, as
a result of an explosion OF boiler
on board the United States gunboat
Bennington yesterday.
The Dead.
The following is an official revised
list of the casualties. The total num-
Der known to be dead so far is thirty
nine:
F. w Brown, John Newcombe, 3.
A. Hilger. A. B. Ensel, A. Kamerer.
W. c. Perry. G. Rushing, A. c. Scros-
gre. c. Haagbloom, B. r. Car S. F.
Saunders E. Dresch NJ G.. Quinn. c.
J. Kuntz. J. Hilshrier, J. Broynlee.
F. Geiss Ensign n. X Perry, twenty
one unidentified
The Seriously Wounded.
The total of seriously wounded
number twenty-five. as follows:
William Fickweiler J. Hunt. r. A.
Ezell. E. B. Furgur. r. A. House. =
= Robinson. G. A. Toelley. z. NJ
Brown, J. NJ McManey. J. Schultz,
P. P. Carpenter F. w. ShacElett, G.
T. Clark. NJ. G. Chambers. G. r.
Halett c. w. Eyler. D. r. McClntocR
L. Archer. p. F. Seaver, B. F. Hoff-
man. J. c. Barchus, w. w. Worthen
one unknown man.
Others Wounded.
The list of wounded number fifty
four, the following having been as
certained
O. A. Nelson, E. A. Starkweather
Fl. NJ. Stewart. F. r. Connell -
Pluser. = Knoblock. W. Hofruter.
O, D. Rich. Fl. C. Dean, w NJ TAYLOR
l.. X. Saobel. Taylor, II. F.
Hise, = Brockman, A. G. Bure. R.
Savage c. Wilson, L. A. Greis. H. c.
Shepard, s. Ecllrel G. f. Miller.
Explosion Came Without Warming
The Bennington at the time of the
accident was lying in the stream just
of the commercial wharf at the foot
of H street. The warship had re-
ceived orders from the navy depart
ment at Washington sail this morn
ing for Port Hartford, where she was
to meet the monitor Wyoming and
CONVOY the vessel to Mare Island ma
Wy yard. Steam was up and every
thing was in readiness for sailing
when, suddenly and without any
warning whatever, the starboard for
ward boiler exploded with a deafen.
ing roar.
Harbor Craft to the Rescue.
It was Immediately apparent that
an awful disaster of some kind had
happened on board the warship. The
ferryboat Ramona was crossing the
bay at the time of the accident. Capt.
Bertelsen of the Ramona Immediately
the boat and instead of continuing
his trip to the San Diego side of the
bay, hurried to the aid of the strick
en- warship The tug Santa Fe. the
launch Mckinley, the government
launch Gen. D. E. RusSy and large
number OF other launches and water
;oh of
the time also rushed to the assistance
of the Bennington and endeavored
to lend every assistance possible.
BY the time the Ramona had arriv-
ed many sailors of the Bennington
who had jumped into the bay to es
cape the scalding steam had been res
cued and the rescue of the injured,
which had already commenced, was
continued in perfect order.
Commander Was on Shore.
At the time of the accident Com
mander Lucien Young and Surgeon
r. E. Peck We're on shore. The two
officers. as soon as they learned Of the
disaster, hurried to the water front
where Commander Young Immediate
y took charge.
On board the Bennington were pre-
ented terrible scenes. The force Of
he explosion had torn a great hole
Asthe starboard side of the ship and
he vessel was already beginning to
list. A section of the upper deck
was carried away from stem to stern.
Blood and wreckage were distributed
over the entire ship. Over it all hung
a great cloud of white smoke.
Every physician Vho could be