The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-07-28

San Diego, Cal, July 23.-Rescuing
che bodies OF the Head from the
wrecked U. $. EunbOnt Benning-
ton is going on.
The Death List.
The list of dead thus far identified
follows:
Frederick w. Brown. Des Moines, la.
Amel Bensei. ColfaX, Wash.
Glenn Brownlce, Ravenna, Tex.
E. Dresch, Newark, n J.
Frederick J Geiss.
CLYDE Haagboom, Leadvill", Col
Joseph Hischor, watervlle. Wash.
Andrew KammerTr, Loulonville, O.
c. J. Kuntz, ST. Louis,
Joseph NeHcombe. QUINCY. Mass.
w. c. Perry, Choteau Mont.
Newman * Perry, .Stockbridge, Mass.
Michael G. Quinn, New Haven. Conn.
Claude e. Rushing, Augusta, Mont.
Albert ii. Shrogge. New Tim. Mimi.
There are u yet to be identified.
Seriously Injured.
L. Archer. Fowler Col.
G. +. BarchUr Lewiston, Idaho.
M G.. Chambers. Lewiston. Idaho.
G. T: Clark, Bremerton, Wash.
Josiah Ezell, Lott, Tex.
7. B. Ferguson, Philadelphia.
". N. Pickwiler, Laporte. Ind.
i. L. Hoffman. Austin Tex.
f. \. Hose
] seph Hunt no relatives.
d. r. McClintack, Houston, Tex.
j NJ McMabey.
+. y. Robinson.
IL. Z, Saunders.
+ w. sehaekl,tte, Delaplaine, Va.
i. K. seayey Colorado City, Col.
G. NJ ToeleN. Lion n. Y.
". w. Wortheu, Dayton, o
the wounded.
John Leo Burns, Chicago.
A. ". Brockmaa Des Moincs. la.
A, G. Burg, Cleveland, @.
F. R. Conell. Odessa, Wash.
H. c. Dean, Tucson AriH.
L. A. Cries Cleveland, Q.
H. r. Hise, Columbus, o.
W Hofreutcr.
C. f. Miller, East Stroddsburg. Pa.
c. +. Nelson. Minneapolis MINI.
VIM. F. Plfugcr, Chicago.
Leo Sohm. Dubuque, Ia.
T. A. Starkweather Mftinville, Mich.
Roy c. She pard. UnionVile No.
H. NJ. Stewart, Churchvile, Md.
p Savage, Baty. Tex.
u. X. Strobel, Tacoma, Wash.
+. II. TAYLOR. Boston, Mass.
W. NJ TAYLOR. Atlanta, Ga.
G. Wilson, Santa Clara, Cal.
Thirty-two others unnamed.
when the explosion occurred
Lieut.. Yates, the executive officer,
WAS in charge of the vessel in the
absence of Capt. Young.
He was seated in his cabin aft at
the time and rushed out when the boil
ers burst, only to meet binding. suf-
locating cloud of steam as it swept
over the vessel.
The explosion made scarcely any
noise" said Lieut.. Yates. Il mast have
remained seated in my chair several
seconds after it occurred and did not
know what had happened. | then
rushed out and the steam even at the
extreme after part OF the ship was SC
jense that | could not get breatL Of
air until ascended the rail. AS | ran
forward | passed one of our boys
crawling on his belly. There was no
time to attend to insividual cases,
there were so many, and they seemed
almost like an indistinct memory to
me.
about thirty of the boys were on
the fore deck, all badly wounded.
called for men to man the boats. and
only about IL, including officers, re-
spnnded.
"AI the rest were Injured or had
been driven over the side by the
scaIdinE steam.
Although did not anticipate a great
deal of danger from fire on account of
the nature of the explosion | imme-
diately had compartments closed and
the forward magazine flooded.
Afterwards the after magazine was
also flooded to assure safety. The boat
listed sharply to starboard Immediate
ly after the explosion. We have no
means as yet of ascertaining the ex-
tent of our injuries.
CAS- far as can be learned, a part OF
the furnace fell against the boiler,
which exploded. It was forced aft and
it is probable that the other boilers
q sd Immediately afterwarI
an j rra $500 -'~os we're wrecked,
liberating the steam,