The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-22

telegram Of inquiry was sent to the com
mandant at Mare Island. and a reply
came stating that the detail had left San
Francisco on the 18th arriving at san
Diego on the 18th. 1t was hoped at the
department that this detachment had not
Joined the crew, but in that they were
disappointed.
The Bennington was under orders for
Panama. where she was being sent to re-
neye the Princeton, and was to have
sailed direct from San Diego for the
lSthnus. but report was received at the
department. announcing that the Wyo-
ming had disabled a propeller and orders
were sent for the Bennington to proceed
from that port to San Francisco .Tusf
as a press bulletin was taken into the
bureau OF navigation today announcing
me explosion a telegram was received
from commander Young stating that he
was about to sail northward as directed.
Sketches of Officers.
Following are sketches of the officers
or the Bennington, several of whom, how
ever, escaped injury:
Commander Lucien Young a Ken
tuckian, who was ashore at the time OF
the explosion. had been in command of
the Bennington since November IA. 1894
He was commandant of the naval station
at Havana several years ago and had
been advanced in number for extraor-
binary heroism when the United States
ship Huron was wrecked and for con
spleuons conduct during the Spanish war.
pital ashore at the time. Joined the Ben
nington August !, 1904, serving since as a
native OF North Carolina. During the
Spanish war Lieut. Blue was advanced
i've numbers for extraordinary heroism
for accommodating in the vicinity of San
tiago harbor and determining the strength
of the Spanish fleet
Lieut.. Alexander F. Yates was born in
Maine January II, 1873 He was appointed
a naval cadet May "a, 1895. Joined the
bennington March s. 1895. and assigned to
duty as navigator on May 13 ISv0. His
mother lives at Waterville, Me
Ensign Charles T; Wade was born in
naval cadet September s. 1896 He was
promoted TO ensign July 1, 1902. and Joined
the Bennington December p, 1903 He
was assigned to engineering September
81 1904. His father. Charles NJ. Wade,
lives at Hackettstown, n. J.
Ensign Newman X. Perry. Jr., was born
appointed a naval cadet September 8,
1897. He was promoted to ensign June Z.
and division officer on March 3, 1903. His
wife lives at Stockbridge, Mass.
Ensign Leo Sahm was born in Iowa
September 26, 1880, appointed a naval
cadet from Iowa in September. 1899 and
promoted 10 be ensign on February 2,
1903 He joined the Bennington on March
., 1909. His father lives at DUBUQUE, Ia
Ensign Lindsay II. Lacy was born in
Texas March II, 1882. and appointed
60 be ensign- on February 1893, and
Joined the Bennington March 2, 1903. His
father is 81 Palestine Tex.
Paymaster Charles Morris, Jr., was born
in Rhode Island August 15 1874 and was
appointed an assistant paymaster from
Massachusetts May 20. 1898. He Joined
the Bennington on March g. 1893 His
next of kin is Col Charles Morris. L. S.
A, stationed at San Francisco.
Peck. one of those who escaped by being
ashore. is a Californian who joined the
Bennington last April.
The Bennington, was a, three-masted
schooner. She was built by N F. Palmer
4 Co. of Chester, Pa. Her construction
was authorized by congress on March 3,