New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-16
BODY GIVENBACk TO MOTHER.
Remains of A. II. schorregge Will
Arrive Today.
Funernal Services Will be Held
Thursday Afternoon.
Shipnnate Writes Lengthy Letter
to Sorrowing Mother.

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since the morning of July 81, the rela-
tives have been striving to have the
remains of the unfortunate sailor
shipped to this city, and now, their
labors e!to be rewarded by the ar
rival of the body on this moons train,
which reaches this city at rs p. m.
The sorrow that rests within the
Behnke home on South Minnesota
street today, is indescribable, but the
wish of the sorrowing mother has been
granted and grief has in part alter
mated with happiness over the hoped
for arrival of the remains of her dead
sailor son.
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row afternoon from the Congregational
church at two O'Clock, and interment
made at the city cemetery. The SER
vices will be conducted by Rev. E. F.
Wheeler and it is expected that a
firing squad of Company ''A' and
probably Gen. Bobleter and his staff
of officers will also take part in the
funeral procession.
Mrs. Ida Schoregge, mother of the
deceased is in receipt of a letter from
Paul D. Grabach, a shipmate of her
dead son. We publish the letter,
which is as follows:
United States Steamship Bennington
San Diego, California
July 20, 1905.
DEAR MRS. SCHOREGGE:-
A few hours prior to his death, your
son, Allie, requested me to write to
you, but the strain upon me has been
so great that have neglected writing
sooner.
Not in any way do I wish to make
you feel bad by writing and informing
you of the condition that he was in,
but it being his last request must do
it. I thought more of Allie than I do
of my own brother. He was the friend
of everyone on board the battleship
and it is hard to think of him as one
of the victims of the frightfulexplosion.
1t was a sad thing, which you no doubt
have learned through the newspapers.
After the explosion Allie was taken
to the hospital, where I saw him be-
fore he passed away. There were
many people there and I had hard
time finding him. When [ reached his
bedside, 1 asked him to cheer up. But
my poor friend, the explosion had left
him without eyes and he could not
recognize my voice. Eagerly he an
swered, 'sTell every body that you saw
me. Write home and tell them "good-
bye.' Then in a weak voice he said,
"goodbye old ship-mate." AS he was
breathing his last he sang, "Goodbye
Dolly Gray" He was brave and could
|, endure much. He would not let the
nurses help him after all was over. He
told them, ''help those that you can
save, am too far gone.'' Mrs.
Schoregge, you have my heartfelt sym
pathy and likewise the sympathy Of all
those who were the survivors of that
terrible accident.
My mother shed tears over his body,
| for she thought as much of him as she
{ does of her own sons. [ shall never
forget him. 1t chokes me to think of
him. We could never do enough for
! one another. I do not wish to tell you
how we found him as it would only
tend to make you feel bad. It was a
pitiable sight to see so many buried at
one time.
am in possession of a few of the
small trinkets that he owned and which
we always kept in our small ditty box,
but these [ will keep until I receive
your answer and tell me what to do
with them. His aunt in Oakland has
many pictures Of him and I have al
ready thought that perhaps should
give her these small things so that she
could send them to you. The Govern
ment will look out for everything that
is not in my possession. However, il
there is anything that may do for
you, hope you will not hesitate to
ask it of me. I will close now for ]
am still in deep grief and cannot write
very good. Please excuse all mistakes
and poor writing. May God help us
With gratitude and love I am,
! Yours afectionately,
/ pAJII Ga@n GDADA 1,rY
]. A second letter from Mr.. Grabach
was received this week, by relatives
here, in which the sailor spoke of his
ship-mates that were confined in the
hospitals at San Diego and also of the
number of dead bodies. Sixty-siS
{ lives wereslost in the fatal explosion