The Tupelo journal., 1905-07-28
ONLY SECOND To
MAINE DISASTER
Frightful Boiler Explosion an Board
the Gunboat Bennington il
San Diego Harbor.
NEARLY SIXTY LIVES LOST
Seventy-Fiv of the Crew Injured,
Many of Whom Will Die.

SASW AAJuieO.
Many of Whom Will Die.
The Hospitals and Sa~nitariums OF
San Diego With the
Victims of the Disaster.
San Diego, CAL, July 22.-Broken and
blackened, with her flag flying at hall
mast, her hold filed with Is feet OF
water, the United States ship Benning-
tor lies beached on the shores of San
Diego harbor. Thirty-nine of her crew
lie dead at city morgues, the fate OF a
dozen more is as yet undetermined and
three score are stretched upon beds OF
pain in various hospitals. This is the
result of the explosion which wrecked
the trim little naval craft and wrought
such terrible havoc among her crew at
1880 o'clock Friday morning.
The Dead.
Glenn Brownlee, seaman.
Amel Bensel, fireman, second class.
John Leo Burns, apprentice seaman.
William Isaac Cherry, coal passer.
Robert Bentley Carr, apprentice sea-
man.
Emil Dresch, ordinary m
Frederick John Geiss, coal passer.
Cldye Haggbloom, coal passer.
Bart Arthur Hughes, ordinary sea-
man.
Joseph Hilseher. fireman, first class.
Andrew Kameira, fireman, second
class.
Charles Joseph Kuntz. coal passer.
Joseph Newcombe, boatswain's mate,
second class.
Warren Niles Parrish, coal passer.
Michael George Quinn, oiler,
Claude Emerson Rushing, coal passer.
William Warren Wright, coal passer.
Seven unidentified dead on board.
Seven unidentified ashore.
Fifteen others ~unaccounted for.
the Injured.
The list of injured, as nearly as can
be as~certained, is as follows:
Wirk Compton, E. U. Brunson, H.
Hoffman Cblacksmith), D. Sullivan,
William Stauh, J.. E. Zeil, A. Borg,
-. Ferguson, w. c. Wilson, Charles
Miller, chief master-at-arms; L.. J.Gau-
thier. Pawtucket, R. L., chief boat
SWANS mate; Walter James Martin,
New York, master-at-arms, frst-class;
c. w. Brockman, Des Moines. Ia, ap-
prenticeman; Preston Carpenter, Ara
pahoe, Neb., ordinary seaman; H. c.
Dean, Denver, Col, electrician; f. r.
Cornell, CoasTain, Odessa. Wash; j.
C. Barchus, Omaha, Neb., seaman; A.
H. Schorgge, P. A. House, G. Schultz,
Cordelia. Cal; E. B. Robinson, Oak
land: w. J. Vessel, New York; F. c.
Shively, Meredith Bushnell, Baarbrake,
Tex, apprentice seaman; L. K. Stro-
bel. Littleton, Col; H. J.. K~niblock;
=. Clark, Bfe.nerton, Wash; =. Inger-
soil, Denver; Joe Hilthier, Washing
ten, D. c.; A. J. Worthen, Dayton, o.;
w. V. Kennedy, Lyons, Neb.; H. F.
Awnders, Springfield, Mo-; Brown Tai
ley. FlicKweiller, Ind, fireman, second
class; S. Eckram, Emerson, Wash; N.
G.. Chambers, seaman, broken right
arm; w. A. Hawley, Nelson; a Jap
anese, Tokato, Toxic: Tim Burke, Mas
sachusetts; L. A. Cries, S%ylvania, o.;
MacKeen, Smith, Harrisonville,
Mo-: w. F. Weller, Cleveland, o.; G..
IL. Hallet, Bakersfield, Cal; D. M. Nc
Clintock, Pomona, Cal; L. B.. Archer,
Montrose, Col; A. Nelson, Joseph Hill
thier. N. G. Chambers. Claude Bush
ing, D. c., Archer.
Eleven others are being cared for at
private houses; their names have not
yet Deer a~stertained.
Was Preparing to Leave.
The Remington at the time of the
accident was lying in the stream just
off the Commercial wharf at the foot OF
H street, The warship had orders
from the navy department at Washing
ton to sail for Port Hartford, where
she was to meet the monitor wyoming
and convoy the vessel to the Mare Isl
and navy yard. Steam was up and
everything was in readiness for sailing
when suddenly, and without warning
whatever the %starboard forward boiler
exploded with a deafening oar. The
explosion was terrific. People stand
ms on the shore saw a huge cloud OF
white steam rise above the Bennington.
Columns of water were hurled into the
air and for a distance OF nearly twice
the height of the spars CT the vessel.
II was Immediately apparent that an
awful disaster had happened on board
the warship. The %ferrybost Ramona
was coming across the bay at the time
of the accident. Capt. Bertelsen, of the
Romoaa, Immediately gave orders %
change the course of the boat, and IN
stead of continuing his trip to San Die
go. side of the bay, hurried to the
side of the sinking warship.
Hurried to the Rescue.
The tug Santa Fe, which was tied up
at the Commercial wharf; the launcn
eral DeRussey, and a large number OF