Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-25

ONE LONG TRENCH
FOR SHIPS DEAD.
CONTINUED from page L.
Sehon of San Diego, and members of
the executive and legislative branches
of the city government, were hauled
around the steep hills in ambulance
wagons from Fort Rosecrans.
The deep trench in which the bodies
were placed in two rows, feet to feet,
is sixty feet long and fourteen feet
wide. 1t was finished but a few min
utes before the arrival of the first load
of bodies.
Around it were drawn up in long
lines the artillery company from the
fort, seventy-dve strong; on the west
the naval reserves, bearing arms full
of flowers, on the north the Benning-
tons survivors, on the east the Univer-
sal Brotherhood of the West Just out
side the simple picket fence enclosing
the burying grounds gathered the pub
lie in solid masses on all sides.
Without moments delay the work
of lifting the collins from the wagons
and ranging them in the trench was
carried on Shipmates from the Ben
nington performed this sad duty.
Squads Of six came forward from their
ranks in rapid succession, lifting the
baskets gently, entered the trench at
the head, and deposited the bodies as
directed by Lieutanant Tobin.
In just one hour and fifteen minutes
the last body had been deposited In
the trench. The work Of caring for
the unfortunate men begun last Thurs
day morning was completed.
Forty-Five Dead Identified.
Oyster Bay, L. l., July 24.-Forty-
I'VE identified dead have been taken
from San Diego Larbor, on the ILL
fated gunboat Bennington.
Eleven yet remain unidentified,
seventeen, who are still reported as
missing. undoubtedly persisted, bring
In Fridays explosion up to seventy
|three.
Scattered among the San Diego hos.
pitfalls are forty-eight wounded, Of
whom q number will die.
The report of the number Of dead
and wounded Is contained in an off,
cia1 report from acting Secretary Of
the Navy Darling to President Roose-
Welt.
The secretary attributes the acct
dent to a small leak in the boiler,
which was about to be repaired when
the boiler burst, and forced it's way
astern through It's bulkhead, struck
a second boiler, which also exploded
and tore through Its hulkhead.
There was no noise," says the re-
port. "The ship filled from stem
to stern with scalding steam, SCOT
and ashes; many men were blown
overheard and others jumped over
board for air. Many of these were
drowned. Survivors are comfortably
quartered in army barracks; the
wounded are scattered about in three
hospitals, and those but slightly
wounded are in private residences.
--latest reports from the command
ing officer gave forty-five dead iden-
titled; eleven dead, unidentified; for
ty-eight wounded number of whom
will die; seventeen missing; total
number on board 198.,
Captain Drake with surgeons and
nurses sent from Mare island arrived
Sunday. He has been given full au-
thority to employ doctors and pur-
chase such medical SUPPLIES as may
be necessary. Everything is being
done to care for the wounded.
Roll of the Dead.
The list of dead, as reported by
Commander Young, follows:
JOHN g. BARCHUS, seaman, age
81, Clarinda, Iowa
CL1vE w. BRoCKMAN, seaman,
age %, 124S Thirtieth street, Des
Moines.
ENSIGN NEWTON K. PERRY, age
26, Charleston, S. G.
WESLEY M. TAYLOR, %, seaman,
Ga.
BERT A. HUGHES, 10, seaman,
Clarksville, Ark.
ANDREW KAMERER, rs, fireman,
Londonville, O..
JOSEPH NEwCoMB, 81, seaman,
Boston.
HARRY MosHER, 25, fireman, New
lrk, N. ].
WILBUR WRIGHT, 90, steward,
home unknown.
]. MICHAEL G. QUINN, 81, fireman,
Ireland
CLYDE HAGGBLoEN, rs Leadville,
Colo.
KIRdEY F. MORRIS, "a, fireman,
greensboro, KY
WARREN PARIS, Sc, coal passer,
lansing, Mich.
WILLIAM c. WILSON, 10, seaman,
Germantown, Cal.
STEPHEN W. POLLOCK, "a, coal
,asser, Honesdale, Pa
EMIL DREsCH, "a, seaman, New
WILLIAM sTAuB, ri, fireman,
S. D.
JOHN L. BURNS, 90, seaman, Chi
ago.
GLEN BRowNLEE, "a, seaman,
Texas.
WILLIAM I. CHERRY. "a, black
smith, Salem, Mont
WALTER G. GRANT, %, coal pass
sr, Chicago
JOHN GoIKA. IS, seaman, Milwau-
zee.
John M'KoNE, %, fireman, Lead
lille, Colo.
EDWIN B. ROBINSON, %, seaman,
70 ,, Ero