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CANNOT EXPLAIN HOW
HE IS STILL ALIVE.

''The explosion happened at the very
worst time" said one of the jackies. land
l can't figure out how / happen to be
alive. The engine room watch had just
gone below to prepare for sea- some
OF the boys were upon the forecastle, and
most of us were down on the berth deck
just aft Of the boiler room which ex-
ploded 1t happened all at once. The
whole deck seemed to lift In front of US.
and a cloud of white steam swept aft
over the berth deck scalding everyone.
Many of the boys Jumped overheard, but
I think they all were picked up by the
boats which were lowered Immediately.
Ensign Perry was our officer of the day.
He was standing on the fore deck just
aft OF the chart house. He was badly
hurt as he was directly above the boiler
that exploded Most of the boys on the
fore deck were burned. as the steam kept
rising right up from the boiler room.'
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Washington, July 21.-Offlcials of the
navy department and naval officers on
duty in Washington were appalled, today
when the news came from San Diego tell
ing of the disaster when overlook the
gunboat Bennington. Their first informa.
ton was received from press dispatches.
Later a telegram came from Commander
Young. captain of the Bennington, an
nouncing the explosion and stating that
nearly everybody was killed or injured.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Darling and
Capt William p. Potter, acting chief Of
the bureau of navigation, were promptly
In conference with the result that an or
der was sent forthwith to the command
ant of the navy yard at Mare Island to
send Captain Drake, captain of the yard
and such medical officers as were avail
able to San Diego as quickly as possible,
a telegram announcing this action being
Immediately sent to Commander Young.
Another telegram was sent to the Presi-
dent at Oyster Bay. conveying to him the
news of the calamity.
The supply ship Iris and the tugboat
Fortune were tonight ordered to proceed
from San Francisco to San Diego In con-
nection with the Bennington disaster.
LIST OF SHIPS CREW
AT ONCE MADE PUBLIC.
Lieut.. Com. II. b. Wilson of the bureau
of navigation, who has charge of the as
slgnment of enlisted men, upon learning
of the explosion, Immediately set about
to prepare a list of the ships crew, which
subsequently was made public. AS the last
roster received from the Bennington was
for the month of March, 1t was necessary
to go through the records to learn what
changes had been made in the compile
ment. In addition. an order had recently
been sent to the Mare Island navy yard
to have a detail of twenty-seven men
sent from that station to the Bennington.
and 1t was not known at the department
whether they had gone to the ship. A
elegram came stating that the detail had
left San Francisco on the nth. 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, for they had gone
aboard ~ 4As
The Remington was under orders for
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Swift Released on Bond.

Chicago. July 21.-Following an indict-
ment in Indiana and an arrest In Chi
cago on a charge of conspiracy, Rodney
q. Swift, former official and stockholder
of the International Harvester company
was released today on writ of habeas
corpus. Bond Of $4,000 for appearance
August %. was given. The charge on
which Mr.. Swift was indicted was that
he induced the Harvester company to
pay a man named Hadley of Indianapolis
s75. 900 for machine invented by Hadley.
but gave Hadley only $4,000 retaining the
remainder with brother, w. G. Swift.
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Without the Slightest Warning Column of Steam is Seen TO
Rise Suddenly from Deck and Bleeding and Torn
Bodies are Hurled High in the Air
Vessel Had Just Fired Up to Tow the Wyoming to Francisco
After Which She Was to be Sent TO
Panama for Service

Panama where she was being sent to re-
lieve the Princeton, and was to have
sailed direct from San Diego for the
isthmus. but a report was received at the
department announcing the Wyoming
had disabled a propeller and orders were
sent for the Bennington to proceed to
Port Hartford and convey the Wyom-
ing from that port to San Francisco.
Just as press bulletin was taken into
the bureau of navigation today ANNOUNCE
Ing the explosion a telegram was re-
oeived from COMMANDER Young stating
that he was about to sail northward as
directed
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BRITT STILL CHAMPION.
Gives Marvellous Exhibition Of Scien-
tific Boxing at San Francisco.

Woodward's Pavilion. San Francisco,
July 21.-Jimmy Britt is still lightweight
champion of the world He was awarded
the decision over kid Sullivan tonight
In twenty-round contest. in which Britt
was the bright and shining star. He out
pointed Sullivan In nearly every round
and although he did not knock out the
husky youngster from Washington. he
demonstrated beyond all doubt his su-
periority.
Britt gave marvellous exhibition Of
scientific boxing. His generaship was
perfect, and during the whole time Sulli-
van never landed an effective blow.
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Southern Pacific Train Wrecked

San Antonio, Tex. July A.-Westbound
Southern Pacific passenger train, which
left San Antonio this morning, was
wrecked at Dryden. twenty-one miles east
Of Sanderson. tonight. The engineer was
killed and the fireman Is probably fatally
injured. The engine and two cars were
thrown into the ditch. No passengers were
hurt. 1t is reported.
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PUT QUARANTINE
ON NEW ORLEANS
Two Cases Of Yellow Fever in
That City
MOBILE ISSUES QUARANTINE
Texas and Mississippi Fall In Line and
Governor JeIks Has Plan Under
Consideration for
Alabama.
MOBILE ISSUES QUARANTINE

. DIR. e. D. Bondurant, president
. of the Alabama Medical association
. and acting head of the Alabama
o board of health telegraphed The
. Age-HeraId from Mobile last night
. as follows.
. Representatives of the state board
. of health sent to New Orleans last
. night report today nine suspicious
. cases and two unquestioned cases
. of yellow fever in that city. Act
= ing upon this information the gov
y ernor has been advised to declare
= quarantine Of the state of Alabama
y against persons coming from New
y Orleans.
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WHEAT TAKES JUMP.
Goes Up 7-sc on Reports of Black
Rust.

Chicago, July 21.-Amd scenes of intense
excitement on the board or trace mere
today, the price of wheat for September
delivery shot up 27s cents per bnshel.
The closing quotation. 9os cents was at
the highest point of the day. For 4s hours
the net advance shown is 5ss cents a
bushel. The cause of the bulge today
was further confirmation OF black rust
in the wheat fields of the Dakotas and
Minnesota.
An upward jump Of nearly cents a
bushel in the price Of the September OPP
ton at Minneapolis was an important
factor in the situation here.
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Il. Clay Evans. Jr.. Dead.

Chattanooga, July 2l.-Capt. II. Clay
Evans. Jr., retired. died this morning at
his summer home on Waldens Ridge, aged
81 years. Captain Evans, who had served
in the Philippines was retired some time
ago on account of poor health. He was
the only son of II. Clay Evans. ex-pen-
sion commissioner and ex-consul general
at London.
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Birmingham Is Notified.

B. Frank Yoe. local attorney, has
been appointed quarantine officer and has
been instructed to put men to work at
once to quarantine the city against New
Orleans. He received the following tel
exram last night:
Montgomery. July 2. 1905.
"B. Frank Yoe, Birmingham. Ala
'Put nlen on at once against New Or
leans W. r. BRAZZELL-'
DIR. Brazzell is secretary to the presi-
dent Of the state board Of health.
In pursuance with the instructions IN
the telegram Mr.. Yoe last night secured
several men and will send the first Of
them south on Louisville and Nashville
train No. / this morning at S:33 o'clock
10 meet train No. 2 which arrives from
New Orleans at Has g. m.
Men will be sent to meet every train
for Birmingham from New Orleans and
- - : =
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DEAD AND INJURED.

The following is an official revised list
of casualties. The total number known
to be dead so far is thirty-nine:
F. w. Brown.
John Neweombe.
B. A. Hilger.
A. Benzel.
A Kameer.
w. c. Perry.
c. Rushing.
A. H. Scrogger.
c. Haagbloom.
r. B. Carr.
s. F. Saunders.
e. Dresh.
M G. Quinn.
c. Kuntz
j. Hilshire.
J. Brownie.
f. Geiss
Ensign N. K. Perry
Twenty-one unidentified
The total seriously wounded number 22
as follows
w, NJ Fickweiler J. Hunt. F. A Ezell
e. B. Furglis r. A. House. III. f. Saun-
ders. - Robinson. G. A. Toelly, E. w.
Brown. j. NJ. McMany. ]. Schultz. P. Car
penter, r. w. Schacklett, G. T. Clark
NJ G. Chambers G. r. Halett. c. w.
Tyler, d. r. McClintoc. L. A. Richard,
B. r. Seavry, o. b. Hoffman, ]. c. Bar
chus, w. w. Worthen ana one unknown
man.
The list of wounded numbers flfty-four,
the following names having been ascer-
tained 0. A. Nelson, =. Taylor. E. A.
Star1Sweather. II. e. Hisem II. NJ. Stew
art, =. Brockman. F. r. Connell, A. G..
Burg, - Pheuger, r. Savage, Knob
lock. c.. Wilson, w. Wofreuter L. A.
Greis. o. d. Rich, H. c. Shepard. II. {.
Dean, S. e. Cockrell, William Taylor G.
r. Miller, L. X. Strobel.
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JERRY SIMPSON VERY LOW.

Dallas, July PA special to the
News from Roswell. N. NJ. SAYS:
Hon. Jerry Simpson. former con-
gressman and nationally famed az
.sockless Jerry" Of Kansas, is serf-
ously Ill at his home here having
ruptured one Of the blood vessels of
his heart. Death may result at any
moment.
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BOMB THROWN AT SULTAN.

Brussels. July 2l.-A telegram to
the Petit Bleu from Constantinople
says.
During the Selamondk here to-
day a bomb was exploded in the
courtyard of the mosque close to
the sultan. His majesty was not
injured. but several members OF
his suite were killed or injured.
Several arrests have been made.
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MANY SAILORS HAD
JUMPED INTO THE BAY.

BY the time the Ramona had arrived,
many of the sailors of the Bennington
who had jumped into the bay to escape
the scalding steam, had been rescued,
and the removal of the wounded which
had already been commenced. was be-
ing conducted in perfect order. The crews
of the Santa Fe. DeRussy and other
boats present, lent valuable aid in pick
ing up the wounded sailors, and trans
ferring them to the shore.
At the time Of the accident. Commander
Lucian Young and Surgeon F. E. Peck
were on shore. The two officers as soon
as they learned of the disaster hurried
to the water front where Commander
Young Immediately took charge.
On board the Bennington were present
ed terrible scenes. The force Of the ex-
rlosion had torn a great hole in the
starboard side Of the ship, and the vessel
was already commencing to list. A sec
tion of the upper decks was carried away
from stem to stern.
blood and wreckage were distributed
over the entire ship, the after cabin and
the vicinity Of the ship adjacent to the
exploded boilers resembling a charnel
house. Over 1t all hung the great cloud OF
white smoke.
The scene of hurrying ambulances,
hacks. carriages of every description
which had been summoned. added to the
excitement Every physician who could
be reached by telephone was called to the
water front. Within a comparatively
short time, nearly dozen physicians
were on the scene and attending the
wounded. A dozen or fifteen were blown
overheard by the force of the terrific
explosion. Captain Wentworth. who was
looking at the Bennington when the dis
aster occurred says he saw human bodies
hurled over a hundred feet upward. The
air was black with smoke which envelop-
ed the ship. When 1t cleared away, only
a few men could be seen on the decks,
while a number were foundering in the
water. A boat was lowered from the YES
sells side and most of them were picked
up and taken on board
The shock Of the explosion penetrated
every section OF the ship. blood and
ashes being found as far as the stern
of the captains cabin. Portions OF the
upper deck were carried away. and great
damage was done in all sections.
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WIN Protect Montgomery.

Montgomery, July A.-(Special)-Act-
ing Mayor Mcintyre is in consultation
with the city health officer and will take
action at once to protect Montgomery.
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TERRIFIC EXPL LOSION ON THE AMERICAN
GUNBOAT BENNINGTON SENDS MANY TO DEATH


Washington, July 21.-(Special.)- 4
; No Alabamians were on the gum 4
: boat Bennington according to last 4
report to the Navy Department. 4
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confesses on the oalIows.

creencoye Springs, Fla, July H.
p.uhen Reed, a negro. was hanged here
TODAY On the gallows he confessed the
v,,,,rdar of which he was convicted, and
IN addition confessed numbering a white
man.
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DEAD AND INJURED
WERE TAKEN ASHORE.

Most OF the dead and injured were taken
ashore where the undertakers and ply
sicians were assembled. the former taking
charge OF the dead. and the latter to adj
minister to the needs Of the living The
bodies Of many Of the men taken from
the wrecked interior Of the ship were
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MangIed Bodies are Hurled In Every Oires in San Diego
Bay and the Unfortunate Men Who $ve Not Killed
Struggle PiteoISIy With ,cyoHaves
Hundreds of Spectators Who Had e TO Piers TO See the
Vessel are Suddenly SHOCKED by the Awful
Force of the Explosion
Force of the Explosion

San Diego, July 21.-Broken and black
ened with her flag flying at half mast
her hold filled with fifteen feet of water,
the United States steamship Bennington
lies beached on the shores of San Diego
harbor Thirty-nine of her crew lie dead
at city morgues, the fate of 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 lit
tie naval craft, and wrought such ter
rible havoc among her crew at 10S0
0 clock this morning.
The placid waters of San Diego bay
have never before been the scene of
such disaster, and San Diego City has
never before been stirred by such scenes
CT death and suffering, as those witnessed
tenight Twenty-one dead bodies lie
ranged with gruesome precision at Davis
and Anderson's morgue.
Thirteen victims were stretched upon
improvised biers at Johnson and Con-
nel's morgue while tive others were to
be seen at woolman and Bradley's. At
the two latter places the work of the ex-
plosion was terribly in evidence. The
face of every victim Is SCARED and scald-
ed, in many cases almost beyond reoog-
milton.
At Agnew hospital today are many in
jured. suffering in almost every instance
peeted to die before morning.
On board the Bennington the unharmed
members of the crew are working under
terrible difficulties to reach the boiler
room and coal bunkers, where it is be-
lleved a dozen bodies are lying wedged
In the wreckage or submerged in the
water which fills that part of the vessel
VESSEL ALL IN
READINESS TO SAIL.
The Bennington at the time of the ac-
cident was lying in the stream just off
the commercial wharf at the foot of ii
street The warship mad received orders
from the Navy Department at Washing
ton to sail for Port Hartford, where she
was to meet the monitor Wyoming and
convey the vessel to Mare Island navy
yard Steam was up and everything was
in readiness for sailing when suddenly
and without warning the starboard for
ward boiler exploded with a deafening
roar.
The explosion was terrific. People stand
ing on the shore saw a huge cloud of
white steam rise above the Bennington.
1t was apparent that an awful disaster
of some kind had occurred on board the
warshp The ferryboat Ramona was COM
ing across the bay at the time of the
accident. Captain Bertelsen of the Ra-
mona Immediately gave orders to change
the course of the boat and instead of con-
tlnuing his trip to the San Diego side
of the bay hurried to the aid of the
stricken warship. The tug Santa Fe, the
launch Mckinley, the government launch
General DeRussy and large number of
other launches and water craft which
were near the scene at the time also
rushed to the assistance of the Benning-
ton. and endeavored to lend every as
sistance possible.
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ENGINEER WAS INSPECTING
AND ESCAPED UNINJURED.

When the explosion occurred, the en-
gineer was inspecting the boilers a pre-
liminary to the vessels leaving port, and
he was not seriously injured. Officers and
men who were able to assist in the rescue.
acted In a brave manner. Pumps were
used to keep the water from the upper
compartments, the magazine flooded and
men fought their way through the steam
into the darkened hold to search for their
comrades In the worst danger, and when
1t was feared the ship would sink before
she could be beached, the young officers
and men stuck manfully to their posts.
Albert II. Ryan of this city, who was
rowing near the ship at the time of the
accident, plunged into the water and res
cued several sailors.
The ships inner works are a tangled
mass of machinery and she probably will
have to be dismantled in order to examine
her injuries ls-.,--s sst#se4ssa-. -ass
Lieutenant Yates, executive officer In
charge of the Bennington at the time OF
the catastrophe, was in the aft cabin He
rushed out to be met by a binding
scalding cloud of steam as 1t swept the
vessel. Speaking of the occurrence he
said:
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mutilated almost beyond recognition. The
faces of many were covered with blood
and ashes.
Commander Young, as soon as he reach
ed the ship, gave orders that the air.
tight compartments beclosed to prevent
the listing ship sinking and that the mag
azines be flooded to avoid further explo-
sions.
A temporary quarter ashore was ar
ranged for the wounded, and sixty citi-
zens volunteered and hurried In launches
to the relief of those on the ill-fated ship.
Some OF the volunteers were unable to
stand the siclSening sight which met their
gaze on the Bennington. AS fast as the
wounded could be removed they were hur-
ried in ambulances. carriages, wagons and
automobiles to the hospitals.
For a long time the hot steam pre-
vented access to the space between decks
where most CT the dead bodies lay, and
it was not until late in the afternoon
that the last were removed from the
boiler rooms Several bodies were so
tightly wedged in by a bulxhead that the
wood work had to be hewn away to free
them. Most of the bodies yet unidentified
have been mangled almost beyond hope
of recognition.
The boiler which exploded, 1t is said,
vas regarded as unsafe. Commander
)ung stated that during recent return
ON Honolulu the steam pressure was
Kept reduced In that particular one.
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The following is an official revised list
of casualties. The total number known
to be dead so far is thirty-nine:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-03-29
DOMINICAN OFFER ACCEPTED.


 President Roosevelt Approved Proposal for Setting Aside Revenues to Pay Debts. ri 7
 Washington, March 2S.-President Roosevelt has decided to accept the proposition of the Dominican govern nett, made through Minister Dawson, for the control of the finances of that republic with view to setting aside a portion of the revenues of the repub- lie for the payment Of it's debts. The officers who will collect the money and hold 1t will be appointed by the Domin- ican government but the names of the men selected will be referred to this government for approval.
 The meeting of the cabinet to-day, which was brief, owing to the desire of the president to attend the funeral of the late Senor Aspiroz, Mexican am- bassador was devoted principally to the consideration of the questions af- fecting the situation in San Domingo. For long time after the president had departed, Attorney General Moody and Secretary Taft, who is conducting af- fairs of state in the absehce of MT. Hay, were in conference in the cabinet room. It was announced by them that later in the day formal statement would be given out by the state de- partment regarding the result of to- days discussion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-03-29
AUTOMOBILES DESTROYED.
Valuable Tools are Also Lost in Vii
 1pyxy Gtraat E'ira

Valuable Tools are Also Lost in Will
 low Street Fire.
 The fire mentioned in the Courier yesterday morning which destroyed a barn on Willow street attracted a crowd of people because it was supposed that Marlin's shop was on fire, which is located across the street.
 The barn was the property of Mrs Celestia Miller widow of the late Vol colt Miller.
 During the fire two automobiles were burned, one of which was the property of Frederick Klein of Bishop street and the other large touring car be- longing to MT. Brown. The first au- tomobile was worth $400 and the other about $1.0O0.
 Valuable tools belonging to MT. Noble draughtsman at Shuster's machine factory, were burned and also valuable tools owned by Donald Mackenzie
 The fire is believed to have been in- cendiary. The barn was insured.
 The fire was seen by a sick woman who lives in a house in the rear of the barn. She aroused her son, but the barn was in flames before an alarm could be rung.
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"WooDL1AND."

superb Musical Fantasy at the Hype
 4 rior. ~~.-'r :,~.-
 It seems a pity that the musical fan tasy t'Woodland'' could not have been a two night show. The audience last night was of tremendous size, the standing room sign being out long be fore the curtain rose, and the enthusi- asm was even greater in proportion than the audience. It has been long time since an opera with so many catchy, beautiful numbers has been rendered by such an exceptional num- ber of principals and splendid chorus as were the numbers in woodland"
 Encores by the dozen were demanded The costuming and scenic effects were of dazzling magnificence, and outrival- ed the greater majority of extravagan- gas. Woodland" should have an early return date in New Haven. and would undoubtedly do an enormous business.