Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-07-28
1t Is Believed That at Least Fifty
Men Have Been Sent Into
Eternity.
Boiler On the Gunboat Bennington
Explodes In the Harbor
at San Diego, Cal.
ALMOST EVERY man ON BOARD
EITHER KILLED OR WOUNDED

All the Wounded Believed to Have
Been Saved, Many Being Rescued
From the Water and Taken to
the Hospitals-Capt. Young, the
Commander, Was Ashore ut Time
of Accident-The Vessel Almost u
Wreck.
Washington, July Commander
Young telegraphs the navy depart
ment that the casualties number 1871
dead, officer and 33 men; wounded
&c; missing, 81. The vessel is almost
wreck.
San Diego, Cal, July 22.-Broken and
blackened, with her flag flying at hall
mast, her hold filled with Is feet Of
water, the United States ship Benning
ton lies beached on the shores of Sar
Diego harbor.
Thirty-nine of her crew lie dead
mt 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 1920 o'clock Fri.
day 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 seaman.
Frederick John Geiss, coal passer
Cldye Haggbloom, coal passer.
Bart Arthur Hughes, ordinary sea
man.
Joseph Hilscher, fireman, first class
Andrew Kameira, fireman, seconc
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 ca
be ascertained, is as follows:
Wirk Compton, E. U. Brunson, H
Hoffman (blacksmith), D. Sullivan
William Staub, j. E. Zell, A. Bors
-. Ferguson, w. c. Wilson, Charlie
Miller, chief master-at-arms; L. ] eau
thier, Pawtucket, R. l., chief boat
swain's mate; Walter James Martin
New York, master-at- first-class
G. w. Brockman, Des Moines. La, ap
prenticeman; Preston Carpenter, Ara
pahoe, Neb., ordinary seaman; H. {
Dean, Denver, Col, electrician; F. H
Cornell, Coxswain Odessa, Wash.
c. Barchus, Omaha, Neb., seaman; A
| H. Schcrgge, P. A. House, G. Schultz
Cordelia, CAL; E. B. Robinson, Oak
land; w. ]. Vessel, New York; f. {
Shively, Meredith Bushnell, Bearbrakt
Tex, apprentice seaman; L. X. Sire
bel, Littleton, Col; H. ]. Kniblock
-. Clark, Bremerton, Wash; -. Inger
SOIL Denver; Joe Hilthier, Washing
ten, D. c.; A. ]. Worthen, Dayton, o.
w. V. Kennedy, Lyons, Neb; H. I
Awnders, Springfield, Mo-; Brown Ia,
ley, FlicKweiller, Ind, fireman, secon
class; S. Eckram, Emerson, Wash; \
G. Chambers, seaman, broken RICH
arm; w. A. Hawley, Nelson; jar
anese, Tokato, Toxic; Tim Burke, Mas
sachusetts; L. A. Cries, Sylvania, O.
MacKeen, -. Smith, Harrisonvill'
Mo-; w. F. Weller, Cleveland, o.; {
II. Hallet, Bakersfield, CAL; D, NJ. Nj
Clintock, Pomona, Cal; L. B. Archie
Nontrose, Col; A. Nelson, Joseph Hi
thier, N. G. Chambers, Claude Bush
ing. D. c., Archer.
Eleven others are being cared for {
private houses; their names have nj
yet been astertained,
Was Preparing to Leave.
The Bennington at the time Of th
accident was lying in the stream jul
off the Commercial wharf at the foot {
II street. The warship had ordel
from the navy department at Washing
ton to sail for Port Hartford, wheI
she was to meet the monitor Wyomin
and convoy the vessel to the Mare Is
and navy yard. Steam was up ar
everything was in readiness for sailir
When suddenly, and without war;
ing whatever the starbOard fOrwar
boiler exploded with deafenin
roar.
The explosion was terrific. Poop
standing on the shore saw cloud I
white steam rise above the Bennifigto
Columns Of water were hurled into II
air and for a distance Of nearly twi
the height of the spars Of the vessel.
1t was Immediately apparent that {
awful disaster had happened on boa,
the warship. The ferryboat Ramon
was coming across the bay at the tin
Of the accident. Capt. Bertelsen. Of Il
| DopooDo Immediately oouo Ordare