Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-04
BENNINGTON VICTIMS
RAPIDLY RECOVERING
ONLY FOUR PATIENTS ARE IN A
SERIOUS CONDITION
Floating Body Seen In San Diego Bay
and Believed to Be That Of A. D.
RlsIey, Who Has Been Missing
for Two Weeks

Special to The Herald.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. S.-The number of
injured at the government barracks as
a result Of the Bennington explosion
is being cut down quite rapidly. Eigh-
teen have been discharged and more
will be ready to go out within a day
or two. Only four patients are in any
thing like serious condition and they
are getting along nicely. There were
thirty-five Bennington men in the hos
pital this morning.
The body of a man supposed to be
that of A. d. Risley was seen floating
in the waters of the bay this evening
by Engineer Watkins of the quarantine
launch, who was not able to recover
it, as it was some seconds before the
launch could be stopped and brought
back to the place where it was seen.
Risley has been missing since the 22d
ult. He is thought to have drowned
outside, near where his boat was found,
so that If this body in the bay should
be that of Risley an explanation of how
the body came into the bay will be of
interest, as the outside currents usual
ly make to the south.
F. A. Salmons yesterday filed no
tice of appropriation of 1000 miners
inches of water to be taken from the
Paumo creek, the same to be taken
from the creek about half mile above
the Pauba ranch. The water is to. be
used for irrigation.
Maj. C. NJ. Saltmarsh of Los Angeles
presided at the election of a secnod
lieutenant of Company B of the Sew
enth regiment in place of E. A. Mer-
win, resigned. Sergt. H. j. Schlegel
was the successful candidate and his
election is a very popular one among
the men. Inspection followed and Major
Saltmarsh remarked on the improved
condition and appearance of the COM
pany. The major left today to inspect
the company at Anaheim this evening.
A. e. Bachelor has been declared
the winner of the scarbena contest.
The contest was on for little over a
month and Bachelor receives a rod
and reel for getting the largest scar
bena from the surf with rod and line.
There were seventy-seven entries and
the winning fish weighed NsiX pounds
and one ounce. 1t was caught in the
surf at South La Jolla. Oscar Marshall,
who won the contest last season, was
a close second with six-pound fish
caught off Oneonta.
San Diego Personals
Sheriff Joe B. King of Johnson coun-
ty Arkansas, will leave tomorrow with
j. B. Quick, who was arrested here
and is wanted in Arkansas.
Orders have been received by En-
sign Schoenfeld of the flagship Chica-
go directing him to prepare for exam
ination for promotion. The examina-
tion will take place at Mare Island and
Schoenfeld will go north in day or
two.
Lieutenant Commander Bradshaw,
who has been here on a months visit
to his parents, left this morning, hav-
ing received orders to join his ship,
the Kentucky now in Atlantic waters.
The committee in charge of the an
nual baby show, which is to be held at
Coronado Tent City, is already receiv-
ing entries, some of them from Los
Angeles. The prize cups are on exhibit
ton in the windows of Fifth street
jewelry store. The show will be held
next Wednesday and it bids fair to be
great success.
The Salt Lake line has established
a San Diego Office on d street, in the
Methodist church block, and Charles
C. Jewett is in charge, having come
from Los Angeles for that purpose.
Directors have been elected at the
annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Agnew sanitarium.
Word has been received to the effect
that the members of the Los Angeles
County Press association will be here
next Saturday week, about thirty
strong, to enjoy Sunday at Tent City.
The deer season opened yesterday
and many of the hunters of San Diego
and vicinity have gone to the mountains
to look for the game.
The San Diego Yacht club has finally
decided to trust the defense of the Lip
ton cup to the Butcher Boy, a San
Diego built boat with considerable
speed. She can take care of the Venus,
Marie and Mischief without trouble
and with the proper time allowance 1t
is thought she can take the measure
of the big Detroit, which will have to
give the Butcher Boy many minutes
in a 15-mile race.