The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-23

San Diego, Cal, July 22.--The Ben
nington horror, which yesterday shock
ed the entire nation by its long roster
of casualties. grew each passing hour
of the day.
Even the widest early estimate OF
results of the explosion have not been
exaggerated and instead of lessening
the extent Of the catastrophe later and
completer details have added to It,
The death list may be swelled by the
appalling total of four score before the
last words shall have been written an1
one Of the darkest pages in American
naval history closed
The summary now is: Dead at
mcrgues, 40; dead in the flooded fire
room Of the warship.S I; Injured who
may die, 10; missing Al Total 81.
viii Be investigated.
The day brought other developments
and the news of most intense inter
est and Importance to naval officers.
From Washington came the informa-
tion that Rear Admiral Goodrich, com.
mandfng the Pacific squadron. had
been ordered to San Diego forthwith.
This Is taken To mean a naval inves-
tigation into the causes of the ex-
plosion on the Bennington and fixing
of the blame therefor
Bodies Still in ship.
The Bennington tonight lies deeper
than ever in the mud and shallow wat
or and no apparent progress was made
In the work of pumping out her flood.
ed compartments. Until this Is ac-
complished, the secrets OF her horror
chamber will not be discovered This
much is known, however; Seven bod
les are wedged beneath the collapsed
crown sheets and burst bulkheads OF
the fire room. How many more may
be found there Is absolutely unknown
Commander Young said this aftee
noon he was unable to tell what caused
The fire room at the time of the ex
plosion was killed, and every effort is
being made to recover the bodies.
He said that one OF the bodies !!
wedged in such shape that 1t may b.
necessary to dismember It in order t.
take it out
No High Explosives Did 1t.
He said the theory that the damag
to the Bennington was caused by higl
explosives was wrong, as there wer'
no high explosives aboard AS far a
he knew the boilers were in first-clas
condition. that they were recently tes,
ed to 225 pound pressure and at tn
time OF the explosion carried onl
800
Some Of the Sufferers.
AT Agnew Sanitarium, where a larg
majority of victims have been treatet
there were still thirty-four sufferer!
almost a dozen Of whom are expecte
to die Of their terrible injuries.
AT St Joseph Sanitarium ten of tn
scorched and scalded sufferers wer
resting. Several of them are horribl
injured but the Sister Superior
charge believes all will recove
though some will be crippled an
manned for life. ,;i
IlOSe 10 the wafer lFUni III tue Ol
army barracks are nine other victim
< The majority Of these are very bad
scalded and may die. 1t was to tn
place that Ensign Perry was brougl
from the explosion and from there h
dead body was removed only fe
hours later.
Military Funeral Today.
Tomorrow the Bennington's dei
will be accorded all the honors OF
military funeral, and the bodies "
be inferred In the cemetery on u
Point Iona government reservatio
Relatives Of many of the dead have !
quested that the bodies Of their kir
men be shipped home This viii
done.
List OF the Dead.
Commander Young gives the folio
ing list Of the dead:
Ensign N. X. Perry, w. A. Holly,
Newcombe, boatswains mate, b.
Hughes. A. Bensel, A, Kamerora.
W. Wright, G. Haggbloom, e. Dres
N. q Quinn, G. Brownlec, ]. l.. Bur
W. Cherry. 9, y eeiss, g, J. Kun