The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-07-28
The Dead.

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, second
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 can
be ascertained, is as follows:
Wirk Compton, E. U. Brunson, II.
Hoffman (blacksmith), d. Sullivan,
William Staub, ]. E. Zell, A. Borg,
Ferguson, w. C. Wilson. Charles
Miller, chief master-at- arms; L. J.Gau-
thier, Pawtucket, r. l.. chief boat
SWANS mate; Walter James Martin,
New York, master-at-arms, first-class;
c. w. Rrockman, Des Moines, la, ap-
prentiCeman; Preston Carpenter, Ara
pahoe, Neb,, ordinary seaman; H. c.
Dean, Denver, Col, electrician; f. R.
Cornell, Coxswain, Odessa, Wash; j,
c. Barchus, Omaha, Neb., seaman; A..
II. SchCrgge, P. A. House, c. Schultz,
Cordelia, Cal; Z. B. Robinson, Oak
land; w. j. Vessel, New York; F. C..
shiyely, Meredith Bushnell, Bearbrake,
Tex, apprentice seaman; L, X. Stro-
bel, Littleton, COLI II. ]. Kniblock,
-. Clark, Bremerton, Wash. -. Inger-
soil, Denver; Joe Hilthier, Washing
ten, D. c.; A, j.. Worthen, Dayton. O.;
W. V. Kennedy, Lyons, Neb.; H. F.,
Awnders, Springfield, Mo; Brown Tai
ley, ~FlicKweiller, Ind, fireman, second
class; S. Eckram, Emerson, Wash; N.
G. Chambers, seaman, broken right
arm; w. A, Hawley, Nelson; a Jap
anese. Tokato, Toxic; Tim Burke, Mas
sachusetts; L, A. Cries, Sylvania, O.;
Mackeen, Smith, H~arrisonville,
Mo; w, f, Weller, Cleveland, O.; G.
II. Hallet, Bakersfield, Cal; D, NJ. Nc
Clintock, Pomona, Cal; L. B. Archer,
Nontrose, Col: A. Nelson, Joseph Hill
thier. n. G. Chambers, Claude Bush
Ing, d. c., Archer.
Eleven others are being cared for al
private houses; their names have not
yet been a~stertained.
Was Preparing to Leave.
The Bennington at the time of the
accident was lying in the stream just
off the Commercial wharf at the foot of
II street, The warship had orders
from the navy department at Washing
ton 10 sail for Port Hartford, where
she vas to meet the monitor Wyoming
and convoy the vessel to the Mare ISL
and navy yard. Steam was up and
everything was in readiness for sailing
when suddenly, and without warn
ing whatever the starboard forward
boiler exploded with a deafening
The explosion was terrific. People
standing on the shore saw a cloud OF
white steam rise above the Bennington.
Columns of water were hurled into the
air and for a distance Of nearly, twice
the height of the spars Of the vessel.
1t was Immediately apparent that an
awful disaster had happened on board
the warship. The ~ferryboat Ramona
was coming across the bay at the time
Of the accident. Capt. Rartelsen, of the
Pomona, Immediately gave orders to
the course Of the boat. and in
itead Of continuing his trip to San Die