The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-07-28

rushed to the assistance Of the Ben
nington and endeavorei to give what
assistance possible. By the time the
Ramona had arrived many sailors Of
the Bennington who had jumped into
the bay to escape the scaiding steam.
had been rescued. and the removal Of
the wounded. which already had been
commenced. was being conducted In
perfect order. The crews Of the Santa
Fe. Do Russey and Mckinley and the
other boats present leat yeoman aid
In picking up the wounded sailors and
transferring them to the shore.
C~sMmander XossG Was Ashore.
At the time Of the accider, Com
mandor Luclen Young and Surgeon y.
4. Peck werc on shore. The two on
GERS. as soon as they learned Of the dis
aster, hurried to the water front.
where Commander Young took charge.
On board the Bennington were pre-
scented terrible scenes. The force OF the
explosion had torn a great hole In the
~starboari side OF the ship and the YES
sci was already commencing TO list. A
section Of the upper deck was carried
away from stem to stern. Blood and
wreckage was distributed over the Gu
tire ship. the after cabin and the vicin-
! ity OF the ship adjacent TO the sxploi-
ed boiler resemhllng n charrsl house.
over II all hung a great cloud OF white
smoke which drifted slowly toward he
Coronado shore.
The aws OF the explosion spread
over the city like wiidhrc. Al first
some OF the reports we're that over half
the crew Ind been killed. This ~as
later modified. the having IL
that the dead would AZ least reach rs.
Aid For the trIured.
The scene Of hurrylng ambulances.
hacks. carriages Of every description
which had been summoned. added TO
the excitement. Every physician who
could BE- reached by telephone vas
called TO the water front. Within a
comparatively short time nearly a log
ca were on TIC scene and attending h
wounded
A Gofcn or fifteen mcr we're blown
overheard by the force OF the terrific
explosion. Capt Wentworth, who was
looking n the Bennington when the
disaster occurred. says b. saw human
bodies hurled over a hundred feet up
ward. The air was black with smoke
which envc.opcd the ship. When !,
cleared away only a few men could be
soen on the aecks. while a number were
~noundering In the water. A boat was
lowered frori the vessels side and most
Of them we're picked up and taken on
board.
MuU.ssea B~yoad R~~oGstti"s.
The bodies Of many ol the men from
tho wrecked interior Of the ship were
mutilaied almost beyond recognition.
Commander Young. a. soon ~ he
reached the ship. gave orders tina, the
air tight compartments he closed 10
prevent the lisiilg ship sinking aad
that the magaElIes be flooded TO avert
further explosions Temporary quar-
ters ashore were arranged for tho
wounded. rad many oitixens volun-
! teerci aud hurried In launches 20 th.
relief OF those on the Inflated ship.
Some OF the volunteers were unabl. TO
stand the siokenirg sight whsch met
,hel. gaze on the Bennington. n fast
as the wounded could b. removed they
were hurried in amhulaacss. carriages.
, wagons aud automobiles 20 the hos
pitals.
Was Inspections the uoii~rs.
when the explosion occurred. Engln-
Ger Nelson was inspecting the boilers
as q preliminary 10 the vessels leaving
port. He Vas not seriously injured.
OFFERS and men who were able TO as-
sist In rescue acted In a brave and col
lCciod manner. Pumps were manned
to keep the water from the upper com
paftments. the magazine flooded. n
men fought their way through the
steam into the darksned hold 10 search
for the their comrades. In tho worst
danger. and whsa II was feared the
ship would sink before she could be
bcached ths young officers aid men
stuck manfully TO their posts.
The ships inner works arc a tangled
mass OF machinery and she probably
will have 10 be ~dismantled in order TO
examine her injuries.
C~a,uahi-. omcImiiy R~pors-d.
Washington. July ?2.-The navy de-
rartment has received q dlfpatth from
Commander Young saying that Lieut..
Perry and 80 men are dead. Is
wounded and 81 missing and that
many are expected to die before morn-
Ing. He adds that there were i3i
Casualties altogether.
Not since the Inflated baitlcship
Maine was blown up In Havana har-
Dor has the department been obliged 10
record a disaster 10 one OF the Amefl-
men-of-war 20 fearful as that Of FRI
day. Engineer officers do not recall
when 4 boiler has exploded aboard q
warship Of the United States. Mishaps
have occurred In The boilercom. but
with Sigh, loss OF life or injuries. but
they were u~aprepared to hear Of m cx-
plos.on OF such megnltude.
II wa learned a, the headquarters Of
the marine corps that no marines were
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