The leader., 1905-07-29
lNLY SECOND TO
MAINE DISASTER
Frlghtful Boiler Explosion an Board
the Gunboat Bennington in
San Diego HarbOr.
NEARLY SIXTY LIVES LOST
Seventy Five Of the Crew Injured,
Many Of Whom Will Die.
The hospitals and sanitRriums of
SAN Diego Crowded with the
Victims Of the Disaster.

San Diego Cal, July %. Broken and
blackened. with her flag flying at half
mast, her hold filed with is feet of
water, the United States ship Benning-
ton lies beached on the shores of San
Diego harbor. Thirty-nine of her crew
lie dead at 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
10:30 o'clock Friday morning.
The Dead.
Glenn Brownleey 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, ciler,
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 aseertained, is as follows:
Wirk Compton, &. U. Brunsons H.
Hoffman (blacksmith). D. Sullivan,
William Stauh. ]. e. Zell, A. Borg,
-. Ferguson, w. G. Wilson, Charles
Miller, chief master-at-arms; L. J.Gau-
thier. Pawtucket, R. l., chief boat
swain's mate; Walter James Martin,
New York, master-at-arms, first-class;
C. w. Broekman, Des Moines. Ia, ap-
prenticeman; Preston Carpenter, Ara
pahoe, Neb., ordinary seaman; H. G.
Dean, Denver, Col, electrician; F. R.
connell, Coxswain, Odessa, Wash; ].
C. Barchus, Omaha, Neb., seaman; A.
H. Schorgge, P. A. House, G. Schultz,
Cordelia, CAL; E. b. Robinson, Oak
land w. ]. Vessel, New York; F. G.
Shively, Meredith Bushnell, Bearbrake,
Tex, apprentice seaman; L. K. Stro-
bel, Littleton, Col; H. J. Kniblock;
Clark, Bremerton, Wash; =. Inger-
soil, Denver; Joe Hilthier, Washing
ton, D. c.; A. ]. 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: Jap
anese, Tokato, Toxic; Tim Burke. Mas
sachusetts; L. A. Cries, Sylvania, o.;
MacKeen, =. Smith. Harrisonville,
Mo-; w. +. Weller, Cleveland, o.; G..
II. Hallet, Bakersfield, CAL; D. NJ. Nc
CIintock, Pomona, CAL; L. B. Archer.
5Montrose, Col; A. Nelson, Joseph Hill
thier. N. G.. Chambers, Claude Bush
ing. D. c., Archer
Eleven others are being cared for at
private houses; their names have not
yet been astertained.
Was Preparing to Leave.
The Remington at the time of the
accident was lying in the stream just
off the Commercial wharf at the foot of
II street. The waFship had orders
from the navy department. at Washing
ton to sail for Port Hartford, where
she was 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 warning
whatever the starboard forward boiler
exploded with a deafening roar. The
explosion was terrific. People stand
ing on the shore saw a huge 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
Ii 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. Bertelsen, Of the
Romona, Immediately gave orders to
change the course of the boat, and m
stead of continuing his trip to San Die
go, side of the bay, hurried 70 the
side of the sinking warship.
Hureled to the Rescue.
The tug Santa Fe. which was tied up
ait the Commercial wharf the launch
eral DeRussey, and a large number of