Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-17
GEORGiA'S ACCIDENT.
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gun when the flash came and l was by
his side He did not move away from
the sheet of flames coming towards us
| as quickly as l did and was fearfuiy
burned probably fatally. We were
| making a record all right. Lieut.. Good
| rich took great pride in the work ana
| had all the men worked up to en-
thusiasm. We had fired nine shots and
made nine hits and still had time
enough to fire twice more and that
meant two more hits the way we were
! shooting that day and still be within
| two minutes. Now when you fire IL
shots with cight-inch guns in two min
| utes you're doing some shooting wheth-
! er you hit the mark or not. But we
were hitting.
How those fellows suffered after
| they were taken out. Capt. McCrea
won the love of every man on that ship
yesterday. Time and again he came
down to the hospital and would bend
over some dying fellow with his face
! close to the lips that We're trying to
speak and try to make out the last
words and then turn away with the
feelings of his heart written on his
| face. All the officers and the men be-
| haved splendidly through it. all and
| there was no confusion. It's fine ship
| and if | go back | want to go back to
| the Georgia.
Hansel is a sturdy fellow, with a
keen eye and quiet ready manner
| that indicates cool head and quick
L. l.:
! in the hospital today and he showed
more interest in this than he did in his
| injuries. 1t was in the turrct with
him and the outside was blistered and
| blackened. He opened it and was
| happy for the little treasures inside
! We're unframed.
Two huge boxes arrived at the naval
| hospital at II o'clock today, one
marked for Midshipman Cruise and the
other For the Sailors of the Georgia"
They were from Admiral Yamamoto
and each was filled with flowers and
the hospital authorities, for the in
jured men. will express to the distin-
guished Japanese visitor appreciation
of his thoughtfulnesS
OF TIE injured men. Seaman Thorn
as is clinging to life by a
thread and death seems but a Qucs-
tim Of hours. Midshipman Cruise is al
so in Il critical condition. The other
| men'G condition has not changed since
they were brought to the hospital.
The body of Lieut.. Goodrich will he
sent today to Stone Church. n J.. that
Of MidShipman Goldthwaite to Hop
kinSville. Ky, that of Seaman Thomas
to Newport. X. l., and that of Seaman
Burke to Quincy, Mass. 1t is expected
that instructions for the disposition of
the four other bodies will be received
in the next "a hours.
Seaman Walsh's mother and brother
arrived early this morning at the hos
rital. The mother recognized her son
and kissed him. He showed that he
recognized her by stretching out one
hand toward her. but he could not
speak.
Rear Admiral Goodrich returned to
New York ut 8 o'clock this morning
He was with his son an hour before
he died. but the young man was I'M
conscious. Mrs Goodrich bore up
hravcly under her grief.
An incident was told at the hospital
today when speaking of the effect of
the loss and injury to his men, on
capt. McCrea and how it unncrvcd
nm. 1t was after the ship had docked
at the navy yard that he steppad I'M
10 Assistant Surgeon Dessez who WAS
in charge of transferring the men f.,
the hospital. Putting his hand on Dr
Dessez' shoulder he said: "WiIl ,-o,,
send message to Washington for
me?"
zone Of the officers here at the navy
yard will attend to that for Your.
sir" replied DR.. pessez.
"Oh. I beg your pardon" the cap
tain said, II don't know what I am DO
ing
The hospital staff had little sleep
last night and some Of them none. DR..
Butcher and DR.. DcsseZ. the two hos
pital surgeons. insist that they "must
stand by and will not take the rest
they show they are in need Of Chap
lain Brennan has also watched con-
stantly by the men caring for them.