Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-08
CLAIMS
SEVENTH VICTIM
NEGRO SEAMAN DIES AT HOS
PITAL
TWO OTHERS HURT IN ExPLo.
SION MAY NOT LIVE
Men Injured in Accident on Warship
Are Tenderly Nursed by Physi-
clans Who Battle to
Save Them

OF the six seamen of the ill-fated United
States cruiser Tennessee who were brought
to Los Angeles and placed In the Angeius
hospital but four are left IF. 5. Maxfeld'
second-class fireman, has succumbed to the
frightful injuries he received, having died
yesterday morning at 1880 o'clock, just
twenty-f -four hours, almost to the minute,
after the death of j. p. A. Carroll, who ex-
pired in a cot near him Saturday.
Up to the last moment Maxfield
waged a desperate battle with death.
Writhing in untold agony, such as few
mortals are called upon to endure, ne
kept his courage to the last, never per-
mitting a single moan to escape his
lips. In the midst of this suffering ma
ture finally threw her gentle pail of
Inconsistencies over the stricken man
and the peace that precedes the last
sleep came to him.
Although he died far from friends
and those who loved him his last hours
were attended by those in charge with
as much solicitude for his feebly ex-
pressed wants and he was given just as
tender care as he would have received
had he passed away in his own home
and among those dearest to him. The
White-capped nurses stood at his bed
side, each anxious to anticipate his
unspoken want; each eager to do some
thing for a sailor of the United States
ceived while performing his duty. The
motion of hand. the the culver of an
eyeld brought half dozen of the gen.
tie nurses to his side.
For forty-eight hours DR.. S. B.
Brooks, surgeon of the United States
Public Health and Marine Hospital
service, Dr. Gochenauer, general man
ager of the Angelus hospital, the resi-
dent physician, and the entire hospital
staff did all in their power to save the
life of this man without avail. Then,
when it was known that he could not
survive, they used their medical skill
to make his departure from this world
as easy and painless as possible.
Maxwell enlisted in the navy from
Toughkenamon, Pa. He had not been
in the service long and was fireman
of the second class.
His funeral and that of Carroll, who
was of the same rank, Will take place
today at San Pedro. They will be
buried with military honors in Harbor
View cemetery at 10 o'clock Capt T..
B. Howard and the other officers of
the Tennessee, together with several
hundred of the crew. will escort the
remains to their final resting place.
The ceremony will be performed by
Chaplain c.. H. Dickens of the flag
ship.
Two in Critical Condition
OF the four sailors remaining at the
Angelus hospital two are in critical
condition. They are II. Fitzpatrick and
S. Stanitis. w. S.. Burns and A. Hayes,
although frightfully scalded, seem to
have a fair chance of recovery. In re-
gard to Fitzpatrick and Stanitis, Dr.
Brooks said:
'Twenty-four hours should bring
about a wonderful change for these
poor wrecks of men. BY that time IL
will be known whether their strong
constitutions will prevail or whether
their injuries are more than they can
bear. L cannot prophesy the result-we
can only hope for the best"
Fitzpatrick, fireman Of the first
class. was close to the door of one of
the furnaces when the pipe exploded,
and he was completely enveloped in the
scalding steam. Like the others. he in
hailed the vapor that brought death to
so many. Should he eventually recover
he will be blinded for life and carry
with him scared body as a memento
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