New-York tribune., 1910-10-03
CHEVALIER NERVOUS WRECK
But Before His Collapse the
Little Midshipman Had
Saved the Lives of
Sixteen Men
DUTCH KARL DIED A HERO
Enlisted Man Had Saved Five Ship
mates Before He Slipped Away IN
the Dark-The Court Of In
quiry Begins Investigs-
tion Of the Great
Disaster.


The loss Of life caused by the swamp
ing OF A sailing launch or the New
Hampshire will prove much greater than
the early reports indicated. Captain T
s. Rodgers. commanding the battIeship.
in a statement last night said that
twenty-nfne enlisted men who were be-
Teved TO have been in the launch were
unaccounted for. and IL is feared that
these men were lost Thirteen others are
absent from the ship without leave. and
IL is thought that at least some Of these
men were in the launch when she
swamped.
officers Of the fleet said yesterday that
Saturdays accident would undoubtedly
prove 10 be one Of the u1osr costly in
lives that they could recall ever happen
ing in the United States navy without
the loss OF ship
The accident Is still unexplained No
officer of the New Hampshire or of the
feet could offer a reasonable sxplana-
ton OF what caused II. Suggestions thar
il was due to possible overlooking were
enphaticaHy denied by the officers OF
the New Hampshire. A board OF in
qufrv was. appointed 70 determine the
cause.
The Men Who Were Lest
The following IS the statement issued
by Captain Rodgers yesterday
The following is a list Of the men
missing from yesterdays liberty party
/ BOYLAN. J. r. ship ooSk fourth class. M
F-f-fl =, : < $50 seventh aveuns. New Tork-
T1-PNER. r. water tender. No 2sI Ttn street.
Brooklyn
WHITE. P. seaman. No AZ lane street. Ns~
.,,.rr-zro g, seaman. Avondais. penn
Br.r-MGREN. 2 r. seaman worcester- Mass.
BONNER. ]. A. cczsvzin. Green Cr@e<- y -
BAILEY II :. Ships cook third class. Az
sonia. Conn
BAKEMAN. ? T G fireman. nrsr 0i'
Crosse Point Mich
BoNFAIL. T. ordinary s@srnsn- Fhiladeipnia-
BROWN. g. zunnsr's mate first class 8o--
ton
COMBS. H sr1uner's mats. second ela--
Springfield. Ohio
7ERR. ". seaman. PhfIad~Iphis-
DAVIS. C; a ordinary seaman. r-uheclS Mass
DONOHrE. P. j.. marine private LfunericS-
Ireland
GREENE. =. ofIer. Cleveland
HEY y s. ordinary seaman WooHsoc<st-
JOHNSON. VI. fireman. a-sr class. Boston
KARL R. painter. third class. Cleveland
KNOwE. J.. marine private. no residence. NJ
next Of kin
wAsfPrF.Y. A.. coal pas-er. Richmond. "a.
POsPrEsKL J. F. ordinary seaman. Ere.
Penn
RrcHARDsox. W A. electrician third ela-.
Philadelphia
srrBER- E W. o-dfna-v s-a-1an. chicago
SEALS. VI. T. electrician. first class. Cclurr-
bus. Ca
TURNER. F. J. seaman. East Itv'rDo''.
UEHL1N. T J.. ordinary seaman. FHiiad-i-
phia-
vESNER. r J.. fireman. h--t class. Fuller
BLIGHT. " coal ps--e-. F0,bu---. Mass
It IS not at all certain that these men
we're lost: two OF those originally on
this list returned today
The following Is list Of the absentees
from yesterdays liberty party uho were
not recognized as being in the swauped
boat:
TvTNNEI.T- a. buEIsr. Boston.
/ GAFRIGAN. c. r. seaman. No. sol N'ufn sve-
nue.. New York
HARRoP. 2 W. coa1 ras---. No 1851 F-itou
street. Rrooklvu-
/ GORDON z. Z. seaman. ra- Fockswzv. - =.
HERBERT. z 4. ordinary seaman. coHnscti-
JOHNSON. r.. copps-srui-r. Wilmington. ~,
LEGEL- r. l.. coal passa- phiIzd-Fphis-
L
wADAMs = r. coat passer PhHsserphfz.
MOTT II :. marine private. pes Ncius.
Iowa
THOMPSON. 3 5g-7,y y-4Si. fireman. second e'a-''
VAN PEER J. fireman. second cfsss. Fas---
/ CHAMBERS A r. marine private wc-o..-
CstEned) THOMAS s. RODGERS. Captain
Court Of inquiry Begins
Admiral Schroeder. Y. : Y. ordered
out his gig. and was on board the New
/ Hampshire early yesterday morning 70
receive in person Captain Rodgers's re-
port Of the tragedy. Immediately after
/ he left for his flagship. the Connections.
Captain Rodgers. accompanied by his
| executive officer, Lieutenant Commander
Scodeld. went on board the United
/ States ship Louisiana, the flagship OF
/ Admiral Vreeland. commanding the sec
/ ond division OF the North Atlantic feet.
/ and the immediate superior OF the New
Hampshire's captain. and made de-
/ tailed report 20 the admiral shor,
conference followed. at the end Of which
/ Admiral vreeland appointed board Ct
inquiry and ordered IL 20 convene az
once.
The board. consisting oe CAPTAIN
WinterhaIter. commanding the Loulst-
ana. Lieutenant Commander MscArthur.
son Of General Macarthur, os the same
ship. and Lieutenant Commander irwin.
OF the Kansas. convened at Ill o'clock
Yesterday morning and spent the day
examining survivors and eye witnesses
OF the accident
II win take the board from one 70 two