Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-03
Barge Of Batt|eship New Hampshire
CapSized in River at New York.
The Cause a Mystery Death
List May Be Larger.

| New York, Oct. 2.-There was is
sued from the battleship New Hamp-
shire tonight, a list of 20 men who
are supposed to have persisted by the
swapping of a barge or whale boat
which was being towed to the vessel
at anchor in the Hudson river last
night. Appended to the list are names
of II men who are still absent, but
who are not remembered as having
been in the swamped boat. Capt.
Thomas S. Rogers, in Command of the
New Hampshire, gave out the list
with this brief introductiOn:
THE following is the list of men
missing from yesterdays liberty
party who are thought to have been
| in the boat that was swamped last
night"
The list follows
class, Brooklyn.
Erhart, J. F., gunner's mate, third
class, New York.
Turner, j., water tender, Brooklyn.
White, p, seaman, New York.
Amatusio. c.. seaman, Avondale,
Penna.
Blumgren F.. F., seaman, Worcester,
Mass.
Benner, J. A., coxwain. Green Creek,
N. J.
Bailey, H. s, ships cook, third
class, Ansonia, Conn
Brakeman, p. F. G., fireman, first
class, Crosse Point, Mich.
Bonfall, r., ordinary seaman, Phila-
delphia
Brown. G., gunner's mate, first class,
Boston.
Combs H.. gunners mate, second class,
Springfield. Ohio.
Dorr, W., seaman, PHILADELPHIA.
Davis, G. A., ordinary seaman, Lubec,
Me-
Donohue, P. j., marine private, Lin
rick. Ireland
Greene, j., oiler, Cleveland, o.
Hey, N. s., ordinary seaman. Woon-
socket, r. T.
johnson, NJ, fireman, first class, Boston.
Karl, R., painter, third class, Cleveland,
Ohio.
Knewe, J., private of marines, no resi-
dence, no next of kin.
Mampley, A., coal passer Richmond. Va.
Pospieski, j. F., ordinary seaman, Erie,
Pa.
Richardson, w. A., electrician, third
class, Philadelphia.
Sierber, E. W., ordinary seaman. Shica-
go.
Seals, NJ. T. Electrician, first class, Co.
lumbus. Ga.
Turner, E. j., seaman, East Liverpool.
Ohio
delphia.
Wenner, r. j., fireman, first class
Fullerton, Pa.
Blight, ~, coal passer, Roxbury,
Mass.
ct is not CERTAIN comments Capt
Rodgers, that these men We're lost. as
two of them originally on the list re-
turned today
The names of the II men missing who
were not recognized as being in the
boat, follow:
Carrigan, G. ]. Seaman, New York.
| Haror. F.. coal passer, Brooklyn.
Gordon. r. L., seaman. Far Rocka-
way. N. Y.
Herbert, e. A., ordinary seaman,
johnson L. Coppersmith, Whining
| ton, Del
Legel, J. A., coal passer, Philadelphia.
Mahoney, d., ordinary seaman. Will
mingtOn, Del
McAdams, j. j., coal passer, Philadel-
pha.
Thompson, G. c., fireman, second
class. Bloomingdale, n. Y.
VanPeer, j., fireman, second class,
| Patterson, n. j.
Chambers. A. r., private of marines,
| Worcester, Mass.
| All day today police boats dotted the
cove in the river above 157th street, their
crews graphing for bodies. But their eff
| forts were without success not one body
was recovered. Old river men-men who
| are well acquainted with the treacherous
| tides in the Hudson-said they were not
surprised, for when the accident occurred
the tide was running up stream like a
| millrace with a brisk wind from the
southwest behind it, This would take the
| bodies far beyond the scene of the disas-
| ter. and probably it will be several days
| before any are found.
| Along the water front in the vicinity of
the accident crowds gathered today,
| eagerly seeking information. Many
| weeping or anxious women were among
them. They were looking for news OF
relatives or friends who had shore leave
and should have reported on the New
| Hampshire yesterday evening.
The midshipmen on the landing float