Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-10-03
ONE SAILORS
BODY TAKEN
FROM RIVER
Hard Tide Running Makes
the Search for Bodies
More Difficult.
29 LIVES WERE kOsT
We're Members of the Crew
of the BattIeship New
Hampshire.
RETURNING TO VESSEL
Launch Swampsd and Men
Went Overheard of
Inquiry at Work.
2e LIVES WERE k0sT
RETURNING TO VESSEL

New York, Oct. 3:-The first body
of a victim of the swamping of
launch of the battleshlp New Hamp
shire on the Hudson river, Saturday,
was brought out of water today. 1t
was that of Joseph Budley, coal
passenger.
The Board Of Inquiries, aboard the
Louisiana, had the launch brought
out on the deck today and examined
it for possible cause for the acci-
dent. The sessions of the board are
in secret and will not be made public
until after a report is delivered to
Washington.
One additional fatality took
place early today when a man-of-
war man of the Kansas lost his life
in trying to save two young women
who fell overheard. The Board of
Inquiry continues the investigation
today.
The following were drowned:
G. AmatuZio, seaman, Avondale, Pa;
J. A. Bonner, cockswain, Green Greek,
". j.; IF. S. Bailey, ships cook, An
sonia, Conn; N Blight, coal passer,
Roxbury Mass; e. f. Blomgren, sea-
man, Philadelphia; P. +. g. Bakeman,
fireman, Crosse Point, Mich; ]. r,
Boylan, ships cook, 1859 Greene ave
nue., Brooklyn; t. Bonsal, ordinary sea-
man, Philadelphia; G. Brown, gun
ner's mate, Boston; H. Combs, gun
ner's mate, Springfield, o.; G. A. Da-
Wis, ordinary seaman, Louback, Mo-;
w. Derr, seaman, Philadelphia; F. J.
Donohue, Limerick, Ireland; j. #. Er-
hart, gunner's mate, $50 Seventh ave-
nue., New York; j. Greene. oiler, Cleye-
land; N. S. Hey, ordinary seaman.
WoonsocSet, r, L.; M. Johnson, fire.
man, Boston; II. Karl, seaman, Cleve.
land; j. Knowe, private marine, no
address known; A. Mantley. coal pass
er. Richmond, Va; J. #. Pospieskt, or
dinary seaman, Erie, Pa; Richardson,
electrician, Philadelphia; Nj. T. Seals,
electrician, Columbus, Ga; q. w. Sic
Der, ordinary seaman, Chicago; e. ].
Turner, seaman, Dast Liverpool, o.;
Justus Turner, water tender, 267 Sew
enth street, Brooklyn; T. ]. Uehlin, or
dinary seaman. Philadelphia; P. White,
seaman, Al Jane street, New York; r.
] Wenner, fireman, Fullerton, Pa.
MidShipman Godfrey De Courceles
Cheyalier of the battleship New
Hampshire, who was In command of
the steam launch which was towing
the sailing cutter has been practically
q mental wreck since the tragedy
He attempted TO commit suicide
when he realized that so many of his
men were drowned.
He had leaped overheard and saved
twenty meu and was in turn rescued
exhausted by a launch of the Louisi-
ana. On the way to that battleship he
had to be held to be kept from leaping
overheard.
The naval board of inquiry conduct
ing the investigation consists of Cap
tain A. G. Wunterhalter of the Louisi-
ana, acting as president; Lieutenant
Commander Noble e. Irwin of the
Kansas, Lieutenant Commander Ar
thur Macarthur of the Louisiana and
Ensign A. s. v. Farquahar Of the
Louisiana, recorder.
Criticism that has come from MANY
quarters about the possible overcrowd-
ing of the sailing launch. which, 1t is
said, was the main reason why 1t
foundered, led to test.
One hundred sailors were put into a
sailing launch the size of the one that
sank, and 1t was reported unoficially
there was at least foot and half of
freeboard.
Bluejackets who were in the launch
when she swamped have said, how
ever, the crowd that piled into the
boat at the pier on Saturday night
sent 1t so low Ia the water only about
six inches of freeboard was left.
Statements of the sailors are so CON
nictfng and so comphcate the situation
nothing definite will be known untIr
the board Of investigation submits its
report through Admiral Vreeland and
Admiral Schroeder to the navy depart
nent.
The only smile that has come from
Captain Rogers OF the New Hamp-
oLAA z Sil'IG Inc nIClOSAL Wds htEIi LdbL
night when he was speaking with the
reporters in his cabin. He mentioned |
the fact that r, Karl, the painter, who
Is believed to have been drowned, was
said by his rescued shipmates to have
saved four sailors before he was drag
ged down by one who could not swim.
TIE swamping of the sailing launch
was so sudden and unexpected the |
men In the boat seemed to have lost |
their heads completely, and the utmost |
confusion prevailed.
There were several in the launch, II |
was said, who could not swim, and
each OF these, grabbing the men near
est to him. held on in hope OF being |
saved
A peculiar thing about the accident
Is that some Of the bluejackets who
aid not know how to keep themselves
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