Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-03
Uncertain Yet as to Ex-
tent of Disaster at
New York.
BODIES ARE NOT FOUND
RattIeship Crew Returning to
Boat After Shore Leave
Sink in Bay.

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tinued today for the bodies of United
States sailors drowned Saturday ev-
ening when the cutter in which they
were returning to their ship over
turned. but so far not one of the 29 re-
ported drowned has been picked up.
Give List of 70 Men.
New York, Oct. 3.-There was
given out from the battleship New
Hampshire last night a list of 29
men supposed to have perished by
the swamping of q barge or whale
boat which was being towed to the
vessel at anchor in the Hudson riv-
er last night. Appended to the list
are the names of 1S men who are
still absent, but who were not rec
ognized as having been in the
swamped boat.
All day yesterday police boats dot
ted the cove in the river above West
One Hundred and Fifty-seventh
street, their crews graphing for
bodies. But their efforts were with
out success, not one body was re-
covered.
Admiral Begins Inquiry.
On board the flagship Louisiana,
Rear Admiral Vreesand convened a
court of inquiry to determine the ey
act cause Of the accident and pIace
the responsibility. A number of the
men who were on board the Inflated
boat told their stories and a report
of the findings Of the court will be
forwarded to the navy department.
Whether Midshipman Cheyalier.-
who was in charge of the barge, tes-
titled could not be learned. Neither
could it be ascerrained whether
Chevalier was in the ships hospital,
where he was taken in a delirious
condition after the accident.
Various versions of how the ac-
cident occurred were in circulation.
The generally accepted one, however,
was that the barge, heavily loaded
with sailors and marines returning
from shore leave, was towed into the
trough between two waves one of
which broke over the side and
swamped it.
Few Boats to rescue.
Instantly the choppy water be-
came dotted with struggling, shout
ing men, intermingled with floating
packages, suitcases and personal be-
longings that the men were taking
back to the ship. The whistle of
the little steam launch that was tow
ing the barge rent the air with
sharp, staccato calls for assistance.
Few boats were in the vicinity, !
however, for the river was running
high in 'white caps" kicked up by |
the strong wind. What few there |
we're put quickly across the 200 |
yards that separated the distressed |
craft and the shore. Many of the |
sailors and marines were pulled |
aboard these boats; others held |
tightly to the swamped barge. Still
others, unequal to the battle with |
the heavy waves and tide, f1oated up
stream and disappeared.
List of Missing Sailors.
Captain Thomas S. Rodgers, in |
command of the New Hampshire, |
last night gave out the list with this
brief Introduction:
"The following is the list of the
men missing from yesterdays liberty |
party who are thought to have been
in the boat that swamped last
night"
The list follows:
]. r. Boylan, ships cook, fourth |
class; Brooklyn.
]. F. Erhart. gunner's mate. third
class; New York
j. Turner, water tender; Brook
lyn.
P. White, seaman, New York.
G.. Amateuzia, seaman, Avondale,
Pa.
E. F. Blumgren, seaman, Worces-
ter, Mass.
]. A. Benner. coxswain. Green
Creek, N. J.
H. 8. Bailey, ships cook. third
class; Ansonia, Conn.
P. F. G. Brakeman, fireman, first
class; Crosse Point, Mich.
T. Bonfall, ordinary seaman, Phil
adelphia
G. Brown, gunner's mate, first
class, Boston.
n. Coombs, gunner's mate, second
class; Springfield, Ohio.
w. Dorr, seaman, Philadelphia.
G. A. Davis, ordinary seaman, Lu-
beck, Me.
P. ]. Donohue, marine private;
Temerick, Ireland.
j. Greene, oiler, Cleveland, Ohio.
N. S. Hey, ordinary seaman,
Woonsocket, R. I. !
M. Johnson, fireman, first class,
Boston.
R. Karl, painter, third class. i