The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-03
Waves Crush Boat Full of Men Like An Egg
 Shell
TIT IS POSSIBLE THAT
 SOME WERE NOT ABOARD
GrnppIe for Dead Bodies, Hut It Is Believed That Tide Has Carried Them Out

New York. October 2-There was given out from the battleship New Hampshire tonight a list of 29 men who were supposed to have perished by the swamping of a barge. or whale boat, which was being lowed to the vessel at anchor in the Hudson river last night. Appended to the list are the names of IS men who are still ab-s sent, but who were not recognized 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 the men missing from yesterdays liberty party who were thought to have been in the boat that swamped last night"
 The list follows:
 The Missing
 J. R. Boylan, ships cook, fourth class, Brooklyn.
 J. F. Erhart, gunner's mate third class New York.
 J. Turner, water tender, Brooklyn.
 G. White, seaman, New York.
 G. Amutuso, seaman. Avondale, Pa.
 E. F. Blumgren, seaman, Worcester, Mass.
 D. Benner, coxswain, Rock Creek,
 H. S. Bailey, ships cook. third class, Ansonia, Conn.
 P. F. G. Bakeman, fireman, first class, Crosse Point, Mich.
 l.. T. Bonfall, ordinary seaman, Phil- adelphia.
 G. Brown, gunners mate, first class. Boston.
 P. Combs, gunner's mate. second class, Springfield, o.
 W. Dorr, seaman, Philadelphia.
 G. A. Davis, ordinary seaman, I.u- beck, Me.
 P. Donohue, Temerick. Ireland. J. Green, oi1er. Cleveland, o. N. s. Hey, ordinary seaman, Woon- socket, R. l.
 M. Johnson, fireman, first class. Bos- ton
 S. Painter Karl, third class. cleye- land
 J. Knowe, marine privats, no residence
 A. Mapley, coal pai ser, Richmond Va
 J. F. Paspieki, ordinary seaman. Erie, Pa.
 w. A. Richardson, electrician. Phila- delphia.
 cago
 M. T. Scales, electrician, first class; Columbus, Ga.
 E. J. Turner, seaman. East Liverpool, Ohio.
 L. J. Uehlin. ordinary seaman, Phila- delphia.
 R. J. Werner, fireman, first class; Fullerton, Pa.
 N. A. Bly, coal passer, Roxbury, Mass.
 Tt is not certain" comments Captain Rodgers, that these men were lost as two of them originally on the list re- turned today"
 The names of the eleven men missing who were not recognized as being in the boat follows:
 c. J, Carrigan, seaman. New York; F. w. Harron, coal passer Brooklyn; E. l.. Gordon, seaman, Far Rockaway, N. Y.; E. A Herbert, ordinary seaman, Connecticut; L. Johnson, eoppersmlth. Wilmington, Del; J. A. Lengel, coal passer, Philadelphia; D. Mahoney, or dnary seaman, Wilmington, Del: J. J. McAdams, coal passer, Philadelphia; G. C. Thompson, fireman, Bloomingdale, N. J l. Vanpeer, fireman, Patterson, N. J.: A. R. Chambers, marine private, Wor- cester, Mass.
 Blunt for Bodies
 All day today police boats dotted the cove in the river above West 157th street, their crews grappling for bodies But their efforts were without success, not one body was recovered Old river men said they were not surprised for when the accident occurred, they declared, the tide was running up stream like a mill race with brisk wind out of the south west pushing it along at even faster clip. This would take the bodies far beyond the scene of the, disaster and probably 1t will be several days before any more are found
 Along the water front in the vicinity of the accident, crowds gathered today. rushing hither and thither seeking in- formation. Many women were among them, their eyes red from weeping or anxiety depicted on their faces. They were looking for news of relatives or friends who had shore leave and should have reported back on the New Hamp- shire last evening.
 The midshipmen on the landing float were courteous in answering questions, but when 1t came to the point of giving news they referred every one to the of ficer of the deck on board the battleship. Visitors were received abroad the ves- sells as usual and hundreds inspected the big fighting craft in addition to the anx- ious ones who sought information on the New Hampshire.
 On board the flagship Louisiana Rear Admiral Vreeland convened a court of inoriry to determine the exact cause of the accident and place the responsibility. A number of the men who were on board the ill-fated boat told their stories and a report of the findings of the court when completed will be forwarded to the navy department.
 Various versions of how the accident occurred were in circulation today. the generally accepted one, however. was that the barge heavily loaded with sail ors and marines. returning from shore leave. was towed into the heavy swells of a passing steamboat Rising for al moment, like a cork. the barge theu plunged into the trough between two. waves, one of which broke over the si0s and swamped it. t
 Instantly the choppy water became dot- ted with struggling. shouting men, in@. termingled with floating packages suit c~~s c,h norsonal belongings that the men were taking back to the ship. The whistle of the little steam launch that
 4 .ne barge rent the air with shlrp calls for assistance.