The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-03

NJ. J.
NEW YORK. Oct. 3.-The firsi
body to be recovered in the disaster
Saturday night when a sailing launch
filled with members OF the battleshiI
New Hampshire's crew was upset in
the Hudson river. was taken from the
water today. II was that OF Joseph
Dudley, a coal passer and was picked
up by the harbor police OF S6th-st. II
was taken TO the morgue and the Of
flcials OF the feet notified.
The boat which turned over was TO
day examined by the court OF inquiry
As far as could be seen IL had no de.
fects and there seemed no reason for
IL having overturned. There are still
80 members OF the New Hampshire q
crew missing and while II is admit
ted by the officers that one or two
may have taken advantage OF the OPP
portunity to desert, while an ad
ditional one or two may have over
stayed their leave, the indications are
that all OF the others are at the bot.
tom OF the Hudson.
T. Bonsall. an ordinary seaman of
seen On the barge, telegraphed from
Philadelphia today that he was all
right but had overstayed his leave. A.
Dwinell, bugler, Of Peabody, Mass,
reported at the ship today.
All through last night boats and
launches carrying men with graphing
irons moved slowly backward and
forward between the anchored war
ships and the shore of the Hudson
river. OF West 15Sth-st The scene
was lighted by the giant searchlights
OF the big gray leviathans which
strained at their anchors under the
pull of tide so powerful that extra
anchors had been let out
One additional fatality took place
just after midnight when a sailor
from the battleship Kansas lost his
life. He was known to his compan.
ions as "Frenchy" and dived over
board to rescue a young woman who
had fallen from the landing at 18th
st. He was followed Immediately by
Ensign Blackburn. The latter grasp.
ed the girl just as a lifebelt was
thrown to him and they were pulled
ashore. Another lifebelt was thrown
TO "Frenchy" but before he could
catch 1t he was swirled out into the
stream by the furious tide and sank
The board of inquiry which Is try.
ing to place the responsibility for the
disaster to the New Hampshires
launch sat all day yesterday and re
sumed its task early today. Every
survivor OF the tragedy will be exam
ined by the board which Ia composed
OF Capt. WHITEWATER. commanding
the Louisiana; Lieut.. Commander
Macarthur and Lieut.. Commander
Irwin After the sailors have told
their stories, Ensisn De C.. Chevalier
who was in command of the launch
will testify. The lips of all who have
testified have been sealed by orders
OF the court and when the blame Is
finally placed. IL that Is possible, /,
will be reported directly to the navy
department at Washington. Chevalier
will have TO face a courtmartial un
der the regulations no matter what
the report OF the court of inquiry
may be.
The best theory of the cause OF
the disaster so far put forth is that
when the launch started for the bat
tleship, the rudder OF the whaleboat
was not thrown far enough over. The
result was that the launch pulled the
head OF the whaleboat sidewals and
II tipped enough so that the water
flowed In. Another theory is that the
boat may have struck a piece OF float
ing wreckage which acted as a drae
and pushed its nose under.
Capt. Thomas s. Rodgers, in com
mand of the New Hampshire. gave
out the list with this brief introduc
ton:
The following is the list of the mer
missing from yesterdays liberty party
who are thought to have been In the
boat that swamped, Saturday night.
Boylan, j. r., ships cook. fourth
class. Brooklyn; Erhart, ]. F., gun
ner's mate, third class. New York:
Turner. j.. water tender, Brooklyn
White. p, seaman. New York: ANA
tuzio, c., seaman, Avondale, Pa.
Blumgren, E. F, seaman. Worcester
Mass; Benner, J. A, coxswain. Greer
Greek, N. j.; Bailey, II. S.. ship.
cook. third class, Ansonia. Conn.
Brakeman, p. F. c., fireman. first class
Crosse Pointe. Mich; Bonfall, T., or
binary seaman, Philadelphia, Pa.
Brown. G., gunner's mate. first class
Boston; Combs. H., gunner's mate, sec
ond class, Springfield, o.. Dorr, Il.
seaman, Philadelphia, Pa; Davis. @
A, ordinary seaman. Labeck, Ne.
Donohue, p. j., marine private, TEN
erick, Ireland; Greene, j., oiler. Cleve
land, o.; Hey, ". s., ordinary seaman
Woonsocket, r. l.; Johnson, NJ, IRE
man, first class, Boston; Karl, II.
painter. third class, Cleveland, o.;
Knowe, j., marine private. no resi-
dence, no next of kin; Mampley. \.
coal passer, Richmond, Va; Paspieski
J. F., ordinary seaman. Erie, Pa; Rich
ardson, w. A., electrician, third class
Philadelphia, Pa; eieber. f W., ordin
airy seaman. Chicago; Seals, M. T
electrician. first class. Columbus. Ga
Turner, +. j., seaman. East Liverpool
o.; Uehiin, T. j., ordinary seaman
Philadelphia, Pa; Wenner, r. j., fire
man, first class, Fullerton. Pa; Blish
N. A., coal passer. Rox bury, Mass.
The names OF the IL men MISSING
who we're not recognized as being Il
the boat follow:
G. q. Carrigan, seaman, New York
II. w. Harron, coal passer, Brooklyn
r. L. Gordon, seaman, Far Rockaway
NJ VI A Herbert ordinary seaman