Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-30
TIDAL WAVE WRECKS
CRUISER ON ROCKS
20 Are Reported Killed and
70 Injured, the Latter by
Bursting Steam Pipe

Washington, Aug 30-More than
twenty men are dead, ten seriously in
jured and sixty seven Slightly injured
of the crew of the cruiser Memphis,
driven on the rocks in Santo Domingo
harbor late yesterday, Admiral Pond
reported to the navy department this
afternoon.
The Memphis was hit by terrific
swell as she lay at anchor in the har-
Dor, Pond reported. Effort was made
to get up steam. So great was the
sweell-a great amount of water was
believed to have been shipped-that
the main steam line of the Mempais
broke. One man was killed and the
injuries to all of the twenty seven were
believed to have been caused by the
explosion.
Pond reiterated his former state
ment that more than twenty men re-
turning from shore in motor boat
were drowned.
Two officers were included in the
list of injured, Pond said.
The gunbOat Castine, which narrowly
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sea with all her boats but one lost,
her steering gear disabled, Pond re-
ported. The ship, however, is under
control.
The tug Potomac which left San Do
mingo City for Port Palenque at l:3O
p. m. yesterday, is said to be safe, but
there is no word from her.
Pond s report added several men to
the missing list. Several additional
men he said, probably have been drown
ed.
The text of Ponds latest dispatch
follows:
"All hands off Memphis. Captain
Beach was the last to leave the ship
When storm struck steam was up ant
main engines working but main steam
line burst. Cause unknown. Those
near too seriously injured to be ques
toned. Two officers injured but vii
recover. One enlisted man dead. five
seriously injured, five very seriously
injured, sixty seven slightly injured
mostly in engineer force. Several mel
muster and report expected this morn
ing. No other casualties among Off
GERS. -
The name of the only officer injur
ed given out today by the navy de
partment is Lieutenant Claude A
Jones, Charleston, w. Va, seriousl,
burned but will recover.
The machinist killed was G. w. Rud
and the department withheld his ao
dress until his family mad been not
fled.
The name of the only officer injure
given out today by the navy department
is lieutenant Claude A. Jones, Charles
ton. w. Va seriously burned, but wi
. recover.
The machinist killed was G. w. Rud'
Minneapolis, his mother now living a
3,110 Morgan avenue, this city.
! The very seriously injured are:
H. Anderson, fireman; C. H. Wyli'
machinist; A. H. Porter, water tender
, j. H. Thompson, fireman.
Seriously injured:
NJ. F. McVeigh, ordinary seaman; "
5. Plauck, water tender; T. J. Lear,
= fireman: H. A. Bryan, seaman; j. ,
: Egan, fireman.
= Slightly injured number G7, unnamed
With reference to the men lost on tn
:. motor boat, the message said "se'
era men missing, drowned. Muster ro
left on board and only incomplete mu
ter has therefore been made. Wi
have exact muster made early tomorro'
morning and report the missing"
The hospital ship Solace which wa
at the east end of Haiti, is EN- route t
San Domingo to take care of the il
jured.
The naval transport Dixie, en- rout
from Vera Cruz to Key West with An
erican Consul Rodgers and Mexica
Commissioner Cabrera on board ha
been intercepted by radio and ordere
to the scene to pick up the uninjure
crew.