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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1905
Page
1
Defective boiler aboard the gunboat Bennington explodes as it was ready to depart. Bodies are tossed by waves while crowds flood morgues. The city mobilizes volunteers and heroic rescuers work amid scenes of tragedy. Dozens are reported missing or dead, with blame and negligence suspected.
Aboard the Bennington at San Diego harbor a massive boiler explosion left two score dead and many injured. Rescue crews, physicians, and volunteers battled steam and wreckage as green water filled the lower decks, with casualties scattered through morgues and hospitals. Commander Young coordinated efforts while crews aided survivors and tried to prevent further blasts.
The Renhington lay at the commercial wharf foot of H Street ready to sail to Port Hartford to meet the monitor Wyoming and escort the Weasel to Mare Island Navy Yard when a starboard forward boiler exploded with a deafening roar. Water columns spouted high as witnesses saw a massive disaster unfold. The Ramona ferr y boat diverted to assist, aided by the Santa Fe tug, McKinley taunch, General De Rustey taunch, and many nearby launches.
The accident left a mass of injured sailors along the docks as fire and smoke filled the streets. Albert H. Ryan aided the wounded and a swift rescue effort moved victims toward hospitals.
The document lists 22 seriously wounded and 36 wounded with names such as WM Fickweller J ER Purguson Brown J MeMa Carpenter BW Clark MG Chambers G Hy Hallett Weller Wek E Archer RR Seavey J C Bareethus WW Worten Nelson Taylor tarkweather H KE Hise SN Brockman PLB Burg Pfluger R Sav Knoblock C Wilson W Hosteuter T A Gries O D Diedrich RoC Shape d H C Dean W Bushnell ickrem W M Taylor C H Miller L K Strobel.
San Francisco July teen from Oregon ended his life during a night at 68 Walnut street. His brother Jim found the body with an open gas jet and a laudanum bottle nearby. The brother says he was prone to melancholia but believes the death was accidental.
Ada county sheriff Susyth C. Marverd tendered his resignation to the board of county commissioners. The resignation was accepted and he has been charged with appropriating to his own use fees paid into the county treasury.
Lieutenant Yates of Hennington described harrowing scenes aboard the ship after the disaster. Steam engulfed the aft cabin as fires and explosions ripped through the vessel. He rushed forward seeing wounded crew and boys on the fore deck while orders to man boats were given and the ship towed ashore for safety.
Sailors on the battleship complain of defective boilers with a six month chorus of warnings. Officers including Benning and Young acknowledge the issue while crew members recount prior inspections at Magdalena Bay and the New York visit. The shipyard and officers faced inaction despite persistent fear of a repeat disaster.
News from Anaconda and Butte follows the Bennington disaster as families learn of sailors aboard. Mina Holley of Anaconda anxiously awaits word about son William A. Holley, a navy apprentice, while Captain Babcock and Lucien Young confirm Fred A. Babcock is unharmed. The town hears a dispatch promising Willie will write if not killed.
In Sauvie Island near Portland Oregon Pearl Ayn 17 and Elnora Ayn age unknown drowned this afternoon after entering the deep water at Gilbert Creek while swimming. Despite efforts by each other and others to reach shore both girls disappeared and their bodies were recovered.
New York July 21 The excursion steamer Sirius was deliberately run aground off North Brother Island to prevent a repeat of the Slocum tragedy. The vessel carrying a Sunday school party struck a rock near the site of last year’s disaster but Captain Pearce believed it could be saved and acted quickly.
Francisco July 21 The Bennington sister ship to Yorktown measures 236 feet long 38 feet breadth 14 feet mean draft displacing 1710 tons with six 6 inch rifles and eight smaller guns She is an efficient shallow water cruiser built in 1888 cost Ha0 000 and has a crew of 16 officers and men The Bennington departed Honolulu three months ago for San Diego arrived there last Wednesday Sailing from Honolulu she is ordered to coal proceed to Panama to replace the monitor on station The Wyoming sailed northward toward Port Harford damaged its propulsion and the Bennington is ordered to tow it to this port to await further orders.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports Senator Carter and Representative Dixon endured a strenuous day traveling from Great Falls to Havre. They rode 110 miles by auto under a broiling sun, visited irrigation projects on Sun River and the Fort Shaw Indian school, and shared meals at the Flowerree ranch and Fort Shaw before returning home.
Spokane July 21 Otis De Lacey a waiter at the Central cafe was fatally wounded tonight by James Watson a switchman formerly from Duluth Watson entered the restaurant after being refused service and fired twice as De Lacey attempted to flee Watson said to have acted over a woman Watson was arrested and locked up the victim died about midnight.
Fire swept through Hump Idaho in the Buffalo Hump mining district leaving only one brewery and one home standing. Charley Moore’s restaurant and hotel, Mercantile stores, Johnson & Leitch market, Wilson & Bourgney, and the Odd Fellows hall were destroyed. Largely vacant of supplies, the town faced likely losses around twenty thousand dollars.
Special Dispatch from Helena reports an explosion at the Jay Gould mine this afternoon injuring three men. Foreman Fred Jobe lost an arm and suffered severe head injuries. Banks sustained broken ribs and internal injuries. Ted Evans had facial injuries from flying rock. All were brought to Helena hospitals.
Gen. Funston commander of the California department and aides narrowly escaped death when an electric car crashed into their carriage in Monterey. Funston suffered a severe bruise to his left hand while Lt. Mitchell and Lt. Long received minor injuries. The incident occurred on Alvarado street as the carriage moved toward the Presidio from Hotel Del Monte.
London July 22 It is understood Premier Balfour will stay in office until the end of the current session and dissolve Parliament in October The statement was not authoritatively confirmed and Metengy noted a modification in this interval
Special Dispatch to the Stannard reports Bozeman July 21 that J Lew Gracey’s brother Vinton Stewart Gracey marine engineer was drowned July 12 in New York harbor. He was aboard the yacht Normandie when it sank after a collision.
A cloudburst west of Louisville caused the Little Indian Creek to overflow its banks, sending a surge over the surrounding countryside. There were no fatalities reported, but the event caused property damage and disrupted nearby settlements along the Southern railway line.
In St. Louis, a local community group plans a mass departure as tensions rise over urban housing and land use. Details remain unclear as residents discuss property rights and possible relocation. Authorities urge calm during developing events.
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