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BURIAL OF THE DEADForty-Seven of Bennington Victims Put in Single Trench—On Top of Loma Promontory.COURT OF INQUIRY.San Diego, ml.. July 21.—A rarvf'l! Icompilation of cMMinZth.s was made at! -'.•o'clock 1si:-t iii::lit as follows: Unth'd Rear Admiral Goodrich Expected tx In uitltlaix ci niele»-y at furl Koso I Reach Can Diego Thursday.craiiA Sunday, 17; «b ud now in morr.no,I Washington. July 21.—lt;UJ..•••»:. of H •:30; dcud In lire juntii of Hcunlng'on, lurean of navigation wei«. at the an. MIN -rc-i. •*. Total dead. Oi.‘ department to rcn lve teh-grama fromInjured al viiilouM hospitals f»0. Ml•: liiy;. 10. Ciain) total, 125.*Of the In jut« mI at hospitals seven oreight arc expect. il to die. Forty-nlno bodies were taken to tho cemetery Sunday but two w.viv brought ba_k upon tclcginphic orderu for shlpim-nt which reached here after they had boon started for tho cemetery.EnGlgti Perry's body lias been cm-San Diego, regarding tlm H- miinglr i dlsuotor and wore prepared to mo-i ony requests that might cncio fron that city, where mnuy sailors are i* hospitals* os a result of the explosion.Arilng Secretary of the Nnvv IV'D 1 lug was at thi* department. lie h •• sen I io th«* pJ - i-S'i.r ropjis of nil te»y . gram** r* lt;• *v»*«l trom the naval ofillt;'-*ri j at San Hlogo and a full account of al that tIm departin' n( has done.bn!mod and will be shipped to Annapo- K«ar Admiral Goodrich, commander liu. | hchief of ihe Pacific station, who hSan Diego. Cuh, July 21. -Forty-scv* | t-.pccbdio reach S.tn 111-go Thursday.........ban full authority to order such luvealigation a?, he may deem necesEiir; either by a board of officers or by t court of infinity, which will dotennlntcn of the gunboat Bennington's dead were burled Sunday In a common grave In the little military cemetery on tho crest of tho promontory of Loma. high above tho waters of Sat: Diego bay on tho one aide, and within sound of the booming of aurf of the I’aclllc on the other.Without tho crash of drums or theBound of brass, without pomp or pa-! hoard.wltnt action may be necessary.With bis flagship, tin* Chicami. urn’ the Iris at San Dh go. he will have ? sufficient number of officers* fron which to appoint an invc: tigntlnsrude, yet with simple Impressiveness, all honor was paid the nation's dead.They have honored dead to keep them coin puny. All about tin in lie those who dbd lor J hc nation m more trying tint's. t;raves!on* s, yellow with ag, bear the names of men who dl*-,| a« Monter. y in the .Mexican war, others who pave up their life in tii; COhijiioM of t'nliff'iilia and who follow j ed Commodore StocUtnn at obi Haul I'asqital. Thlt; ai\- their neighbor:; m death.Army and nu\y paid their last tribute no b :,s sinceii- than Dm* .simple! Minot grlel'-of Hu- representatives of- peace, ' 1who mad** tie* long-journey around or, across tie- bay. Prom Port lb»y. crn.ncame I ho llfdh company or rlt;»;;. theavy artilb ry; from San Hi* .go t‘onaval i••serves-; li'otn tin* Hniv-ji.ilBrotherhood s Home on Point Loma, a company of khaki clads, ami from (hi- gn»« i niiilt; nt .hip I'oituut .i do-a itBailors, llni tie- most impressive body of iiniui tn-rs w» ry Hie .*.2 menfrom Ihe t»:i 11 • -r«-«l Bennington, de-tides til* leIK. I 1-.w« r«- hundreds of ei \ INaii.s,It Is e\p« rfed that In- will bo in con slant comrmmicailon with the depart tuejit from -In* mono nt he* takes hold Lt San In. :o. fully advising the otll da Ik Imre «»i the steps he may take.Following is one of the ti legrams re cMved by tlie d'-parti.ient from Captain Drake;.‘•piti I i: unincfon B ing «ny on mito bank, gun deck aft awash at higfc water. (Viitrifncal pntnp lowered vva1*T SI) f|H to recover bodbs In fir': room. K\p- d to ping up bottom blow and eventually tlo.it ship, .stopping h-aks. Will ship to Marc inland p. ;• In:; all untor. *.*.:irv equip men I. .liiiiuHiiiiioti. guns, mounts, c-x cpl main battery. Board of Investiga tion order* d to determine extent o! damage to hull and engines. Find all officers and c»ew doing nobio work Will rt quire at lO'i two more watch tflic'-rs to re|l* ve pres-nt. exhaustion from constant vigil and work. Olfi n rs live on hoard. Hr* w’s quartern not habiiai lo. quartered and fed by contra' I in army barracks adjacent to ship Wnil-in;r parties on boardr..i ' cniivt'Kif!'
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Allegany County Reporter
Allegany, New York, US
Tue, Jul 25, 1905
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