Merriam Press Military Monograph 145. Second Edition (March 2012).
Only twenty-four years old, and married less than two years to his
sweetheart, the author's great uncle Ensign Newman K. Perry, of
Columbia, South Carolina, was the only officer killed, when
sixty-five sailors lost their lives in the 1905 explosion of the
gunboat Bennington in San Diego harbor. This book uses the author's
narrative, unique family photos and memorabilia, actual newspaper
articles and postcards, and documents to tell of Perry's naval
career, of the love story of Perry and his beloved young wife,
Vipont, and of the horrific and tragic peacetime ship explosion.
There are also several special eyewitness accounts of the event.
Details are included about both turn-of-the-century San Diego and
Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Vipont's hometown. Through the
descriptions of the injuries and death of Perry, and of the
suffering and loss of life of the other men, one can comprehend the
magnitude of this disaster. It caused the US Navy and other
government officials to make important changes in navy standards
and procedures that led to greater safety for future sailors. Perry
was regarded as a gallant and brilliant young officer, who was
expected to have a fine naval career, thus, his untimely death,
which he faced with great courage, was met with deep sorrow by his
friends and family. * Introduction * Newman Kershaw Perry * Perry
Serves at Sea... * ... While Vipont Waits at Stockbridge * Formal
Engagement and Wedding Invitation * Military Wedding * St. Paul's
Church * Merwin House * Marriage and Move to California * USS
Bennington * Fatal Boiler Explosion on Gunboat Bennington * Lt.
Newman K. Perry Died a Hero's Death * Mrs. Perry Prostrated *
President Roosevelt Shocked by Bennington Disaster * Burial of
Forty-Seven Dead * Eyewitness Account * The Funeral of Ensign Perry
* Perry's Widow Thanks San Diego and Departs for Stockbridge *
Perry is Buried in Stockbridge * Mrs. Newman K. Perry * Mare Island
Naval Shipyard * USS Bennington Monument * USS Newman K. Perry DD
883 * Epilogue * What Happened to the Bennington? * Full Color *
133 photos, illustrations, documents. About the Author: A native of
Columbia, South Carolina, Mrs. Riddle now resides in North Carolina
with her husband Joe. Their two daughters, son, son-in-law and
grandson live nearby. She graduated from Mary Baldwin College and
worked for over a decade for the Federal Government in Washington,
D.C. Her interests are history, photography, travel, genealogy
research in France and Great Britain, and music. She sings in both
a large symphony chorus and in her church choir. A distant relative
of Theodore Roosevelt, she is a member of the Theodore Roosevelt
Association.
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