Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-11-12

was injured in similar manner. He
expired at 4 O'Clock yesterday atter-
noon. - ~
John Croft, OF Rolfe, had one Of his
egs broken aud was considerably scald-
| ed, but will recover.
Charles Bruce was injured badly on
the head, both by scaling and con,u-
zion. II 10 believed he viii recover.
There can be no doubt that the four
firemen, who were in the hold at IL .
time of the explosion, were killed.
Walter B. Hale, son of ThoDas Hale,
at whose wharf tie propeller explo Jed,
is supposed to be among the killed. tie
has not been seen since.
The total number Of the victims to
this new calamity will probably reach
| fifteen.
THE FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION.
Some idea may be formed Of the
wonderful power concealed in drop OF
water from some Of the particular effects
of this explosion. Tho iron Of the boil
ers, as we have said, was ripped asunder
AS IT it had only been so much paper.
The boilers were literally torn to shreds,
aud one of them, LEES torn than the 9th
ers, was twisted and collapsed like an
Cd felt hat that has been through an
election day fight.
A piece of timber, weighing some two
hundred and fifty pounds, was thrown
across the river and into the rear Office
of Messrs. Stewart, Youle q Co., in the
Board Of Trade building. 1t entered
va the window, and landed in the md
die of the room. Mr.. Stewart had left
the room scarcely a minute before the
intrusion Of the unweIcome projec,iIc.
Another fragment OF smaller SIZE en-
tered one OF the upper stories OF the
same building, smashing out a window
IN its course.
A piece OF coal, weighing abont ,hlr-
teen pounds, was thrown to height ST.
Immense, that in falling it struck the
root of ellis Hotel, corner of North
Wells and Norta Water stress, passed
through the floor next below it, before It's
force was spent.
One of the tenders pieces of tim
Der hanging outside the vessels guards
was ,oru from its tastenings and
thrown q distance of three hundl ed
yards across tle river, Over the five sto-
~ buildings on South Water street, and
through the rear wall of the building
occupied by Messrs. Larrabee Il North,
Oh Lake street. 1t struck an iron WIN
dow-shutter, standing open on the fourth
story, passed entirely through it, leaving
a hole like that huge cannon ball would
make, went through the brick wall and
fell upon the floor about forty feet be-
yond. The piece Of TIMBER which per
formed this astonishing feat is sixteen
feet IN length and We CHS 373 pounds
Before it could leave the vessel, an iron
bolt, over an inch in diameter had to be
broken off. The bolt appeared TO have
been snapped asunder as easl y as pipe
stem could be broken.
The Globe was one Of the oldest Of
our lake craft now in commission. She
came from the stocks as a side wheel
steamboat in 1913. Subsequently she
was altered to a propeller. Her present
engines were comparatively new, having
taken the place of the old ones, which
were condemned about tonr years ago.
She was registered as a i vessel, with
valuation Of $4,000. She was in
sured for $4,000, but as marine policies
do not cover loss or damage by explo-
sion, the loss will fall entirely upon her
owner, Mr.. William 0. Brown, OF But
ialo. She was commanded by Captain
Amos Pratt, one of the oldest aud best
of lake navigators.