New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-25
Terrible stcambout Explosion and Loss oil
| Life ON the North River.

Yesterday morning, about o'clock, the new
s,oam.trg ID. +. Crary, exploded her boiler while
living at the foot of Spring street. blowing the vessel
10 pieces, killing five men, and seriously wounding
two others. The shock was 50 intense that many
of the buildings in the neighborhood were shaken
by tie conclusion. In very short time the resi-
dents in that locality turned out in great numbeys'
many of them not half dressed, and repaired to the
scene Of the disaster. Pieces OF the boiler were
carried to preat distance, doing considerable dam
ace TO the rigging Of he shipping at the adjacent
piers. Capt. Dickson OF the Iwentyeghth Pre-
cinct, with section Of men, were promptly at the
scene Of disaster, and by their praiseworthy ex-
er,ions prevented much confusion among the ex-
cited crowd.
On searching for the unfortunate sufferers Of the
steaurtug, George Ackerts, fireman, and James
Berger, O deck.band, both employees on board the
boat were found lying on the deck Of an adjoining
vessel, whittier they had been carried by the force
of the explosion. They were suffering severed,
from the injuries they had received. Both zero
promptly conveyed to tue Ststion.House, where
Police Surgeon Kennedy, upon exs.nining them,
sent Berger to Bellevue Hospital but AeSerss OK.
PRED in very short time. Berger died shortly
after being admitted to the Hospital further
search was made for the Iemair. der nf the crew,
Benjamin Smith, engineer; job Zimmerman, car
penter; John johnson, dec sisrd. and John Sudor,
cook but up to late t.o6s il the afternoon none Of
them had been fou' a.
Cap'. freue .tck K anthony, Of the ID. T. Crary
SAID that .ew moments before the accident he Wen
on DO .3 the rug, which was just about TO start OIL
e.dise down the bay. lie was putting on his heav!
sea boots down in the cabin, when lie heard tn
explosion an9 felt the steam coming toward him
He put his hands up to lis face and thus probabl.
preserved his life. The back Of his hands and hi
arms were severely scaded. He kicked of hi
boots ard ATTEMPTED to make his way TO the com
psrior ladder but found that it YVES gone. lmme
diatey after the vessel broke up and be jumped ovei
bosri, thereby saving himself.
Tine boat is complete wreck 20 thoroughly shat
tered as to be- to all appearances beyond recoDsruc
ton. Tho deck and portion Of her sides wer
; silver to natchwood. TIE remains Of tbs toile
appears to have played some unus Iel trick in par
TALLY turning over, sending considerable portions
n distance with great force. The beat was the prop
10 erty Of Datus +. Crary, No l55 South street, AZ
- was used for towing purposes in the har1or' On
was &c tuus burden, was built by Lawrence
Y Foulkes of Willismsburgh. The engines, which we
d high pressure, were buiit by Cauldwell d Go.
Newburg, and the boiler was warranted to carry i
pounds Of setam. cold pressure Of 70 pound W
!, applied TO it before it left The bidding shop.
) 1t is deemed probable that the missing men a.
: eying in some part Of the boat, now submerge
. . The necessary preparations are in progress Z
bringing the huh 10 the surface.
G Coroner Wildey imparneled a jury il. the oas
at tie Twenty ghth Precinct Station-house, vi
viewed the body Of Ackerts, and paid visit to Il
/. place where the disaster bad taken place. III
n Coroner in conducting the inquest will examir
. some practical engineers for the purpose OF Obtain
ing some clue to the, at present unexplained eau
of the explosion To this end the further inyesig
C ton Of the case Was postponed till Friday morning
; at o'clock