Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-05-11
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Saturday Evenings Edition.
Disaster to the Propeller TiOga---BxpIo-
sion of Her BOiIer---TwO Men Killed
and Three WOunded---FulIP Particulars.
The propeller TiOga, Captain SissOn, of the
Erie Railway Steamboat Company, which
plies between this port and Dunkirk, met
with a disaster this morning when within
about l Z mile of this port, which resulted in
loss of life. The TiOgs left Dunkirk for this
port at five o'clock last evening Friday with
load of miscellaneous freight. About half
past four o'clock this morning, when within
about one and half miles from here, and the
same distance of shore, the accident hap
psned. The ID engineer, Arthur Black, was
on duty, the Ist engineer being asleep in his
room. At the time of tho accident, which
was about half past four o'clock, the 1st en-
gineer, Jasper Crosby, was awakened by
dull noise, which sounded as though the YES
sci had coIlided with another. He sprang
out of bed to the floor, and at that moment
hot water and steam poured into the room.
Crosby had the presence Of mind to keep his
mouth closed, and to cover up his face with
some piece of clothing that he caught up.
He then knocked out the window with his
right hand, cutting it severely with the
glass. He got his head out of the window
then, and was enabled to breathe with safety.
The hot water came in on his bare feet, and
scaIded them very badly.
As soon as it could be done, the hands on
the boat got out the bodies of the killed and
injured. The ID engineer was found in the
engine room. He was not scalded very bad
ly, but had inhaled the steam, so that he
only survived a couple Of hours. The Fire
man, Robert Irwin, it is supposed, was firing
up at the time of the accident. His body
was found in the coal bunker, some twenty
or twenty-five feet from the mouth of the
furnace, where it is thought that he had
crawled. He probably survived but few
minutes after the explosion. There were
two deck hands, colored men, in the hold
passing up coal. They were seriously scalded,
tits thought. Their names are Charles Will
liams and William Smith, and they live in
this city. None others were hurt.
Captain Sissou was in his room at the time
Of the accident, but was not asleep He also
thought there had been a collision by the
sound. He made signal for assistance as
soon as he ascertained what the difficulty
was. The steamer Morning Star was just of
the harbor at the time, coming in from De-
troit, and, observing the signal, she ran
down, and taking the Tioga in tow, brought
her into the harbor. The boat had suffered
but little injury.
The wife of the ID engineer Arthur Black,
who lives at No. 9S Whiteman street, West
Side, was Immediately sent for, and arrived
in time to be with her husband when he
breathed his last. A messenger was sent
for DR.. Sterling, who dressed the wounds of
the injured man. The two deck hands we're
conveyed to the Marine Hospital. One Of
them, named Smith, it is said, cannot sur
vive until night. The other is thought to bo
fatally injured, also having inhaled the
steam. Tho fireman, Robert Irwin, who
was killed, was from New London, C. W,
where he has a mother, but no wife. He was
about twenty seven years Of age. He was
with the Tioga last season, and with the
Portsmouth the season before. His body
was taken charge Of by the undertaken, Mr..
Howland.
Engineer Arthur Black was about thirty
years of age. He leaves wife, but no chill
dren. He was with the Tioga last season,
also.
First engineer, Jasper Crosby, has a wife
and children in Dunkirk. He was removed
to the cabin Of the Tioga, where his wounds
were dressed by Dr. Sterling. His feet are
badly sealded by the hot water, and his face
and hands are scaIded by the hot steam. His
right nand pains him the worst, having cut
it when breaking out the window. His iniu-
riss are not believed to be serious, his pres
ence of mind having preserved him from in
haliRg the fatal steam. He will be removed
to the hospital, or to private house, as he
may choose. He has been on the Tioga since
she first came cut, one year ago the present
month
James Clark, fireman on the Tioga, was
relieved by the fireman Irwin, at 4 o'clock P.
n, and tnrned into his bunk. He was not
asleep when the accident happened, and
thinks he had not been in bed mere than 20
minutes. He says there were 55lbs of steam
on when he left the engine. He thought
there had been collision when he heard the
noise of the explosion.
This TiOga was neEsboat last season,
built by Quayle & Martin. Her boiler was
made by King & Froeso, in this city, and re-
paired this season by Scott Leyake. On ex-
animation of it this forenoon it was found
that the after part of the crown sheet had
given way. The boat was not injured, but
was blackened by the SCOT and steam. A few
barrels of butter and other articles got over
board and we're picked up by the tug Peter
Smith, this forenoon. The cause of the &C
cident seems to have been defective iron in
the crown sheet. There will probably be an
investigation that may perhaps determine
where the responsibility of the disaster lies
The Tioga win be Immediately repaired.
A New POLYORAMA.-Sos successful have
/ been Messrs Goodwin & Wilder with thai,