, 1865-05-17

The Tug "Succcss's RloW9 Up In the
klysr- Ou8 Per10n AfIled and
AlcAt Others DreAdfully
$eAfdcd.

TIE stcsm tuc sSuceess," owned by Messrs.
Walker & BroEsoa end captain Osicr, and run
hing tn connection with the 'ConuneDtal," tow>
InE cansl boats from the terminus Of the Illinois
and Michigan canal to Earious docks along the
H,cr,F exploded her toiler yesterday afternoon
between the hours o1 three and four O'Clock,
when nearly opposite the dock Of the Union Salt
WORKS, in the vicinity Of the Old street bridge
South branch OF the Chicago river. When the
explosion occurred che had in tow four canal
boats. and was Just stopping to take the
ltne of. fifth. TAeEe were on board
the 1ug when The catastrophe oeear-
keeps buatdinC house on Water street near the
corner Of Lasalle street; Mrs. Johns IN. boAtder
of hers; Job l, oas- c.ptsin; Patrick Wal:h. Gu
nie, deck hand; Thomas Mccarthy, COOK Daniel
LaWle1, Geek hard; q :itte boy nantd Geo. E.
"Trip, Fnd sEother bog whose Lame or reporter
could not obtain.
Nrs, jackson ard Mrs. johnson we're In the
pilot house when the explosion tonk place, also
th+ Captain. Mrs. Jsceson's Injuries are prine1-
pal!y from scald'nz stea@-Hhe j. very badv
scalded Ii the h4nGs and a1ns only. Capt. Lyons
Il very badly scalded in al parts Of the body.
TA,Tick v NalsE, the engineer, is literally scalted
t!xe, SIG the hair Is oil coue from bis head. His
Injuries ire not c11Gned to outTaru tcal1s aud
,spi-. he VAS internally hurt IRON iuhalins the
e;c:m. II is fearrd he cAnuot recover.
1inbs and feet. He sfaiee thaL he wss ia the Ire
hrla II was tuet going On d.cS; had bis fout on
nv1t thing he KNEW be iouEd himself doatine in
The river. ne was retcued, after considerable dlf
6culiy, by the crew Of one Of the canal hoats.
Mxth,as II. Tlnnci's face il bsdly scalded and he
oflron. ii The head. back and limbs. He il in a
1atr pay Of ffpccdy recovery.
Daplel Lawler, who WAS in The pilot ho1se ct
the time OF the nc:16ent is scalded In horftole
,rr%,n+ lie grJ1f rHcttytf.
Tbcrss Macsr1hy, the cook, IA bog about SIX
hcn =. mrs Of rye, 1r.lu M1i,oon, Coles County,
Gsesdfni sufferer Of iii. Tbs aesh Eas droup.d
liz nouy II shocElngly scaldcd. It was feared he
Tie lsd, Gto1sc i. T1ipp, Vas killed outright
hy piece OF the boiler elikfng him On the head.
Hit 1ssher resides In the vle,uity OF tho Clark
et1cet bridge. where his remains were conveyed.
Tie o1her lad escaped unlpj1red.
As foon aIttx the Cxp!ceton a. possible. the snE
fere.s were put o. board ne ting MaEy F. matIl-
10, Nprih Clark street, where the fnuates did
ii IL their power to alleviate ,heir suferturg.
t'aptain j. G Myers Immediately went in seatch
!. IL ESire 8 block That han.ne {:j individual
asked who WIS to pay the bill. M5ers
to|d him It wou,d be sll 1tsht-to come
but the Doctor g sitting h;%self
Gc selc ID dstps nr Myers then Went atier Dr..
Collins and yargi-, who Immediately. without any
words stout their i.es, went to where the poor
victims were lyl-E and did ell IN their power to
alleviate their suf.tings.
Nrs. johnson and hrs. Jackson were taken
from The saloon to their homts, und the Others 10
lie Marine Hospital. Nr. Rice, Superintendent
of the uotpi al, aud Dr.. r. y. tsnam. Surgeon Of
that institution, are uniting in their exertops to
make the poor victims comfortable.
f,Dr fepurtet converted with Patrick Walsh,
the engineer, at the hospital, IN reference 10 he
c1uee Ut the explosion Be stated that he did
net won't e.op The ene,ns hea fse captain a. rqn
boiler and be had bfE tre 1n the furnace. The
n,or,crt the engines stopped the explosion oc.
cn1rt1. The boiler Was an old one, and had not
been inspected anee last full.
Strange to asy, the tug IL cot very badly in
iprtd. She did not stuk-
Foe TIE FA1R-A LARGE GRAST.-We clip tht
following dcm an Eastern paper; it is datei
"Greepbnsh, Nay 11th:" .....
sEcnersl Grsn1, arrived at E,st Albany from Boe
ton. il was rumored in the morning by q few whe
bad bee initiated that he would be IN on the GrE
u'clock truln, and the employees q the road EeEe
on The qut ri to It tho distDg guishsd 1ndiTlda
snd eoia1e- end If pEactic lhle. take tbe nero o
reetrd, he came about two hours It advance, no
| IN the pomp and oEtents ton OF canQuerof, ba
| e PASSENGER In freight car. 1t vas not IN:
| t'cuteuant Geuern!, whom every loyal Anertc4t
pseldonym. 1bo :ee,i7 wa wsll played. and NJ
writer. -0"p'e'e S'eina " ~ '1aa Tut
The disappointment. however. VIA op1v nar1.1
III. namt..Ia sea ,; ,grsa.f n.tutal curiosity thai
D1so once received ures nj ~ a. +nnes x.as,
| " the could enclose ny the hide al N NJ ~
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