New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-26
steamboat Explosion as Pi'ts-
bnrgh-Four Persons Killed and
Several Wounded.
From The Pittsburgh Commercial. Sept %.

Between 10 and III o'clock yesterday morn
ing the boiler of the boat Nmrod exploded at the
Monongahela wharf. with terrific crash. scattering
pieces of the vessel and its machinery in every dec
tion and instantly killing the captain. his wife aud
daughter aud the engineer, and iDjuring several
Others The following are tie facts. as near as could
be escertaincl:
Tie Nimrod had originally been built by New.
York OIL company at OIL City, for the purpose of trans-
porting oil 10 this city but proving failure, was used
tow boat. Yesterday morning she was engaged
by Mr.. Robert Daniels TO convey barge loaded with
alt from the Allegheny River around to the Monon-
gahela wharf. She Lad just made a landing at the
Point when the explosion occurred blowing the upper
part Of the boat TO atoms and sinking the hull mum
Der persons The vicinity the time but they do
not appear to know much abouti. Wnen lhe explosion
occurred there seven persons on board the boat
James Mccormick. Captain wife and daughter; Hiram
Baker. Pilot: William Pressure. Engineer and two
boys named John Bunting and Riley Walton. Capt
Mccormick was struck on the forehead by fragment,
OF the boa; and also mutilatod in horrible man
His body blown into the barge from which IT was
carried and laid upon tue shore. His death was IN
Simultaneous. His wife and daughter, who were on
board eft the time missing. and 1t Is probable that
WIN. Pressure, the engineer badly sca'ded and
blown ashore. His body also was badly bruised
and mutilated lie was conveyed 10 his residence on
R0buson-st. Carry. Allegheny. where he died In
two hours sfterTard. He was u young ran. and was
emTloyed al W. W Wailaee's marble works, on LIB.
erysi at Tie time Of the explosion there some years
Hiram Baker. the plot was blown into the river. and
sustained injuries the face and head iie was
rescued by young men. and convened % 10 resi-.
deuce Ihird.st, near Ferry, where IN, wounds
were dressed. His condition u not considered critical
A 10y named John Bunting 10 years of age. son OF
MI Wn Bunting who resides III Pernsf., was stand
ne on the boa; with another boy. nsmed Riley Walton,
as also blown ashore and seriously injured walton
has been missing since the explosion ard fears are en-
ertaned for bis safety. The boys parents supposed
that hey were at school at tie time.
Nj. Daniels. the owner Of ihe barge, was Knocked
into the 1yer by fragment and sustained severe in
iuries lie resides in Armstrong County. about biI
miles from ireeIort.
James Alden. a feYryman who resides in South Pitts
burgh was sitting in skiG few froin the ated
vessel when be was thrown up the e,ee and slightly
injured In the hip.
Coroner Clawson impanneled jury last evening, but
owing the difficulty Of procuring witnesses. ne IN
quest adjourned until this Afternoon ct O'clock
when il i'll Icassembic ct the Mayors ONCE and inVes
tigctc the cause OF tie disaster
Tie NiMrod was very small boat boing only about
90 feet length aD4 y feet beam Her machinery wa,
mace in the East while she fitted mp at Oh CITY
An idea Of the Of the explosion may be arrived al
from te fact that the boiler head, weighing 100 or 100
pounds was blown distance Of 90 yards passing over
two blocks Of buildings end filling u'o the yard con
nee;ed with Bunting and Miller paning mil oa Penn
ST. TIE "doco," OF the engine aud other portions Of
the machinery were scattered along The wharf.
The cause OF the explosion AGs not been definitely
aseerained but IL il supposed 10 be the result OF an
boiler AS the mater viii be thoroughly .nvest.g gated
by the Coroner decline giving publicity to any of
the lgDOrs which wore Ia circulation yester-
aly.