Daily national Republican., 1865-10-30
BURST THEIR BOILERS.
The steamer st. John at New Yor

a quarter before 8 o'clock, while abreast of
Twentieth street, North river, the port boiler
of the steamer st. John, Of tho Peoples line,
from Albany, exploded. Seven persons were
killed, seventeen scalded, and one missing
There were only about one hundred persons
on board, therefore the casualties were not
so great as would have been ut the height of
summer travel.
At the time Of the accident the engine
was making about thirteen revolutions per
minute, and carrying q steam pressure vary
ing from twenty-six to twenty eight pounds
per inch. The St. John usually carries thirty
pounds, and is licensed to carry thirty Ave,
but the safety valves are weighted at thirty
three pounds. None of the engineers pres
ent could give any idea Of the cause Of the
explosion, and all regard II as a profound
mystery which can only be solved by the
most thorough investigation.
At the time of the explosion there were
two Hremen in the boiler room, one of whom
Frenchman, name unknown, jumped over
board aud swan for the Shore but IL is sup
posed he was drowned. Mr.. Hines, baggage
master, narrowly escaped death. Steam
was forced through the bulkhead of his
room several inches. The ferry-boat Nor.
ristown went to the assistance of the st.
John. After some delay she was brought
to her dock.
The following are the names of the killed:
Mr.. Brooks, of New York; Mrs. Wallaher
and two children, of Albany; Mrs. Archam.
bly, and child. of Albany, and Mrs. Julia L.
Reynolds, of Brooklyn.
The following are the names of those who
were badly scalded: Mr.. Searles, baggage
master, severely; he can scarcely recover;
Mr.. Arohambly, severely; F. Lyons and wife,
Yorkville, severely; Mr.. Lyons. who can
scarcely recover; S. W. Northrup Albany,
severely; L. Seayer, Batavia, slightly; J. 7.
Cunningham, Of New York, his wife and two
little daughters, all their feet were terribly
scalded; G. E. Saulspaugh, of Rome, and
wife, feet badly scalded; Mr.. Coyle, of Al.
bany. slightly; II Dudley, Brooklyn, slight
ly; Mr.. Caldwell, Of Albany, slightly; John
Anderson, of the steamer st. John, scalded
Mary Mcdonald, of the same steamer, scalded
in the feet.
Explosion of the Steamer CoinJock
The Norfolk Post says:
Our city was startled by most terrific ex-
plosiOn, which shook it like an earthquake,
and caused all the world to rush to the doors
and windows. The conclusion was too se-
we're to be caused by the discharge of even
the heaviest ordnance, and everybody felt
that some terrible disaster had happened.
We soon leaned that the small tug boat Coin
jock, engaged in the business Of towing mud
scows out into the stream to dump the mud
dug by the dredging machines FROM the dock
in front of kimberly's wharf, had exploded
her boiler while in the middle of the river,
some two hundred yards from the landing,
blowing the boat to atoms and killing all on
board. We reached our window in time to
see the fragments Of the boat in the air, en-
veloped in a volume of steam, and doubtless
the mutilated bodies Of the victims were also
flying in space at the same time. 1t was
grand but terrible spectacle.
Soon hundreds of people were rushing to-
ward the wharf, and the remnant Of the
wreck left in the water was seen to careen
and sink to the bottom, leaving the mud
scow unharmed, with two colored laborers
upon it, surrounded by the floating timbers
and debris Of the exploded boat. In less
than five minutes the scene Of the wreck was
swarming with the small boats from the men
of-war lying in tho vicinity Of the explosion
filled with sailors and their officers, in search
of survivors Of the explosion or the bodies Of
the unfortunate victims. An anxious crowd,
| among whom were some relatives of those
known to be aboard, was assembled on Kim
berly's wharf, awaiting impatiently the re-
port of those who had rushed to the rescr o.
The mutilated remains Of Mr. Patten were
taken to the warehouse on Kimberly's wharf,
where an inquest was summoned. After
viewing the body the coroner gave a certificate,
and it was given into the keeping Of his rela.
tves, who will at once convey it to Balti-
more for burial The necktie of deceased
was picked up floating in the water, un.
buckled, having been thus strangely blown
from his neck by freak of the explosion.
Parties were engaged all the evening drag
ging for the bodies of Captain McCarrick
and Mr.. Foster. The force Of the explosion
was so great that fine splinters from the
wreck were scattered all over the wharf in
the neighborhood of Kimberly's, a distance
of some two hundred yards from the place OF
the occurrence. The excitement In the com
munity was very great, and the wharf was
visited by hundreds during the evening, who
fingered around the spot as II fascinated by
the horrors of the tragedy, and the affair
has cast deep gloom over the entire city.
Explosions ON Railways.
BosroN, Oct. 2s.-A locomotive on tho
Eastern Railroad, while waiting for IN hour
at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, exploded to-
day, killing the fireman, and causing con-
siderable damage to the engine house.
PETERsBuRG, Oct. 29.-The locomotive on
a.. noIa;nb and laatnp Railroad aXDlOdel