Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-04-12
Explosion OF a Steam rug at Troy
FIVE MEN REPORTED KILLED.

| Inc IOlOWln8 account OF terrible
explosion at Troy, n. Y, we copy from
the second edition of the Times OF last
Saturday:
This afternoon ut o'clock a melan-
choly accident happened in the river to
the tug steamboat Charles H Hayner,
through the explosion of the boiler, by
which the boat Immediately sunk and
all on board perished. The tug had re-
Gently been overhauled, and was only
this morning brought out Of the basin.
She was towing a raft up the channel,
and when directly in rear Of the Times
office, about midway ia the river, an aw-
full explosion took place, which shook
the buildings on River street, breaking
out numerous panes OF glass, and Great
ing great CONSERVATION among the oc-
cupants of the premises.
From our Office window we had a
perfect view of the scene. A mass Of
iron, timber and portions Of human
bodies was lifted high up into the air
some particles of which came down at a
great distance from the scene Of explo-
sion. The body Of one man was lifted
high up into the air from forty to fifty
feet, when it descended to the water and
was lost to view. The hull of the little
craft settled down almost Immediately.
Not soul was seen upon the boat after
the explosion was heard, nor any evil
dence Of struggling, living humanity
among the debris of the wreck.
We learn that there were five persons
upon the boat, viz: Charles H. Hayner,
captain, and one of the owners of the
boat Thomas Ryan, engineer; George
Green, fireman; VIM. Ward hand Wal
ter Myers, cook. The owners Of the
Hayner were the unfortunate captain,
! Senator Collins and Michael McDOn-
ough. Mr.. McDonough only left the
| boat about five minutes before the ex-
| plosion. All Of the unfortunate men on
board of the craft reside in West Troy,
and with the exception Of the cook,
have families to mourn their sudden and
sad departure
Pieces of the exploded boiler fell into
the streets of the city--one as far away
from the accident as the Athen8um
| building. A heavy piece Of the CRATE
came down upon the roof Of the Times
/ office, and large piece of the boiler, at
least five feet long and tWo-and-ahalf
( wide, fell on the dock in rear Of our Of
| fee.
The cause or the accident will of
course never be known. 1t is one of
/ the saddest catastropheS that has oc-
Cured in Troy in many months.
There is a rumor that Mr.. A. d. Col
Inns, engineer Of the Osgood fire engine,
was on board, experimenting some re-
pairs upon the engine, but we can not
vOuch for the truth of the report.
The following, from the same edition
Of the same paper, appears to be later
! concerning the accident than the fore
going:
1t is now said that Green, the fireman,
was not on board OF the Hayner at the
| time OF the accident. So many rumors
| are afiOat in reference to the number of
! men on board that it is almost impos-
| sible to ascertain at the writing with
! entire correctness the number and names
Of the lost, Capt Hayner waved his
| hat to the pilot of the ferry boat Beaver
WyCk, Just moment before the explO-
SION, and is positively known to have
been on board the boat as also the
others withe exception Of Green and
engineer Collins, of the Osgood steamer.
Pieces of the wreck fell in profusion
on River street. Two fragments of the
boiler passed in the front windows of
| Johnson g. Barretts clothing store, and
! one large piece struck in front of it on
the sidewalk, just grazing a boy. A
gentleman sitting in the Office of the
Mansion House was struck by flying
piece Of iron from the boiler, and some
what injured. Considering the numer-
Gus pieces which were deposited in the
city, it is almost miraculous that some
one was not killed beside those upon
the boat. The moulders were in ses-
sion in their hall over Lutzelberger's
saloon, and supposing the building was
coming down upon them, came down
stairs in some considerable excitement
and at an end accelerated rate Of speed.
For some little time great excitement
prevailed all along River street.
IMPORTANT DECISION Judge Ballard,
Of the [. s. Circuit Court in Kentucky,
has rendered Il decision sustaining the
right Of the United States officials, in
dicted by the State Courts for refusing
to allow rebels to vote, to transfer their
cases to the United States Courts, and
thus put q check on the vexatious liti-
cation instigated by secessionists.
WAR TAX COLLECTION IN THE SoUTH.
Uncle Sans tax collectors are begin
ming to make the Southern people pay
their respective share OF the direct war
tax Of 1866. During the first quarter
of the present year there was received
from Virginis, s22, ,270; from North Car
olina, s37, $40; from South Carolina,
S10 oQ- from Ton nnnssnn $40 nnn fr,un