The New York herald., 1868-06-21
ANOTHER BOILER EXPLOSION.
A Steam Tug Blown Up Off
the Battery.
One Man Killed and Two Seriously
Injured.
The Boat Sunk in the
Channel.

Scarce nave tne minus OF the community recovered
the shock oocasoned by the recent dreadful calamity
which took place in the Bowery, during the night OF
the 18th inst, than another occurance of somewhat
similar nature falls to the lot OF the chroncler to
BET before the public It appears that at about 745 yes
terday morning, the propeller F. Leverghen, having
1n tow barge laden with lumber, was rounding the
Battery from the East and standing for the North
river; close astern OF her was the Niagara with q
Dong train Of barges In tow; the Staten Island ferry
boat had just got into her dock, when q
loud report, as If heavy piece OF ordnance had
been discharged was heard, and fragments OF wood
and splnters were seen scattered and flying in all
directions from the deck of the propeller. At this
time she was about one hundred yards Off Halls
baths. One man, the steward, whose name is John
Lewis was blown into the air height of about forty
feet, and fell into the water, when he rescued by
the Whitehall boatmen. The engineer, Daniel w.
Tauman, who had just stepped out from the engine
room and was speaking to the captain ait when the
explosion took place, was precipitated INTO the river
with such force that he instantly sunk; but having
presence of mind sufficient, he struck out and rose
to the surface about thirty feet from the boat. His
comrades seeing him come to the top OF the water
hove him rope and pulled him on board.
by this time 1t became evident that the Leverghen
could not float much longer and the barge was cut
adrift half minute larer and the engineer had to
jump into the water as he found the boat beg inning
10 settle He had not vacated the sinking steamboat
very long when she went down, bow foremost, and
settled in four fathoms OF water, portion of her
flagstaff remaining above water.
AS soon as the accident occurred number OF the
whitehall boatmen, with that alaerity and spirit
that has always distinguished them put out in small
boats to the sinking propeller and one of the boats
rescued Taulman and brought him ashore He was
found to be badly hurt and scalded in the left arm
and his leg bruised.
Tho steward. John Lewis, who was blown up in
Tie air, ana has sustained injuries which may prove
fatal, was taken from the water by two of the boat
men and brought ashore The remainder Of the
crew, with the exception Of tho mate, who was in
the pilot house at the time OF the disaster and who
as supposed to have been killed by the conclusion,
were rescued by a boat from the Niagara, and all
brought ashore
At the time Of the explosion there was pressure
or seyenty-fOur pounds OF steam, and the engineer
says there was plenty Of water everything was all
right and he made an examination but few min
utes before and found water at the third cock. He
had scarcely got to the stern Of the boat
when the explosion took place. tearing the
whole Of the upper wood work away totally
demoshing the pilot house, ana straining the hull Of
the boat and starting the timbers to such degree
that in three minutes after the disaster occurred she
went to the bottom.
No trace at all could be found Of the mate Henry
Lynch, who was In the pilot house. steering; but
from the fact that the house was situated only few
feet forward OF the boiler, which was partially on
deck it is presumed he vas almost instantly killed
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