, 1870-09-23

Explosion Of the Boiler r.ed o. an
american Steamer at ledo'
psv n1r. rcornes, Mrs. cornes, and
Child, among the Killed
One Hundred and Fifty Japanese
Killed and Wounded.

rr,y orr srsc,A1 coRKEroSpEsE,1

va tA1~ =
,vrou OUR srsc1AL CORRESPONDENT
tt'o>N YEpo, JArAH, Aug. 49,
IN The i;rst day Of this month, at twenty
..,,,tas mast three o'clock p. H., q most iata1
1.'s s1 sd accident occurred at the Whsrf Ad-
:s;,,;r,- tle foreign settlement, In this city
~, ,,o;,erof Tho small steamer City of iedo
',,,odca. instantly killing five foreigners and
s,!.,o,,, Jansuese, besides EouDdinS SIX tor-
'ia ',,,,.,. and ue..lv hundred Japsaese- Tho
,ir,ic,,ers killed we're: The Rev. Edward
,|sc Mrs. Coyues. Mr.. corues' eldest
-; :, 1i,,lc boy fifteen mouths old; young
-, !, scryaut in Nj. Corncs family, and the
.,:ircfr.
;,,u, snd Yelo almost yaar. She be-
,,a-o., IN Mr.. G.. ". Hort, an American citi
ua l,ad her built in Yokohama expressly
Az carving passengers between that anu TINS
ri,y. Except when repairs were needed. or
,'.h,r .ie,ays occurred, she made daily return
,;,, bstween the two cities, leaving 1oso-
TEN, At 10 =, m. and Yedo at 1alf-past
=, On the ,las Of the explosion sle vas
.,1a-e1. in coming mp, bE the low
-. 20 that she was not ready to
,..,,r ,.,is city until near an hour after tho
,.-,s! s.me Of Departure I%else Foreigners
A.. a.. stoard wlsa the explosion occurred.
sarrtSn.. 49, W.. .cals fos starting. Tho ca
ss,ai; Iisen hauled in, aud the captain had
.,;ss; orders 10 tie engineer to set ready to
ao-s an; fratn the w.sarf, WHOM, with terri
iS ~ crasl,, Tue 1ailsr exploded. carrying away
lie engine hsass. AZ ne nsont qeekt 4s rr;,s1 ama
a., wiscee Of the engine were thrown
AZ s,scTsJ rods from tie vessel Tho
ssu.-,:,,, Of tue boiler was lifted en-
:1e,y out Of Its F1.ce and thrown
.cn,a tv5:ts. i've feet forward on to the front
1rrL where i, crossed down through the bet
:n,:;, making large hole. bs Which the water
,s,..' :;1,cIv entered. The water, however, Is
t:,is lew fec: deep at the wharf, 20 that the
work our suuk up to where her decks had
i.tn, vas On the wreck IN q few miautes.
lie scsne w.s traly laart-s:ckcu1ng. Dead
as:ie=. terribly mansls?. we're lying amonE
n !.aueatl the rsl!:sh- Ths-Wounde1, most Of
"u,u ~e.e scalded. were either lying qnaole IN
,,u,Yc OF end=aroEinS 70 GO: ashore Their
r. All. ware sufficient to cal! forth the symp1-
;a7 81 ttsa hardest hearts. All tho foreign
;::sa.,: af the ecttit.a,rnt, snmc twenty in
:,:rsbvr. we're 5000 1t the wreck, aud making
f7s.y riort to rtsr:,e Tho wounded and dead
:E.ai toe seee of .lcst ruetiou. The Same ensr-
~ wa- tut manifested by tho Japonese. For
s-,s.:.sa they s*e:ue-d to 1lo able to do moth
NJ. Int -:a::tl an:l look- Only i few Japanese
vega a: TIC whssf- Tie crosd were kept away
i.v th; so!GeE> :aidnG charge Of the Esta OF
Il: ,,a.as fence which separates tho Ghart
.t,im tie ci:y. ForciEncre, on :ials. and
;:;.u,, o. Tie dead and woan'lcd a1ona were
.;:awel to enter. Tho whole adjacent part
ID tie .... Va: crowded 1ith excited people.
T. pac-ea ..;luash tie crowd I was
>;,,:s. With the lark OF sympathy maui
.r-:ei. Que ==,wauld suppose. from the
rias.s,~r Of most Of them, that nothing ser1oas
aI occurred. I even saw some OF the
ssry aa.sins stlair. TAiH, however.
j. characteristic nj ths Jar.ne.e. ln speak
u,= of .ihc uN,st serious things they
vii usa,Ils do i: in humorous manner.
After tvo iaar= If ha1l labor thu '!eaa aa1
'soHntlc'l were g'H OH shore. Tue dead AM
,,n1i,.det! foreiEh r-'and most Of tue weun LED
Ia;.a1lr-e were taken to the largo furtiSt:
II: ia..a,cse hotel, closs !yr. Tho doctor OF
IL. 1:::s;':-l !ryati,;1 Sas the oulr foreign
,p,;,. i, ::,z eify !. tic tine. lie was soon
8. tue Ern1n! and laso:7ry most
.-.4e7;iy III dressing the woandca
Il, .!se lnca.'i:.se te:eSfanls hal
'p.s:- -;-:lt 10 i.'k3llt'u1, and two othcI
! :::.-.s-1 a,.1 one American surgeon. toSethei
..' ~. N1s:. afr7:,"a here early in The
! :.;,ll;. tft.,r a.: tie wo1aiei were dressed al
): :,.1;.I. M.. liay:. with two surgeons anG
] : ae c,:!:e1 Ecsstlr>nc:,. drn1e through t!1t
!, s, Il, :ir1 tlose wounded JAPANESE wLo lac
I .~'a >a:Tsa:l home l,y their relatives
i i:.-~s ge:,;I"r,en la1'arel the whole nigh
i Z la--!ns through tue city dressing tlat
!; >.:u1eI. l:at fer the majority o1
! IL. ~,rts:tl th-ra sA-.used to he no remedy:
':a:.s "t them were literally s-aIled from heat
: ;o:vot Surh l,a not ltn: to suifar. Daal
I; :el:t;ctl shr:g pain Tie de,th Of man,
!. "s- l,,ste;.ed if MT hrousht on by tht
i l-:.ss-s '1',c,2r=. Thsse sn:n ilase hitte1
t,.L3 f.,r, S.tSJ- NtSr
I: = :'"; vi-h. 10 s'ea their peorle treated b,
!: ;;s!.:r. 'T.!cse ua'lve ,rs took Oft til;
= a'.:ia.e1 that lad l. eu ssis On by the foreigt
i: ,;.:"s., satl coalfn"ace1 their own troatncn
Z ,."s tim. S"as'y all 7!.o were tha. de.it
= IT III. 1t j. reported that almost all tl1t
:.*tti IaI as,re have dit,1: hut as the
j -! altered all nver tic city, 1t il 1ou5tfii
I ..:l'v: the ss,.;n'tcr of deat1s i. e2actl
! ~'l''si,. Several .!:aauc-a have rid NC that
& =, .ii.:i..: :l!ns N.su nere Killed nutfisht an
's-:-a alr, have -i.'s ,?sc!. the :,unLc1 il owe
+. asH:-a:s'l AID s~.Mr. If s,;c:a il the case,
e :::r ;'.:nl,c-.f ;l..~-.!ca,ii. nus. llaSc tee
- ;:t:.ri IL tho a'a frt'a::nent Of tile Japanes
= t;'ct ~. for Il! :lle .+o:1r,le1 foreigners, a
-; .sE.aas Js.1cr-'.. .En Wera entirely u1,de
- ii" ;:ea.E1t:.: IT ftr'iSa sfocturs. arc doin
II vii. a:ii witi :,'rhtltss c,r4r, sttlou:
8; -:1ir v:!a 1,n=' +errr-Iv scaIletl. The mo:
= t:;a::,: utjeci # III was the youngest chill
=; .Ir. cs:;e-. :ti- 0l,t- ) months old.
&: - T!!';e, fass~. II alone WAS spared. Il
- 1:e-c!rati3n =.c:n= Iuirsculons. AT aronn
"a :N.ir killed. i:nns. 1asc!y after tie axplt
~ -soA. ". skinner, ".se af tic wounded TO
~ '::a7r=. heard /. er ing aud w.ut aud took
~ 4" !' Ans, ttu- s.rsltH it from being browne
s: Iy::!a safcr viii h VS. fa=t rushing into IL
- N:"i. The 1s,.r ti:sfe thing was nniuiu1e
II .'>t'?t slStit s-ala eu esch forearm. It
=: ~" :r'i cared FIR in tue ho=pitlb:e family
IL r., Hc:'l :.r1s. OF Yokot1,na. It will rau1a
Il !s-s. '::,tii II" afflicted relatives can have
s :at':' :" tucm III America.
81 NJ: !o-nts war i missionary of the Ame
5t IN IL -A;tsr1an Church. During the /,
<: ';a":1'at' war. he served in pennsyIvan
i, WI: 'e9'Eea,- III 1863. he graduated
81 "a-ai:t:ts,n and .]etFersan College. pen,isy
4; .4l:, :s.ins In, lsi.lu.st i.os,or IL his c,a4
l';:!:'.s the f.il nf the same wear. he c,l!cr,
1t y" 1tt-hvter1an Theological Seminary
s.: ''slSo. where he finished the pzesc1ib
;:s:*' year: =iudv. much respected tE 1,o
81 :: :*.t-o.- and failon-stulents During
=: ''''s Year in tile seminary he offered hi
4 -: 10 ;ite Presbyterian Board o: Eorei
r >i--.,:.-, requesting to be sent 10 Iapau
= ~ srrep.cd. and. with Lis wort
4 1a'ahion. was sent to this couu,
i .:Ia.ri;a:aly after finishing ,is course
- =. -elu11tary. At tla time Of
- ;r:s:!l lie Sas occnn.i,s ,ha positiap of pl
Il ;,--': III the Japanese University in this cl
II :i"was a nan of n'prs tl.an ordinary alilj
i .; H'yct failed to gam the re.;.cct Of tia
4 VII" kncw lin. To afflicted relatives a
y ";':s.!-. "ouL! >ar that every possible l,o
": aat Ir=1'rrs wers. paid By the foreign ci
IL - -: l:1!o AMI iokeltama TO the last
Il ;i'!a- Ut ;l.cir fovei ones. In Z bsauti
-; =; tac cemetery at Yokohama they
ES 4@'s. :','tilcr. a:sd loyely child, sleep side
Il -: t'ne *iare. 4 monument Will
q :''':"I over rscu t,y the citizens OF Yo1
y !.s:'.a>
4 AT. iezt morning aftsr tho accident,
4 -. ::,a:; s":.-u' at Yedo held Al. ingu
il .: H.. tons Of ,Ir. and afrs. Cornoa
IL -. t!a:!- The verdict w1s u that they ca
u slea Gca'h br the explosion Of tho bo
4 -; :. -:sas,,er CITY at Ycdo, whic}, resul
4 80 '':''t Of the ignorance and care!es=n
4 - ":.sintsr.' Nr. 1Ieyt, tho owner OF
4 '"a::":. -ay. that }e did no. employ this
Z i": T.. 17tn the steamer. hut tflst the re
i :; 'a-::'srr had got him to fill his p1
Z - temporary sickness. No action
i -, ii l;kely lie brought against cit
Il ;: i 4: ',r liz engineer for tt:lt great
:: z:'ltnuEl. il IL very evident it Mi
N '-''' I'll lrtrei,:tl bS proper care Sat
II ::- j. c=r!aisa: not according to
u ~ Ii" Cl:ted States, b,1: our here J.
'~'"s. f;-a allowed to take care of til
! ''''-. l.'rc i que thing certain. hove
~ t!'*sEclrs.- have bad effect on
.. ~. -: vii, the Janas1ese. it vii
''.'s' h:idtH :11@s sham .sitl fiak 4
II .'~'s.a -t"amer. They will prefer to :,
j ~ 'Tu sail !2'.ts, ar in tbs Noss non
I - lss"st 1nean. Of travel, although s
1 !t. aid Ak. certain sieyer to lilow
= 'a2! !aas have no luere s,1cA cal
I ''t':'i! yvn Of III my correspondence
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