The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-02
heath Of Ninety.twO Persons.
EIGHT UNCLAIMED BODIES.
Over Two Hundred Wounded.
Iuvestigation TO be Made.

o'clock this morning the SICllns Vi TIC
-e,spt explosion numbered seventy-two.
Aiozen OF the wounded were not expect
J,o live from one moment to another.
ultbe bolies have been recognized but
-, \ chubby bsby about nine
month. old awaits a claimant. 1t is
ro, seriously Injured. Over eighty OF
III. wounded remain at Bellevue.
P,bsblv ffty-!our more are scattered
about in private houses in this city and
BROOKLYN. Up to late hour last even
ips. the Battery grounds and all OF the
nsi,hboring streets were thronged with
men women and children. The arri-
ysI ofthe Staten Island boat, the sister
boa, OF the Westfeld, was watched with
intense interest. She was loaded with
passengers who eagerly crowded to the
SIDE of the boat 10 catch glimpse ef
The scene of the late disaster.
The boats crossing to Hamilton Fer
" were also crowded, and the sad faces
Of passengers plainly evinced the anx-
,ety o. all. Some OF the friends OF those
who have not vet been found congrega-
tel on the wharf, anxiously watching
the dredgers until the gun from Bedloes
Island had Just sounded across the
water. when several boatmen congrega-
ted around the end OF the piers. and
ewes were strained, and all anxiously
watched the men in the boats steadily
pulling at the ropes. which, after all,
proved to be caught in mass Of old
ropes. As darkness set In the crowd
gradually diminished and the divers
ceased TO make their journeys, but the
dredgers worked up to late hour.
Coroner keenan,, will, in performing
his duty, adopt the following procedure:
In order to save unnecessary trouble
and wasting OF time, separate inquest
will not be held in each. As the bodies
are identified, certificates OF burial per
mits will be granted to relatives or
friends who identify the remains, and
then in about weeks time a grand in
quest will be held on all the victims.
Coroner keenan, will make most
searching inquiry into the cause OF the
explosion. Expert machinists will be
examined regarding the condition OF
the boiler and the probable cause Of its
explosion. The engineer OF the West
field will also be examined at length,
and no effort will be spared to place the
responsibility Of the disaster where 1t
really belongs.
L.rER.-The World publishes the
uames OF seveuty-one killed by the ex-
posion and says there are eight bodies
unknown.
The Herald gives the number OF kill
ed even greater, and the names Of one
hundred and twenty-seven injured are
s.o published. The majority OF the
killed and wounded are from this city,
BROOKLYN and Staten Island. Many
more bodies will be taken out OF the
water, and of course there are others
VINO will never be found. The most
painful feature after the tragedy was the
appearance OF hundreds of anxious and
haItcrazed people at the hospitals aud
saton houses, inquiring after their
missing friends and relatives. One poor
fellow, Michael Finley, who lost his
wife and child by the explosion, has
gone mad, and attempted yesterday to
commit suicide by throwing himself
ITO the East river.
Inspectors Mathews and Boole will
commence an examination to-day at
their Office, No. % Pine street, by order
Of the Secretary OF the Treasury.
Captain Belknap, United States Su-
Pervlsng Inspector General OF Steam
toats, received telegram from Secre-
iary Boutwell, directing him to make
most searching investigation into the
cause Of the explosion, and report the
result OF his investigation to him.
The terrible conviction is settling IT.
set upon the populace that the holo-
calst yet more awful than has even
been suspected Several more bodies
nave been taken out of the water this
morning, making ninety-seven the total
number Of bodies already recovered. 1t
'sa'd by those best informed that the
number Of injured will exceed two hun
G'.d. The Secretary OF the Staten
Island Ferry Company stated yesterday
mat II was as yet impossible to account
'o' the accident. The Inspector of the
county rigidly cross examined the en-.
gneer and fireman and the captain and
PIot, and he cannot attach the slightest
blame 10 any Of the three officers. This
Statement, however, may be taken for
what It Is worth. As regards the en-
sineer the allowance OF steam pressure
according to the Government certificate
!: = twenty-five pounds 70 the square inch.
10 prevent accident the Government
Gompels the use of what is termed a
Iocked safety valve, which is only
accessible TO Government Inspec-
oF' At pressure Of twenty
seven pounds to the square inch the
lanser is supposed to have begun, and
me valve automatically opens. The
engineer admits that the steam had just
oegun to escape through this valve at
the time of the explosion, thus Incl.
oentally admitting the fact that he did
not previously know the amount OF
pressure OF steam, and that he had ne
iscted his engine. Had the boiler
Seen sound one, it would doubtless
na'e resisted the pressure until the