Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-08-03

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paiiing Scene.
New York, July 30-& p. M--The
Staten Island ferry boat " estfeld,
crowded with passengers, exploded
at Whitehall street. The coneusion
was terrible. SCATTERING the forward
part of the boat, and killing and scald-
ing great number of people. The
hurricane deck was carried over
board, and large number of persons
fell III the water and were drowned.
The entire number lost is supposed
to be one hundred and City.
SECOND DIS ATCu,
New York, July 30-7:3o ?. NJ
The Staten Island ferry boat West
field. while in her slip st Whitehall,
and GRO wded with passengers, eXpiod-
ed her boiler a. l 20 o'clock. The
conclusion was terrific shattering the
forward part OF the boat, and killing
and scald;3r great number OF peo-
pie. The hurricane deck Tas carried
overheard, and fell over q large mum
Der OF persons in the water, who were
drowned. The scene was peyond de
scription. EIem were struck dumb by
the loss of their wives and little ones,
and women were distracted by having
lost husbands and children were cry
ins for their parents who were lost
The front OF the boiler was suddenly
blown out, lodging in the bow. thirty
| feet distant. The forward part Of the
boat, upper cabin and all, was instant.
! ly shivcred and split into thonssnd
pieces. As an eye witness expresses
it, "The forward part of the boat was
lifted fifty feet in the air, the smoke
stack fell, and then everything was
buried in the hold" Passangers.
chairs stools, horses, benches and life
prcservers dropped into the hold
at tie boiler, which poured oat
. deadly volume OF steam. Many
persons were blown overheard A
father and mother had their children
blown from their arms into the water.
" Which in an instant was alive with men,
women and children struggling for
life. The after part of the boat,
. which had escaped the force of the
explosion, would have been safe for
the uniniured, but they were panic
struck and leaped overheard without
regard to consequences. Captain
Ullman of the new street police, hear
ing the explosion, was promptly on
hand ard fi.e alarm was sounded
| IN Cho,,o y..oc o+ ~ n coopo x-,,tI,; IN 4 or,
minutes, well provided with medicines
ani bandages. cool and collected. He
saved several lives by his prudence,
Within twenty minutes Inspector
Jamison was on the ground directing
the efforts of the police and keeping
back the crowd. Many persons were
drowned. The harbor police boat
came to the rescue, and right bravely
did they work. The debris in the
fore part of the hold was first remov-
ed Tie cries of the poor half boiled
victims were heart; ending. Steam
boats were given them as they strug-
gled beneath the beams, and oil pour.
ed upon their burnes. AS fast as tho
wounded recovered they were borne
to the deck Of another ferry boat
moored alongside, where they were
tenderly cared for by DR.. Shine
Within twenty minutes anbulances
from the Center street Hospital were
at the wharf. TIE scalded victims
were placed in ambulauces and driv-
en- to the hospital at full speed. Pri-
vate carriages and express wagons
were also brought into reQuisition.
! The Insurance patrol wagon bore sew
eral loads OF mangled human beings
to tie hospital Some died on the
way, while others became delirious
with pain. One ambulance was filed
with children, whose eyes were closed
and whole faces swollen beyond all
recognation. Their feet and legs
were cooked and their tender muse
les laid bare. By four o'clock over
seventy wounded had been received
in the Center street Hospital. Five
of them died within an hour. The
scenes here were heart rending
Twelve dead bodies we're recovered
from the boat, four have since been
found in the water, and five died,
making SO far as known twenty one
persons killed, nearly all outright
Many of those in the water clung to
the tiers till they were secured, but
others sunk before aid could reach
them. At least thirty-fve persons
must have been killed and drowned
This is the estimate. The wounded
will reach one hundred. Many of
them were placed in carriages and
driven to their homes. The drug
stores in the neighborhoo were filled
with them. Among the injured was
Sheriff Madden, OF Brooklyn, who
was driven to his house. About fif
| ty thousand persons gathered at the
battery within an hour after the eX-
+! plosion. John Mayor, pilot, was
blown from the forward pilot house
twenty feet into the air, fallin on the
boat and escaping without scratch.
John Freeland was captain ofthe boat,
and Harry Robinson engineer. The
latter is a colored man, and the indig-
nation of the passengers against him
was tremendous, though his friends
claim that he was not to blame. The
boiler was inspected by S. II. Ma
thias, United States boiler inspector.
on tie 9th Of June, and pronounced
safe.
TO show his appreciation of the
wondelfu effect the celebrated song
''The Watch on the Rhine" had upon
the German soldiers, Bismarck has
presented the author, III. Wilhelm,
with a purse Of $3.50, and adds that
be hopes the amount will be forth,
coming annually from the govern