The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-08-01

vue Hospital yesterday, twenty have a
ready been removed by their friends lO
lnteFment Nine OF the bodies still Il
the Hospital have been recognized, an
will be removed to-day, and in til
MOrgue there are eleven victims Of til
explosion yet unrccognzed. On ono sla
are the bodies OF woman ard two chi
dren; on another slab, those Of a womai
and child, and on another that Of wO
man. There are five bodies OF men
Most Of the bodies present frightful ap
pearance, for in addition 10 the fac
that they are swollen and the feature
distorted by tho water. They have il
most cases been terribly scaldGd. Sine,
an early hour this morning there has beer
regular lllG in and out OF the Morgue
either from curiosity to witness tho aWiu
spectacle Of the unTecognizGd dead lyinE
there, or with the painful interest Of try
ing and yet fearful of recognizing among
the yet unknown victims the features of /
relative or friend. There arc about sixty
injured victims OF the explosion in ward
at Bellevue Hospital. The surgeons state
that at least hall Of them arc beyond re.
COvery.
About 0 o'clock this morning, the body
Of Matilda Nelson, aged7 years, and killed
by the explosion, was found In the water
at the slip ol the Staten Island ferry. Sht
was removed to the station house, Dep.
uty Sheriff Madden, oi Brooklyn, who was
among those scalded by the explosion yes
terday, died this morning.
The members OF the Syracuse dOlega.
CATION, who were injured yesterday by the
explosion on Staten Island Terry boat
Westfeld, are all doing well. Crowds oI
people have been congregated during the
morning around the Centre Street Hospi.
tai, where many OF those injured by the
explosion are lying. Public interest In
regard TO the full extent of the terrible
disaster Is on the increase, and the CxplO.
sion Is tho themo Of conversation among
all classes
LATER PARTICULARS.
The total number OF deaths from the
boiler explosion yesterday Is thus far
81. Seventeen Of the killed and twenty.
four OF the wounded men were residents
Of Brooklyn. Thomas =. Powers inspec.
tor OF boilers In Brooklyn, and examining
engineer, inspected the boilers OF the
Westheld to-day and states that tho ex.
plosiOn occurred from an over pressure Of
steam, ms there was no appearance Of low
water, on the contrary there Is every sign
that there was plenty Of water In the
boilers. Il. K. Lowe the submarine
diver who rescued tho body Of Doc Sim.
mons at the New Hamburg disaster, is
looking for the bodies OF those lost by tho
explosion.
Bernard Smith, aged 30 years, of IS
Hamilton avenue, Brooklyn, his wife, 29
years OF age, and two children, one little
girl and the other an infant, were on the
Westfeld at the time Of the explosion.
The husband Is missing, the wife and lit.
tie girl dead, and the baby badly scalded.
Up to a late hour tonight no additional
deaths had been reported. or the pa.
tients In Bellevue hospital only Andrew
Nesblt, Of % RSndaw street, who had his
skull fractured by piece of the boiler, Is
In immediate danger Of death. At nine
o'clock the Morgue was closed, and police.
men stationed at all the approaches 10
keep the crowds back, who all day and
up to late hour strove 10 gain admission.
There arc twentyibodies In the MOrgue
waiting interment.
Two experts, said to bo acting under
the Treasury, have examined fragments
OF the boiler at the police headquarters.
RECEIPT OF THE NEWS AT WARRINGTON.
WASHINGTON, July 90.
AT the news of tho terrible disaster In
New York to-day, telcgraphed here early
this afternoon, the telegraph offices were
visited by largo number of persons
anxious to hear the particulars. Among
those who listened TO the details OF tho
accident was Secretary Boutwell,, aud he
at once remarked that the Inspector Of
Steamboats, must have been at fault 1t
Is understood that Supervising Inspector
Belknap will at once DO ordered TO make
q rigid examination into the condition Of
the boilers OF the boat and report with.
out delay to Secretary Boutwell,, who re.
marked that accidents Of that description
to ferry boats were very rare, and thatthe
feeling Of safety which every passenger
feels on stepping aboard Of them, would
be dispclled by the calamity. AS a pre-.
ventative against further loss Of life, an
inspection Of all tho boilers on the ferry
boats of New York will be ordered.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has call.
ed meeting OF the board of supervising
inspectors Of steamboats, for a thorough
into the cause Of the expio.
sion Of the boiler Of the ferry.boat West.
field, In New York, on Sunday afternoon,
together with a detailed account of her in.
spectlon by the board of supervisors.
They arc Instructed to make a rigid in.
qulry into every TACT connected with the
accident, and report ns soon as tho inves.
tlgation has been concluded, whether her
last inspection was such rs Is required I'm.
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