The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-07-03
EXPLOSION OF THE HOPE
AT NEW MARTINSVILLE.
EIGHT MEN INJURED.
TWO PROBABLY FATAL.
FULL PARTICULARS.

By the favor of our ever attentive
correspondent at New Martinsville. we
are in pos -ession OF the following par
ticulars of the explosion Of the Wheel
ing and Matsmoras packet Hope, al
New Martiusville. at one o'clock Mon
dav afternoon. We have also a letter
from Captain Williamson in relation tc
the disaster.
From our reports it will be seen thai
eight men have been scsld d and in
ia ed, two OF them fatally, r Hutchi-
son. the mate, by inhaling the steam
and John Braifield, deck hand, who
WAS thrown by the force Of the explo-
sion upon a pile OF metal:
NFw MARrIysvILLE w. VA, Julyl.
Editors OF the Register:
We are called upon to chronicle an
other horrible steamboat disaster The
mid lie flue OF the boiler of the steamer
Hope, (Csp ptain williamson on he way
up from Matamoras to Wheeling, COZ
lapsed at one O'Clock P. M. TO day
while leaving the landing directly oppo
site this place, blowing fore and aft
Several OF the deck hands were blown
into the river, besides several passegers
Jumped overheard. A scene Of confu-
sion ensued. The river was soon GOV.
cred with skiffs from this place and the
opposite side containing assistance
those in the river were soon rescued
The following ia the list OF injured:
r. Hutchinson. mate, scalded seri'
ously.
John Richards, cook, scalded danger.
ously. =,
John Brad6eld, deck hand, scalded
and otherwise injured, fatally.
Dan Cooley. deck hand. scalded &C.
verely.
Geo. Wheeler, deck hand, scslded and
bruised severely. =.
Henry Baruhart, deck hand, head
and legs scalded severely.
VIM, Minder, deck hand, scalded
and bruised severely.
Geo. Suter. deck hand, scalded and
bruised severely. f....
Several others were more or less in
jured.
Drs. Young and Priest were soon
brought on board to relieve the suffer
ing wounded. A valuable horse and
eight head Of cattle, belonging to Geo
ii. Fauble, of Wheeling Island. were
badly scalded. The steamer foated
down the river nearly mile, when the
towboat Charlie Brown on her way
to Cine nnati came along and
kindly proffered assistance and towed
the Hope back to the mouth OF the
creek at this place. The officers and
crew tender their thanks to the officers
Of the Charlie Brown tor their tender
ness and aid. 1t is Impossible at this
writing t. ascertain the ,use OF the ex-
plosion, but there seems to be good
reason for thinking that the water in
the boiler had been allowed TO get too
low; such at least ia the opinion .ex-
pressed by the officers OF the Charlie
Brown and bv some OF the officers and
crew of the Hope. REPORTER.
CAPTAIN WILLIAMSON STATEMENT.
The following letter from Captain
"Esmson gives further particular OF
this I'd affair:
Editor'of the Register:
The s,amer Hope COLLAPSED one OF
her fuesM Vt l o'clock P. NJ, opposite
New Maknsville, forty miles below
Wheeling. She landed to take on some
passengers ID while the deck hands
We're pushing ,sr bow out from shore
and just about - time she made the
sec7nd revolunon,f her wheel the ex-
plos'on t'ok place Tue flue exploded
bolh forward and 8 The boat was
mt otinjured in any wa, The psssen gers
were badly frightened hut wer. soop
qaie'ed down Atthis t,e the Charles
Brown, a towbost, came A,ng and wa.
81 mailed, and she came al ,oek the
Hope in tow and landed t. At New
Martinsville, where she MOVIES W air.
ing to he towrd to Wheeling Sh. fol-
lowing are the li-t OF the injureS
Maze r ,bert Hutchinson, by NAL.
ing sesm. r.. y
J.,hn Brad8sld, deck hand. scalhS
on face and arms. cut on shoulder D
beinI blown on some metal.
Geo &c Suter, deck hand, slight
scald-d on the loot.
John Richards, cook, scalded on arm
and face
D. Cody, slightly scalded on the fee
H. Barnbart, slightly scslded on Il
legs.
William Miuder, slightly injured {
the back.
These are all the persons who we
injured. None Of the passengers we
hurt 10 any way. The citizens OF Ne
Martinsville rendered all the as-is,an
in their power, and Dr.. Young render
efficient service in his attention to N
BradHsld, he being the only one VI
needed med cal aid. There were sor
cattle injured slightly, and one hor'
As to the cause OF the explosion no Of
can tell at this time.
- j. W. WILLIAMSON,
Captain Steamer Hope.
The Hope Was towed to this port
noon yesterday BY the towbost w. ]
Harrison. She will be repaired ct on
and resume her place in the Astamor
trade. ..
0-sS-fe rrs.f5.