, 1874-10-25

,.,,,<;p, Of the Boiler Of the FRO
peller Brooklyn
tn Lives Lost, and Ten FER
fSe''0 sons Injured

Lives Lost, and Zen Fer-
srslTe Ii, sons injured.
y. ,>tyo:t Tribune. oez. ..
,,apser brooklyn, Capt. capsyrs Haapsy naIm lino'
III Psophn PaFhern transportation COMPANY ,adsS a",
puad rom ..yssy afternoon, about O'Clock Just
babo''s' nch.ipg Island completely sha- i
,ff pasz1ns sai md causing the death OF th1f-
ttring the 'esss hoard, besides manning ana
t.ea persons w otbers. Ehc sunk in about TWO
xoundng e's,s .,,tes in 25 or 80 feet OF
,,. shout nsneh 4a whieh el nsd nna persons
1ernsln.ns vt .fety and we're soon released ny sne
tung iot se.l cah, vbls eight others VINO o "o1o
propeller ;,to % tbs vs.er vero PICKED up og inraa 5u
thrown 'o'0 ha w. sho1e. AL but si1 we're INJURED
y.71s from 'no ~, to this city and taken to the
md we're broasD md St. Mary's Hospitals.
Marine, Hi.p ,s1 LIFT Cleveland on "Wednesday
The BF''l'u anm arriving at the mouth Of the
n,o ReF I.y there; nt;; noon Yesterday, when
for xbieb Pses..na .na river. In passing Amherst
ehs s:.5:eda = X X Farrand, Of this city, VINO vas
tzr@, Dr. U. vt.;;ed her, in order to take pas
Il thst paee' .+r but they refused to stop Tor
1ase for tns Isy nortor was fortunately preserved
I'm. 40 !ne md dress the wounds OF NUMBER
70 loof ars;rors 2.,.. Of the unio,lnnate s.eae1
q tae coming up the riEer at 1;.,r saso ~ 81
shs .:.ssdi,e 10 mles per honr. Aceot4s and sor.
70: s..tss1eut Of the Captain. e,e%afh, ~ The
tal haras T.. sur Ias shor: distance ahead Of tue
sa:nst esDn tao1, Tho time they entered the 1iver.
Eyooklsa ~. occurred Just after the BrooElvn
Tha e1posi4JF; ss F;ebting Island Tie shock OF tne
I'D fss=ea oaa1na to bare thrown eVeTyoooy
E12'oaoo ae fast, and most of those on deck
doa ,s;r-ad s9T by the countless Tying m'esueH
'e:s =. ~ Dsro nryled into the ar anu ieu ~ 81
...!;ons. snI; Those on the deck, SOME 81 ~
oass;lt ;rs. ~ ii picked themselves up ae qucAa 81
posao9s:, ,s. ~ - Tessel WAS rapidly going down,
hIens ,nsh ,u for the only portion OF the ooat
ns9e !sa-ad .1 itself above the surface OF tue
nst sooS .sd th,t Vas the top OF the pilot honse.
xsel: ~ u. nhout Two or three minutes after Inc
u na:,. ~, occnrred. nine men we're clnsang 1ol
t.pfoz. s .ad rbeu the bost had sunk It Was only
sAt: 1wo ont Of water. Tho whole sar1ace VI
~ -. S.t.r for great distance a1ouuo ensn va
W. so.rad ri,h ali kinds OF debris, cons1stlns "
s;..es Of the wreck, portions OF !os ise!su., ~
Eas.e'e ho1es. etc. The nine men WHO clone ~
pess, san - tha nilot-house remained there until
s.sosd Iso hr tha propeller Cuba, which at once
!s.s !sa.s shnut went to their assistance, plckea
.s.S ~ md hroucht them to this city, Win tue
.l.aa.pr G.u ~, RI the Steward and tho ca6in-ooy
r.. 1,tter remained in yswl boats to looK aftef
;hs;r effects, They were al more OF less !llJusa
.-e.,t tba Captain. and vera taken 10 elmer tno
N:rIne Or Harper Hospitals
PICKED UP.
n..;a.. -. nina nbovo mentioned, eight
..t'.ss .sre s,ved apparently By miracle. The
~ o,r,near WiI,;sm q. Stoddard, was asleep
- ~ f,s 2norn ne.rly over the boiler. He Was
!lsa = ~, 4,.tinv in the river in M insenslble
xstIa ;;.;or ~ .ome Hfteen minutes or more after
49, ..c;dant hr the steamer Bob Hackett, which
49, ~ ia var froru Amherstburg to Windsor.
i1r n a Farrand. not being able to get upon
a.. ;I,.fsted Rrooklyn. had taken passage on the
Eah ~ c Trctetr - .ud when Stoddard was picked up
hs at:ended 10 him, and found that he was very
hsd|v bruised on The back, and had broken leg:
Hsm,5a him "a comfortable as possible, aud
a. ossn 5I ,hs % hoat arrived at Detroit had him at
orcs conveyed to the Harper Hospital The
.s4nharn,tid s[.rT Bowen. was in the cabin
= ,ha tina Of he explosion, and about ten
pr fifeen minutes afterwards WIS picked up
~ fsb;no raul from one of the- fisheries
~ the n'' lslsnG. Frederick Valley, . deck
lind VS. cleaning the deck moment
bsfcTe the e1n1osiou snd found himself swim
ruIne in the riyer moment afterwards. Amos
ye1:on a decl, hsnd. had about the same cx-
relsrce Is did Valley. John Mullane, q passan-
ret. Of Green Bav. Via, remembers nothing
fron the time the explosion occurred until
sttsr he wss On tos1t OF = boat bound for
Desoit. He was picked up by yaWl after
floating about in tha water for abont quarter
ei IN honr. These pttties we're placed On board
tts xaooner Alhance sud were towed to this city
tJshe tug Hercules. Two deck hands. whose
The wreck unhu1t, and came up to Detroit IN
re.sel that arrived at about o'clock
Nearly I'll vho eecaped suffered injuries to 3
greater or iess extent, and upon being brought
hers we're taken to some Of the hospitals. aud
<:i b cared for 1t the expense of the Northern
transportation Company, through theiz agent,
k.J. Rodier. Drs. D. Q. Farrand and Foster
Aierded al the injured.
LIE following 1s list OF the wounded, with
Daniel RYDER, Of Three Nile Bay, NY, first
mate. .,m broken inst aboTe The wrist; 1t
asHoe Hospital.
4 B: Parker, wheelsmau, suffering slightly
from the shock Of the explosion At Marine
Assp!tal.
Fred Valley, lockout, bruised foot, sprained
anklc, and slightly injured in both ank1es; at
Eaiine Hospital.
slight; at Marine Hospital ''4 -
tapt Matt Boardnan, OF Chicago, passenger,
S%@poana fracture Of right arm two fingers
assaio hospital