, 1875-05-14
CASUALTIES.

sTEAMBoAT-ExpLostoN At PORTLAND, ,oRE.
bitpn.rh 10 stn Franti'ro Chronfe'..
PORTLAND Ore, May s.-Th's afternoon a. 2:3o
the steamer Ecnaor plying ts1wcrn this city amt oto
Ron City. after rsectv!ng on board about Is
tons OF freight aud t1enty-drn passcngcr, cant OF
| from her dock 1t tbs fownr anil Of tho city and
steamed ,,p paat tho city front. Arrangements had
bcen maa for her 10 land ut Tho foot Of Alder street
to seee!vs on board number OF em'erans and con-
siderable freight. She passed M tho tnitllo ri tho
river, sni making tnrn OF tho foot Of sorrisnn
street to alongside tho dock. when Kissing Of
sran. followed ly mn explosion. H,nkng this rlty AMI
Fast Portland ike fearful earthquake causci uvrrs
body 10 rush into tho streets. For nfew seconds lilo
sccns uaa enhhroue.l In cloud of steam. whcu far
aoso all, toso the rilohnue6 And forward PORTIONS nf
tho cAbin. aud eya-Hincs.es that Capt. Dan
afseilt also blown with It to tho height Of l1 feel.
The wind carried aWay tie cloud Of steam, sesea
tng 4 most fearful wreck.
From paint few feet At,aft tho sfuexes'ack The
s!r,ggiing In tho water number Of men and
children, Willis in The nser cahin, laea, with theIr
Ing In m agony Of fear. Tho steanor Vancouver, IT,
Ing not morp than 60 sasa away With escatn un ready
isa.s srSssrel urcn to scene as il ~ nasc hnrry.
Ing toward Tho Henstor. The wreck Vas drifting
lbs H. soat md ao.s IL IT,
Water were rctctr,t aud taken 10 the dock. Tbs
sttamcr v,ncounr f,l'awril tho hatscrc,! ship AZ It
along tic dock,. The steamer Emma Hayward, 15!ng
At Tbs Oregon Ssratn Nsytgatiop Oomln,ys dock,
swnn aroun:, clearing her without damage From hero
sfs w:s scsod across IL tho railroad wharf mil hauled
watr. During th!a t!,ne parst. wore ii work on tao
Senator searching for l'odes. When sho had becn
ttc, was examined. hut ths kearchcra aceeeled sniy
In re1cuug C!tuanlan, WHO waa found beneath tho
os Ss se yaa ~ s na'e esocca ea ya g @
10 ~ o,t Of n" ret. No bodies hsre been found up TO
- Tha% sSH a%n1,ert,As eusuAt.' T. -. liz. =, .,.,
sasuea Capt. Dan ssg!l', wlo leaves wita at. child
~ o.cgen City; George Warner. fireman; Jotepl
liz nasPs of 3 6ea ss
9lntt!, nacck-na'sdi John Crowley, leck'ua; anil
en dsn' ss H. i'll o IL Il II, heuhs III .s n
number ii passengers 4aye pcr!shci. -
rsIa ghe Gf9nsins s y 't Of tho iaJnre1
wise injured; Mr. Crowley, dcek.han'l, aaysrcly
Tas crushed between she simbess injurins him in.
war1ly, and lso had ot egs scs!led he viii probably
Isary. mate, signtly injured !: John Nlllnsnn.
slightly injured tamca Carr, youth Of yesrs IL III
a s, ~" n 1 nHs n m hd hna "na ar ~
s'ss; Charlea Grant. dcck-bnnd badly se4!cI and
eo!lai-bons broken T. woo4s sleek,hand: sgh.ly IN.
Thsosies 10 te he ~ easa u tho explosion ere ver,
riases by does.haud, I. q Lyon l1ss W supros.ioa
That when tho nro waa built the boiler was uat-
5u&tG. hstcT kIc hsCGul bfen tnlttuu
pumps wurs ataF.ss bu: failed TO do thrz duty In
this condition tho 1t. ran up to Morrison street.
autl ~ sho turned around tho pImp. began work.
Ing, throwing uate. upon the rcd-hat tubes
causing tke cstassrorhe. Mr. Lyon was in
tia hold With John Crowley. about feet in front OF
t4e boiler, ctowng away wood, when tho ezplo7toa !
came. Tha lraur was lure4 forward. crushing
through the dects. ,.avtuy about foot Of spaco for
him to escape. Tao rs:cr cs,e rushing III at fn-1os
rate and uforn ho conl realize a situation he .:aa
kuccdeep III wacr A. o acsAuub!ed out, US saw orr
tho top Ct tho ntEp-s>o1 his companion Crowley
Nxtr fur$
fsising aruu,.d linn. Escape Impossible. yct lie
nerer inferred cry. Lut went down with ttso hull H.
meath tho water. uno little r aitslag npon box Of
booth, hurled into tho ill., ssh,lne III Tho wstar
tll.tanrn n~ay. bu. wax imtnedatey rescued.
Jaluca Carr thrown scE,e 10 fco tn k!dr, hut
w.* dragged out from beneath ths turning debris.
Jnat i1.slo tho taa!n aa'on Capt. James Miller sud
nr. Larochc who Mcrs on1aged in ccn:esuatou+
thrown soun dtstRncs forward, Eu: wcFo taihjurad
II it btaanJo fact that net 1lty hard MA in
jHrcd, yes the tahins and dncEB s.tverel In a.
nlo3. rvory Jisarttr.
Tue h,nnnr vLa n sfnnll stcat1er pl5iug hctnetn
roria.n and Oregon City, IS miles distant, on tho Co
lunah!2 1.tyEr.