The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-29
Explosion Of an Excursion Steamer
on Silver Lake.
A LOAD OF WOMEN And CHILDREN.
Wonderful Escape of the Pas
sengers from Death.
LIST OF THE SERIOUSLY INJURED
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[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
PLynPToS, MASS, June %, 1877
An explosion OF . small excursion steamer the
middlo OF lake, with nfty women and children ON
board and Of them lost killed outright,
almost incredible SUCH however, Is tho story or tho
blowing up OF the Lady Of the Lake on Silver Lake
this afternoon stil there wore many badly scalded
and wounded, and Il than likely that many OF
them Will recover.
A SUNDAY SCHOOL EXCURSION
Early this morning there came down from Boston
excursion oil sunday school children, several hum
dred in number some at them hailing from Rev. Mr.
Bradey's church Dorchester and some from tho
Bulnnch Place Mission school In Boston Tho day
unexcep,ionally nnc, and the little oues with
parents and teachers entered unrestranedy
tho sports OF tho day. Some INDUCED In swinging,
others dancing. few Of tho older in aorobauc
exercises but the chief which pleased tho
little onos sailing around The placid lskc on the
little steamer, miniature propeller, neat and attrac
tive, and capable Of comfortably accommodating a
hundred or more passengers.
THE EXPLOSION.
Al about three O'Clock, whom she was taking her
final oruise with about forty children board, the
boiler suddenly exploded, shivering the little
from stem stern. The report was like that Of a
cannon, and the viewed the shore, halt
q mile distant, one OF intense horrer The smoke
and steam dense that for q moment the wreck
or the steamer was not dhcernible. Instantly
the air was Oiled with tho screams OF
the ,error-strcken and suffering passengers,
and at tho same moment eamo shouts Of terror and
walls Of anguish from relatives and friends in me
grove II seemed almost certain that all wero lost,
and so paralyzed with fright anguish was every
one that it several moments before measures TOR
relief were commenced.
COUPLE HERoKs.
The first to act were couple OF youths named
Richard Apstead and James FogartY who put out in q
small boat to the rescue OF their com.
panions They found that the whole OF
side OF the little craft mad been
blown out and the steamer badly wrecked in other
respects. The only ones blown overheard were man
boy. lattor scarcely Two years DID, aud these
quickly saved by the brave lads who had gopo
the rescue.
The women and children who were oiingiug to tho
wreck, some OF them scOrchsd and burned from the
fire and steam, were uncomfortable their sagerness
get into the tiny boat and 1t with dculty that
the few cool board could restrain them from
making death sure by overcrowding the ltito boat.
Four loads taken to the shore In rapid success
sion, and then yacht which had arrived TOOK away
the remainder
suRYxRrSas or THE IxJuKEp.
t,ms landed narrowing in the extreme.
Some OF the liseonss appeared dead alive,
whils others sens tho air with agonixIng groans Of
pam from their burns and bruises.
THx MJURxp
The engineer, whose name your correspondent has
not learned, was badly burned and torn, and VII
probably de One eye and the side Of his face were
blown completely away, ono OF his shoulders broken,
and he was also injured internally.
Mrs. Brooks was slightly, and her SON George
seriously injured.
Mrs. e. Phillips and two children were badly scaided.
Mrs. Orne slightly scaldsd.
q Mics Fanny Brown and Miss Fanny Merrill were. very
severely injured and badly burned their recovery
Is doubtful.
A little girl named Cora Lemsn also badly in
jured that she will probably die, and also old LADY
whose name could not he ascertaincd
Among those slightly buroed we're two boys named
Frank Gale and william Davis. A dozen or more
others also burned and bruised or less but
Us they were at carried TO thor homes on q
special train. 1t was impossible to learn their names
Tho cause OF tho explosion Is not yet known. The
bout owned by A. s. Daniorth, OF Plymouth.