Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-30
EXPLOSION ON A NORWl Xxx, CT, IND
NEW YORK STEAMER.

SOUTH NoRwALK, Sept. 28.IThe following is
from the South Norwalk Sentpsel, extra: The
boiler of the steamer Adelphi. just as she was
towed down to approach the lock at Gregory
Point this morning. exploded with terrific
hatch and portion of the SALON on the port
side, instantly killing several and precipitat-
ing others into the water. The bodies have not
been found. The boat left h.r dock at this
city about the usual time, and had probably
200 passengers on board.
Capt. Holton was in the Office at the time of
the explosion.
The body of Mr.. Hoyt was picked up $50
feet from where the calamity occurred. Some
Of the most heartrending, scenes took place.
One passenger recognized his mangIed wife
from whose mouth the blood spurted. The
burned suffered terribly and ,heir groans are
narrowing. Physicians were prompt in at
tendance.
is an old steamboat which formerly belonged
to the North River Steamboat company, but for
the past two years has been plying between this
city and Norwalk. r. Cornell, while president
of the New York and Norwalk Steamboat COM
pany, which owns the Adelphi, says he has
been in the steamboat business more taan thirty
years, and that this is the first accident that
ever occurred to one of his vessels. He said
he bought the Ade1phl last May from the
ceiver Of the Hudson Steamboat company, of
New York. 1t was q very good boat, vss built
in 1856, at Albany, and had new boiler
built in 1865. The Ade]phi was
inspected the 18th of June and pronounced safe
her length 200 feet, her breadth ~ f.et,
and she was 81 feet deep. Her longitudinal
seams were double-rivited instead of singh.
Her Captain is Geo. Holton, and she had fol-
engineer J. A. Rowland, both said to be very
trustworthy men in their respective positions.
MIR. White has gone to Norwalk to see that
every care is given to the wounded, and to ar
range for proper disposition of the dead.
THE ENaINEER's STORY.
The Adelphi had on board about two hundred
passengers at the time of the disaster. The
engineer says he had a pressure of thirty-eght
pounds, and when he closed the engine he gave
orders to the fireman to open the furnace door,
and he was about to do so when the explosion
occurred. The general expression of those
who have examined the fractures is that hang
ing would be too easy death for the inspector
who declared the boiler capable of safely stand
ing pressure of forty pounds to the sqnare
inch. The break was inside the sheet over the
fire box, parting where the sections are bolted
making hinges of the other point.
THE INJURED.
Mrs. Lord was badly scaldcd and now lies in
a critical condition at the City hotel. She and
her husband were returning to New York after
q visit to her sister, and Mrs. Boole was accom-
panying them. Mrs. Boole had on at the time
u valuable gold watch, the gift of her husband.
This has not been found and it is reported it
was taken from her by a woman who assisted
in bringing the body to the Dorton house. She
said that she saw the men who was helping her
take the watch.
Theo. Raymond, of New Canon, is worse than
first reported. His leg was broken and his ankle
dislocated. He is at the Dorton house. The
proprietor closed the bar-room as soon as the
crowd assembled.
THE BOILER.
Shortly after the accident the Adelphi was
towed to the dock at Dorton's Point where her
shattered hull was viewed by thousands. All
through the season there have been doubts as
to the safety of the boiler. Some time ago
Capt. Holton's attention was called to this fact
by the public who had the certificate of the
boiler inspector and inspector Of the hull pub
lished, both of which declared her in good con-
dition and perfectly safe. The following is the
latest list of names of
RAILWAY CROSSING FATALITY.
New YORK, Sept. 2S.-A sad and fatal &C
cident occurred shortly after half-past II this
morning at the Long Island railroad crossing at
Atlantic and Brooklyn avenues, Brooklyn. 1t
appears that as the funeral of Patrick Duffy
was crossing the railroad track coach in the
procession driven by Patrick McNamee was
struck by locomotive. The carriage was
crushed with tremendous force against the
platform and railing of the station. Miss
Mary Redwood, are 16, Of 249 Van Buren,
street, and Mrs. Stephen Callahan, IF &C Mon
tague street, who were in the carriage, and the
driver, who resides at 1873 Pearl street, were
instantly killed. The children of Mrs. CAL
lahan, Teresa, aged 10 years, Cecilia, aged IL,
and Thomas, aged g. were seriously injured.
The carriage was completely demolished and
one of the horses killed. The following ar
rests have been made: John M. Gaffney, en-
gineer, w. H. Fl. Deffenbauch, conductor, and
Michael Dunn fagman.