Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-06-29
of water and too heavy head of steam wa


from Wayzata, near the narrows in the up
per lake, to land party of exculsionists, the
boiler of the boat blew up with terrific force,
tearing the boat to pieces, fatally injuring
four pers ons and seriously injuring several
others. Mr.. Jiles, of Belle PLANE; Mrs.
Coudrey, of Minneapolis; Isaac Dean and
wife, of Mankato; d. D. Walker, wife,
and child, five years old, and Mrs.
Beaky. of St. Louis; Mrs. Robert Huff and
sister, of Mound City; Capt. Rockwell,
the owner of the steamer; D. M. Hawthorne
and Wright Hawthorne, with their wives
and families, and John Jiles. The boat left
Wayzata about 8 O'Clock, was under COM
mand of Capt. Rockwell, and had a party of
seventeen excursionists on board The fol-
lowing are the names of the persons on the
boat: D. NJ. Hawthorne, wife and child
5 years old, of Minneapolis; Wright Haw-
thorne, wife and two children, - and IA
years old, of Minneapolis. Mrs. Godfrey
had just stepped off the boat on the peir,
and Capt. Rockwell had given the order to
clear away, when, without moments warn
ing, the boiler exploded.
CAPTAIN ROCKWELL
was thrown ten feet in the air and landed on
the boat again. The engineer, N. F. Haines,
was thrown down by the force of the explo-
sion and buried beneath the debris. Isaac
Dean was struck by a piece of the flying
boiler and injured internally. Mrs. Beaky,
an old lady, g. years old, mother-in-law of
D. D. Walker, Mrs. Robert Huff and sister,
and BERTHE Walker were thrown into the
water by the explosion and were picked up
by Mr.. Hawthorn and party who were fish
ing in the vicinity.
THE WOUNDED
were conveyed to the hotel on the island,
and Drs. Perkins and Small did all in their
power to relieve the sufferers. The follow
ing are the names of those who are supposed
to be
FATALLY INJURED:
Isaac Dean was injured internally and
badly bruised. Mrs. Beaky, she being very
old, her nervous system received severe
shock, from which she will undoubtedly die.
Capt Rockwell was struck the left side
with piece of the boiler and badly bruised,
and injured internally, and has been uncon-
scious ever since the accident. R. T.
Haines, engineer, was buried beneath the
debris of the boat and the boiler, and terri
bly, scalded about the head and chest.
The other persons
ESCAPED ANY SERIOUS INJURY,
but we're all badly frightened at their narrow
escape. When the boiler exploded pieces OF
iron were blown $50 feet in the air, and one
piece cut down tree seven inches in di.
ameter. "
THE BOAT,
the May Queen, was bought five years age
by Capt. Rockwell, and has run since that
time on the lake. Mr.. D. Tinklepaugh. 6
practical engineer. states that he hac
examined the boiler of the May Queer
with an idea of purchasing it, and had foun6
that the boiler was an Cakes Ames boiler anc
not in first class condition. Several times
on the trip which Tinklepaugh made, he hat
to notify tho engineer, N. F. Haines, tina
| there was no water in the boiler. He alst
noticed that the boiler was not properl,
braced, and that the nails we're not Tight,
| riveted. The accident is
| THE SECOND OF ITS KIND
that has happened on the lake. Two1y year
ago, on June 23d, the 'sSaucy Kate" small
steamboat owned by Capt. May, burst he
boiler and killed two persons. There is bu
one conclusion in this, and that is that al
annual inspection of tbs boilers of all steam
boats should be made, and the authorize
should see that none but competent person
should act as engineers. No word could b
received from the lake tonight after si
O'Clock, and at that time none Of those in
jured had died. ....... -
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