Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-05
STEAMBOAT HORROR.
4 DAY OF REJOICING TURNED INTO
ONE OF 1fOURNING.

Lake ouinsieamond, Mass. The Scene of
Terrible Accident-An Overloaded
Pleasure Steamer Carened Over by SIS
Living Freight-List of Killed, Injured
and Missing.
WoRcEsTER. Mass, July AT Lake Quiu.
sigamond, this afternoon, the steamer Isaac
Davis, laden with passengers, careened, the
hurricane deck broke IF aud scores of passeu-
gers were thrown In the lake. There were about
200 passengers on the boat. 100 on the hurri
cane deck. and no opportunity to get off f. N
others rushing on the hurricane deck. Astfev
lid SO the Davis careened over away from t, q
wharf, and caused the crowd to rush to tn: {
side, and threw the struggling mass into ito
water. As the boat gave way the roof of
.he upper deck came crashing down on the
engine and broke off the safety valve and caus-
ed the steam to rush out with a fearful noise.
adding new terror. The boat rolled over.
catching the gunwale on aspile and became
tast, while the great weight caused the supports
ut the hurricane deck to give way and the
whole structure down to the water line crash
ed down into the water, at this point over ten
feet deep. Many swan to the shore or to the
wharf twenty feet distant. Others took hold
Ut the wrecked hull. some 10 the floating roof
prominent citizens, Mayor Pratt and wife, and
many physicians we're at band for assistance.
ana the bodies were soon recovered.
KILLED.
John Cahill, aged SO, and daughter 211 years
old
Lewis Lechapelle, aged 80.
Nellie Shackrow, aged 10.
Three Others not identified.
INJURED.
Il NINA Hemalway, young man McKenna,
jeremiah Dean and wife, Samuel L. Gilbert.
slight bruises.
THE MISSING
are Edward Cature, L. De Sholl, and Lewis
Powers, of Clinton.
The boat was new launched Nav day. length
63 feet, ~ feet over the guards, about 81 tons.
built quite fat on the bottom. drawing less
than three feet loaded; had passenger decks
ana could carry 400 persons. The upper deck
was raised on supports about ten feet above
vale.
ANOTHER STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT
TRENTON, N. j., July 4.-Morris Island, all
excursion resort one mile below. was the scene
OF terrible accident this afternoon. A, an
excursion boat approached the wharf hundreds
OF people rushed toward it to get aboard.
When it landed the wharf gave away and about
seVenty-nVe persons were thrown into the river.
Several were taken out injured. Mrs. Andrew
johnson, her son, five years old. little girl
named Miller We're drowned and thier bodies
recovered. 1t is feared there are others who
have not been recovered.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT AMHERST MASS
AMHERST, Mass, July 4-The largest fire
ever known in Amherst broke out at l:2O this
morning in the rear of Cutters block, on
Pleasant street, and swiftly spread. burning
Amherst Gov; h., =
.. 6. Conch's grocery store. Williams tailor
snoP, Stebbin's livery stable, the
library. Kawson's jewelry store, Nelson's
DOCK store, Hendricks market rooms. and the
nals OF many societies. and Star
DUCKS Jewelry store. Much of the portable
STOCK was saved, but 1t was impossible to save
the buildings because of lack of water Fire
! supposed incendiary.
| ROCKET FIRE AT TRENTON.
TRENTON, N. j., July A fire occurred at
o'clock this morning in the Third Presbyterian
church. Warren street, which was completely
destroyed, with steeple 1874 feet high, an orgsu
ana all other fixtures. Four fremen were in
.ne church when the roof
fell. Several were severolv
injured Loss about s45, 600, believed to be
sky rocket falling on the single roof su Raj. i
fell IN torrents. But for that there would have
been a terrible fire, as the church is surrounded
by frame buildings.
POWDER CASUALTIES,
CINCINNATI, July Am unusual number
OF casualties are reported, caused by powder
and recklessness. Mrs. Margaret He'll was
struck in the abdomen by stray bullet, and
Will probably die. OF other accide. It's re-
ported, although some are serious, they may
not prove fatal. Boys were the greatest
sufferers, several being severely burned by
premature explosions.
UTICA, N. Y, July 4.-James D. Lilly and
~ Burdean were injured by the premature
discharge of a cannon at Durhamvi!le. Lilly
was horribly burned in the face and breast
and burdean lost one eye, and probably
both. Their condition ia critical.