Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-26
the STOCKTON VICTIMS.


Names Of Those who were KiIlSd
or wounded.
Late accounts Of the boiler explosion at
Stockton, on Saturday, add to the horror Of
the first reports. At the time Of the acct
dent those who stood near we're Frustrated,
falling away from the scene Of the explo-
sion. Many we're tumbled and rolled
headlong. covered with dirt and steam.
The body Of tie engine was blown . dis
lance Of $50 feet through the crowd, and
landed. with part Of the truck on which it
stood, midway between the Weber engine
house and the head Of the slough. The
dead lay in every direction, some falling
into the slough from the bridge. Ten or
twelve dead bodies lay In one heap at the
northwest corner Of the bridge, while
others lay strewn, dead and dying. on the
street, having been blown from so to 100
feet.
HORRIBLE Y
The scene was horrible. 1t is impossi-
BILE to describe accurately the bodies Of
those who were killed, or the wounds Of
those injured. The heads Of some were
blown to pieces, and others had been blown
to the ground with such force a. to break
every bone in their bodies. Faces, hands,
and whole persons we're steamed in dirt
and smoke and cinders. The explosion
was heard in every part OF the city, and
instantly . general rush was made to the
scene OF the disaster. Persons going
thither were met by some Of the wounded,
seeking physicians 10 dress their wounds,
with faces bloody and filled with dirt. pre-
senting . sickening spectacle. Men, wo-
men and children hurried to and fro with
blanched checks and Mortified counter
ances. The wounded were promptly cared
for, and the dead left u~ndisturbed until
the excitem ent had subsidized, when they
were removed 10 the Office Of A. n. Blake,
the County Coroner.
A RECKLESS ENGINEER.
The explosion was the result OF reckless
ness on the part Of the engineer. The
steam-gsuge refused to work. and after the
engineer had attempted to fix it, and failed
10 fix il 30 that it would perform its Office.
he screwed down the safety-valve and went
on with the work. The explosion occurred
about fifteen minutes afterward.
THE KILLED.
The following is . list Of the killed:
J. NJ. Kirkpatrick, dealer in feed, pro-
duce and wood.
John Well, Of Collcgeville.
Jas. Curry, blacksmith.
Geo. W. Foltz. carpenter.
Milliard Folsom.
Tom Allen. sporting man.
Michael Crowell.
H. b. Bishop. jr., Of Pennington, . stu
dent Ut the Business College.
Robert D. johnson, father Of II. J.. john
son.
Jas. Cosgrove, laborer.
Chas. Creanor, son Of ex-Judge c. N.
Creanor.
w. C. Adcraft. tailor.
b. S. Cloves, farmer, living three miles
north Of Stockton.
Foo Fee, a Chinaman.
Thomas Sedgwick, son Of Charles Sedg-
wick.
J. f. Avery, the engineer in charge Of
the engine.
THE INJURED.
The following is a list of tire wounded !:
John Boyde, of Pennington cut across
the forehead.
John Brown, badly hurt about the head,
skull fractured.
Chas. Starts, tailor, badly hurt, taken
W tHc Coui'y hosPitoi, Aio icSoNc oCAho
doubtful.
H. Brown, brother-in-law Of II. Harris,
badly wounded.
George Norton, one of the pa.entecs OF
the pump. scalded about the head and face,
skull fractured and right leg broken above
the knee.
Lot Bliss, leg broken, nose hurt, scalded,
likely to recover.
w. H. Van Vicar, scalded on the left leg,
not badly.
John McCloud, son of A. McCloud,
slightly injured.
Frank Andrews, son of j. H.. Andrews,
badly injured; recovery doubtful.
Two sons of l. Stamper, badly injured,
one Of them having his left arm broken in
two places.
Frank Coburn, severely injured.
Nicola Milco, nephew Of John Mileo, face
badly injured.
Henry Nash, Engineer of the Weber En-
CINE Company, slightly injured.
A. Gall, Councilman, cut over the eye ;
not serious.
Chas. Lindstrom, of Lindstrom's Ferry,
wounded in the face; not badly.
Samuel Marks, son OF j. Marks, scalded
on the leg.
Arthur Finkham, Jr., lip cut of.
Thomas Kennedy. son Of F. M. Kennedy
and owner Of the engine, injured seriously,
and not likely to recover.
William Crosby, badly injured; taken to
the County Hospital.
Milton Hart, son OF j. w. Hart, Of Hart
landthrif. badly scalded.
Edward Davis, son Of David Davis, OF
Waterloo, leg broken, and otherwise in
jured.
Henry Darcy, son Of James Darcy, leg
hurt.
Charles Williams, brother OF ]. II.
Williams, slightly hurt.
Jerry Lingham, slightly hurt.
Forney, colored, standing $50 feet away,
slightly injured on the forehead.
MARROW ESCAPE.
There we're many instances Of men who
were blown q considerable distance and
narrowly escaped. J. H. Cole, q farme on
the Calaveras, wa blown 20 feet and es-
caped. L. Samuels, Moses Arendt and j.
Arendt, were blown so feet and struck in
the mud uninjured.
The body Of the engine. weighing 2,5OO
pounds, was blown over the telegraph wires
and landed on the plaza in front Of the
Weber Engine House. Pieces Of wood and
iron were blown with terrific force and car
ried hundreds OF feet, flying over the In
dependent block and falling in Main street.
PUBLIC OPINION,