Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-06-29

of water and 'too heavy head of steam was
probably the true caused.
Especial Telegram from Another Correspon-
dent.
M1NNEAPoL1s, MIMI, June 29.-This morn
ing at 11:3O o'clock, while the small steam
boat May Queen, owned by Capt. Rockwell,
and used by him to take excursionists around
Lake Minnetonka, was stopping at the land
ing on Rockwells island, about eleven miles
from Wayzata, near the narrows in the up
per lake, to land a party of excu,sionists, the
boiler of the boat blew up with terrific force,
tearing the boat to pieces, fatally injuring
four Pers 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 o'clock, was under com.
mand of Capt. Rockwell, and had party of
seventeen excursionists on board. The fol-
lowing are the names of the persons on the
boat; D. NJ. Hawthorne, wife and child
8 years old, of Minneapolis; Wright Haw
thorne. wife and two children, - and IA
years old, of Minneapolis. Mrs. Coudrey
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. Halnes,
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, GO 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 aud 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 a severe
shock, from which she will undoubtedly die.
Capt. Rockwell was struck on the left side
with piece of the boiler and badly bruised,
| and injured internally, and has been uncon-
scious ever since the accident. R. I.
Haines, engineer, was buried beneath the
debts of the boat and the boiler, and terri
b. 3 scalded about the head and chest.
The other persons
! ESCAPED ANY SERIOUS INJURY,
but were all badly frightened at their narrow
escape. When the boiler exploded pieces OF
iron we're blown $50 feet in the air, and one
piece cut down a tree seven inches in d.
ameter.
the May Queen, was bought five years ago
by Capt. Rockwell, and has run since that
time on the lake. Mr.. D. Tinklepaugh. a
practical engineer. states that he hac
examined the boiler of the May Queer
with an idea of purchasing it, and had found
that the boiler was an Cakes Ames boiler anc
not in first class condition.. Several time.
on the trip which Tinklepaugh made, he hat
to notify tho engineer, N. F. Haines, tina
there was no water in the boiler. He ais,
noticed that the boiler was not properl,
braced, and that the nails we're not Tight,
riveted. The accident is
THE SECOND OF IT'S KIND
that has happened on the lake. Two year
ago, on June 23d, the ''Saucy 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 the 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 81
O'Clock, and at that time none of those in
jured had died.
l
KILLED BY THE CARS.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
LAKE CRY, Mimi, June 28.-A constructio
train from the west, which arrived at thi
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