The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-07-08
Fatal Steamboat Accident on Lake MiLeton-
ka. Minn.

ka. Minn.
At five o'clock on the morning of June
lst, lire was placed in the furnace OF the steam
er Mary, then lying at the wharf at Excelsior
on Lake Minnctonka. She left the wharf al
$40 q. m, having on board no oae except the
crew, which consisted of VIM. Chadwick, en-.
gincer, John Steward, pilot and Edwin s. Per
kins, fireman. The run was made from Ex
celsior to the wharf OF the Hotel St. Louis ir
about half hour, arriving there about 625 a
m. At this point three passengers got aboard
named Mrs. Eginton, her cousin, Miss Pointe:
and Mr.. J. R. Plattenburg, of Canton, III, a
guests at the Hotel st. Louis, who Intended
taking the early morning train for st. Paul
A number OF the employees at the hotel hal
come down to see the little party off and JUS
as the line was being cast off the boiler of thu
steamer exploded with terrible effect b.ov ing
most Of the upper portion of the boat into
atoms and instantly killing persons NOR
tally wounding and severely injurng others
As stated above the boat was lying at the To-
tel st. Louis. John Steward, the pilot, was
at his post. VIM. Chadwick. the engineer had
just opened the furnace doors to see about
the fires. E. s. Perkins, the fireman, had
just stepped ashore to cast of the line. Mr.
Plattenbnrs was standing. beside the boiler
and near to Chadwick and the two ladies Mrs
Eginton and Miss Pointer, were in the afte,
part Of the boat within three feet of the rea,
Of the boiler, and G. A. Gaines, the head wait
er Of the hotel was few iC ct of having come
aboard to bear some message to the ladies. A
number Of other persons were standing on the
wharf, ,when;withOut moments warning O,
the slightest intimation of what was to take
place, the boiler exploded, scattering dca,l,
and destruction Oh every side. The engineer
Chadwick, was killed instantly, in fact rem.
dcred mass Of broken flesh and bones
Gaines, the head waiter. was blown out into
the lake sohe fifty feet, here his lifeless re.
mains were found about an hour after the ex.
plosior. Mr. Plattenburg WAS picked uu
alive, but terribly bruised, and he expired in
about an hour. Steward, the pilot, was blown
out into the lake, but was rescued befor.
drowning. He had four ribs broken, and was
otherwise badly bruised and burned. Mrs
Esinton aud Miss Pointer escaped without q
scratch or the mark OF injury about them. OF
the six persons on board Of the boat at the
time, fsur we're males, and the two ladies re.
ferred to- Three o: the men we're killed al.
most instantly, and the other 1t is said can.
not recover. Surely there is a providence
that looks after the gentler sex or those on
shore, E. 8. Perkins. the fireman, was burned
about the left shoulder and neck, but not &C.
riously. Frank Adams, the chief clerk Of the
hetel, who had came down to see the party
oil, was slightly burned about the face A. s.
Dmond. publisher Of the Tourist, was knocked
down by the conclusion and the shock pros.
tratc1 him. He was taken to the hotel, and
Yesterday afternoon was doing WELL Three
other employees of the hotel, known as color.a
Jim. Larry, colored b. =, aud English George"
were more or less bruised and injured, but
not seriously.
Terrible Disaster at White Bear Lake.
A sad casualty occurred at White Bear
Lake. twelve miles from st. Paul, on the after.
noon Of the 9Th. A party cf fifteen, compris-
Ing employees Of the St Paul & Manitoba Shops
in st Pan, with their families went out for q
sale on the Lake The boat was beinR man.