The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-04
ira,,im.sre American, sd.I

IAS Night al tttlSNinu'eS VI u wv
the p.eysnre.yacbt Carrie. OF Philade'pn'a'
wss Aie~u 10 pieeS by an explosion OF ne'
boiler. Four meOrcomprisi"g neI citw'
wc,e hl,wn 10 a,osp&, and a thorough search
las, right failed "a reveal trace OF thelt
bodies. The Carre lay 1t Chase's wharf, al
,be-ipot OF Carolin< street. She arriVfd IN
thts noss about ~,sek ago from HaVre DC
Grace. where her o~1er, Mr.. John Waug0'-
nex-n. lad been cunning. This gentleman
re,uyotS 10 Philadstpbia about week ago.
and Capfain John Soppler 0roogot ,oe
YACHT TO shis city. ito has since Tetu'heu W
Uwgre de Grace. II was shortly before IL
o-clo.sk. AID Officer yseycval was walking
down ,R,,ck street, wben he beard q TER
rtsic eyp.o~i ion, whck aearly threw bim on
his fee,. he quickly san TO Chase's WHAT,
where q terrible sight ancl bis eyes. Tue
wharf was sirewn VITAL planks, clothing
uphelsteny. and othes 'sssbriS. my
Game was SQtinging upeTom what rema'heu
OF toe yacht Carrit, that once lay al tne
wharf. The officer seized bucket OF
water snd distinguished the, fire. Nv TINS
time sesteraisnen appeared upon the wharf
ali hands on Board two taigs that lay near
i,y. Sergeant Cook, OF the Eastern Gis-
arIci. ana other officers. ai.o appeared upon
the scene. II was Discovered That -FOUR men
had been aboard The yaebt 81 the time oi
tke EXPLOSION, aud search VS. nj once maze
1or them.
7Hg, ySFtCK OF THE ThX-T.
She entire yipehr was sbiyered 10 pieces.
WAat rem,srsS was small portion Of her
Ir,H that las, sLcased IN the tGek ice a. The
WHAT. On the wharf, about tentett from
t.e = hsrf, lay eJile II hed.c othtpg and ola
pIa,ts. Nrartg was found h"1 If iii
yer watch.cl,e, all battered aO< beaten
FuTtheC up toe e.aarf was some "SAWoik,
while 80 against Kie large wareboih" DICK
Ing W. the wbar was the femhn> .ei thc
ufIight engine. q was one mas ~ heh'
rods ana beaten iron. Around IL tas cone
woodwork, bot nSwhcIe WIS there 1.-THE
eioht Il lsace of a human tOdy. 1I',be
east OF il.e boiler were strewn pieces Of
woodwork, while on The adjoining piH: oil
the wharf. come 100 OF 800 feet from the
wreck. woe small pieces Of The cooktay-
etovs--a s..c OF a Stow plate. Here, aisQ
were pieces % bed.ticAlDg aud pillow cases
and shr. dis of Aed.cloti,iDg, but 80 trace q.
whit might haze been S1an. The ice that
la, In between aud alpvGd The piers Ma
carefully exanlned by the Offices with
lanterns, bur o fang bat nlaDks and ron
work we're found. IL Eae Welid and
awful gigbI TO see these m01 searching ana
peeIulg amongst iif n<trtS 10 over TIE ice
90 find Some trace Of Il IellO@-belDg, hoping
set fearInE thai III 0gV mOme1t lbcS might
come across hard or lee or -1ne marx OF
a huRaD body. II was ceTtainihat The four
men were aboard when the yacht exploded,
for they were seen TO go aboard bnt short
time befOie. fhe yacht tad large cabin,
with beIihs on the side. III The Stern was
q small private cabin, u'ed By Mr. " aught-
mqush aud h,s wife when yachting aud
cunning.
THE POUR VICTIMS.
The crew consisted OF the following, and
all OF thea aIe believed 10 have been kLitd
INSTANTLY:
Mate, Edward Popper, aged twenty-five;
q single man.
Fireman, Henry Poppler, aged nineteen;
also single.
Engineer, Joseph W. Brown. aged thirty.
one; a married man. with %iic and Que
child living.
These all belonged TO IayrC dc Grace.
The fourth man was:
A colored man named Ellis. who wa. The
steward He was a BailmOrean. II Is not
known whether Ellis Is his iii ST or last name.
The cook and the fireman had theil quarters
in the galle' forward, and near the boiler
the male ana engineer bunked in Nj.
Waughimaugb's cabin. on tie floor.
ALL THAT is KNOWN OF IT.
The tug Fanny Nj. Gilbert, OF George
town, lay about twenty bve feet in the ear
OF the Carrie. She arrived Yesterday, and
last night the captain. Z. Hardesty, was
awakened by The BOle and the falling at
timber upon her deck. lie was knocked
out Of his bunk. and went aft and aroused
the engineer. II. Mus. The two rendered
what assistance they could. Across tie
wharf lay floating elevator, while behind
ID was the tug Thomas A. p. Champ
The captain and engineer were friends of
those 90 boOrd The Carrie, both having
been IN Hayre de Grace together. In an
interview with the engineer, he told the
american representative that he had
been with the men last night, and
had left them wnen they had gone
aboard the Sachr. lie knew aft The
men named were on board, for he bad been
aboard ana saa them. The engineer always
kept wafer IN the boiler, and he knew the
pipes were no; frozen. There were raMi.
fying nj, e through the yacht from this
boiler, @hica Was an Old locomotive boiler.
When asked what be thought was The cause
Of the explosion he sad "pegilgence
He said he. lad searched for some trace of
has irieadS, bal had been unable & fnd any.
The C6smpln bad only arrived Tuesday,
aud was gong to iasten up next 10 The Car
lie, bsl, something prevented, aud it Drew
up on the ether SIDE of the wharf. The
whole crew had been awakened by the
shock. Toe search Tor The meu was con-
tinued through the nigh, the ice and snow
making It Very hard work. Fragments Of
the y,clG were blown to a great height and
great 'dl>taRce, and ii is hoped by daylight
that The remains, or parts OF them, VIII be