Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-14
SCALDED AND MANGLED.
TERRIFIC BOILER EXPLOSIONS.
A Horror I'm Charleston HaFbOr on
Ihe Stes er PIanter-SeVeraI of the
Crew Boiled TO Death or Badly
IOjuTed-TerFibIe Disaster In Bali
tImeTe-wanY VIetIms-A Dread
Calamity Repeated.

CHARLESTON, April 13.-The steamer
Planter, from this port, exploded her boiler
this morning just after leaving the dock.
Jake Washington, colored deck hand,
was scalded to death. C.. F. Bosang and W.
7. Ham, mate and engineer. both white, were
seriously scalded. Two colored men were
slightly Injured. The Planter had a cargo
Of merchandise and about twelve cabin pas
sengers. None of the latter are injured.
The vessel and cargo are but slightly
damaged. The vessel was towed to the pier.
The Planter bad left her pier from George
town with list of about twenty-five cabin
and twenty deck passengers, and had
reached the Ripley Shoal In the harbor when
the explosion occurred. Il was simply q
rent in he steel boiler, through which
the steam escaped and soon enveloped the
entire boat. Capt. Scott was knocked
down but managed to get to the pilot house
and stop the engines and let go the anchor.
The engineer, W. T. Ham (white), and
the mate, G. F. Bosang, were caught on the
main deck and were fearfully scalded. The
mate, 1t Is thought, cannot survive,
although the engineer NAV possibly
live. Jake Washington, a colored deck
hand, was caught by the steam and
literally boiled to DEATH When his
body was brought u the flesh was almost
dropping from the bones.
Simon D3ctor, another colored deck hand,
while running from the steam rushed
against the cylinder of one of the engines
and was knocked down and had his thigh
broken. He, too, was literally boiled to
death, although he survived until he had
been conveyed to the hospital George
Brunson, another colOred deck band, was
also badly scalded. The passengers in the
saloon, among whom were number of ladies,
escaped injury by rushing to the windward
side OF the vessel and hanging over the bull
warks
The vessel and cargo belong to the Accom-
mediation liIe of Georgetown steamers, end
are not seriously damaged. The boilers are
comparatively new, are made of steel, and
&C the time of the accident carried only
eighty pounds of steam. No one seems to
be able 80 account for the explosion.
The COrOner's jury In the cases of Doctor
and Washington rendered a verdict of acct
dental death.
BALTIMORE, April 13-By the explosion
of a boiler in the corn chop mill, corner
Of Fremont and Pratt streets, this after
nOon It is reported, there were twelve per-
sons killed. Five odies have been recov-
cred.
The machinery had been idle for some
VINO III ACPahof duQ ntGb UdU luHt UetH
started to resume work when the explosion
occurred. A portion Of the boiler was pro-
PEELED nOrthwArd, entirely demolishing two
two-story brick dwellings on King
street and throwing down the side
wall Of rear building adjoining.
At the time Of the explosion the engineer,
John Addison, Waters, the colored fireman,
Andrew Cooper, a machinist who had been
making repairs, and Frank Kroning, a DOT
. q L. al
All were killed except Cooper and he was
so badly scalded that his life is desDaired
of.
In the house No. 173 King street George
Pantz, aged nineteen, was killed, and Ida
berg had one of her legs broken
Ellen Rawlings, a cOlored servant woman,
was severely burt by the walls falling upon
her. In No. III King street Grace Gray, aged
twenty, was killed. In the yard adjoining
the factory Abraham Hepburn, colored,
while unloading lumber wagon, was struck
hy flying missile, and his skull fractured.
James Rcden, aged fifteen, had his
skull fractured. Edward Callahan had leg
broken. Mrs. Margaret Kauf, living at 454
Pratt street, adjoining the factory, was
standing at Der wash tub 10 her kitchen,
when she was struck bv flying bricks G.
W. Ga'es, at work in a granite yard a square
distant, was struck In the face by a brick
and severely burG. Edward Kelly, one of
the employees in the building, had a leg
broken and several others were less serious
ly hurt.
The building and machinery and dwelling
houses are owned by Richard Cromwell, Jr.
Several bodies are supposed to be still under
the ruins, including those OF the engineer,
fireman and q boy. The tremen are at work
striving to recover them. The damage to
the property and machinery is estimated at
about $8 900. There was q similar explo-
sion in the same building three years ago,
when five persons lost their lives.