Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-26

Missing.
DosAHuF. May 25sh.-The boiler Of the
steamer Pilot exploded at 1880 this morning,
two miles north of here. She sauk immedi-
atelv. the water entering the cabin at extreme
low tide. The boat forward of the boiler is
entirely destroyed but the after part of the
cabin is but slighsiy injured. Mrs. G. Nc
Near, of Petaluma, was picked up alive one
mile south of the wreck. She died at
o'clock. W. F. Msthsr, wife and family of
six children were on board. Their four sons,
aged from 6 to Is years, are missing. Their
babe, months old, ID seriously scaided. and
the doctor SAYS it will die. A. J. Black we'll
is missing. G. w. Gwinn is missing. j. J.
Hagen's dead body was recovered. J. j.
McCalvery's arm was broken. J. Shattuck,
the fireman, was killed. G. Palmer, the
pilot, Is seriously injured by cut in the
neck. Captain Graves has a slight cut in the
forehead. Engineer Crawford says he had
80 pounds of steam on the boiler and three
gauges of water five minutes before the ex-
plosion. He and the Captain were eating
breakfast when the catastrophe occurred.
Parties are searching for the missing bodies.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT
PETALUMA, May 25sh.-At o'clock this
morning. news reached this city that the
steamer Pilot, which left this city at
o'clock this morning for San Francisco, had
been blown to atoms about three miles this
side of Lakeville. An engine was dispatched
from this city with surgical aid, since which
time the following is gathered by parties
who have visited the scene of the disaster
J. Shattuck, fireman, and G. Palmer, pilot,
seriously injured Mrs. George McNear, A.
J. Blackwell, G. W. Gwinn and four sons of
W, +. Matther are among the missing.
Several ara killed and wounded whose names
were not ascertaiued. The latest dispatch
states that Mrs. George McNesr was found
a mile and half from the wreck still alive.
The number of passengers on board is esti-
mated all the way from sixteen to twenty
five. ALI on board except four were in
jured. The explosion occurred at 7:15 a. NJ,
and the report was heard distinctly in this
city. The wreck lies in mud 800 yards from
the nearest shore point, and from latest &C.
counts all efforts to reach the wreck from the
land had failed. Passengers can be seen
distinctly moving about the deck, and as
soon as the tide will admit, the steamer
Belle will be sent out to the wreck. A small
boat is now under way.
THE OFFICERS AND CREW.
The officers and crew of the vessel were :
S. f. Graves, master Horace Bell, mate !;
Charles Palmer, pilot A. Hawes steward !;
cabin boy, n. Silva; engineer; Thomas
Crawford firemen, - Gwinn and - Shed.
der deck hands, Peter McCabe, - Rich.
mond, John Lamar and an unknown man
who was shipped yesterday. The Pilot was
owned by Captain Gould, formerly master Of
the ship Carquinez. He purchased the yes.
sci year or 70 ago, together with her trade
and certain other property, for about 50 000
She had hgh-pressure engines twelve feet in
diameter and three and half feet stroke.
She had two cylinder boilers, which were
thoroughly overhauled two years ago. Some
two weeks ago the steamer was also over
hauled and put in repair.
COMPLETE LIST OF THE VICTIMS.
PETALUMA. May 25th.-A complete list of
those killed is: Mrs. NJ Near, j. J. Hogan,
George W. Gwinn, Mr.. Lockwell and four of
Mathers' children-al passengers, and John
Shedden, fireman. Probably fatally in
jured-the pilot, Charles Palmer, and a child
of Mathers. Seriously injured-J. J. Nc
Alloy. Badly injured-Wm. f. Mathers.
Slightly injured-Captain Graves. Killed,
8; injured, 5.
Two United States Boiler Inspectors came
ND from San Francisco on the evening train,
to investigate the cause of the accident.
The Mcdowell Murder Trial.
SAN BERNARDINo. May 25th.-Tbe Nc
Dowell murder trial is dragging along slow
". After considerable skirmishing on both
sides, the statement made by Mcdowell to
Joe Brown, Deputy Sheriff, shortly after his
arrest, was admitted as evidence which is
about as follows Mcdowell told me that he
at San Luis Obispo received a letter from
Maggie O'Brien, the murdered girl, and that
it was very loving letter. It contained
photo of Maggie and like fool he showed
It to Rosa McDowelps WIFE, and it made
her very jealous. Rosa had accused him of
loving Maggie more than he did her, and
Rosa wanted revenge. He said: II am
willing to do anything in the world to show
you that love you more than Maggie. Shs
said, " If you DO, ali right, and the next day
she told him that she had plan to get re-
venge. She wanted to give her d. good
humping, and finally agreed to come to San
Bernardino, and they came, and made ar
rangements with Eva to come and stay.
Then be went to Los Angeles and induced
Maggie to come up, and upon the day ap-
pointed for her to come he and Rosa went
together to get her, and on that
day they went out in a buggy and
found good place to thump her.
Rosa got oD horse and be drove the buggy
to the depot went into the train and got
Maggie and put her in the buggy, and they
crossed the railroad track and turned to the
left, and drove out. 1t was dark. They
drove out to the place where Rosa was to be,
and they stopped; then Maggie got out of
the buggy. He took the horse out OF the
buggy and went to the place where Rosa was
to be, and as they were passing along Rosa
struck her on the side Of the head with a
rock. knocking her down, and jumped on her,
and kept striking her. After striking her
five or six times, he said, Haven't you got
enough now?' Rosa said, So guess so, and
he said, "She looks like she's dead" Rosa
g,n - 10 - lab
felt of her pulse, but could not find any, and
they came to the conclusion that she was
dead. He said, 1--WE are in for it now, and
had better hurry up and get the horse"
Rosa lifted her by the head and he by the
legs on to the horse, aud took her to the place
where they threw her into the gully, and
left here there and came to town.
Several witnesses were examined a. to the
identity of the murdered woman, but the evil
dence of Eva Hicks. the woman at whose
house they resided while here, rather eorrobo-
rated the statement made by Rosa Mcdowell
lust after the arrest of Mcdowell, that Nc
Dowell did the striking and murdered the
girl, and from fear that he would kill her she
informed and caused his arrest. The evidence
is now all in, and the case will be argued to-
morrow.
The Case OF Majors.
SAN JOSE, May 25th.-To-day William B.
HARDY, attorney for the defendant Majors,
on trial for the murder of William P. Re-
nowdep, commenced his argument at 10
o'clock this morning, and spoke all day, with
the exception of the noon hour. He seems
to be fighting against hope. He will conclude
his address tomorrow, after which the Dis
.rict Attorney will close. 1t is expected that
the case will be given to the jury tomorrow
evening.
A Ss5,90G Fire in saisEn.
Su1suN, May 25th.-A FIRE broke out at
o'clock to-day in this town in the livery
stable Of D. c. Mcdonald & Co. It burned
the livery stable, with all the hay and grain,
but the animals and carriages were saved
From there it extended to the wagon shop of
Joseph Flemmer, the blacksmith shop of
John Krause, burning his shop, and three
dwelling-housss belonging to him or the
same squsre--one occupied by Henry Rowe,
who lost almost everything; one by Geo. w.
Green, who lost considerable furniture; and
one by D. G. Mcdonald, who lost some fur
niture. VIM. Wolf, S. B. Saunders and the |
Gillespie girls suffered damage by loss from |
removal Of furniture. John Krause was the |
largest loser, d. G. Mcdonald next, Henry |
Rowe next. and G. W. Green next. krsuse |