Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-18

4 Pssa.lssellageneee Reporter Talks
wiz 8soe er tie Victims efthe
Late ssea0beas Disaster.
Their Expessesees ssA BAeas - - he
Caase Or she Jssephlns's
Deaav0esion.
A reporter Of this journal vas detailed
yesterday 70 interview the unfortunate
persons Who were wounded BY the lats
explosion Of the Josephine.
Calling 1t Providence Hospital, he
was conducted by ono Of the Sisters 70 .
large ward in the new boilding, whore
the three wounded men lay. The Sister
remarked, Tho new building 10 mot
quite ready for occupancy, bot 10 have
over sixty patients nov, % greater num-
Der than ever befoge,) and ws are com
PEELED to care for some Of them In the
new building" The reporter took .
chair and placed Il BY the side Of bed
on which rselinsd . pleasant looking
young man, probably 30 years Of age,
who seemed willing 70 converse. On
being asked for . statement Of the af-
fair, az seen from his standpoint, be
said:
my name il
SIMON p. 1YAN.
Nv home il in New Brunswick, but !
am lately from Leadville, Colorado. ]
came TO Seattle q short time ago, and in
company with 4 friend I had started
for the Ska9it River to work IN log
ging camp. ] left seattle Monday morn
ing on the Josephine. At noon, when
the bell sounded for dinner, I went into
the cabin, and finding / vas too late for
the first table, sat down on bench,
and put my feet against the smoke
stack. ] heard q noise like the report of
cannon. The cabin floor raised lit
tie, and tho roof settled down on me
before could get out. One Of my feet
caught in the wreck. and could not
sxtricate myself until the water had al
most covered me. 1 worked hard to get
loose, realizing that / would drown.
Finally the wreck settled till the buoy
ancy Of the water raised the weight from
my back, and my foot was released a.
tho same time. then scrambled ON
top Of the wreck, and went ashore in Q
small boat, and afterward came to Seat
tie ON the Politically and brought here
to the hospital. Ny right leg u badly
jammsd from the ankle up above my
knee, but the doctor thinks no bones
are broken. Ny left hand il ont, pro-
badly from the glass Of window near
me. shall always think that the OK
pl0sion was caused by lack Of water fn
the boiler, for was almost directly over
the boiler at the time Of the explosion,
and while was surrounded BY thick
steam, l was not scalded. Tho steam
seemed to b dry. fcls no bet water,
and nobody was scaldsd."
The reporter then turned to the
wounded man lying in tho next bed.
What 10 your manner" said the news
gatherer.
my name Is
BKxyT JOHNSON,
you ought to know me; I have taken
your paper for long time," replied the
man.
Mr.. johnson continued: II am a
farmer, and live near StanWood. Had
been to Seattle and sold my hogs, and
was on my way home. ! was at the
table at the time Of the explosion. Had
just eaten my soup and was waiting for
my meat, which l had ordered, whom
heard noise. Tho cabin floor raised
mp and the roof came down. The shock
threw me from my seat through crack
in tho side OF the cabin, which closed a.
! went through II and caught my leg.
l finally got loose and crawled ON top Of
Il fho hup A~Ak ~ l.
deck held 1t together and saved N, and
We wore taken ashore. The purser sat
next to me ct the table and was not
seen afterwards. Rabbit sat opposits
me and was fatally injured, bat did not
die till we got him ON shore. Nv lea
are jammed and bruised, but think I
will yet along all right. think the or
plosion was caused By letting the vater
| get low In tho boiler, and then pumping
IN GOLD watar on the heated tubec. I
saw steam. but no water. No one va
scalded or burned.
Within few feet Of his man. Laid
an old gray haired gentleman with Q
bad scar over his eye, Who Qrosned
piteously, and over him bent one of the
sisters, doing all in Der power 70 alleyi-
ate his suiferings. Finally he seemed 70
rest q little easier, whom our feporter
moved his chair up BY the aide Of the
sufferers bed, and asked him the usual
question, TO which the old man replied:
my name 10
4. q. KKLLHY,
have large farm ono and half miles
below SkaRit City, ON which / settled In
June, 1871. had been 10 Victoria On
business, and returning to Seattle, I had
started heme on the josephine. I had
sat down to the table, bat had not eaton
anything whom the explosion occurred.
The h00r seemed 70 raise mp, for Il jam
med my leg between il and the table,
breaking my ankle. The roof came
down ON me, and ! dragged myself
through the wreck 10 hole through
which the men who had got on the hur-
ricane deck first pulled mo. have suf-
fercd much from my wounds. did mot
$50 any hot water, nor feel'any. After
the cabin Was raised By the sxplosion
the smokestack fell en- The hufyioane
deck and crushsd il down. Jon our heads.
l think that accounts for 90 many being
bruised about the head and faos."
Leaving this sosue Of pain and suffer
ing the reporter was conducted 70 the
second story Of the building, where the
wounded ladies were being cared for.
On entering the room The newu man
was greeted with . pleasant omile b. 8
young lady Of probably q ysaSs Of go,
who rsolined on . couch 70 The riaht Of
the entrance, Her face Wa Scared and
scratched, and ahs showed unmistak-
able svidencs Of having been . victim Of
the terrible disaster.
"You bear your suReEinGs With ~
markAble foESitudo," oommonood the
news RashsrsS, feeling somewhat ~ q
eaao.
'Oh, yes," replied The PALE faced
young iAdy, Fl have considerable oour-
age: besidss, am thankful 10 ct q %
easily"
BY this tims - rsportse bad mastered
up courage enoogh 20 aak the young
lady for statement Of he diaaaGeg, 9
witnessed BY be-.
''Csssainly," shs replied, with plsas-
ure. have had moro O Ieoo 10 % With
nswspapsrs for ths pa fsW years, and
viii gladly, gave yoa any information In
my power"
She then mads Substantially he fol-
lowing statement: my name y Eatolle
Bradiah. live With my parents 6
Tacoma, and latsly have been acsing q
special oorreapoudent oe The TAooma
Meas. Al the time Of tho aeoidsnA vas
ON my NAV N SAnrlinO IN thn Sknu3A