St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-12
Two Deaths Result from an Elk
plOsiOn at Elizabeth, Pa.
r. A. Dnrkee and Mrs. Askew, of st.
Paul injured in a Railway
Accident.
Misecrant Ohio Strikers Set Ere To Goa
Mine.
Four Wisconsin Prisoners Escape and are
Recaptured-A Town Destroyed.
CASUALTIES.
KILLED IN AN EXPLOSION.

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others badly hurt. The boat had put ashore
near Bellvue landing to make repairs to some
part of her machinery that had broken down,
and the explosion occurred while she lay
there. The killed and injured are:
William Holler, steward, Allegheny; lost.
William Matthews, deck hand, Allegheny;
lost
Gardner jackson, captain, Allegheny;
badly scalded.
Hugh T. Porter, engineer: Allegheny,
cheek laid open.
Thomas McQuain, deck hand, south side,
Pittsburg; leg hurt slightly.
The remaining member of the crew was
Henry Brown, fireman, of Allegheny. He
is uninjured. The hull of the I'M
lucky steamer, and the vicinity for
200 yards around are indeed q scene of des-
olation. The Hull lies in shallow water near
the shore half exposed, and one side blown
out. The entire upper works are blown off. \
Fragments of machinery and fixtures lay
scattered around on the ground, and many
OF them were blown far into the river, where
they either sank or tlOated off The boiler
which burst lies shattered and battered
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but little injured, was blown far up the bank,
whence it rolled back into the river Two hun
dree yards down shore lies the pilot wheel
and section of the hurricane deck, while
up the hillside and far back from the river
lies the pilot house. The stove smokestack
was blown entirely over hill at least 200
feet high and lies in hollow half mile
away. Fragments of woodwork and ma
chinery are strewn thickly over the ground
for great distance around. The two lost
men have not been found. They are sup
posed to have been blown into the river,
which is being dragged for their bodies.
Viewing the wreck and evidence of the aw-
iul force expended, it is wonder that any
are alive. The engineer, In a broken voice
aud with tears in his eyes, told his expert
ence as follows:
1--WE were coming up light, and every
thing was all right, when a valve stem broke
II was not serious thing, and we ran ashore
first. This took about half an hour and we
had got just about finished when | sent the
| fireman down in the bold to get a bolt. In
the meantime / had one Of the boys try the
water He found two gauges and about 100
pounds of steam. We are allowed IT'S. |
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started down the steps myself when the
| boiler let 60 The fact that | was below
saved me from serious injury or death, for
the force of the explosion was all upward.
The fireman was in the hold and was the
only one unhurt. The captain was
just where had left him, and WAS badly
scalded. McQuain was blown clean out on
shore, and thus had his leg hurt The other
two poor fellows had gone forward, the
steward to get dinner, and Matthews to let a
boat loose. was careful On, am sure
1t was not my fault, and didn't know what
caused it,
The people Of the neighborhood aocked to
the scene, startled by the loud report. The
injured were speedily gathered up and taken
to neighboring house, where all possible
was done for them, two physicians happily
being in sight when the explo-
sion occurred Subsequently they
were taken on the steamer Venture
to their homes, Allegheny. The captain is
very severely scaded on the hands aud side,
but will probably recover. The engineer had
a narrow escape from bleeding to death from
an artery severed in his cheek. Otherwise
ne is not hurt but is in great mental anguish.
The wrecked steamer was a tug boat of the
screw propeller order, IL feet long, II feet
wide, aud drawing feet inches. she was
owned by the Brown coal firm of Pittsburg,
and was three years old. Her equipment
was the very best in every particular, and
well posted river men put her value at $l5,-
900. She is a complete wreck.
ARAILwAY ACCIDENT.
| JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 11.-An acct
dent occurred on the Pensacola IL Atlantic
railroad yesterday forenoon, between Chpley
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seriously in urei A passenger train with
two Pullman coaches for this city was followed
by freight. At the locality indicated the
train broke In two and the Pullmans were
left standing on the track. They had Just
rounded curve, so that the freight train
could not be seen, and before it could be
! tagged, 1t came dashing around the point, and
struck the rear Pullman, telescopiug the two
cars aud making a complete wreck. The
following were injured;
r. 4. Durkee, st. Paul, Mimi; knee cut
Geo. Sharp, Covngton, Kentucky; hand
crushed aud internally injured.
W. II. Riley, Binghamton, New York;
hand and arm crushed.
+. S. McElfresh. Pullman conductor; head
aud arm badly cut.
| Hilton A. Helper, Jacksonville; ankle out
Of joint and badly bruised.
Mrs. Askew, st. Paul, Mimi; knee
sprained and head bruised.
or the injured all but Helper came on
through and arrived this morning.
Mr.. Durkee, who IL mentioned as among the
| injured above, l. Of the firm OF Powers, Durkee,
& Co., wholesale dry goods, S. Paul.
FATAL SQUEEZE.
Especial Telegram TO the Globe.
MISNEAPoLEs, Jan. 11.-Charles o.
Stetson, a brakeman on the Man
itoba road, had his right leg terribly crushed
just below the hip al $50 O'Clock tonight
The accident happened at the Minneapolis
/ junction. He WAS making a coup ing and
/ the slack came buck TOO fast and caught
I him between the bumpers. He was taken to
the College hospital. The injuries are OF
nature - preclude the possibility of recovery,
and be win probably live only few hours.
Stetson is twenty-five years old and lived
With bis parents at Third avenue and Third
street north. He was employed about the
depot, and had gone IN the junction TO help
/ in the transfer Of some freight cars.
TOWN DESTROYED.
GUATMIs, Mex, Jan. fl A courier has
brought the news here that the entire town
Of Pinos Altos has been destroyed by FIRE.
Hundreds Of people are bOGseless.
CRINEs
SENTENCED TO PRISON.
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