Daily Republican., 1885-08-17
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Terrible Acciiil
AN ExPLosIos On
"' ...I. .E.IELros-sEvEaa..
SONS BADLY sir Isir,
THE BOAT A va

ton, blowing 2p The iT's ri'a !.
e .ne forward part Of ths o bS,, =
Sos, not gone more than 10 yss, uss
dock at the foot Of CS..','s Sa,s'
when the explosion 'o,'as o,ssa
was crowded with eIcur,Ia.ls ns,is
down the river, uosI oivSss ,%s,
the. the cabin and upper dset ~, ~,
1t is certain that a. ,4a,.,,,.
sons we're badly irju,el, S,,s.
W were killed outrigd. /, n, \" -
The explosion app,srs to nv Y
amongst freight stored h N,
part under the pilot LCQY ~'
There was a loud rppcr, d.
followed by a sheet oi s,p.' -. !.
house fell in, and the pl,s,r,
became panic'strlcsen Nj !.
the stern of the boat, f,os N
were taken off by tug. b,iss,
reached them.
The Passengers a,trlb1ps,r
TO gunpowder, which bad No.
board for shipment. Tie IN.
extinguished by the sursgIs
and the boat being uninlurah \
water line, was towei to VII
where she belongs. A,ihsr,|
the pilot is the only one nlsiu
persons were taken from tn.pi]
or less injured, and i. i. .tcu,s
will die. The police Tug SILL
started down the river 10, Ii,
|ofoverhauling the F-.;cn b
the facts OF the explosion.
seems to have any knoTlsiri
plosive material Oh board.
The names of the iDju,a I
could be ascsrtained are "a hls
John 4. Medium, sgsd /. 4
Chester, severely injured ,ha;
Silas Reed, residing a, i6a 1
street, Philadelphia, badly
confused. Bessie Bradley I'd
239 Spruce street, Philadslp.A
dislooated. d Samuel Cooper, Nd
No. AGO FiankfO7d ROsl, ,Pils
injured about the bead Vi
John Stephenson, residing
Pavonia street, Camden, ,hr
the conclusion. Gtorss CaS
siding at 200 South Front sm
adelpEia, thigh cut GMr
injured about the limbs sld @l
Robert Chester, o. Clsx,
hand, side injured and Ia aE
Edward Speer, ~ Smi
street, badly shaken aud llr
ternally, it is thought teHla
George Mitchell, . Jean 81,
at Brighton, n. D. ak.
sprained.
John L. ysntlne, Of Chsz,
pllcated disl0ca.ien OfELi
is protr uding,
Charles Quinlau, bll!asis
the body. Crowds tiocsei ihal
nut street, down to.T,'.' ID
and followed the ambulins .
the wounded were lying,
alt is reported that Que ~
badly injured that iiEill e
TO amputate his legs. AZ @1 S1
BILE after the accident the MA
towed TO the wharf, and ts
conveyed in smbuIalcesN TO w
sylvania hospital.
STATEMENT Of An EYE VII
William Baldwin, q ~ y
years old, son of william b.
residing at No. 5l2 L'Tbaa l. :
who was op the boat Wien w.
zion occurred, says that 'aal
ten O'Clock, sb0u' y. \.
after the boat hsa ps1a ss
ON the return trip TO t1lse,!1i y. y
candy stand and went li.s, ,ss'' !"
around near the ladies' csas' ~.
terrific explosion took !. P's y
the wis ous " IN N
forward to the green IosI, ~.
there to the deck, when hess Nv,
lump overheard, bu; wa pa' y,
one of the decg hands, wiz !,
III He e. was so excited that y =,
tel how many were lail' e. y, -
wrecked. Alter he va' 81 .apFs N.
adelphia he hurried 70 !, ~ I,as Al
station and took tie Liza
for this city. ia. ;. ,u.li
After the explosion i Ish h. ,h
er If the boiler had shp.,bI, ps H,
he thought not, that i We y. d "
sion sic that the explosion W. ID
gunpowder or dyn'n'"
freight "a a,opa;Iis,
A tug then came .,sa%s, s,UDs b b
Jumped from the s!esI'. .l,.. NJ
and was followed by '''''
sengers. IA, that ,hsTl
of the exp losiOn Ts,IaI was Ia1 boiya ,.
superheater, a sPheFlae.ssi a.siSr W. b.
the boilers used for = ui,ss ny .s's,sd
before it passed INTO 'D'
( he engine. . fonr hrld'
SONS on board, and ,as as nf I'D b.
,Vns we're in the after part IL. y l,,sIl4
frightful loss OF inlss llls "a' d tho ~
cu,lII Guiding the pilot hoa" rs. % sisI
away a,aH and the shock Ocki,sos, W., ID ,Iin's
all the sladOsilt silsa Osith W
,,me nes and 40 instant -. a'sa ssaauJ,l
sion sion occurred they "s''
"a acne,