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PHILADELPHIA, August III IA boiler
explosion occuirela on the steassar 3. af..
/ bsttos OFF Chestnut street wharf this
morning, just after she had left her, dock
on her trip 70 Wilrningt0n, Del. The
passengers and crew were staEtied by tha
explosion, which ahook the boat from
stem to stern, and when tho smoke clear.
ed away 1t was found that ths entige
forward part Of the vessel above the
water line had been badly damaged and
several passengers injured, some Of them
,'severely. The pilot hoiise and entire.
upper deck was lifted and fell to- the
lower deck. Tugs took the boat In charge
and rescued the paasengers. -
The mischief was not caused by the
explosion of boilers, end there IL already
o settled conviction that it was slie TogE
of design. Tho explosion occurred in
the bow of the boat forward Of! the boil
ers, whore no freight Is eyeratoHed. One
boiler head fa cracked across and deerIv
indented, ,bus the indentation. ia from.
without and not within, as Honld have
been thescase IL the explosive force had
been inside the boiler. Many persons
affirm that the air was filled with che
fumes ofsome kind of powder. and the
completeness Of the wreck of the forward
part of the boat suggests dynamite or
some equally powerful explosive OF small
buiG which could be carried on the boat
as 9 parcel of hand luggage, and the 10.
cation precledes the poasibiiity OF &c hav-s
ing been sent aboard as freight. Tho air
70 full of conjecture: Tho boat elonged
to the Philadelphia, Wilmi3gson and
Baltimore Railroad, and, is large and we'll
equipped. .is !.SI5 q: q:
About two hundred passengsrz were on
board when the explosion occurred. I:
There has been considerable rivalry be.
tween the FELTON, and other boats running
TO Wiimington, and reports have gained
ground that come alieious person placsa
upper works took fire and q frssSffisI rssSfSI
panic ensued. This Was apeedily :checl.a
ed by. tho GOODNESS 1f q number of men
who drove the women and children aft
and prevented many frantic Tomen froni
lea2ing overheard. Beaides tioge! cert.
ously Eyrs large number were aInanat or:
quito atunnea by tho shook. j an incideuS
OF the disastersiJas the presenes 0f some.
Sisters OF Charity, who seemed iii no way
excited or affected by the terrific iipheav..
al. They passed quietly among the
shrieEirg passengera, searching out the
wounded, and in one case ona of the B
Sisters was seen to make bandages out OF
her clothing, The promptness with
which assistanGs came from all side9
from passing steamer5 and fEotn shoEs
allayed the panic and prevented the iire
from BpreadipI, The passengers were
taken ashore and the steamer was itoEea
down the stream. She Is mt injured
below the water line, and .beyL Ind tha 1
tearing away Of her works iGrWnrd ia
uninjnrsd. It is sa:d that the cost IF
repairing her will not exceed hfseen },iiu.5
dred dollars. The list Of Injured DO far
as known numbers sixtsan, q hall dozen
Of them so seriously that aoIaas of them
willy die. A. number of leTs and arnls,
were ssoken. Ono man had e foot blown
of. and was crushed internally. ssss
1t seems marvellous that half The pe0sS
pie on board escaped death Isye.55is.5
neHaes say that at the moment Of the
explosion everything became enYeioped3
In darkness and the boat rocked as5 Ii In.
Q heavy etorm. It was supp posed that mo-
one aeaped ovor board, bhE d Jeafi who
secured o Nse. .pSeser7er afterEafdssC came
ashore es Walnut street wharf, aspaterlt.s
y uninJufed: The passeng gen were silost-s
ly women, taking babies Cor d srssh Eair
trip on the river. r.{s a helE iaisi isiarEables
eseEps Is accounted for BY tth6 fact hat
but few of them we're in the iogsRa lend
OF the Hteanles and the forward canYas
awning had not sbeen sst, afld q lts sun
aiming there made the paSsa seek
cooler spots in The stefn of ftllie b1ass
tho canvas had been set aEfl The nassas,.a:
gers congfegated on the forward idecl
large number would have beels killed or
wounded. IL s hole had bean blown iii I
the boiler no doubt many oe tho Q20l Iser.
sons On beard OF the boat would hGye
beenecaldeif tn death "a.