The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-02-16
THE MARIPOSA MISHAP!
A Holocaust in the Fire
room.
TWO MEN KILLED AND -FOUR
INJURED.
The Acoident and Inouest.

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INST, soon after her leaving the wharf side from
which her departure sicnalled by the Music OF
The hcyd Hawaiian Band specially detailed to /
siye eclst 70 the occasion. the waving OF handkeg-
CHIEF and the other csreSSins tokens OF goodbyc.
trutn parting friends and acquaintance q llrce
crowd Of people being gathered together % teuter
outward paSsAce Of the shspely vessel which had 4
lust 9chieyed the record OF beating the fastest \
tiine between Stu Francisco aud Sydney Sydney I
I and Auckland, Auckland and sydney, and which, 1
Il was intimSted. would lower the record between 1
this port and san Francisco tins voyage which /
/ had such an suspicious beginning The lines j
I we're cast Oh, q parting air by the band, nuol i
wave between friends on hoaul and ashore aud L
and the Nlrtnst steamed oct into the sculight OF
eylllant day the smooth sea hardly having 1
swell enough - cause other than hight surge 70 i
Dc noticeable from thu breakers thar rcllcd IN 4
EASILY truun seward and launched themselves m 4
feathery foam upon the coal barriers shat guards
/ the harbor entrance. The usual point Of decarS- I
/ alton Of the pilot was reached, midway between .
l the spar and bell bupys and the steamers sIc-d /
| was Slsekened, Pilot shepherd babe goodors 20 /
Captain HAYWARD. tSrdy passenger fcg shore SltS
bundled into the b0Si and then the pilot crew 1
showed OF, the stately ship beng onward bound !
/ 70 thv Golden Gate OF San Francisco.
SCsrENSE.
Suddenly partly muthei cry Is heard, s-ll1d /
shrek as one Ia agony; thick cloud Of sieau and
sIuoSe hides the steamer nom view tne piS-to@
gers do not seem disturbed, only short, sharp I
question from the Commanding officer. 8 rapid I
| glance behind by Chief Engineer Wilson and the /
comprehend the stuNtiOnsor1ethiugw rUrg IN tGe /
! 6rrroom! Captain Hayward gives Orlers quietly Z
and cOolly; Chef Engineer Wilson has excused I
himself with laugh from an Ghahe conversation /
/ and Disappears The crowd Of cabin passengers |
I who eudcvOricC 10 make 8cqualutcucuS pro |
clNinling the cloud Of steam and smoke and 500.
nuisance and walk quietly backward aud forward /
upon the deck directly over scene u death duO
\ dssulAtion, and OF which their widest dreams
would not then fancy. But little heed as the pas
sencerS may take, sharp eyes on shore have already
sHa,s q
and 5neoupISssd N smoke and steam, caused an
immediate surmise Of ngg. aud people SuEI0UslY ]
await the arrival OF the plots boat, Information
was conveyed - w. q. Irwin, ESl, the agent OF !
mAuaEin: by the kindness Of Minister Gullck 10 !
obtain passage 70 the vessel II the TUG Es luckily
engaged II immigration service IN connection with
the lust arrived steamer ttty ~ tssyE. In the /
meantime Marshal SOper and Deuuty Dayton ar /
rived. aud others who had heard the rUuor ot Grg
on board the 'NArIposl, quickly crowded the |
/ wharf, auNiously awaiting the news from the /
steamer
I The TUG. containing DIS lrorSseal. Webb, aud |
I Broiie who were intending 70 visit the incoming
Steamer CRY Of Fs4TFg % inspect the japanese /
immigrants thereon. WIS pointed for the NfTpcJ
and after arriving alongside information vas Oh
I tanned shat accident bad happened 70 0gs Of |
\ the bouerS and some OF the nreuen utt been iu-
lUred; 10 immediate assistance was needed, hut /
would be useful later. natural rvticUuce wis l
noticeable IN Captain Hayward 5 seemingly easy |
D
[ we're present for the commander 10 De explicit |
Mr.. Irwin, the agent Of the vessel however noticed
particular remark Of the Captain and decided go
| rgturn to the vessel after the medical -suu-uga
bad completed their inspection OF the immigrants
On the CITY Jr Fca1Ifg. luls concession Is Will ]
iucy granted by Minister GuIick and as ghl aho-s
OF inspection was soon ended the THO OF pbgsicI
ans went again VIA the tue % the side of "Mfrl-
pusa. Opportunity was them given them 70 |
I board the vessel and they we've quickly conveyed
to the lower deck accom- panied by Deputy Dayton |
and officer Reynolds.
rHE ScENE OF ruE ACCIDENT.
Diving down into the depths Of the lower holds |
Of the NIr.pGSa the party were soon brought face
TO face With scene Of death, calculated TO gpuu
the stOutest heart, then IN the tckeriUE ImpLCLt
| blIcksned, burned and boiled, lay the remains Of
two of the hrgusn Of the steamer, while "a close
proximity still struggling 70 retain lllEl- the dick
eCIuE lamp OF Life lay one s1-ely injured, his
| barred brSIst aud arms showing missing flakes Of
} flesh while the lAb0red breathing suggested more
fatal internal injuries. IwO others Of that fatal
watch the water tender and cuJLhaGygr were also
present their injuries being less serious or less
/ apparent. While the physicians were engaged at
their wuEa q mercy IN alleylltug the Suugrugs Of
| the living, inquiry revealed the cIuSa OF the /
CHASTITY spectacle presented, told IA few words,
weak tube sheet and heavy steam pressure result
lr IN the displacement Of the plate covering tbs
boiler tubes, causing an escape OF steam and boil
1 iu- water which blew the nre out OF the furnace
. and >cIldsd i've men two OF whom wgrs dead, two !
seriously and one less seriously injured. And al
] this scene enacted beneath deck continuing save
]
IcqCJlutsd with the details Of the dreadful tIsls
! ter, knowledge OF which would probably have /
! resulted IN d panic amongst them.
] ruE KILLED AND INJURED.
After tine debris which Uttered she trc-ro1m had /
/ been Cleared away and the water which covered I
the door 70 the depth Of two feet had been pumped
] oct sufficient time was obtaluei by the Chief In
SDeer 70 supply, from the ship roster the names
Of tloss killed and injured and which were as fol
lows Killed Richard Carroll. coal pdss5r. Railing /
from Illinois, John WhiteuIrsh, cuIl-pIsssr, work
mo rrF
dead Barney Thomas Hansen, fireman, Of Den
mark; Injured. James Brown. water tender, Scot
/ land James Kelley. fireman. Ireland EuCerc /
I Shannon cual-pasSer- Boston, Mass. Az q Later /
I hour the bodies Of Carroll and WhItEuIrsh were ]
conveyed on shore as also the injured Hansen and 4
] Kelley The bodies we're taken charge Of by I'm /
GErtaksr Williams and the live men conveyed 10 |
/ the Hospital where Hansen died on the early I
morning Of the 10th, Kelley at last accounts 4
slowly improving. Christian burial WIS accorded I
/ the three dead, IN the NAEIkI cemetery, ksv. T. /
I C. D-Esl performing the services
TIE INQUEST
While the physicians attended to their dulsfGl 4
duty, Deputy Dayton. IN accord with the clrc1r1-
stances Of the case concluded to hold an inquest,
and a Coroner summoned SIX people from GnIuu. |
the cabin passengers taking especial Cra 90 select
those who were best known To island residents to
act Is jurors, WIZ. W0ud Esq. acting - clerk Of
the court. The Jurors whose names viii be found
attached 20 the verdict further on after viewing
the bodies Of the dead, proceeded with JhI business
| IN hand.
| Dr. &. ID. Johnson sworn, stltsds am doctor |
/ Of the ship / have been N her seven or eight
! months When the bodies we're brought Up after /
the accident saw that two OF the men were dead.
I There are three more injured. Ous Is seriously
/ hurt maybe Two saw them ten OF fifteen min
I utes after the occurrence. / could not state
/ whether suH1carlou OF scal1IuS produced death
Do not know what part ut tue snip tGey were IN
Standardization OF Scal1lng would produce death.
! 4 Wilson. sworn. stated I am Chief Engineer
| of the MEriposz. This morning had an accident
A-H No. al ali s. . y rE
ter port boiler, middle combustion chamber, for
ward side. sprung to such an extent As to pull the
sheet clear from the tubes thereby causiu. steam
and vater 20 escape and drive the fires and every
/ thing before IT, These msu- who are nov dead,
/ we're killed BY that accidsut-s1IUcdtsd and
/ Scaldsd- According to my indicator II nv room
there we're eiEhty-sII pounds Of steam on. Wears
/ allowed ninety pounds or steam bT certllcat7-
! Our boilers are horizontal tubular boilers. AZ
the time of the accident Eas on the upper deck
/ The Third Assistant Engineer vas or duty at the
! time James Brown, water tender, was on duty
/ then vas not a minute from NY room and
looked az the indicator on the clock when this ac
( ciisnt happened. Not being able to ret to the
stop valves after the accident. the water was rgl
out Of the other boilers he boilers were tested
Nay . Iss5, and have three months 10 rlu Ger
ti6cate good for one year That certificate Is peg
I fectly safe as ninety pounds.
1 J. 2. Warfel sworn. stated I am Third Assist
ant Engineer, and was On duty standing at the
throttle az the time Of the accident. The engine
I Wa IN the same position as nov. The engine Eld
&
lust vargInE on ninety pounds Of steam. 1t 4
about fifteen feet from the gauge UP u the super-
heater TIE true pressure on boilers at tue time
I vas sl-Gty-tFo or elEhtE-turge pounds Ihe va
ter stood between the secuud and third gter cuck,
nearest the third There are four boilers On the
ugtsSl-e Up We put two brasas II the middle cll
nscIou 0f the forwrd end Of the after port boiler.
We had some lslSy tubes The ends II the braces
Z we're burnt OF. and new oues were PUT II only 8
fsE days ago There were 10 other defects II the
boilers. Nothing vas done to the boilers n Syt-
DeE beyond being cleaned The tubes were eZ-
banded after the braces were pct N.
S-N. haInesssT0rns stated / am First Assistant
Engineer Tas II the upper engine rOoul when
the accident occurred l an always On duty Eork-
ilE II and out Of port When I left the engine
ru11 there vas = pounds Of steam the water E,is
10 lower than Two cocks / assisted II rsp.llrr1-
tue boiler saw no defect IN the b0lsr. The tao
dead men we're lying about foar feet apart One
vas lying II the alley way passing frosu the for
ward hreruou 70 the after one. Tue other WIS l.
I1E II the center Of the trgrJ5u- Il vas about
FIVE mi1atss after the accident zhsa reaelsd the
hrerDom and szE them
Jzues Brown sEurn- stated. The frsroou pres
SIRE vas 81. the engine room So The after boilers
we're two cocks full, the forward ones three flled
viz fresh water. John Whiter1arsd- one Of the