Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-03
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NsfwHhstsn1iugt INC 0xest ohD9 Der o.
steamboats, on Poess Soonc, tie loss Of
life from shs explosion Of marine boil
ara 10 the past has bsen vary small. Ia
ls6s the Kesoluts blev 40, killing ons
man and islurirg salabsr Of othsrs
| Ia 1882 the . samsr Jassphin-, vhils OF
| Ter way 10 tae skARis river bnfst eel
boiler, siiiiGs six persons and iHj1riua
a Eauaber Of othors. In 1887 Allan q
nelson's pile driver boiler exploded.
killing one man and iaiaring two 81
shree others, ami on Sunday afternoon
at o'clock, the boiler OF tne stea ner
Boo irviGg exploded WITH MOST disas
sroas results. Tbs steamer was on Ees
gay from tie Sari sh h1und for sedro
ON the sskagis river, loaded With hay
and oats. The steamer Lily was wing
II Sterling, at the time. Balls Rif!i. ii
one mile bcio~ Sterling, spd IS tbs Bsh
Irving wss climbing this iti-. the boiler
sarst. IL seems that Ia oiasr TO get a
big head Of sgean TO eeanis the boal
Iua4es "a she was to ascsnd th.s rsr.d
piese M the river The engineer had a.
l3wsd the water ia hts boiler 20 aet
gate lcw. ard when he tusnsd cold
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Grated and the result sas What t1!xhi
naturally b. supposed.
Tae.s were dive men On thu steamer AZ
ihe tine of the xplosicn: Castsin IL ram
J, olnsy, owrGr and master o. tbs hoai
Herman kasoldsnns fireman: Andres
Jonusoa, ccct hand; John Ssvgii, eg-
gicseg, and It's Casls cook. Captain
Ulnsy. vho vas IL tue PLAT house. hae
he wheel driven upwards, seyeTlng bis
head srou his shoulders. Andssw John
scu, the cscs hand, vas tsrrisiy shaken
up and .aiesraily Injured. HIS recovery
IL vefs touetfai. Herman Harol6ssn.
ma fireman.. - saps osed 20 h4vs bee
tlovn tnis atosss, a. posh.ns bat cue
Of his fingesa conia b soyad. Tue
Ohina cock hEd both legs broken sod Il
taoeeht % ~ internally tniassd; $50
John Ssvsii, taa engineer, escaped
without a scratch.
TIE force OF the shock IL said 10 have
b,eu terrible, and was heard AID felt
fer milea ssound. Tbs boiisr vas
thrown ouG Of shs stesmer into tie
s,rsats, and split vide eesu. Tie cp-
oey wurks Of the s.esmsf VIE oil sorn
) a, and tEe hall considerably injarse.
fpaisps sEd white mea on TIE baEs
wsns 20 ,ts rescne, and all the wounded
lad bees picked np BY this liGc tie
steamer Lily fesShed ske scsae os tue
gsesk. Gayiain u n-ysr seay Was found
among the vfseksge. and hss head lay
ten feet ct. What was ieft OF the bot
lr,Iuv saIs Iiabs xheEa SIZE blew Of.
Tbs body of Captain 0lnsy vas bro1ehi
20 Seattle and placed IN the HANGS OF U
| L. ShoEey A Co.
The stsanes Bob Irving uas a be
| aas- bcssomsa concern. sud uss ees's Z.
| Tacoma. Her machinery vas tsse-
| ors and placed In gha Clara BssxR vbes
sspsa.u O.ees bought her sbeGt ixs
xeass sssA, pctttng tie taller ard ell
/ sIrsx fornis.iy In iks City Of Q7inoi
| into hes. she US ased 10 eafrFtns bal
az. grain. and IN segeiai j'tesne asos
| STE lower Soara.
| Cartsin Diney has b5ea e.Issed u
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| tas Washington Seam Boat Somr<s.s
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