Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-28
| Manuel Olives, a section hand, was taken
| off alive, but atterward died from his iniu-

MaHuel OuVeS, SecuOn han0, was taken
off alive, but atterward died from his inju-
ries.
The missing are John Compton. Tim
Hurley, Joseph Williams, Bill Connolly.
Mike Dolan. William Lamar has severe
bruises.
All the vessels crew seemed safe, except
ing Williamson, fireman, and Clark. Mrs.
FarTier, wife of Gunner Farrier, was aboard
but was rescued by a schooner's boat.
Among the saved were T. G. Hausher,
o. P. Pulsifer, William Smith, Joseph
Watts, Y. MinDehan. James Connolly, d.
Brosnaban and I. Brosnahan. 1t Is sup
posed that ten lives were lost.
Following are the names OF the dead
Ed Rule, James Rule, Hodgkins,
Clark, colored. O. Nelson, p. Madi-
unknown. Wounded-Charles Heath, w.
Lamar, Captain Gedge slightly Missing
J. Compton, Tim Hurley, ]. Williams, Bill
Connolly, Mike Dolan.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
This morning there happened the most
terrible fatality in the history of Vallejo.
About 6:l0, just after the whistle had blown
10 signal the departure of the steamer
Julia from South Vallejo wharf, on her
first trip, and before she had got loose from
her moorings, terrible explosion occur
red, racking the vessel through its whole
extent and filling the air with thick vol
umes of smoke.
The early trip takes all the workmen
living on the Vallejo side to their work in
various industries on the Contra Costa
side, also those going to San Francisco;
consequently there were great many pas
sengers on board. The morning being
cool, most of them had gathered about the
yx-Qr en- nlya n
the explosion came from the boiler these
men were directly exposed to terrible
shock. Besides this the petroleum used
for fuel was scattered through the steamer,
setting it on fire.
There was terrible confusion and heart
rending cries from the crushed and burn
ing men. The force of the explosion is
shown on body that was dragged out of
the wreck by Constable Longan without
head or limbs, utterly unrecognizable.
The burning steamer set fire to the wharf
and for hours the flames held sway until
the boat was burned to the waters edge.
As far as can be learned eight or ten are
killed or missing and many badly injured.
ANOTHER LIST.
VALLEJO, February 27th.-The loss at
the explosion of the steamer Julia grows
steadily. Bodies are being dug out of the
wreck charred and burned. At least
twenty are killed and forty-ive injured
more or less badly. Four cars of ties and
four passenger coaches one carload of mer-
chandise and one empty car were
burned. Nine bodies have been recovered.
Among those missing or killed are: James
Rule, Ed Rule, Walter Lamar, NJ. j. Hodg-
kins, Andrew Minahan Tom Kane, Olef
Oleson, William Connolly, Michael Bran
ley, Tim Harley, John Compton, r. C.
Alexander, E. NJ. Mcdonald, T. C. Stark,
King Clark, Albert Madison, Michael
Doian, William Andrews. And the list
continues to grow.
LATEST CONCERNING THE VICTIMS.
VALLEJO, February 27th.-P. M-The
following is list of the killed injured and
missing up to this hour:
Killed-Albert Madison, Olec Nelson. W.
Hamer, James Rule, Edward Rule, Michael
Brannelly, - Higgins, Jerry Wynn.
lnJured-Captain Gedge, John Long, en-
gineer; MIS-. Ferrier, wife of Gunner
Ferrier; E. G. Hanche, Michael Lun-
ney, John Alzes, Fred Lawson, Clar-
ence Bronshan, P. Bronshan, Michael
James Williams, Manuel Frietas, John
Hunter, Robert Bolman, George L. Wood,
Fred Black, Peter Trigner, Richard Heath,
John Brezeric, George Wallace, Patrick
O'Neill AMI William Smith Many of
these are badly injured, some scalded and
others with broken limbs.
Missing-E. NJ. Mcdonald, King Clark,
7. c. Starke, Michael Dolan, William An
drews, Andrew Monahan, Timothy Hurley.
John Compton, r. c. Alexander, Henry
Peterson (freman on the Julia), Timothy
Kane, Frederick Ashley and James Nc
Dowel
1t is certain that those whose names are
given IN the above list are among the
killed.
ONLY SIX BODIES RECOVERED
Up to o'clock this evening the bodies of
six men have been recovered. A gang of
railroad men are now at work clearing
away the upper deck, as it was known
there were many persons between the
decks.
THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION.
VALLEJO, February 2zth.-The impress
sion conveyed that the accident to the
steamer Julia was caused by the explosion
of petroleum valve is entirely erroneous.
The accident was caused by the explosion
of the boiler. Crude petroleum was used
for fuel, and it is supposed that it had
burned a weak spot in the boiler. which
resulted in the explosion.