Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-01
vAILEJo,s DAY OF SORROW.
Funeral of the Julia's Victims - TIL,
Town In Mourning.
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Town in Mourning.
[copnigit. 1888, by he California Associated Pres,I
VALLEJO, February 29th.-The bright
sun shone out this morning upon city in
mourning. The saddest part of the great
catastrophe of last Monday had begun-the
farewell TO the remains of those who had
lost their lives without saying good-by to
their nearest and dearest. The flags of the
city dropped at half-mast from their poles,
and the people fingered aimlessly about
the streets, burdened with the feeling of
sadness which has settled down over the
entire community.
As requested by the City Trustees, the
business places closed, doing only such
work as was absolutely necessary.
The schools were adjourned for the day,
in recognition of the great misfortune
which has left so many orphans in our
midst.
The tolling of the church bells through
out the day kept the mind in remembrance
of the solemnity and sadness of the occa-
sion, and the funeral professions, vending
their way to the cities of the dead, spoke to
the living the lesson of the uncertainty OF
human life.
The funeral of William Connolly, John
Brandon, Michael Branley, NJ. G. Hodg-
kins, Albert Mathiason, Joseph Fragas and
T. C.. Stark took place to-day.
THE NUMBER OF VICTIMS.
The total number of killed and missing
is now placed at tgenty-nine lives. Six
teen bodies have been recovered
The following are still missing: E. W
Mcdonald, King Clarke, Albert James
Michael Dolan, William Andrews, Timothy
Hurley, John Champion, r. c. Alexander
Henry Peterson, Timothy Kane, Frederick
Ashley ard james Mcdowell.
Michael Lunney died this morning from
the effect OF his injuries.
Two of the bodies recovered are unrecog-
nizable so that this list may be too large.
EXAMINING THE BOILER.
VALLEJO, February 29th. - Early thi:
morning the wrecking steamer Whitelaw
took up the fire. box end of the bursted
boiler and placed it on the wharf; also the
two oil watts. 1t is not known when the
other part of the boiler will be recovered
The portion of the bursted boiler on the
wharf attracted hundreds of persons dur.
ing the day, and the boil r-makers anc
machinists were particularly anxious to
scrutinize it closely. Their comments
back end of the tire-box is apparently as
out of shape, but not broken or cracked
The safety flues in the crown sheet of the
tire-box were not melted, therefore the ex
plosion could not have been caused by low
water. 1t is possible that some of the stay
bolts, or a'portion of the boiler, being crys
Iallized, gave way and the ordinarily strong
part yielded, the boiler was torn apart the
entire circumference of the barrel, like 8
piece of paper. 1t was seemingly well
staid and in good condition. The boiler
sheets were not scaled or eaten in any
place.
The boilers were made at the Central
Pac tic shops at Sac amento in 1876 They
were eighteen feet in length by four and 8
half feet in diameter.
Said q boilermaker who made an exam
ination of the bursted part J.: eff | haC
owned the Julia, and one hour before The
explosion had made a personal and rigiC
examination of the boilers, would have
accepted them as in good condition. They
were remarkably well kept, and their clean
illness reflects credit on the chief engineer
The boiler-iron will have TO be tested befor,
the real cause of the explosion can be founC
out
ANOTHER BODY FOUND.
The diver brought up the body O
worked in the lumber yards. He owns ,
tract of land at beaverton. He has livel
here two years and leaves widow anC
daughter.
Two of the injured have died to-day
Mike Looney and Jerry Wind. The latte
was Midland and leaves wife and child
de was member of the Red Men.
CONCERNING THE BOILERS.
Inspectors of Boilers Hillman and Lub
book came to Vallejo yesterday afternoon
and prepared to examine the position of tn
| wrecked boilers as displayed by diagram
which the divers furnished By this i
! would seem that one end of one of tn
boilers flew out and struck the oil tank
/ and pushed them out Of position. Th
| tanks were not materially injured, though
crushed. and several bucketfuls of oil wer
drawn from them as late as yesterda'
| morning.
Inspector Hillman, who last examine,
the Julia, in June, says the two boilers
| each 19l by 5 feet. we're built in 1876, il
| Sacramento. They had been repaired from
! time 10 time, receiving attention as late a
| asst summer. The iron used vas s-incl
thick and was tested to $4,000 pounds /
the square inch. Boilers OF this descrip
| lion are allowed to admit 125 bounds @
| steam TO the square inch, bat the Julia onI
carried 10 pounds, nor even had tina
! pressure when the accident occurred.
| The explosion is accounted for by In
| spector Hillman on the well known theor
| Of the alteration in the texture of jro
! brought about by pressure. Contractio
| and expansion for number OF years is ap
| TO deprive iron at least of its elasticity
| and 10 make it trtlle.