Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1893-05-11
BOILED ALIVE.

Horrible Result Of an Explosion ON :
Steamer Near Cairo, Ill. = Seven Men
Lose Their Lives and Eighteen Others
Frightfully Scalded-Some of the Latter
Will Die.
CAIRO, Ill, May s.-The steamer Ohio,
belonging to the Memphis & Cincinnati
Packet company, collapsed a fiue while
opposite Wolf island, 80 miles below
here, at 1880 Sunday morning, and
seven men are now dead and twenty
more badly scalded. Many of the latter
will die.
The names of the dead are as follows:
Collins Hampton, w. w. Hurshman,
Cyrus Myers, Thomas Woods and three
unknown men.
The accident occurred just after
First Engineer Crum had gone off
watch and Second Engineer Mority
had gone on duty. The colored por-
ton of the crew were in the gang
way between two long high rows
of cotton bales and near the
boiler. The white men were farther
back, and all were eating their break
fast when the flue collapsed and the
after end of the boiler flew out with a
report like a cannon shot. Instantly
the gangway was filed with scalding
steam that blew with such force
that two huge bales of paper,
which stood just in the rear OF
the boilers, were blown clear to the
stern of the boat and every part of the
vessel was filled with the vapor The
men who were not Frustrated by the
conclusion stal ted to flee in half-bent
positions, but the cotton piles pre-.
vented their escape antl every man in
the lower after part of the boat was
covered with scalding water.
A panic ensued among the cabin pas
sengers when they heard the explosion
and the cries of awful agony from the
men below and saw the steam pouring
through the floor, but the officers were
cool and courageous and soon con.
WINGED them the danger was over The
boat had Roadway enough to carry he1
to the bank, where she was landed and
an opportunity was given to aid the
men in the awful panic below.
A dreadful sight was presented
though, when the rescuers got in. More
than score of men were writhing in
agony and begged to be killed to get
them out of their misery. In some cases
when an effort was made to move the
victims the skin and even the par
boiled flesh would fall from thei,
bodies to the deck. Two mer
had stripped themselves of thei7
clothing. DR.. S. S. WOODBURY., O.
Pittsburgh, was the only physician OF
board, but he did all in his power to as
sist the officers and others who len
their aid in caring for the sufferers
The steamer Egeus left here Sun
day morning for below with two
barges and arrived at the seen,
of the disaster about two hour
after it occurred. 1t was LOADED
and its captain at once placed it a
the disposal of the Ohio. The barge.
were loaded, and the suffering mel
were placed about the little steamer
One died before he was removed from
the Ohio, and two others died on tn
way up. Most of the Ohio passenger
also came up on the Egeus and wen
home by rail-
When this city was reached the deat
and dying We're placed in carriages ant
ambulances and taken to the Marin,
hospital. All the local physicians ten
dered their services to DR.. Glennon, thu
surgeon in charge, who gratefully &C
copied the aid of as many as coult
be used to advantage. Two wards
were used for them and the scene there
was a frightful one, filled as they were
with writing forms and the means Of
the wounded Of the twenty who art
alive at least half have scalded, swolle1
tongues, showing that they have in
hailed steam.