The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-02-18
List Of Victims Of the Brandenburg
Disaster Increased to
Forly-thr0a
Steam 212 Degrees Hot Poured In
on the Workmsn and
Engineors.
Cause OF the Explosion Vet Unknown
An Awful spectaeio sssn In the
Engine Room.

BERIIN. Feb. 1.-The emperor is sending
large wreath which will be displayed at
the funeral OF the victims OF the Bfanden-
burg disaster. The BrandenbufR has been
towed into the haTbor. and this morning
the chief engineer. who has been missing
since the explosion. was found dead, aud
three more injured ATtihcsrs have died.
bringing the total dssd 90 forty three. The
Rsishsanz zsiger published an official account
Of ths explosion. The account SAYS the
accident happened through the breaking
away Of q fastening apparatus for turning
of the steam of the starboa' d engine and
steam from all the boilers thus found free
ingress into the engine room hlled with
people.
The steam penetrated through the door
leading 10 the pOr, engine room. and thence
through the stairways into the upper
rooms continuing its work of destruction.
Almost every person busily al work In these
rooms must have met with instant death.
as steam was pouring from the boilers At a
temperature Of 2l2 degrees. Nothing is ye,
known OF the cause Of the bfeAkaRe.
The admiralty department has dispatched
their chief constructor to Kiel with in
structions 10 ascertain the cause OF the dis
aster. The emperor has sent the following
telegram TO Capt Boudeman; THE heroic
death which the victims mes In the faithful
performance Of duty insures them forever
a place of honor in the memory Of their
sovereign and in the annals Of the German
navy. With firm trust In God. we must
submit TO the working Of his inscFutable will
and look TO the future 10 be conaoled. |
will cause a tablet to be plaosd In the gar
risOn Of The church at Kisl. in memory Of
the killed"
A dispatch from Kiel to-night says the
engineer on board states that at the moment
of the explosion Z. 200 horse power was in
dicted. The engineer adds on previous
trips 30 much as 10 900 horss power had
been reached. A nsw copper tube was in
serted before the disastrous trip by she
NulkAu company. builders of the vessel.
who had the greatest interest in showing
the oapocity of the engines at their best,
because the vessel had not yet been taken
over BY the government.
The spectacle In the engine room after
the disaster was horrifylnR. The dead we're
hsaped one upon another, devoid of cloth
ing. peeled flesh hanging in rolls. while
foam was TO be seen al their mouths
Prince AfenboTg. reporter OF the budget
committee. declared that the committee
had arrived a. the conclusion that the cen
tral administration was resi- Onaible for re-
cent African troubles, and must in the fu-
tuts exercise greater judgment in the choice
Of officials for Africa. Bebel yesterday
made savage ana sarcastic attack upon
the administration of East Africa. and de-
nouncsd the rstsnded civilization mission
as colonial enthusiasts.
Upon IesuminR debate to-day members
were Rstonished 10 find upon the table Of
the house specimens of whips made ont of
Ihinoce Os hide and other implements OF
csstigation. which, according TO Bsbel. we're
used by German officials IN East Africa 80
lash unfortunate Dahomeyans.
Richter urged that Gei many abandon her
possessions in southeast Africa, and be
content with retaining lie no thern posses
sions. In reply to the criticism of too
much militaryism in the management OF
colonies Caprivi admitted that an infusion
OF the trading element was highly desira-
ble. but unfortunately neople OF attain
ments and means were seldom inclined TO
20 TO the colonies. Mishafs occurred with
all states and IL was not just TO blame the
German leaders for nOn-success. After
onR discussion the house adOpted the east
Africa estimates.
great convention OF the Farmers
league, represented by 1000 delegates. met
nounced Won Caprivis tariff polioy in the
strongest terms. There was no conserva-
tive member OF the reichstAg among the
speakers and the absence Of delegates from
eastern Prussia was also remarked.
The league held an overflow meeting to-
night, at which !. 600 persons were present
this made the total attendance Of ths two
meetings 5000. Conservative Bloetz. leader
Of the tgrarian league, presided a. she chief
RatL LeriuR. and ROesick, libef al member Of
the roichstag anu second president OF the
league. was chairman of the other meeting.
IL was resolved TO ask the rsiohstt X to TO
fuse assent 20 Caprivfs tariff policy.
Ire approaching visit OF the emperor TO
Bismarck At FTiedrichsrnho. on Monday
next gains in Importance from the fact
that FriedTiohsruho Is entirely out OF the
way OF a person en- route Co Wilhelmshaven,
the direct route being via Is emOn and
OldenbuTR. The Hamburgers are delighted
a. the coming Of the emperor. and will tufn
out ia thousands 90 welcome him. The
railroad deIot ~ Fried ichsruhs Is already
beautifully decorated.