Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-24

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were killed and fourteen were danger
ously or painfully injured. The vic
tins were:
THE DEAD:
FRANK WILSON, coal passer.
Z. J. STEIT, fireman.
THE INJURED:
EDWARD BARROW, leader of the
orchestra, scalded or face and hands
very painfully.
JOHN HOOP, fireman, inhaled steam
and face, neck and breast seriously
scalded.
GEORGE w. KEEL, waiter, Buffalo,
face and hands scalded.
ARNOLD KLEIN, passenger, Du-
buque, Iowa; face and hands badly
scalded. Accompanied by a student,
also painfully sealded.
ROBERT MCONKEY, coal passer,
back terribly scalded
MISS MILLER, orchestra; scalded on
hands and face.
FRANK ROSNER, fireman; badly
scalded on face, hands and body.
JAMES e. RYAN, fireman; scalded
on back, neck and hands.
NICK SESER, water tender, Cleve
land, O., hands scalded.
MISS VOXHEIMER, orchestra; face
painfully scalded.
NJ. L. WEBSTER, chief engineer;
hand scalded.
JAMES LORIMER, coal passer; face,
neck, breast and hands seriously scald-
ed.
IT WAS THE HOMEWARD RUN
of the whaleback in it's opening sum-
mer excursion to Milwaukee. About
three hundred and fifty souls were
aboard. Flying flags, with music and
dancing, was the order Of the evening.
Half a mile in the boats wake
ploughed the rival excursion steamer,
the Virginia, which, clearing the har-
Dor some fifteen minutes later, and she
had on every pound of steam possible
to overtake her competitor. On the
outward trip the Virginia had not only
held the advantage, but doubled it,
and the crew of the whaleback were
determined that they should not be
passed The Virginia was gaining, and
as the sun went down the boats pushed
ahead neck and neck, not more than
three hundred yards apart. The decks
and promenade of both steamers were
blackened with passengers. Shouts
and waving garments told the same
interest in the outcome that attends
the race course. The Virginia surged
ahead.
Word passed from the engine room
that the Christopher Columbus was re-
solved on
A LITTLE FUN.
The rival boat should be allowed to
gain half mile on the whaleback, it
was said, and then the steam was to ba
run up and the situation would be
changed before reaching the Chicago
harbor.
Scores went below to watch the ma
chinery. The clouds Of black smoke
formed a dense, low-hanging air wake
10 the whaleback, the vibrations Of the
craft from stem to stern, the unusual
blowing of water, all told that the Co.
lumbus was under
A GIGANTIC STRAIN
and would win it If 1t was in her. SONS
grew anxious. Judge Grosscup and his
marty who were sitting aft, deserted
their seats and stooG forward under the
bridge.
Those watching the guage said that
the pressure was exceeding the limit
to which the boilers were adjudged.
From 1872 pounds pressure, the steam
had run up to 1T pounds and was still
rising.
Suddenly there was a shock of an
evnlosion. The steam valve in six
inch connection pipe over the starboard
battery of three boilers had blown out.
Down in the hold, six f1remen and
water man found themselves enveioped
in a scalding mist so thick one could
not see his hand When they tried to
make the ladder, they jammed against
the heated oven doors, in their frenzy
thew fell over one another and delayed
embracing the slight chance OF escape
offered.
THE BLINDING VAPOR
made help impossible.
The hot steam was everywhere. II
was instantly in every compartment OF
tbe vessel. In the main saloon, 100
nersons seated about or reclining, were
Suddenly seized with panic. 1t was in
creased by all the lights going out.
,The messengers rushed to the decks.
Several women tainted. The men did
all in their power to quiet the fright
ened. Many believed the ship was
sinking.
Then the steam reached the passen-
oors 4 score or more of women who
had inhaled steam swOoned, and in the
excitement their friends feared they
had been overcome by breathing
THE DEADLY VAPOR.
And vet with the suspense Of not
knowing what was going to happen,
tbore were numbers of women who
1,ent composed and stood ready to take
- the life boats if necessary.
For three hours, the whaleback lay
ootting ND steam for resuming the
tourney. It was found that one battery
Of three boilers had been made useless.
Ir+ ~ tbe others were cut off from it, ana
st II o'clock there was enough pressura
TO start the engines.
The boat finally reached her dock IN
Chicago at 3:15 a. m.
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