The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-19
FIVE DEAD.
A Terrible scaidi .: Accident of the Ocean
Liner st. Paul.


New York, December 1S.-Rv tbe
bursting of steam vale on board ire
American line steamer st. Paul, at Pier
IA, North river, early this morning five
men were scalded to death and five others
were SO badly soalded as to be taken to
the hospital.
The St. Paul was to have sailed at IL
O'Clock today for Southampton. Her de-
parture will be delayed by the accident
at least "a hours, it is said.
The list of the dead is as follows:
James Fawns, second assistant engi-
| neer.
William Manning. fourth assistant en-
gineer.
Robert Campbell, lnachlnist.
George Williams, maohinist.
Daniel Medallion, machinist's helper.
The following is the list of the injured
who were removed to the Hudson street
hospital:
Robert Wilson, machinist, native OF
| Scotland, scalded in the face, neck, arms
and leg.
Frank Vesper, third assistant engineer
of Roxbury, Mass, scalded about the
| face and hands
Andrew Heard, 40 years old, stol ekeep-
er, scalded all over the body.
Adolph Falker Of this city, cleaner,
scalded on hands, legs, arms and neck.
| Durham, machlnist, scalded on the
body.
The St. Paul came in last Saturday
and was all ready to sail. AT the time Of
| the accident there were about thirty men,
engineers, maohinists and helpers in the
/ fire room and engine room. A large
steam valve leading from the fire room
| in to the engine with escaping steam.
| James Carnegie, the chisf engineer, was
not In the engine room the time Of the
explosion. The second assistant Engi.
neer James Fawns was there with Other
assistant and machinists oiling the ma
chinery and getting ready to sail at II
O'Clock.
| The noise of the escaping steam, which
| followed the bursting of the steam valve,
was heard on deck and great excitement
| followed on the ship. Ihe cries OF the
men in the fire room were also heard
and some of the crew went to their res
cue Two or three Of the scalded mer
climbed upon deck. The skin was peeled
| from their faces and arms and they pre-
sented horrible appearance.
| For few moments it was not known
| Just what had transpired on account o.
| the dense steam which filed the fire an6
engine rooms and the excitement, was
| intense when the steam had cleared away
| it was found that five men had beer
scalded to death and that five others were
badly injured
AmbulanceS were summoned from the
Hudson street hospital. The scalded meI
were carried out of the fire room and lift
| ed into the ambulances and conveyed tx
| the hospital All were badly scalded AID
one OF two may die.
| Second Assistant Engineer Fawns
| Fourth Assistant Engineer Manning and
Machinists Campbell, Williams and Ma
chinists Helper Medallion were dead be.
| fore help reached them.
| They were nearest OF the steam valve
| W hich burst and the escaping steam
str uck them with such force that, they
were unable to help Jhemeves and were
| scalded to death in few minutes. Tht
other men who were In the fire room al
| the time of the accident rushed for theil
| lives. All succeeded in escaping witt
| the exception of those mentioned.
Edward Wishart of England, the cleo
| trician on the St. Paul, was also sealdeG
on the hands and face, bnt not badly
enough to go to the hospital. He was at
| tended on board the steamer. g5
| Chief Engineer Carnegie was seen on
the pier but refused to make any State
| ment concerning the accident. The cause
| of the bursting of the steam valve is no
known at preent. Captain Jamison O
| the st. Paul, could not be seen, as no on,
was allowed to go aboard the vessel
The agent of the company also refused tt
make statement