New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-19

under her port engines. The St Paul was about
to start on what Is known as the holiday sailns
and many OF her passengers were those "he
wanted to get home for the holidays. None Oh
the passengers were on board at the time OF the
accident and when they began to arrive "ea .S
they were told of the accident. ana tiiat ~, w
steamship would not sail. twenty OF ane s,serage
sixty of the second cabin and 125 of the steerass
passengers sailed on the Kensngton OF the i.eu M
Star Line which left shortly after noon VI. W.,
destination is Antwerp: but she VIII psonaers paou
stop at Southampton The remaining passenselS
viii probably sail on the Campania on SatuI
day The expenses of out-of-town passengers
will be paid by the American Lane v,,o
c. A. Griscom sr.: c. 4. Griscom. r. anu ~,
President light who came IN from Philadeiphia'
looked into the causes Of the accident as soon as
they arrived at the ship. but reporters W. IT, IT,
allowed in the engine-roonl anu i.s az nssha cause
regarding the explosion and its POSSIBLE 1 GrIs-
was given to the newspaper men by MI 'ris-
CON- jr -, @,
Captain Jamison the commander ,,, OF lne oc' ~.
Paul was not on board when the acciaeht oc
Cured, and Chief Officer W j. Roperts was % -,
charge James Carnegie. the chief ehglnee,, e. We
In another part Of the ship. ana James '. a , 20,
the second assistant engineer, was III raai &c 80 VI
the men at work In the engine room. When SEN SEN
by Tribune reporter Mr.. Griscom salu'
only theorZe as to what caused Tue acci1es 1ad
as all the men present at the time are INV NV ara
The second and fourth assistant engineers vi" -
in all probability working the valves wnei .ne M
trouble came The boiler-room IS forwaru y, ~, .e
engine room, and both are APART Oh , ai,,u' apd
A bulkhead separates the compartments anu
the main supply pipe which connects the ooisrs T,s
and engines runs through the bulkheau. ne nc
fracture occurred Just short distance from 'he
bulkhead in the engine-room, ana close "
valve The fracture was clean. but the lorce Vi
the explosion had thrown away the elbows ~
that there was foot or more separating tne enu'
of the pipe No damage was done 10 the SUI,
rounding machinery The pipe was In sectlons;
and the injured section will have to be replaced.
Mr. Griscom said he would not be able 70 MAX ,
a definite statement until a thorough lnVes'isa
ton had been completed. As result OF tne
accident nine men dead and three III
jured When the explosion was hrst heard !,
caused intense excitement In the nelghoorloou
Of the American Line piers. but prompt ac.ium a,Ii
by the police prevented trouble. ana equaly
prompt action by the Hu1son street Hospital am
bulance surgeons alayed the suffering or the IN
tured The reserves OF the Church-st. STATION
and a squad from the steamboat SQUAD uiue,
command of Captain Allaire. cleared the pier ana
held the crowd in check The ST PAU VIII NOT
sail again until her next regular sailing da'e'
which is three weeks from yesterday.
Coroner Fitzgerald arrived at the snip apout
noon and Immediately began an investigation
He said the cause of the explosion was as hlys-
terious az that which caused the trouble at
Hammersten's Olympia Theatre. The inquest
will not take place until the injured men are
able TO appear as witnesses Coroners Physician
Donlin said the men had all died from asphyx-
iation by inhaling steam and from general