The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
PANICeN 4 STEAMER.
Passengers 7 Terror-Stricken by
- aBoiIer Explosion.
AN ACCIDENT on THE MANiTOU.

Nobody i. Killed Though Three Persons
Are More or Less soalded-Cool- Headed
Captain Prevents the Women from
Jumping Overboard-Two Men and .
Woman Get into the Water but Are soon
Rescued-Not Much Damage Done.
JACKSON. Mich. Aug 22 The boiler Of
the steamer Manitou Of Clarks Lake Boat
company at Clark's lake blew up at
o'clock Thursday evening. while seventy
five passengers were on board No ono
was drowned but Engineer Fred Hinck
ley. Robbie Tawse of Owosso and Mrs
Jewell Of Parma were more or less
scalded. Arthur Richardson. Engineer
Hinckley and Robbie Tawee jumped into
the water when the steam and hot water
began TO escape They were soon res.
cued
Captain Verne Badgley by cool head
and heroic efforts, quieted the pan C.
stricken women who attempted TO jump
into the lake. The canopy of the boat was
blown off. but the steamers hull was not
damaged and the steamer was towed to
the dock by the steamer G. J. & The
boiler was tested by government inspec-
tor three weeks ago with $50 pounds OF
steam There We're ninety pounds Of
steam when the accident happened
Passengers Psnic-stricken.
The widest excitement prevailed as sooE
ne the gray puff OF smoke and steam shot
heavenward with a deafening report
Splinters of the canopy flew in every d.
rection, and falling debris, with darksn
ing clouds of smoke and steam overh al
resembled for a moment an awful storm
and added terror TO the stricken hearts OF
the women and chill iren on board Moth.
crs clasped their children instinctiyely
and with blanched faces hugged them
close while girls who "a moment before
were chatting attentively with their low
ers shrieked and pulled their hair and
clawed each other in their wild attempt to
get somewhere only for safety.
The boat swayed and the boiler topplel
over An awful shrek went up as th'
people rushed TO either end of the boat and
two or three went overheard In an IA
slant women, crying aad moaning al.
tempted to follow those already in ths
water Then it was that the keen cut AMI
stern countenance OF Captain Feru'
Badgley loomed up amid the scene of
panic and in a strong untiinch!ng voirs
commanded all 10 be quiet and sat down
Three Persons Overheard.
Ii temporarily quelled the excitement
and then with all calmness he seated
number who were scrambling over the
railing Two men plunged or were push.
ed off the stern Of the boat They buoyei
themselves to floating pieces of the HURT
cane deck, while ropes were thrown TO
woman who was houndering In the water
and was about to sink. She could not
grasp the rope and one Of the men left his
driftwood and swan toward her. She
clinched him about the neck with death
| like grasp and both sank.
On rising IL was noticed the brave fell
low had freed himself. He caught the
rope thrown to him and, passing his end
under the womans body, swan toward
the boat, amid the glad shouts OF those on
board He reached the side of the boat
and number of eager hands were extend
ed TO grasp him and the rope. Then the
woman was pulled TO the boat and seemed
more dead than alive The people along
the shores set out with small rowboats
and picked up the man on tn floating
debris