Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-11-30
RIVER ACCIDENT.
Steamboat Boiler az stockton. Cal. EN.
plodcs Six Killed aud Many Hurt.
The Screams &c the tulused Passenger.
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STOCKTON. Cal Nov 2s The most
disastrous river accident la thc history
of stockton occurred sunday morning
near Fourteen Mile slough. when a
part % one ~ the boilers OF the a. 4.
Walker which loft san Francla,o about
q o'clock Saturday night was blown
Out killing tivc and dangerously
woundiug 10 persons whilc probably
10 cor 20 wcrc moro or lcss badly hurt
The I, &. Walker is owned by the can.
tornio Navigation aud Improvement
Co. aud ran between San Francisco
and stockton.
The majority 81 the passengers were
in bed when the explosion occurred
and were awakened by the report
which was an loud as lannon's roar
People rushed from their rooms in
their night clothes aud found the
whole forward portion ct the steamers
upper works blown away. The olcc-
trio lights had been put ont and the a.
Gaping steam cnvclopcd the front por.
ton Of the boat tin 1t was impossible
TO see how much OF the boat had been
carried away.
The screams Of the men who were
locked in their rooms near tho pilot
house were hoartrcnding. Capt John
Tulau had been blown from his
bed against the door OF the state room
and 40 seriously injured that lac could
not move. The door could not bc
forced open as ho was iammcd up
against H. one Of the employees OF the
boat secured an Ak aud cut the uppcr
part 81 the room away and finally re-.
moved him. but not until lac was vir.
tunlly roasted alive. when pulled ont
thc flesh dropped from his bones ina
large pieces aud although lac was suf
fcring overwhelmingly. lac bore Il brave.
~ and not groan escaped him aa lac
was taken ont Of the steam
Watson Henry, the chief engineer
aud his wife were In their room near
the pilot house when the explosion oc-
Cured. Mrs. Henry was blown through
the roof The flooring was blown up
ward and she was hurled with great
violence n distance Of go feet toward
the bow of the boat She was horribly
crushed by the fury 81 the explosion
and also badly scaldcd with
escaping steam. Her injuries proved
fatal AZ 1880 Sunday afternoon.
She retained consciousnosa until "a few
moments before her death. Her suf-
fcrinR was 50 intense that she bogged
the physicians Ia attendance 10 end
her life but all that could be done was
10 dcadcn the pain by the use Of mar
cotics.
Mr. Henry was terribly scnldcd lie
was thrown some distance away but
not as far as was his wife. He died
shortly after being brought 20 this
city.
Mr. Blunt WAS instantly killed. He
was standing on the lower deck as hc
intended making a landing short
distance above the place where the
explosion occurred.
Jerry Daily, the fireman. was In the
fire hold OF the boat when the accident
occurred. The escaping steam com
pletcly envclopcd him. scarcely por-
tion Of his body escaping the scorch-
ing vapor. lie died at the receiving
hospital 80 12;45 sunday afternoon.
Underneath the lower deck. where
the deck hands slept. groans and
screams were terrible. for the unfor-
tunate imprisoned men were receiving
The full force 81 the steam a. 81 came
from the boilers Eight Of them were
almost roasted alive. Those who were
able made their way % the deck az
best they could while the more seri-
ously injured were unable 90 get
out Arms and faces Of those near The
main entrance were frightfuIy scalded.
Dominica. who was on the lower deck.
was blown into the water and had 20
swim ashore after his back was horri-
bly, scaldcd
Ferdinand Law. 81 Seattle died AZ
o'clock sunday evening 40 the recoiv-
ing hospital. making the sixth death.
Gems shafter and carols Me-.
NEW YORK. Nov. 20. While passing