Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-07-31

shock. The bugeye at the time NO.
but two hundred yards from the tno
and those on board felt a strong concns
sion. The captain says that the sffsi,
was over in the twinkliog OF an eve
There was tremendous report, eres,
burst OF flame and smoke and the nevt
moment, high In the air. was the tho il
thousands OF atoms. The stack tba
iron and metal work, the wood wort
and the bodies OF men went sailing skr.
ward. On account of she volume .,
smoke which kept floating upward the
captain caonot say how high the yreck'
age was hurled, but in moment after
the first report the water was churnsS
by falling embers and splintered wood
Some of these were very large. he saws
and splashed the water ten feet in tho
air as they struck the surface. at va
aterrible sight," he said "and for q
moment We hardly knew what had
happened. The flames burst out and
went high in the sir. and when thu
smoke had cleared away, all We coud
see was the wrecksge floating on the
water. On large piece OF this W.
could see the figure of a man, out I
could not tell whether he was Injured
or not. He was rescued by a rogbosf
The tugs William A. Johnson, Reuben
Foster, Scandinavia, and Others and tbA
steamer Alvon, were soon there AID We
kept on up"
Had the accident happened three
minutes later the Morse would m.
doubtedly have been wrecked. for the
unfortunate tug was just about to o.
alongside the vessel when the expl5.
sion occurred. The tug was almost
underneath the Morse's jibbooo, and
her crew had narrow escape from Sc.
rious, If not fatal, injury. Mate Geo.
A. Upper was 10 the forward part Of
the schooner, preparing to haul 10 the
line that the tug had thrown over. the
towing contract having been carried
out. As quick as flash there came
deafening, rumbling sort Of a noise. fol-.
lowed by dense cloud OF smoke and
steam, with the air freighted with Ay.
ing debris. A lump of soft Goa from
the wrecked eDgine-room whizzed pas.
Mr.. Tupper's head as if it had been
fired from a mighty cannon, and CON.
pletely overturned large barrel OF Ice
water smidships. Mr.. Upper looked
ahead again, aud all thst remained Of
the once putting tug was lot OF Ajst.
ing debris.
Edward Mshoney, steward o. The
Morse, and passenger from Washing.
ton also had narrow escapes from being
hurt by dviug debris.
Capt. E. c. Remission, master OF the
Morse, was aft on the quarterback q!
the time. He said last night that be
heard a dull noise, and, looking
through the rigging On his vessel, saw
bodies flying 10 almost every direction,
mingled with coal and broken trag.
ments of wood, iron, etc. When the
had cleared he caught
glimpse of the sinking boat.
Mate Upper, of the Morse, tells
pathetic story of the heroism and
thougbtfulness Of Captain Gro Wder, Of
the ill-tsted tug. THE captain was %
top of the house of the tug at the time,
said Mr.. Upper, "wl ither he had gous
10 ling the bell. The force of the eI.
Dloson hurled him directly under The
DOW OF the Morse. l expected to see
mis- life dashed out against the vessel,
put looking down, l saw him cingiug
% our bowline. He shouted to me 4
sm all right; save the Others" Before
we could get to the captain he was res
,ued ny couple Of men in small boat
and | believe that he went ashore With
A couple OF policemen. There were sey'
en- men on the tug, and all but two were
rescued by small bosts, which wer
ihick 10 the stream. 1t oil hsppe5et
% an instant, and there was nothing
eft of the tug. For several mOuls
Dur vessel was literally covered wiz
1ebris Of all sorts-iron, lead, woodsni
COAL"
Engineer Wood was a son Of late
Douglass Wood. He was So years Cd
md lived In the First ward all bis liit
BE leaves a widow and three childrei
.wo sons and daughter. Mate Moor
vas about 60 years OF age and leaves
widow. He livedon Duke street bewe'l
Fairfax and Lee. Wilgus ard Ns1
he unipjured members of the cTe'
rave previously been wrecked ''
blown up this making their tolrde
APE from death. All hands were .
rave been paid oil yesterday. lH
lead mate was an uncle OF the cspls''
Mr.. John Stone jr., of this city, w.
~ one OF the wharves and looking
he Templsr when the explosion occur
ID. He gives very graphic de'cnr
ion of the scenes attending the dlss'c
n letter to his family here. Hess
he Templar's boiler landed lear 'O
wharf on which he was standing
A telegram Was received n tbs ~
rom Baltimore at 2 o'clock today ~ ~.
ng that Moore's and WoOda DOv"
lad not been recovered up 10 w.
our. The dispatch further '''-
hat Gannon's injuries were DOL
serious nature, his ankle W.
,ing injured. The ill-isied tug ~
i. Georges Island, near when p.'~
apt. Crowder lives, last Sunday, ~g ~,
*, at which time all were well
'emplsr proceeded up the river S a.
let the schooner Nellie Morse 81 w.
hall Hall. The tug took the Ve''TT IN
OWN and proceeded to Bal more n,,
ccident seems to bs shrouded 10 ~
tery, as the boiler had been l3 I.
y tn government officials 90 Ju a';|
nd pronounced to be in good colG. y,
he families OF Engineer " OOo ,',.
late Moore knew nothing OF Ioe w.,
Or until this morning. The lsWtW
las insured against fire on9' !.
Ieury Graham, one OF the oWDe''
N ates the loss al 81, 200
HOW,5 THIS ir
We offer One Hundred DolisIs hs1ai
/. ~ oa an NJ Natayrh that cannot o. b''' n