The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-09-03
8 DEAD; 20 MISSING.
RE9uLT OF EXPLOSION ON CITY
OF TRENTON.
Many Escaped Passengers Claimed
Boat Was Racins--Engineer
Expected to Be Killed.

Philadelphia, Aug 30.-It developed
that the result of the explosion of the
boiler on the steamer City of Treu-
ton, while on her way up the Della.
ware river from this city to Trenton,
n. j., was more appalling than was
at first supposed. Nine persons are
Known positively to be dead, at least
20 are missing, most of whom are be.
lieved to have been on the steamer,
end two of the injured still in the
hospital will probably die.
The identified dead are:
William Nelson. aged 67 years, a
veteran of the Civil War and formerly
an inmate of the Soldiers home,
Hampton, Va.
James Mccormick. 23 years, viii.
mington. Del, fireman.
Elizabeth Green, 2l years, Philadel.
phia.
William Dunn. 3S years. Philadel.
phia.
Arthur R. T. Lansing. IA years,
Trenton, N. j.
William II. Keen, Philadelphia.
Jessie Stratton, Trenton, died in
hospital.
In addition to these there are two
charred bodies, believed to be those
of females, in the morgue. They arc
beyond recognition and will be buried
in Potters' field.
The list of missing, which will
doubtless add many to the death roll
Is as follows:
Long List OF Missing.
Irene Weld, aged 16 years.
Clare Weld, 13.
Dora Weld, 9. three sisters of this
0ty, who were with their uncle. Viii
liam Dunn, who was killed on the
steamer.
Mrs. William III. Keen. whose hus
band was killed.
John d. Chew, of Camden, N. ].
assistant engineer.
Augustus Merkle, fireman, PhiladeI
phia.
Mott Merkle. fireman, Philadelphia
Anna Herr, aged 16 years, Philadel
phia.
Mrs. John w. Matthews, Philadel
phia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Albert, Phila
delphia.
Nellie Ballantyne, Philadelphia.
Mrs. Herbert Cross. Philadelphia.
Ethel Stokes, Trenton, N. j.
Henry Johnson, Hulmeville, Pa.
Marion Ashmead, II years, Phila
delphia.
Elizabeth Gillison, 23, Philadelphia
James O'Connell, fireman, Philadel
phia.
Miss Edna Kinney, Philadelphia.
A telegram received last night from
Bristol, Pa. says that Miss Elizabeth
L1ppincott, a school teacher of that
place, who was on the City of Trer.
ton, has not been heard from. This
made 20 persons reported as missing.
Of the 33 persons taken to the hos.
p.tal In the House of Correction, near
the scene of the explosion, the follow
ing are still in the institution:
Mrs. Edna Van Schoick, Hights.
town, N. j., will die.
Miss Fannie Keen, of PHILADELPHIA,
will die.
w. c. Mershon, Morrisville, Pa.
J. w. Hastings. Philadelphia.
Mrs. j. w. Hastings, PHILADELPHIA.
White Lansing, Trenton, N. ].
Miss Clara Connor. Philadelphia.
mrs u. r. Smith, Philadelphia.
Miss Reid.
Many or the passengers who es.
caped injury maintain that the City
OF trenton, which was late when she
LEFT her wharf in this city, was racine
at ner topmost speed, and that IL this
mad not been the case the accident
would not have happened. This is
partly borne out by statement said
to have been made by Assistant En-
gineer John d. Chew. Chew told his
vile that he expected to be killed by
an explosion on the steamer. as the
company made the engineers keep ur
too high pressure of steam.