Evening journal., 1901-08-30
have LOCATED
BURST BOILER
Dead and Missing Now Num-
Der 2S Persons
WRECK EXAMINED BY EXPERT
Federal Authorities Have Taken a
Hand in Investigating CITY
Of Trenton Disaster

Federal authorities in conjunction with
the local authorities are Investigating the
cause of the explosion Of the City Of
Trenton and a rigid examination Of the
disaster will be made.
Thus far nine bodies have been recov-
cred, seven of whom have been positively
identified by friends and relatives. Two
other bodies lie in the morgue but are so
badly burned as to make identification
impossible.
The identified dead are:
William Nelson, aged 67 years, a vet
eran of the civil war and formerly an
inmate Of the Soldiers Home, Hamp-
ton. Va.
James Mccormick, 2S years, VIII
mington, Del, fireman.
Elizabeth Green, 21 years. Philadel-
phia.
William Dunn. Ss years, Philadel-
delphia.
Arthur R. T. Lansing, IA years,
Trenton, N. ].
William H. Keen, Philadelphia.
Jessie Stratton, Trenton, N. j.. died
in hospital.
In addition to these there are also
two charred bodies, believed to be
those Of females, in the morgue. They
are wholly beyond recognition, and
will be buried in Potter's Field.
Missing
Ethel w. Stokes, IA years. Of No. 104
Overlook avenue Trenton, y. J.
Marion Ashmead, No. % Pastoria
street. Germantown.
Nellie Ballentyne. No. $50 West Haines
street, Germantown.
Annie Herr No. 1876 AIaplewood ave
nue.. Germantown.
, Irene Weld, 16 years, No. 1905 Norris
street, Philadelphia.
Clara Weld, 13 years, No. 1905 Norris
street, Philadelphia.
Dora Weld, years, No. 1TO5 Norris
street, Philadelphia.
Mrs. Alice Matthews. Of No POPS Dia-
mond street, Philadelphia.
John ID. Chew, of Camden, assistant
engineer Of the City of Trenton.
Mott Mable, of Philadelphia, fireman
Of the wrecked steamer.
August Mable, of Philadelphia, a deck
hand.
James O'Connell, Of Philadelphia, fire.
man Of steamer.
Mrs. Herbert Cross, of No. 2sO6 Bel
mont avenue, Philadelphia.
Harry Johnson, 26 years, Of Humeville,
Pa.
Elizabeth Gillison. 20 years, Of No. 1147
South Fifteenth street, Philadelphia.
Frank Alberts, No. Is Haddon avenue,
Camden.
Mrs. f. Alberts, No. Is Haddon ave
nue., Camden.
Mrs. Annie Keen, No. s82 Pine street.
Philadelphia
Miss Reid, 16 years, of No. 145 West
Rittenhouse street. Philadelphia.
Joseph Kinney, 81 years, OF No. 32i
Wine street, Philadelphia.
A telegram was received last night
from Bristol, Pa, which says that Miss
Elizabeth Lippincott, a school teacher
of that place, who was on the City
OF Trenton, has not been heard from.
Although the searchers, consisting of
a corps of city police have been drag
ging the river ever since Wednesday
afternoon, they have been unable to
find any more bodies. That there are
more victims in the river is the firm
belief of the authorities, and their fall
ure to find any more bodies is sup
posed to be due to the strong current
in the river at the point where the
explosion occurred.
The water was pumped out OF the
hull of the burned steamer, after which
careful search was made for addi-
tion victims of the explosion, but none
was found. An attempt was made at
high tide yesterday afternoon to float
the wrecked vessel, but it was unsuc-
cessful and another effort will be made
at the next high tide.
AS to the exact cause of the explo-
sion nothing is yet known. but a rigid
investigation is to be conducted at
once. Fire Marshal lattimer, Coroner
Dugan, the police department and the
United States boiler inspectors for this
district will each carry on an inde-
pendent investigation, but little can
be known until the survivors have
been examined and a careful inspec-
tion of the wrecked steamer shall have
been made.
Many Of the passengers, who escaped
injury. maintain that the City OF Tren-
q ton, which was late when she left her
x wharf in this city Wednesday, was
racing at her topmost speed, and that
= II this had not been the case the acci-
dent would not have happened. This
z IS partly borne out by a statement said
to have been made by Assistant Engi-
neer John ID. Chew. Chew told his
wife that he expected to be killed by
B an explosion on the steamer as the
company made the engineers keep up
too high pressure OF steam.