The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-29
IN FIRE AND STEAM
ELEVEN PERSONS MET DEATH
NEAR PHILADELPHIA.
BOATS BOILER ExPL0DES.
CITY OF TRENTON is BLOWN FROM
THE WATER.

River Steamboat, Manned by Fall
ing Timbers and Scalded by Es-
caping Steam, suffer Frightful Ag-
ony-List of Dead and Injured May
Re Extended as New Discoveries
Are Mnde-Trenton Was Run Into
the Bank and burned to Waters
Edge-Omccrs Were Heroes in
Time of Peril.
Philadelphia, Aug. 2s.-While the
steamboat qAy of Trenton, of the Will
mington Steamboat Company, was on
her way from this city to Trenton, N.
J.. this afternono, her port boiler ex-
ploded, killing eleven persons, and in
mrng over score of others, several
of the latter fatally.
Four passengers are missing, but as
many sustained slight injuries, it is
thought the missing may be among
those who did not find it necessary to
go to the hospital.
The dead are:
J. D. Chew, assistant engineer
Miss Elizabeth Green, Philadelphia.
Two firemen, names unknown.
One deck hand, name unknown.
Two passengers, names unknown.
Late tonight four additional bodies
were recovered from the wreck of the
steamer, and were brought to the
morgue in this city. This makes to-
tai of eleven lives lost by the accident,
There is a strong belief that more
victims are in the river, and the search
will be kept up until every part of the
vicinity has been gone over by the Crap
piers.
The missing:
Mrs. John Matthews, Philadelphia.
Mrs. Matilda Cross, Philadelphia.
Two children, who were seen to jump
overheard.
The injured, scalded and burned:
Theresa Rhein. Philadelphia, fatally
Louisa Panschoick, Philadelphia. fatal
Barrett, Camden, N. j.; Mrs. Anna
Hoover Camden, N. J.; Cecilia Magro-
gan Philadelphia; Henry Magrogan,
Philadelphia; S. E. Kephart, Philadel-
phia; Alice E. Matthews, Philadelphia;
Mrs G. E. Smith, Philadelphia; Bessie
Brown, Philadelphia; Edna VanSchack.
Hghtstown, N. j.; Jeanette Read,
Philadelphia; Louisa Robinson, Cam
den; Wilson Mecke, Philadelphia; w.
c. Mersbaum, Morrisville, Pa; ]. w.
Hastings, Philadelphia; White Lans-
ing, Trenton, n. j.; F. A. DeLacey,
Philadelphia; Mrs. F. A. DeLacey,
Philadelphia Mrs. Caminade. Philadel-
phia; Miss Carrie Caminade. Philadel-
phia; Albert Lee, Philadelphia.
Burned 10 Waters Edge.
After the explosion the boat took fire
and ran aground. Tonight she lies
wrecked and blackened hulk in the
marshes opposite Torresdale, sixteen
miles above this city. Her hold is
filled with water, and it is feared more
OF her passengers and crew may be
found in the bottom of the boat when
the water is pumped out.
boat belonging to the police de-
partment is anchored a short distance
from the stranded excursion steamer,
pumping the water from the Inflated
vessel
The City of Trenton made daily trips
between Philadelphia and Trenton.
She left the companys wharf at 1:45
o'clock this afternoon. fifteen minutes
behind her schedule time.
Her passenger list was lighter than
usual, and she carried very little
freight. The vessel was in charge of
capt. w. A. Worrell.
The other officers were: Edward
Curry, pilot; j. w. Vanderveer, mate;
Edward Murphy, chief engineer; ]. d.
Chew, assistant engineer, and Clayton
keybold, purser. There were about
Twelve firemen and deck hands aboard.
The Explosions Force.
Nothing of moment occurred until
Inc boat reached Torresdale. Here the
steam pipe connecting with the port
boiler burst with a loud report. 1t
was followed by another explosion and
'hls time the port boiler was rent in
twain. Scalding steam and water
poured into the cabin and sections of
the wood work of the boat were torn
away by the force of the explosion
Ihose of the passengers who were not
scanned and SCARED by the scalding
steam and boiler water were struck by
me lying portions of the splintered
ooDlh. Legs and arms were broken
S ana faces and bodies were parboiled
ne screams of the injured could be
nIdrd on shore and the cries of those
VINO leaped and were blown into the
'isef were heartrending.
90 great was the force of the explo-
i oh mat piano in the upper draw
t"e room OF the boat was hurled many
ee' away into the river. This proved
De fortunate circumstance for
ii,ldny OF the injured passengers. Thown
~ the water scalded and otherwise
tnJuIed so that they were rendered
h helPless they chung to the piano, which
rs au fallen into shallow water, until
Omccr Torn From wheel.
y,Wnen the explosions occurred Mate