The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-29
The City of Trenton Burned to the
Waters Edge in Delaware
River.
FOUR OF HER PASSENGERS MISSING
The Disaster Was the Result Of the Bursting Of
the Steamers Port Boiler, and The
Fire Quickly Followed the
Explosion.
(By the Associated Press.) J

Philadelphia, Pa, August 2S.--While the
mington Steamboat Company, was on her
way from this city to Trenton, N. j., this
Afternoon, her Port boiler exploded, killing
seven persons and injuring over score
OF others. 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. ID. CHEW, assistant engineer.
Mss ELIZABETH GREEN, PhiIadel-
phia.
TWO FIREMEN, names unknown.
ONE DECK HAND, name unknown.
TWO PASSENGERS, names unknown.
Missing:
MRS. JOHN MATTHEW'S, Philadelphia
MRS. MATILDA CROSS, Philadelphia
TWO CHILDREN, who were seen to
jump overheard.
Injured:
Scalded and burned-Theresa Rhein,
Philadelphia, fatally; Louisa Panschoick,
Philadelphia, fatally; ]. S. Smith, Cam
den, n. j.; Mrs. Barrett, Camden, N j.;
Mrs. Anna Hoover, Camden, N. j.. Cecilia
Magrogan, Philadelphia; Henry Magrogan,
Philadelphia; S. e. Eephart, Philadelphia;
Alice e. Matthews, Philadelphia; Mrs. G.
f. Smith, Philadelphia; Bessie Brown,
Philadelphia; Edna Van Setback, Hghts-
town, N. j.. Jeanett Read, Philadelphia;
Louisa Robinson Camden, n. j.; Wilson
Mecke, Philadelphia; W. C. Mersbaum,
Do loI
phia; White Lansing, Trenton, N. j.; r.
A. Delacey, Philadelphia; Mrs. f. A. De-
lacey Philadelphia: Mrs. Caminade Phil
adelphia; Miss Carrie Caminade, Phila-
delphia; Albert Lee, Philadelphia.
After the explosin the boat took fire
and ran aground. Tnight she lies a
wrecked and blackened hulk in the
marshes opposite Torresdale. six miles
above this city. Her hold is filled with
water and it is feared more of her pas
sengers and crew may be found in the
bottom of the boat, when the water is
pumped out.
A boat belonging to the police depart
mcnt is anchored a short distance from
the stranded excursion steamer, pumping
the water from the Inflated vessel
The City of Trenton makes daily trips
between Philadelphia and Trenton. She
left the company's wharf at 1:25 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 Captain w.
A. Worrell
The other officers were:
Edward Curry, pilot; j. w. Vanderveer,
mate; Edward Murphy, chief engineer; j..
d. Chew, assistant engineer, and Clayton
Reynolds, purser. There were about IL
ilremen and deck hands aboard
Nothing of moment occurred until the
boat reached Torresdale Here the steam
pipe connecting with port boiler burst
with loud report. 1t was followed by
another explosion, and this time the port
boiler was rent in twain. Scaldng steam
and water poured into the cabin and sec
tions of the woodwork of the boat were
torn away by the force of the explosion
Those OF the passengers who were not
steamed and SCARED by the scalding
steam and boiling water were struck by
the flying portions of the splintered
cabin. Legs and arms were broken and
faces and bodies were parboled. The
screams of the injured could be heard on
shore and the cries of those who leaped
and were blown into the river were heart
rending
So great was the force of the explosion
that piano in the upper drawing room
Of the boat was hurled many feet away
from the boat into the river This proved
fortunate circumstance for many of the
injured passengers. Thrown into the
water. scalded and otherwise injured so
that they were rendered helpless, they
clung to the piano, which had fallen into
shallow water until rescued When the
explosion occurred Mate Van Derveer and
Pilot Curry were in the pilot house.