The age-herald., 1901-08-29
Six Dead Bodies Have Been Recovered and Four Are
 Still Missing
PIANO SAVED MANY LIVES
instrument Was Blown Into the Water and the Wounded Passengers cIung to It's Corners Until
 Assistance Arrived.

 Philadelphia, August 2S. - While the steamboat City of Trenton, of the Will mington Steamboat Company, was on her way from this city to Trenton, N. J., this afternoon her port boiler exploded, kill ing several persons and injuring more than score of others. Four passengers are missing, but as many sustained slight injuries 1t 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.
 The missing:
 Mrs. John Matthews, Philadelphia.
 Mrs. Matilda Cross, Philadelphia.
 Two children, who were seen to jump overheard.
 The injured:
 Theresa Rein, Philadelphia, fatally.
 
 tally.
 J. s. Smith, Camden, N. J.
 Mrs. Barrett, Camden, N. J.
 Mrs. Anna Hoover, Camden, N J.
 Cecelia Magrogan, Philadelphia.
 Henry Magrogan, Philadelphia.
 s. E. Kephart, Philadelphia.
 Alice Matthew. Philadelphia. Mrs G. E. Smith, Philadelphia.
 Bessie Brown, Philadelphia.
 Edna Van Schaek, Pightstown, N. J
 Heannett Reid. Philadelphia
 Louisa Robinson, Camden, N. J.
 Wilson Mecke, Philadelphia.
 w. c. Messbaum. Morrisvilie Pa
 J. W. Hastings. Philadelphia.
 White Lansing, Trenton, N. J.
 F. A. Delacey, Philadelphia.
 Mrs. Camida, Philadelphia
 Miss Carrie Caminade, Philadelphia.
 Albert Lee. Philadelphia
 Boat Was Burned.
 After the explosion the boat took fire and ran aground.
 Tonight she lies a wrecked and black ened hulk in the marshes opposite Tor resdale, 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 depart ment is anchored a short distance from the stranded excursion steamer, pumping the water from the ill-fated vessel
 The City of Trenton made daily trips between Philadelphia and Trenton stop ping at Burlington. N. J., Bristol, Pa, and other points on the way. She left the company's wharf at 1:45 o'clock to- day. Her passenger list was light and deck hands aboard.
 At Torresdale the steampipe connecting with the port boiler burst with a loud report. Then another explosion followed which rent the port boiler in twain. Scalding steam and water was poured into the cabin and sections of the wood work of the boat were torn away Those of the passengers who were not scalded 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 arms were partly boiled. The screams of the injured could be heard on shore and the cries of those who leaped and were blown into the riv- CT were heartrending.
 Saved by a Piano.
 So great was the force of the expIo- sion that piano in the upper drawing room of the boat was hurled many feet away from the boat into the river This proved a fortunate circumstance for many of the injured thrown Into the wa ire scalded and otherwise injured so that fhey Uera repdarad halploas thaxy chung to the piano and were rescued.
 When the explosions occurred, Mate Vanderyeer and Pilot Curry were In the pilothouse. Both were hurled with ter rife force from the little enclosure and the wheel on the starboard side refused to work. while that on the port side for some unaccountable reason began revolv ing with 1ightning-like rapidty. As re- suit of this the rudder turned the bow of the boat towards shore and she quick ly ran aground. fastening herself in the mud By this time the vessel had caught fire, and those of the passengers who were still able were compelled to leap for their lives Fortunately the water was not more than four feet deep and many of the victims of the disaster were able to wade ashore. Some. however, who were too seriously injured to help themselves were rescued by members of the boat CluDSs WioSc HOuSCo AihC hhc ti'cA Ae0A%~ at that point.
 Crew Acted HeroicaIIy.
 The captain and crew of the boat cons ducted themselves as heroes. They rem dered all the assistance possible to the tn- jured and Captain Worrell was the last man to leave the boat. All the seriously injured were hastily conveyed to the hos pital at tho House of Correction ar Holmesville, near Torresda1e.
 As soon as possible word was sent to this city by police boats and the emer- gency corps of doctors left at once. Two police boats rendered effective service in extinguishing the flames. which were fast consuming the boat, and in caring Tor the injured The physicians and surgeons of the emergency corps assisted in reliev- ing the suffering and the Injured.
 The scenes in the House of Correction hospital were pitiable. Men and women with the flesh hanging from their limbs and bodies bore their suffering like stoics, and some even smiled while the doctors laved the raw and bleeding fiesh with cooling lotions.
 The boilers of the City of Trenton were