The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-29

Gaping steam. tried nv best Il
get her from her position. but wad
handicapped by the smokarpd 6ys
so called Samuel Stokes To- my AZ.
sistance. ~ (
Together we got the woman out
but not before she had been scalded
10 death. We brought her to shore
with two other bodies that had been
found"
The body was atterward identi.
fed as that Of Elizabeth Green, Of
2442 East Hazard street. Frank
ford.
Richard Wells, a fshe rman who
was rowing on the river at the time
of the explosion, helped to pick up
several passengers who were blown
overheard. ~ saw eight persons
struggling in the water and hang
ing on 10 pieces of furniture when
approached the vessel, he said,
(which was shortly after, the explo.
sion occurred. Robert Burns went
out with me IN another boat and to.
gether we got all eight, aboard.
Two of the women tainted, however
before we got 10 shore.
Frank Mlltenberger and David
Morriecy rendered valuable assist
ance in getting the lnjuredto shore.
Unable 10 get boats. the men waded
out through the marsh neck deep
and met the rowboats that were
bringing 10 the passengers and car.
ried the injured to dry land.
THE LOSS.
White the officials of the Phila.
pelphia g. Wilmington Navigation
Company were inclined to be retl-
cent whcn questioned about the
proba ble loss 10 the City OF Tren.
ton, James Wilson the president,
said last night that $4,000 would
not be%2r fr ON the figure.
II hear from those ut the scene.
he said, "that the hull has not been
damaged and from that am inclin
ed to think that there could not
have been an,eXpiosion cf the boil
ers. We are not prepared to say
how great the damage has been.
but think from the fact that the
hull is not damaged, that it will
not be as heavy as it as thought
at first.
Captain Frank Edwards. our
general agent, and representa-
tive Of the Ncatie Il Levy Company
went up the scene OF the wreck on
our tug shortly after we first heard
OF the explosion and they are max
ing an Investigation. y
ENGINEER MURPHY
WILMINGTON.
Edward Murphy. chief engineer on
the City OF Trenton. after tn" explosion
occurred arrived in this city on til"
steamer City If Chester about o'clock
last night. Engineer Murphy was
| driven from the boat TO his home no.
! 73l East Seventh street in cab,
When reporter of the REpUB-
LlCAN called at the residence of
Engineer Murphy this morning. he
was informed that the injured man
was resting easier. During the
night he was delirious at times. A
trained nurse is IN constant alten-
dance and no one is allowed to dis.
turb HIM. He had remarkab bic
| escape from death. Just before the
explosion, he and an oiler had in
spectcd the water gauge and found
| the water was sufficient. Then
they returned to the engine room.
and Murphy was standing by fee d
| pump when the explosion occurred.
Heavy ircn bound bulkheads that
were between the boilers and the
engine room were hurled past the
two men and carried away the
pump alongside which they we're
standing In the wreck OF the
boiler room could be seen the only
fireman who was on duty in the
fire room. lie was apparently
alive and Murphy succeeded in
reaching him and carried him to
/ the deck.
Murphvs injuries consist OF Sc.
we're bruises to his right arm and