Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-29

learned. however. that Mr.. Murphy de-
clares positively that the City Of TrentonI
was not engaged in a race. He says that
the steamer was not within twenty min
utes' distance of any steamboat on the
river and that therefore trial Of speed
was impossible.
Captain Horace Wilson arrived in this
city late last night aud left az an early
hour this morning for Philadelphia.
Another WilmingtOnan who was on
the Inflated vessel was Clayton u. Rey-
bold. cousin of Captain Philip X. Rey-
bold. of this city He was purser in the
boat and was injured painfully. but moi
seriously. about The shoulders. He went
10 fhe home Of relatives ia Philadelphia.
hi consequence OF the report circulated
last night that the City of Trenton was
speeding up the river in an effort to over
take her rival boat. the Twilight, several
attempts were made 10 ohtain state
ment in reference to this report from the
officers Of the Wilmington Steamboat
Company. But the persons in authority
10 speak were absent from the Offices Of
the company. and none of the minor Of
iicials would say anything about IL.
AS TO the exact cause OF the explosion,
nothing is yet known. but rigid mvesti-
CATION is to be conducted al once. II may
have either been due TO the carrying oftoo
little water IN the boilers or a defect in
some Of the tubes. which breaking,
caused the explosion OF all the boilers to
occur simultaneously. The rigid investi-
CATION to be conducted by Coroner Dugan
Immediately is to determine the exact
cause and to place the responsibility
where it belongs
On all sides the charge is continually
being made that the City of Trenton,
which was late when she left her dock az
Arch street wharf, was racing at her top
most speed. and that il this had not been
the ease the accident would never have
occurred Among the survivors the state
ment is freely expressed that the great
speed at which the vessel was run made it
so uncomfortable that many of the pas
sengers hecame frightened and frequent.
~ were compelled 10 change their seats
on account of the uncomfortable rolling
Of the boat.
Excursonists who were aboard tn,
Twilight mt the time of the explosion say
that they neither heard the report nor did
they see any flames shooting in the air
They were more than two or three miles
ahead of the Trenton. and only heard Of
the accident when a passing boat tolC
them of the report.
Searching for bodies
Shortly after 10 o'clock In anticipation
of finding some of the bodies Of the miss
ing. the fremen ON duty on the steamer
began to pump out the hull Of the boat
This work will take several hours before
the searchers will be enabled 10 ascertain
anything definite.
Al first il was feared that the Rev. Il
w. Cantwel. editor of the Pcninsul,
Methodist, was among the passengers OF
the Trenton, rs he stated his intention Of
taking that route ON his way TO OceaI
Grove. II has been ascertained that he
caught an earlier boat.
| James Mccormick, aged 20 years, ;
fireman on the Inflated stamer City o
Trenton, met his death in the explo
sion yesterday afternoon. No detail
have been received by relatives here
The body will arrive in this city thi
afternoon at 100 o'clock
MIR. Mccormick, who boarded wit
his sister, Mrs. John Bradley, of NJ
$40 Kirkwood street, had been a fire
man on the steamer since she wen
In service on March last. Prior Il
that time he was a fireman on the Cit.
of Chester.