The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-03
THE BOILER
is MISSING.

Philadelphia. Sept 3.-The death list
OF the City Of Iren on disaster now stands
at twenty six.
Mrs. Edna VanSchaick, OF Hightstown,
N. D., died in the Holmesburg Hospital
yesterday, after II plucky fight of four
days for life. The one thing, In the sur.
gsons opinion. that enabled her to keep
up SO long was desire to hear from her
husband or to see him before death. He
Is travelling man aud Is on Western
trip.
For several days after the wreck 1t was
impossible to locate him He was heard
from Sunday. but was 10 far away to re.
turn in time to sue his wife bsfors she
died. She sauk af or hearing tho news
and soon passed away
1t is feared that by to morrow J. W.
Hastings may be added to the list. 1t is
believed that his spine is badly wrenched
and perhaps broken Mr.. Hasting, j., -
years old. and is we'll known for his char
liable work. He Is the founder Of the
sunday Breakfast Association aud the
AAlle AAlAS A]ouBho, NA VI kou'houeA ooAhb
mi sonary work among sailors.
At the hospital yesterday it wss said
that more poorly dressed men and women
have asked after the welfare Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hastings than all the other patients.
They admit they are not relatives.
l He was kind to me- all OF the callers
say. IN the churches throughout the
city on Sunday there wsrs many prayers
for The recovery Of the aged man. The
Rev. Russell Conwell,a at the Baptist Tenn
pie. In his morning sermon. spoke Mt
length on the good deeds OF the stricken
man. Mrs. Hastings will soon leave the
hospital.
The wrecked boiler was not brought to
the surface yesterday. What was belisv.
ed to be that important evidence in fixing
the blame for the explosion turned out
later to be AN old log half embedded in
the mud south Ut the Hen and Chickens
Buoy between 1orresdale and Holmes.
burg. The contract for raising tho boiler
Co. of Ches or.
Captain Williams the head of-the com
l'any, is diver OF twenty six years ex
parlen ce, and has worked aJ raising wreckA
from Bath Maine, to South America He
has two derrick scows at the scene Of the
accident. and yesterday, aided by the po-
lice boa Visitor he swept the bottom of
the river in search OF the missing boiler.
At aightfall the sweep, which consists OF
rope and chain many fathoms long,
brought up small portion OF the steam.
er's upper deck. When Diver George
Hughes descended he was unable to locate
tho mi sing portion Of tho wreck. Work
will Esxin anew at daylight this morn
ing.
Coroner Dugan spent sev,ra ho urs q.
the wreck yesterday vita John Lukens.
Chief OF the Bureau OF Boiler Inspection.
LiyuteDant DUNCAN was also on hand di-
rtctng he W ork Of tho mon graphing
for bodies.
In the examination of the hulk at Nea
file Il Lovy's shipyards yesterday and Sun
day fragments of human bodies were
found which led to the report that many
more victims had been recovered. This
report, however was exaggerated. One
ind WAS u piece Of II hand which may be
long to any one of the memberess trunks
now In the Morgle.
There were two tiAca ions of bodies
at the Morgue ye.terday. The body Of
the young man picked up Saturday was
identified rs that Of A upust hlcrkel A lark
hand.
The aged man found Sunday off Race
stree wharf wns identified rs Thomas
Butter, Cunningham placo. 1t Is not def
nltely known whethur he was passen
ger aboard the City of Trenton.