The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-29

Philadelphia. Aug 2S-WhiIe the steam
boat City of Trenton, of the Wilmington
Steamboat company was on her way
from this city to Trenton, N J., this
afternoon, her port boiler exploded. kill
ing seven persons and injuring over a
score of others Four passengers are
missing, but as many were taken care OF
by friends, it is thought the missing are
among those who did not find it neces-
sary to go to the hospitals. The dead
are:
J. D. CHEW, assistant engineer.
MISS ELIZABETH GREEN, Philadel-
phia.
TWO TWO FIREMEN, FIR lz- names unknown
TWO PASSENGERS names unknown.
Mlssing-Mrs. John Matthews PhiIadel-
phia; Mrs. Matilda Cross, PHILADELPHIA;
two children, who were seen to jump
Injured --scalded and Burned-Theresa
Rhein Philadelphia, fatally; Louisa Ran
Schcock, Phildelphia, fatally; J. S. SIN tn,
n. j.. Mrs. Anna Hoover, Camden, n. J.
Cecilia Magrogan, Henry Magrogan,
>. Il. keppart Alice Matthews, Mrs g.
u: smith, Bessie Brown, Jeanette Reid.
Ellison Mecke, j. w. Hastings, F. A De
Lacey, Mrs. Caminada, Miss Carrie Ca
mlnada, Albert Lee, of Philadelphia; Ed
ma = a,,;Na Van = Setback, Highstown, n. j.;
baum, Morrisville, Va; w. H. Lansing
Trenton, n. ].
BOAT TAKES FIRE.
After the explosion the boat took fire
and ran aground. There she lies
wrecked and blackened hulk, in the
marshes opposite Torresdale, six miles
above this city. Her hull is filled with
water and it is feared more of her crew
and passengers may be found at the
bottom of the boat when the water is
pumped out.
A boat belonging to the police depart
ment is anchored a short distance from
the stranded excursion steamer pumping
the water from the Inflated vessel, and
members of the police force are on shore
ready to send any bodies that may he
found to the morgue in this city The
City Of Trenton made daily trips between
Philadelphia and Trenton, stopping at
Burlington, n. j., Bristol, Pa, and otder
points on the way. She left the com
pany's wharf at 1:45 o'clock this after
noon fifteen minutes behind her schedule
time.
Her passenger list was lighter than
usual, and she carried very little freight
The vessel wa in charge of Capt. w. a.
Worrell. The other officers We're Ed
ward Curry, pilot: j. w. Vanderveer
D. Chew, assistant engineer, and Clayton
Reibold purser. There were about twelve
fremen and deckhands aboard.
Nothing of moment occurred until the
boat reached Torresdale, at a point op-
pOsite what is known as the Harrison
mansion, a spacious hotel fronting on the
Delaware at this suburban resort when
the steam pipe connecting with the port
boiler burst with loud report The for
ward portion of the upper deck was well
filled with passengers, while many others
were in the cabin. Before any of the
passengers or employees had an oppor-
tunity for seeking places Of safety an
ether explosion occurred, and this time
the port boiler was rent in twain. Scalding
steam and water poured into the cabin
and sections Of the woodwork Of the boat
were torn away by the force of the ex-
plosion. Those of the passengers who
were not scanned and SCARED by the
SCALDING STEAM
and boiling water were struck by the
flying portions of the spiintered cabin
Legs and arms were broken and faces
and bodies We're parboiIed. The screams
of the injured could be heard on shore
and the cries of those who leaped and
were blown into the river We're 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
a fortunate circumstance, for many Of
the injured passengers, thrown into the
water, scalded and otherwise injured so
that they were rendered helpless, clung
to the piano, which had fallen into shall
low water, until rescued.
When the explosions occurred Mate
Vanderveer and Pilot Curry were in the
pilot house Both were hurt by the
terrific force of the explosion in the little
enclosure. The wheel on the port side
began revolving with lightning like ra-
pidity AS result of this the rudder
turned the boat toward the shore, and
she quickly ran ashore, fastening herself
in the mud. By this time the vessel
had caught fire, and those Of the passen-
gers who were still on board were com