Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-08-30
8 DEAD; 20 MISSING.
RESULT OF EXPLOSION ON CITY
or TRENTON.
Many Escaped Passengers Claimed
Boat Was Racing-Engineer
Expected to Be Killed.

Philadelphia, Aug. 30.-Tt developed
that the result of the explosion of the
boiler on the steamer City OF Tren-
ton, While ON her way up the Della
ware river from this city to Trenton,
n. j., Was more appalling than was
at first supposed. Nine persons are
Known positively to be dead, at least
20 are missing, most of whom are be.
leved to have been on the steamer,
end two of the injured still in the
hospital will probably die.
The identified dead are:
William Nelson, aged 81 years, a
veteran Of the Civil War and formerly
an inmate of the Soldiers home.
hampton. Va.
James Mccormick, % years, Will
mington. Del. fireman.
Elizabeth Green, q years, Philadel-
phia
William Dunn, 50 years, Philadel-
phia.
Arthur R. I. Lansing, IA years,
Trenton, N. j.
William H. Keen, Philadelphia
Jessie Stratton, Trenton, died in
hospital
In addition to these there are two
charred bodies, believed to be those
OF females. in the morgue. They are
beyond recognition and will be buried
in Potters field.
The list of missing, which will
doubtless add many to the death roll.
is as follows;
Long List Of Missing.
Irene Weld, aged l6 years.
Clare Weld, 10.
Dora Weld, $, three sisters of this
esty, who were with their uncle, Will
lam Dunn, who was killed on the
steamer.
Mrs. William H. Keen, whose hus-
band was killed.
John D. Chew, of Camden, N. J.,
assistant engineer
Augustus Merkle, fireman, Philadel.
phia.
Mott Merkle, fireman, PHILADELPHIA.
Anna Herr, aged 16 years, PhiIadel-
Mrs. John w. Matthews, Philadel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Albert, Phila.
delphia.
Nellie Ballantyne, Philadelphia.
49, q AANibClt At0SSg aIuiIduGlDIla.
Ethel Stokes, Trenton, N. J.
Henry Johnson, Hulmeville. Pa
Marion Ashmead, IL years, Phila-
delphia.
Elizabeth Gillison, %, Philadelphia.
James O'Connell, fireman, Philadel-
phia.
Miss Edna Kinney, Philadelphia.
telegram received last night from
Bristol, Pa, says that Miss Elizabeth
ldppincott, a school teacher of that
place who aee o. tie City OF Trep.
tonshas not been heard from. This
made 20 persons reported as missing.
Of the 80 persons taken to the hos
p.tal in the House of Correction. near
the scene of the explosion, the follow
ing are still in the institution:
Mrs. Edna Van Schoick. Nights
town, N. j.. will die.
Miss Fannie Keen, of Philadelpbia
will die. pA'a
w. G. Mershon Morrisviile, Pa.
J. W Hastings, Philadelphia.
MRS. J. W. Hastings, Philadelphia
Whlte Lansing, Trenton, N. J.
Miss Clara Conner, Philadelphia.
Mrs. I. K. Smith, Philadelphia.
Miss Reid
Many OF the passengers who es-
capped injury maintain that the City
OF Trenton, which was late when she
left her wharf in this city. was racing
at her topmost speed. and that if this
mad not been the case the accident
would not have happened. This is
partly borne out by a statement said
to have been made by Assistant En-.
gfneer John D. Chew. Chew told his
Wife that ne expected to be killed by
an explosion on the steamer. as the
company made the engineers keep up
too high a pressure of steam.