The age-herald., 1901-08-30
Nine Persons Are Known to Have Perished and Many
 More Are Missing
BOILER HAD TOO MUCH STEAM
It Is Said the Steamer Was Running at Top Speed, and But for This the Accident gouId Not Have
 Occurred.

Philadelphia, August 29.-It developed the boiler of the steamer City of Trenton while on her way up the Delaware river from this city to Trenton, N. J., yester- day afternoon, was more appalling than was at first supposed. Nine persons are known positively to be dead while at least nineteen are missing, most of whom are believed to have been on the steamer. and two of the injured still in the hos pital will probably die.
 The identified dead are:
 William Nelson, aged 67 years, a veteran of the Civil war, and formerly an inmate of the Soldiers Home, Hampton, Va. James Mccormick, B years of age, Will mington. Del, fireman.
 Elizabeth Green, -21 years, Philadelphia. William Dun, sS years of age, PhiladeI- phia.
 Arthur T. Lansing. & years, Trenton. N. J.
 William II. Keene, Philadelphia.
 Jessie Stratton, Trenton, died in hospit- al.
 In addition to these there are two charr- ed bodies believed to be those of females in the morgue. They are beyond recogni- tion and will be buried in Potters' field. List of the Missing. i, The list of missing, which will doubt less add many to the death roll. is as follows:
 Irene Weld, aged IS years; Clare Weld, IS; Dora Weld. g. three sisters of AL ,tt,, ,ha tbatrt ,ola William Dun, who. was killed on the steamer. a
 Mrs. William H. 1<eere. whose husband was killed.
 John D. Chew of Camden. N. J., as- sistant engineer.
 Augustus Merlae, fireman, Philadel- phia.
 Motto Markley, fireman, Philadelphia Anna Herr, aged 16 years, Philadel- phia.
 Mrs. John W. Matthews. Philadelphia. MT. and Mrs. Frank Albert, Philadel- phia 4
 Nellie Ballantyne, Philadelphia.
 Mrs. Herbert Cross, Philadelphia
 Ethel Stokes, Trenton, N. J.
 Henry Johnson, Hulmesville, Pa Marion Ashmead, IT years, Philadel-
 
 phia.
 Elizabeth Gillison. 8 years, Philadel- phia
 James OConnell, fireman, Philadelphia. Miss Edna Kinney, Philadelphia.
 Fatally Injured.
 Of the thirty-three persons taken to the hospital in the House of Correction, near the scene of the explosion, the following are still in the institution:
 Mrs. Edna Van Schyck; will die.
 w. C. Mershon, Morrusville. Pa-
 J. W. Hastings, Philadelphia.
 Mrs. J. w. Hastings, Philadelphia
 White Lansing, Trenton, N. J.
 Miss Clara Conner, Philadelphia.
 Mrs. F. R. Smith. Philadelphia
 Miss Reid.
 Although the searchers, consisting of a corps of city police, have been dragging the river ever since yesterday afternoon, they have been unable to find any more bodies. That there are more victims in the river is the firm belief of the authori- ties, and their failure to find additional dead is supposed to be due to the strong current In the river at the point where the explosion occurred.
 The water was pumped out of the hull of the burned steamer, after which a careful search was made for additional victims, but none were found. An attempt was made at high tide this afternoon to float the wrecked vessel. but this was un- successful. and another attempt will be made at high tide late tomorrow.
 Manyof the passengers who escaped in- juries say that the City of Trenton, which was late when she left her wharf in this city, was racing at her topmost speed. and but for this the accident would not have happened, This is partly borne out by statement said to have been made by Assistant Engineer. John D. Chew. Chew told his wife that he expected to be killed by an explosion on the steam CT. as the company made the engineers keev too high pressure of steam. A telegram received tonight from Bris- tol Pa, says that Miss Elizabeth Lip pincott school teacher of that place, who was on the City of Trenton has not been heard from. This makes twenty per sons reported as missing.