The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-30
RIVER DRAGGED IN VAIN
Nine in Addition to These Known to
be Dead.
A RIGID INVESTIGATION TO Be MADE
Many Of the Passengers Say the City Of Trsn.
ton Was Racing at Topmost Speed
When the Terrible Expos-
ion Occurred.
ion Occurred.
(By the Associated Press.)


Philadelphia, Pa, August 29.-It devel-
oped today that the result of the explo-
sion of the boiler on the steamer City OF
Trenton while on her way up the Della
ware River from this city to Trenton. NJ
j., yesterday afternoon, was more appall-
ing than was at first supposed Nine
at least nineteen are missing, most of
whom are believed to have been on the
steamer and 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, 90 years, Will
mington, Del, fireman.
ELIZABETH GREEN, q years, Phila-
deiphia.
WILLIAM DUNN. SO years, Philadel-
phai.
ARTHUR R. T. LANDsING, IA years,
Trenton: N. ].
WILLIAM H. KEEN, Philadelphia.
JESSE STRATTON, Trenton, N. j., died
in hospital.
In addition to these there are charred
bodies, believed to be those of females,
in the morgue They are beyond recog-
milton and will be buried in Potters Field.
The list Of missing, which will doubt
less add to the death roll, is as fol-
lows.
IRENE WELD, aged 16 years.
CLARE WELD, aged 13 years.
DORA WELD, aged 8, three sisters, OF
this city, who were with their uncle, Will
liam Dunn, who was killed on the
steamer.
MRS. WILLIAM H. KEEN, whose hus-
band was killed.
JOHN d. CHEW, of Camden, N. J., as
sistant engineer.
AUGUSTUS MERKLE, fireman, Phila-
delphia.
MOTT MERKLE, fireman, Philadelphia.
ANNA HERR, aged, 16 years, Phila-
delphia.
MRS. JOHN W. MATHEWS, Philadel-
phia.
MR.. AND MRS. FRANK ALBERT,
Philadelphia
NELLIE BALLANTYNE, Philadelphia
MRS. HERBERT CROSS, Philadelphia.
ETHEL STOKES. Trenton. N. ].
HENRY JOHNSON. Hulmeville, Pa.
MARION ASHMEAD, II years, Phila-
delphia.
ELIZABETH GILLIsoN, % years,
PHILADELPHIA.
JAMES O'CONNELL. fireman, Phila-
delphia
MISS EDNA KINNEY, Philadelphia
OF the thirty three persons taken to
the hospital:
MRS. EDNA VAN SCHOICK, Hights-
town, N. j.. and MISS FANNIE KEEN,
Philadelphia, will die.
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. Their lure is supposed to be
due to the strol current in the river
at the point where,. explosion occurred.
The water was pumped out of the hull
OF the burned steamer. after which a
careful search was made for additional
victims Of the explosion, but none was
found An attempt was made at high
tide this afternoon to float the wrecked
vessel, but it was unsuccessful, and
another effort will be made with the high
tide late tonight.
AS to the exact cause of the explosion
nothing is yet known, but rigid in
vestigation is to be conducted at once.
Fire Marshal Latimer, Coroner Dugan.
the Police Department and the United
States Boiler inspectors for this district
will each carry on an independent in
vestigation.
Many OF the passengers who escaped
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 II this had not been the
case the accident would not have hap
pened. This is partly borne out by a
statement said to have been made by AS
sistant Engineer John d. Chew. Chew
told his wife that he expected to be killed
by an explosion on the steamer as the
company made the engineers keep up
too high a pressure of steam.