Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-08-29
Big STEAMER EXPLOSION
Eleven Deaths In Delaware River
Disaster, Near Philadelphia.
CITY OF TRENTON THE STEAMER

CITY OF TRENTON THE STEAMER
Boilers Did Not Garry the Amount of
Steam Allowed BY Law Police
Boats and Launches Still Looking
For More Victims.
Philadelphia, Aug. 29.-While the
steamboat City of Trenton, of the VIII
mington Steamboat company, was on
her way from this city to Trenton, N.
j., yesterday afternoon, her port boiler
exploded, killing IL persons and in
juring over a score Of others. Four
passengers are missing, but as many
sustained slight injuries it is thought
the missing may be among those who
did not find it necessary to go to the
hospital The dead are:
Miss Elizabeth Green, Philadelphia.
J. d. Chew, assistant engineer.
Arthur Lansing, Trenton.
James O'Connell, fireman.
Matt Mable, fireman
August Mable, deck hand.
Five passengers, names unknown.
Chief Engineer Murphy, who was on
watch when the accident happened,
reported to the officials in this city last
night that the port boiler (Which was
the one that exploded) carried only $50
pounds of steam. Murphy, along with
an oiler named Bryson, had just left
the boiler room when the explosion &C.
CURED. and both are positive that the
boiler did not carry the limit of steam
allowed by law.
The City of Trenton makes daily
trips between Philadelphia and Tren-
ton, stopping at Burlington, N j.;
Bristol, Pa, and other points on the
way. She left the company's wharf
at 1.45 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Is
minutes behind her schedule time. Her
passenger list was lighter than usual,
and she carried very little freight. The
vessel was in charge of Captain w. A.
Worrell
Nothing of moment occurred until
the boat reached Torresdale. At a
point opposite what is known as the
Harrison mansion, spacious building
fronting the Delaware river at this
suburban resort, the steam pipe CON
Meeting with the port boiler burst with
a loud report. The forward portion of
the upper deck was we'll filled with
passengers, while many others were in
the cabin. Before any of the pas
sengers or employees had an oppor-
tunity of seeking places of safety an
ut nvrJnciOr, n
the port boiler was rent in vain.
Scalding steam and water poured into
the cabin, and sections of the wood
work of the boat were torn away by
the force of the explosion. Those of
the passengers. who were not scanned
and SCARED by the scalding steam and
boiling water were struck by the fly
ing portions of the splintered cabin.
Legs and arms were broken and faces
and bodies were parboiled. The
screams of the Injured could be heard
ON shore, and the cries of those who
leaped and were blown into the river
were heartrending. So great was the
the upper drawing room of the boat
was hurled many feet away from the
boat into the river. This proved q
fortunate circumstance for many Of
the injured passengers. Thrown into
the water, scalded and otherwise in
jured, so that they were rendered
helpless, they chung to the piano,
which had fallen into shallow water,
until rescued.
Reduced Rates to Atlantic City Via Penn.
sylvania Railroad, account Firemans State
Association Meeting.
For the Firemen's State Association Of
New Jersey meeting at Atlantic City, N
j., September II, the Pennsylvania Rail