The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-30
NINE KNOWN TO BE DEAD AS RE-
SUIT OF CITY OF TRENTON
ACCIDENT
MANY MORE ARE MISSING
Probable the Delaware River HoIds
Corpses of Some or All of the
Nineteen UnaccOunted
For.
CLAIMED BOAT WAS RACING

PHILADELPHIA, Aug 29-It devel-
oped today that the result of the expIo-
sion OF the boiler on the steamer Citv
OF Trenton, while on her way IN the
Delaware river from this city to Tren-
ton, N. j., yesterday afternoon. was
more appalling than was at first sun
posed. Nine persons are known posi-
lively to be dead; at least nineteen are
missing, most of whom are believed 10
nave been on the steamer, and two of
the injured still in the hospital will prob
ably die
The identified dead:
WILLIAM NELSON, aged sixty-seven
JAMES MCCORMICK, twenty-three
years, Wilmington, Del, fireman.
ELIZABETH GREEN, twenty-one
years, Philadelphia.
ARTHUR T. LANSING. fourteen ve,,s
Trenton, n. ].
WILLIAM II. KEEN, PhiladeIphia.
JESSIE STRATTON, Trenton, died in
hospital -
In addition to these there are two
charred bodies, believed to be those Of
females, in the morgue.
The list of missing, which win doubt
less add many to the death roll. is as
follows:
Irene Weld, aged sixteen years; Clare
Weld, thirteen; Dora Weld nine three
sisters, of this city, who were with their
uncle, William Dunn, who was killed ON
the steamer: Mrs. William III. Keen
Johh hh u. Chew. Of Camden. assistant en-
glneer; Augustus Merkle. fireman PhiIa-
uelphla; Mott MerkIe, fireman. PhiladeI-
phla; Anna Herr, aged sixteen, PhiIa-
delphia; Mrs John w. Matthews. Phila-
oelPhia Mr. and Mrs. Frank Albert Phil
adeIphla; Nellie Ballantyne PhilaCelphia:
MRS. Herbert Cross, Philadelphia; Ethel
Stokes, Trenton, N. j.; Henry johnson,
Hulmeville. Pa; Elizabeth GiIlison, twen-
ty-three Philadelphia.
O1 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 Shoick, Hightstown
n. j., viii die; Miss Fannie Keen, PhiIa-
delphia, will die; w. c. Mershon Nor
risyille, Pa; J. w. Hastings and wife,
Philadelphia; White Lansing, Trenton,
N. j.; Miss Clara Connor, Philadelphia;
Miss Reid.
SEARCH FOR BODIES.
Although searchers have been dragging
the river since yesterday afternoon they
have been unable to find any more bod
les. That there are more victims in tho
river is the firm belief Of the authorities,
and their failure to find additional dead
is supposed to be due to the strong cur
rent 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 of the explosion, but none was
found. An attempt was made at high
tide this afternoon to float the wrecked
vessel, but 1t was unsuccessful As to.
the exact cause Of the explosion nothing
is yet known, but a rigid investigation
is to be conducted at once. Fire Mar
shal Lattimer Coroner Dugan, the po-
lice department and the United States
boiler inspectors for this district VIII
each carry on an Independent investiga-
tion,but little can be known until the sur
vivors have been examined and careful
inspection Of the steamer shall have been
made.
Many Of the passengers who ESCAPED
injury maintain that the City of Trenton,
which was late when she left the wharf
was racing at her topmost speed, and
that If this had not been the case the
accident would not have happened This
as partly borne out by a statement said
to have been made by Assistant Engineer
John ID. 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 pressure
of steam.