The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-12-12
An OIL
STEAMER
EXpLOOES
SanF-ranCiscODOCk
Scene of the
Disaster.

been lying at the wharf Of the Fulton
Iron Works at Harbor View, blew up
this morning, causing great loss OF
property, the death of probably six
men, and the serious injury of a score
sf others.
or the six that were known to be
missing and who,- is feared, lost their
lives these are known:
First Assistant Engineer Sparks.
Time Keeper McGreegor.
-. Glew, sailor.
-. Dow, sailor.
The names of the other two at the
hour of writing could not be ascer-
tanned.
The first two mentioned were at work
in the hold of the ship and undoubt.
sdly perished.
The sailors were at work scraping
the side of the vessel, and from their
situation at the time little hope is en-
tertained that they escaped.
The explosion occurred at 1924 a. m
and is accounted for by the authorities
At the iron works as having resulted
from the generation of gas in one Of
the oil chambers. The vessel was
loaded at the time with oil. The force
Of the explosion tore her asunder at
amdships and the fuel poured out on
the water and beneath the pier of the
works, which Immediately took fire and
was consumed.
The vessel did not sink, but little
expectation is felt that there will be
any salvage on her.
The Progreso has been at the Full
ton Iron Works for some time under
rnTtinn fit hnr for tbn
carriage of oil. For many years she
had been in the coal trade on this
coast, but her owners, the Saginaw
Steel Company recently decided to put
her in the Texas oil trade and it was
their intention upon the completion of
the work under way to send her around
the Horn. She was to have had her
trial trip on Saturday.
Immediately following the disaster
q call was sent in to the Preside Hos
pital, which responded with its ambu-
Iances with dispatch and eighteen of
the injured men were removed thereto.
The remainder were taken to the
Emergency Hospital.
There were at the time of the dis
aster eighty men aboard the vessel,
sixty of whom were employees of the
liol WI ne anu iN'hAS 'oihBooNu 'iN
Grew. Many saved themselves from
harm by jumping overheard and swim
ming to the landing.
The Fulton Works estimates their
loss at 100000.
The loss on the steamer Is not known
accurately, but it is expected that it
will reach into the hundreds of thou
sands of dollars.
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sency Hospital was Willie Van Tassell,
an apprentice boy at the Fulton Iron
Works, who resides at 3S Eighth street.
He is suffering from an injured hip.
Another is Peter Hanson, a ship car
penter living at the Sailors Home.
He was working on the wheelhOuse Of
the steamer and is suffering from a
broken knee.
Several of the injured were taken TO
the Presdio Hospital, where five doc
tors are in attendance upon them. The
hospital authorities offered to take all
the injured sent there, but the city au-
thorities decided to attend to the rest
OF the injured.
Those at the Presidio Hospital are:
-. McNERNEY, scalded and badly
bruised; seriousness of injuries not yet
determined.
EDWARD KANE. right foot and leg
BADLY crushed.
-. CONEMAUGH, fractured leg.
-. McNAUGHTON. a little boy,
fractured right arm.
HUGH McGIIL. face burned. Hone
to save his eyesight.
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Policeman Connors. who lives about
a quarter of a mile from the Fulton
Works, was on his way to report for
duty at the Central station when the
explosion occurred. lie tells the fol-
lowing thrilling story Of the disaster:
Il had just stepped out OF my door.
and was looking I'm the direction of tho