The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-13

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nue. Cutter Cheyenne, and Was Own
ed by Kuper Brothers, of New York
Cotton Lighter in Tow Undamaged.
NEW YORK. Aug. 13.-Five men were
killed and SIX injured by the explosion
of the boilers of the tug Jacob Kuper
on Staten Island, in the Kuper Harbor.
at $50 this morning.
The tug sank within thirty seconds of
the explosion and the rotton-Iaden
lighter Stanley. which the tug was tow
ing, was pulled 10 the staten Island
ashore in a sinking condition.
List of Dead.
The dead are:
Captain Henry johnson of the tug.
William Purdy. deck-hand
Fireman Henry -
Cook Louis -
Eddie Dee. 2S4 Hicks Avenue. Brook
lyn, of the crew Of the lighter.
The Injured.
The injured are:
Nicholas
Lawrence Hansen. badly hurt. rescued
from the water by the ferryboat Cas-
tIeton and taken TO Smiths Infrmary-
Christian Kraig. 123 CORY Street,
Brooklyn. badly scalded.
Captain Ned Larsen. Of lighter Stan
ley. IS waleott Street. Brooklyn. badly
scalded-
Edward Lawrence. IS Wall Street.
Brooklyn. badly scaIded.
The Boilers Exploded.
The tug had taken the Stanley in tow
al Red Hook Point. Brooklyn, earlier in
the day. and Vas bound for Pier 4, Sta
ten Island. The Kuper had reached the
Staten Island shore ard dropped back
10 shove its tow into the dock, when
without a moments warning the boilers
on the tug let 90 with terrific noise.
The air was filled with steam. complete
y shutting of the scene Of the tragedy.
Thfrty. seconds later when the steam
had cleared somewhat the tug was no
where 20 be seen
Boat Blown to Pieces
The boat had been literally blown TO
pieces and the remnants Of her hull sent
10 the bottom OF the bay
huge gap had been blown into the
side OF he Stanley and the upper works
of the cotton-Iaden barge we're straWn
with wreckage and groaning. mangled
men.
IN the water about the barge were
injured men, but the dead had been
blown cut Of sight
Wen-Known Vessel.
The Jacob Kuper was one Of the best
known Of the tugboats which piled about
New York waters. She was formerly
the revenue cutter Cheyenne and was
at one time known as the Bristol She
measured e6.S feet. 23.2 feet beam and
her tonnage was IA She was built in
1885 at Charleston. S. c.
FeTryboat Gives Assistance.
The ferryboat CastIeton. plying be-
twees saa,en Island and the New Yorl,
shorz. was near the scene of the ex-
plosion, and at once went 20 the as
sistance Of the injured. Hansen was
struggling in the water and was picked
up.
The crew aad passengers on the ferry
saw no tr@ges Of the dead among the
wreck g. and the suppostion Is that
they vere either blown 20 pieces OF
sent 10 the bottom.
Only One Killed on Lighter.
It is considered marvellous that only
ore man on the lighter was killed.
as the tug lay directly alongside when
her boilers sent death and destruction
among the crew. The Stanley was COW
cred with blood. and presented a grue-
some aspect after she had been warped
into the dosk The side near the tug
was wrecked. and but for prompt as
sistance from shore the Stanley would
surely have gone down with the injured
on her.
Captain Not on Board.
Captain Lunborg. formerly in command
Of the tug Kuper was not on the boat
at the time OF the accident. contrary to
first reports. Hansen was blown rom
the tug into the cir. and aIghted on the
cotton on the lighter. He was seriously
injured.
The explosion was witnessed by scores
OF people or harbor craft and on shore.
Eyewitnezses say there was a cloud oi
steam, d deafealHg noise. the air full o;
Wrecksge, and then the tug had disap-
peared. Two bodies we're seen uurtling
through the air.
As soon as possible after the expio-
sion patrol Of police was gotten To-
2ether and this afternoon they are era D
pling for the bodies
Slight Frcst IN New York