The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-11-28
And Poured Out Scalding Water
and Steam.
Monte Bauer Damaged By Aooiden,
and One Man
Killed.
OWNED BY CAPT. ED VOOLFOLK

The Monte Bauer. . small tow boa,
owned and operated by Captain Ed
voolfolk, of the city, collapsed q
flue" yesterday afternoon near Bay
City. twenty -four miles above Padu.
cab on the Ohio river, and three men
were injured. The accident happened
about 8 O'Clock in the afternoon and
the news did not reach the city until
late in the evening.
The Bauer was coming down from
Caseyville with two barges of coal and
from what meager reports were re.
oeived, the engineer, Mr.. William
Schouse. had leg badly injured and
two other members Of the crews. the
names not being stated in the tele-
gram. were also injured.
The fiue collapsed and let the hot
water and steam rush out towards the
engine room and il is presumed some
thing wac forced against the eng ineer' q
leg by the powerful stream emerging
from the boiler. Besides Captain
Thomas Hawkins and the engineer,
others on the boat were Mes,rs. Joe
Riley, Waterman; Lee Baker, deck
hand; with one other white deck la
borer aud negro fireman. Complete
details Of the accident were not re-
oeived here and the only word that
came at all was TO Captain Henry \.
Peter, who received brief telephone
message last night. Riley is supposed
TO have been badly IL not fatally soald-
ed.
Captain Ed Voolfolk this morning
chartered the Mary Golden OF Brook.
port. to go to the Bauer aud tow her
to the city where she will be repaired.
The oollapsing OF a flue frequently oc-
ours but is n dangerous accident IL
amy one happens TO come within range
OF the deadly stream of boiling water
and steam which il forced out of the
defective flue with great force
The Golden is expected back to-
night ard will bring the injured mem.
bers of the crew to the city for treat.
ment.
The Monte Bauer was first the prop.
ertv of Capt. o. Bauer. of Golcouds,
who built her about two years sgo st
Goloonda. One OF the boilers was
from the CLYDE, which sank several
years ago mp the tennessee river
MIR. f. u Bell, the lumber man,
owned her once. and Mr.. Ec. Wool
folk subsequently bought her. She
got aground on Ingram's shoals, up
Gum bertrand river several months ago,
aud was not foatei or until q few
days ago.
She is . forty-dve ton craft, 73 feet
long and II feet inches wide and
three feet deep.
Later-The Bauer was towed in this
morning about II O'Clock by the Un-
ole Sam and moored near the iron fur
mace. On her were the remains Of Joe
Riley. who was acting ~ fireman or
Waterman. He died about 8 O'Clock
last night.
The engineer proved to be not badly
hurt and his leg was not broken. He
was not hurt bad enough 70 go to the
marine hospital At Cairo. and walked
to drug store down town to have q
placed on his scalded hand.
Nothing is known Of Riley He
was a tramp boy picked MP here and
put on the boat, and had little to say
about himself. He was asleep in the
firemsn's bunk near the boiler when
the accident occurred and no was dc.
luRed with steam and scslding water
He lived from about until 8 o'clock.
The remsins were taken TO Effing.
er's Undertaking establishment, and
will be prepared for burial.
The engineer states that he cannot
account for the accident. He had only
1870 pounds Of steam, and plenty Of
water when suddenly the accident CO.
Cured.
The boat is not badly damaged. and
will soon be ready to run again. This
was her first trip since she was fioated
from bar several days ago.