Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-26
BOAT BOILER BURSTS
Death and Destruction Near
Louisville, KY.
THIRTEEN LIVES LOST
TUG ABOUT TO TIE UP WHEN EX-
PLosIoN OCCURS
Cause Of the Accident Not Known
Two Men Aboard Escaped
Many Injured.
THIRTEEN LIVES LOST


persons were killed, three fatally injured
and five hurt by an explosion OF boilers
which totally demolished the towboat Fred
Wilson off Rivsrview Park today. The DEAD
are:
Captain Joseph Price, Pittsburg.
Unidentified white man, believed to be
Pittsburg insurance agent, travelling with
Captain Price.
William Quinn, steward, Pittsburg.
Albert Miller, pilot, Pittsburg
Sherman Shvely, second engineer, Pitts
burg.
First cook, name unknown.
Joseph Warren, colored, Middleport, ONO
William Thornton, colored, Middlsport
Ohio.
Patrick, portion of body found on
coal boat.
Four white deck hands, names unknown
Fatally injured:
Emma Williamson, chambermaid burned
]. Lettercouth deck hand, Wellsburg, w.
Va, scalded.
Cliff Johnson Tyrone, Pa, burned.
William Tfmmons, watchman, head scald-
ed serious.
John Miller, deck hand. Pittsburg. nose
broken.
- Cooley, kitchen helper, burned.
Charles R. Nadal, pilot, injured about
head.
william Miller, Allegheny, Pa. bruised
about head.
The Wilson. which was the property Of the
Monongahela Coal and Coke Company, left
Pittsbrrg last Friday. with six barges,
twelve coal boats and four flats, bound Tor
Louisville. She arrived here about midnight,
had proceeded down the river and was about
to tie up when the explosion occurred. The
boat had just put about to back tow into
a landing place.
The Cause Not Known.
Henry Sykes arst mate. could give no ex-
planation OF the cause Of the accident He
and Chief Engineer Walker were the only
men on the boat who escaped injury. Meth
el man could give the name Of the deck
hands, nor did they know the name Of the
passenger who was making the trip with
Capt Price save that he came aboard at
Pittsbur, and they had gained the impress
SION that he WAS in the insurance business.
He is described as a man past the miodle
age.
Herman Shively, second engineer, was
blown through the side of the boat and
landed twenty feet away on top OF shanty
boat.
Father Cunningham was one of the first to
arrive ct the scene OF the explosion and
gave extreme unction to several men who
were dying.
An Improvised Hospital.
The poiice and hospital ambulances and
the automobiles Of the morning newspapers
carried Il corps of physicians and nurses to
the scene which is four miles from the
heart Of the city. The injured were taken
to the residence of Col. John H. Whalen
until they could be better provided for at
the city hospitals.
Mr.. Nyhallen's house, which is about 100
yards from the river, was badly damaged
Ix,< I,a e~ry,yAc ht1f nf he 70 mil 1Sy
was injured. Tine front doors were splin-
tered, the chandeliers in the drawing room
were shattered and nearly every window in
the house was bl oxen. Col. Whallen sent
the first word to the city and he used his
private yacht in rescuing those blown from
the boat.
Boat Blown to Pieces.
The welson was built eighteen years ago,
and was reconstructed in part last year.
She was valued at $4,000. She was in
sured in the Special Insurance." which
all boats Of the coal combine carry. Her
length was 174 feet, 80 feet 8 inches beam.
The Wilson was literally blown to pieces,
and her hull sank in eighteen feet of water.
almost 500 yards from the bank. and her
flag floats from the top of tree near River
View Park. where 1t was blown with a
piece Of wreckage.
Those of the crew who were saved are
Lewis Walker, chief engineer. Pittsburg;
Henry Sykes, first mate, Pittsburg; Frank
Egan, Allegheny; John Busha, Allegheny;
Joe Chadwick, Allegheny; Thomas Dinwid-
die, residence unknown; George Morrow
second fireman, Middleport, Ohio; Jacob
Botzell, Pomeroy. Ohio; Frank Knight
Mfddleport. Ohio; w. ]. Gilbraith, Brad
dock, Pa; Walter Bates. Middleport, Ohio;
Peter Kane. Pittsburg; James Jones, Wells
boro Ohio.
All of these, with the exception of Walker
and Sykes, were more or less injured
Known In Pittsburg.
PITTSBURG, May 26-The unknown man
land, a business man of Braddock, Pa, and
a neighbor of Capt Price, Mr. Holland
was on a pleasure trip as the guest of
Capt. Price.
The master of a boat frequently invites
q friend to accompany him and no record
Is kept by the officials Of the Monongahela
Coal and Coke Company of such passen-
gers.
The first intelligence Of the disaster came
through the Associated Press, and the off,
GERS OF the company are now making an
investigation. Capt. Price was a river man
all his life and was considered one of the
best masters in the employ of the river
company. He was worthy captain of the
American Association OF Masters and
Pilots. His wife is seriously Ill at their
home at Braddock, and 1t is feared his
death will seriously retard her recovery