New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-27
TEN MEN BLOWN TOPIECES
Ohio RiUer TOzcbOat's Boilers Er-
plOde and Destroy Her.

Louisville Nay &.-The towboar Fred Wilson
was torn into fragments. ten men were blown 70
pieces. and sixteen others were injured by ire
mendOus explosion OF the boats boilers to-day on
the Ohio River OF the thirry-three persons aboard
the boat only seven escaped unhurt. OF the in
jured one will probably die The force OF the ex-
pIosion was great that IT shattered windows and
awakened the occupants OF houses in Louisville
four miles from the scene
THE DEAD
HOLLAND. A. guest Of Captain Price Braadock Penn
HOSKINs- Hugh cook Pittsburg.
JOHNSON. J. c. deckhand. Tyrone Penn
MILLER Albert H. pilot Pittsourg
PRICE. Captain Joseph. Braddock Penn
QUINN. William. steward, Pittsburg
sHlBIt-Ia. sherman second engineer. Pittsou-s.
THORNTON. William. coIored fireman Afddlsport Ohio
WHITE. Patrick deckhand Pittsourg.
WARREN, Joseph. colored. fireman Alddleport Ohio
OF the injured. lobe Letz.couch deckhand. OF
WeLsburg. ". Va. viii probably not survive, and
Carl Cody. cabin boy. OF Brockton Ohio was
blown lbs feet 10 shore and seriously hurt
Only three bodies have thus far been recovered
The bodies of the other victims thought
TO bs pinned under the wrectCage. and may uos be
recovered for several days
The Wilson the property OF the Sonouya-
heIa River Consolidated Coal and Coke Company
and at the time the accident occurred was ar
ranging her tow Riverview Park. about sixty
feet from shore
No explanation OF the cause OF the accident has
been an excess OF mud in the boilers
The injured persons were taken TO he home OF
Colonel John h. Whauen until they could be pro
vided for at the city hospitals. -Ir. WhaIer's
house which Is about one hundred and fifty yards
from the river was badly damaged by the expIO-
sion but OF the family were injured The front
doors were spEntered the chandeliers in the draw
ing room were shattered. and nearly every window
in the house was broken
L A Walker, chief engineer. untntursd. al
though he was blown from his engine room into
the river. Mr.. Walker said:
went on watch at o'clock found plenty OF
pounds less than her allowance. I had been on
duty only twenty minutes and was running under
a slow bell, when I heard the terrific report
know nothing until struck the water. ]
part For the first time realized what had
happened 7 first had thought that only steam
pipe had burst I heard cries all round
The Wilson was built eighteen years ago. and
reconstructed in part last year She val
ued at SIS COO She insured IN the special tn
suraace' which all boats OF the coal combine
carry Her length ia feet: beam. 90 feet
inches. Her hull sank In eighteen feet OF water
Two heavy pieces OF her boiler were found almost
nve hundred yards from the bank. and her nag
noars from the top or tree near RtvervieW Park
where IL was blown with piece OF wreckage
Pittsburg May 25.-Captain Price was 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 IN ar
their homs at Brad1ock- and II is feared his death
VII seriously retard her recovery