Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-22
6 PEOPLE KILLED
BY BOILER EXPLOSION
ger Steamer Scovell Blown
TO Bits Near vicksburg.
NdINEER TELLS or EXPLOSION

#fN@GH EhLo W ENFLOSlON
esya mat There Was Nothing to
warn the People on the Steamer
n the impending PathssIe
eenes.
De white dead are:
Captain John Quackenboss master
tbs boat, vicksbug, Miss.
Clerk Wade Quackenboss, Vicks-
ttfe Miss.
tayell Yerger, cotton seed sales.
an. jackson, Miss.
Clerk Joseph Smith, Of Yasoo City,
,iN.
hose injured are;
Tennie Roberts, assistant pilot,
Fleksbug, Miss. injured internally;
efy serious
John Dousherty. pilot, shoulder
Dlocated.
Charles McKenna. passenger, pain
fully injured.
ButtorheId, slightly injured in
,ho head.
yicksburg, Miss. Dec. 2l,--ono
BE- rho most disastrous accidents IN
the history OF Mississippi river traf-
Hc occurred when the steamer w. T.
Ecovoll, plying in the vitksburg and
Davis Bend trade, was destroyed by
~ explosion. Owing to the large
plumber Of negroes on board Il Is linz
possible 70 ascertain the exact num-
hef Of the dead and injured bit of
hcors o. the boat who arrived here
state that no less than ten, nor more
than sixteen were killed. The prob
abilities ore that a like number we're
injured.
The number OF dead and injured
negroes OF crew and passenger list
III about Co. about half are missing
Tbe negro dead were cared for az
fhc place where the accident occurred
a. we're some OF the injured. About
ite Of the injured negroes were
brought 10 vicksburg on the steamer
SENATOR Cordill and with the white
aaa dead injured
The Incident occurred az Gold Dust
landing. about n miles south OF
Nlckrbprg.
Tho scovell was az the landing TAX
ing on freight when suddenly a ter
rliio explosion occurred, and tho boat
war blown practically 20 atoms. Many
~ the timhers were thrown hundreds
az yardo. and some az those aboard
Nore blown almost that far. The
pilot aouso and front part Of the cab
81 we're blown 20 spllnter, and some
parts 81 the boat we're no badly dam
eeed that she began 20 sink immedi-
otoly. When the Cordill Jeff her hate
~ the afternoon abe was listing heav-
iiy. and her carEo OF ! 200 sacks Of
cotton seed and So bales OF cotton
win be lost
PENDING ihe arrival Of the Senator
k,Ordill the injured were cared Tor
A. Cold Dust landing az well a. pos
nihic.
or the white dead only the body Of
IntNl YcrEer has been recovered
Waae Qnackeahoss was heard TO call
Cor help soon after the explosion, hul
according 10 The reports % thosc who
we're on the boat. escaping &cam
nooh snaothsred his cries Captain
Quscksnboss Was not eccn after the
accident.
pilot nongheriy wa blown several
hundred Zoe ont iato the river, bat
aegpne a, tislocated shoulder. man
ared 70 swim io a hank
TIE story % the accident ~ told BY
u r. nr0cc. the euElueer 81 ne
boat a a. follows;
I'VE were binE AZ tae Cola Dust
ianalng iahing on rargo when !
nolccd a small quantity o. water oOr'
ing thrpaga ne boiler ! sahpeesei
thai something was vrong, and pro-
ceeded 30 make q te0roash Vxamina'
tlon al thal momeat A. soon 40 !
ST. Aer back 10 ihe ban6, craWlea
Is ton % ihe boiler and proceeded
18th ihe tAyes0Eal ion. ! bad iuN
rosira down from ne boiler Whea
tae eyploslon eccnued. Tao cates'
grpphe. hplieVe. was ere o. &C.
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