The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-24
PORTLAND. oct. es.--The steamer j

PORTLAND. 0ct 2s.-- The steamer j
N Teal, plying between this city and
The Dalles, was destroyed this morning
BY fire resulting from an explosion o.
oil In the freroom OF the boat.
Mrs. A. II jackson. OF Stevenson
WASH John Collins, deckhand of Uni.
vcrsity Station, were burned to death
and Jack Hasler. fireman, Of Portland
badly scorched about tho arms and
facc. @
Tho explosion was caused by tho
fireman throwing lighted rag into the
flrebox Of the steamer gas having form
Cd from oil being turned on heated
bricks.
Tho body OF Mrs. jackson was found
on the floor Of her statcroom on tho
hurricane deck. partially clothed with
both legs burned on at the knees with
both forearms missing. Her trunk was
In q crisp. and face burned beyond al
human semblance. The body of Collins
was found twisted and distorted. jam.
med under his bunk In the crews quar-
ters, whittier he had wriggled in his In
voluntary throes Of agony TO escape sut
location and the fire, before life was
extinct. II was not 30 rightfully burn.
ed as was the woman, but the only way
his identity became known was from
The location OF his bunk.
Had any Of the officers or crew on
board known Of the presence of Mrs.
jackson on board her life could have
been saved, Tor ample time was given
all the rest Of those on the steamer to
escape except Collins. who II Is believed
had rolled over to catch few more
winks Of sleep after having been called
BY Dcckhand Knowles. This cost him
bis life. --.+ NJ v r ~;
The only person who knew there was
NJ passenger on board was Fred Snipe.
<ing superintendent of the company.
wh0Sbad booked Mrs. jackson for d pas
saee NJ Stevenson. Wash, at late
hour hst night. and he had gone home
as soon as the steamer had finished load.
ing cargo for her early morning trip up
the river TO The Dalles. the Portage
Road and way ports. Mrs. jackson. 1t |
appears, had been on a visit here, and |
was about to return to her hotel, which
Ii located short distance from Steven.
son, On the Washington side of the river
opposite Cascade Locks. she had re-
tired for the night and death came To
her In her sleep.
The first intimation any Of the officers
or crew had that the woman was on
board was when Wilfred Ring, fireman
of truck No. found the shapeless body 4
in the ruins Of the passenger cabin Evi-
dence SO far discovered by Deputy Coro-
ner Arthur Finley Ii not sufficient, he
declares to hold a. searching investiga
tion. He regards 1t as an unavoidable
accident, He will endeavor, however, to
determine why some one on the Teal was
not nj tifed that there was passenger
on board. This fatal oversight clearly
cost Mrs. jackson her life, for had she
been warned she could have stepped
from the door Of her stateroom almost
onto the Oak street dock, where the Teal n
lay. /
There is no mystery surrounding the
events Immediately leading Up to the
disaster, and as none Of those who might
II any way have been responsible Is
lead, 1t will probably not be a difficult
matter to fix the blame, In case 1t de- ,
yelops that 1t was caused BY criminal i
,nrelessness. la
Fourth Accident in Family. %
STEVENSON, Washy Oct 23.--Mrs. d
Amanda Jackson was a native Of Mary I
and rs years old, She lived In Mary. +
and until 1874, then moved to Chicago,
vhsfe she lived until 1901, moving then
y @Portland,
IN Portland she resided with Frank
Jackson son, until three Of four
months ago. when she came to Steven v
on TO the home Of Z. I. jackson, an. s
ther SON. She went to Portland twol I,