The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-06-28


rope. tools that had been in the engine
room and bits of metal varying from
scraps To pieces as large as a trunk
Then followed a tat pillar of fam"
extending ipward for hfty fS't or more
T4,osc ola 'nc shor. whose attention
had boon attracted ny the first explo-
sion then saw mhcrs of tn" crew
and mechanics come scrammhling NJ
from the hold MANY of the men
Jumped overruari and hogan to swim
FOR IN" shore, others thought them
solves safe up IN the bow of the ship.
Ncn I.rnVcd From Vessel.
The flames were still. shooting ny
when there was n second explosion
worse than the first. The vessel shud-
dered and -hc stern settled somewhat
other members of the crew leaped over
the rail aud hogan to swim.
The flames then died down for n mo-
mcnt and there camr IA third explosion.
al the second.
Thcn flames hogan 20 come up ou, "f
the hatchwavs and the iire settled down
70 n steady blaa"
Those on shore had put C-it launches
before the explosions had finished.
Arthur and William Denyse, two
brothers who own Il pier AT the foot Of
Aerietta street. Tompllnsvile Jumped
into a launch and picked mp seven
swimmers, one Of whom was badly in
iured. other launches put out from the
Staten Island Yacht and Ocean Yacht
clubs and picked up other swimmers.
The wind took the flames and the
smoke IN the direction of Brooklyn.
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,ieS and som. ono had notified the te,r-
uhoro cortral ia send word tn m.
David 7. Roodv the city f,reboat sta
TONED at staten Island
These threc hoats steamed for the
Mohawk and tho R,yonne STANDARD
oil officials who had heard the ex-
p,osions. telephoned inuuirtes. suspect
nc t. a.. ,,..
promp,ly sent four Of their fireboats
rHtef baU TuecV.
Tho Ncrr;,, -Cb.nm,n ,xrecL,nv hoats
are eouipOed with standpiucs and they
soon had heavy streams Of water turned
on the stern of the vessel The ex-
plosion had been heard all over the
lower harhor. and soon other tugboats
and fire f,yhters appeared At one
time there were four Merritt CHAPMAN
boats at work. the tugs Samuel I.'Hom-
yvoIiou and Stanlatnp bo 1vht bnu
tender Mamsees. the police boat Patrol,
the David l.. Boody and seven stand
ard Oil tugs.
The little tugboats tied themselves
fast To the hg tank steamer. and
turned stiff streams Of water on her
Thousands of gallons Of water seemed
TO have little effect on the fire At
one time II was suggested that she
he pulled in "a the shoals and sunk.
stopned that man from hejnp ,arriad
out.
AT o'clock the vessels stern was
almost level with the water hut she
fire still ragged.
staten Islanders crowded the piers.
the waterfront. ana the hills near by
10 So" the rr". Ar'er the nrst naf"up
there were fe" names 10 he seen hut
the ho!d "f the boat was Ike furnace
Ihere We're those on shore VINO saw
'he hrst explosion VINO said that heaVy
ohJectS had been carried into the air and
cropped INT" the harhor whlch they
heieN"d ""f" IN" bodies OF some or me
MISSING men
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