New Britain herald., 1925-08-20
Four Others Missing Are Believed Dead And Eight Scalded Patients Are Expected To Die Before Night
Four Separate Investiga.
 tions Under Way-Boil. CT Was Cracked and Weakened, Report Shows

Newport, R. l., Aug. 20 Up-Tb. Mackinac death list mounted ,o 4, today as four separate inyestisati,z boards met to determine the re. Sponslbility for the boiler explosion on the excursion steamer in New. port harbor late Tuesday.
 Eight Dying
 Four persons, passengers or ,L. ill-iated vessel. are missing and elght others are expected to die he, lore night. Those missing are be. lieVed to have drowned when tbev jumped overheard to escspe tb. steam which enveloped the steamer after the blast.
 Five Die Today
 Five of the scalded victims, one of them a 2-year-old child, died at th. naval and Newport hospitals this morning. They were Jean McCsr- thy. 2; Mrs Mary G. Wildenhain and Harold Sherman, all of Pawtucket. and Pauline Stephens of Darlington h' l. and Donald Wildenhain, 3. Fourth in Family
 The Mccarthy child is tbe for.,, member of that family to die as a result of the disaster. Her mother sister and brother were among inc first victims to succumb. The head or the family James ]. McCartbv son Of the chief of police of Centra, falls' is still in a critical condition al the naval hospital.
 Mrs. Mary G. WndcnhaIn, wbe, d"ath released her from pain today left behind her small son, Dona,d who died soon after.
 Prosecution Threatened.
 State officials, who said that the catastrophe was due to a defective boiler on the Mackinac, continued their investigation here today, As. sistant Attorncy-General Oscar L. Heltzen has said he would hiring criminal action if his board finds that the officers of the Mackinac were guilty of negligence.
 IT officers of steamer on which an explosion occurs have been guilty of negligence by acts Of either commission or omission they may. where loss of life ensues. he guilty of manslaughter," he said today.
 Rollers Defective.
 The statement that the Mackinac's 's boiler was defective, made by the state Investigators is the first tang ible result of the inquiries which have been launched by federal, state and city authorities.
 Governor Pothier, said today that the state should pass more stringent laws to prevent a repetition.
 Tt is heart breaking, he said, "the families and friends of the victims have my deepest sympathy. Our laws should be made more stringent to avoid the recurrence of such q tragedy"
 Supervising Inspector General George UhlCr Of the United States steamboat inspection service, was ex- pected to arrive here today. He was detailed 10 lead the federal govern- mcnt's investigation by Secretary of Commerce. Hoover, at the request of Senator Metcalf of Rhode Island.
 Pending his arrival Robert B. Clark, inspector of hulls, Richard F. Bailey, inspector of boilers, and his assistant. John A. Brooks, all fed cral officials, were pressing the probe started yeterday. In accordance with the rule Of their service they have so far declined to reveal their findings.
 Red Cross officials here considered a national campaign to raise funds for the families Of the Mackinac victims at a conference attended by Miss Sarah Weede. Of Providence, , field secretary for New England, s Harold R. Williams ot Boston. field director for New England. and Mss , Catherine Cottrell, head ot the , Newport chapter. American Red Cross, but nothing definite was an. ? nounced.
 Not Inspected, ? It became known today that tht (Continued on Page Fiftecnl