Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-27
48 PERSONS KILLED
IN HEAVY STORMS
Northeastern States and
Canada Suffer Lightning
and DoWnpour.
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R. A. Mcneil, foreman of the day
shift, another survivor, said that the
boat seemed to disappear from beneath
his feet when the blast occurred.
Three bodies were recovered. One
of these was found by the Coast Guard
lifeboat crew wedged into a mass of
wreckage. 1t was removed and taken
ashore to await identification.
The workmen aboard the drill boat
included drillers, blacksmiths to sharpen
the drills, powder men, helpers and
laborers in addition to the engine room
crews.
The j. B. King was one of the largest
boats of her type in Canada. She was
$50 feet long. with beam Of so feet
and was equipped with IL stesm-d driven
drills.
Cottagers Think Regular Blast.
Each drill sank a So Inch hole in
the granite shoals to a minimum of 81
feet. After q number of holes had
been drilled and a charge of dynamite
placed in each one, connected by wires
to detonator aboard the boat, the j.
B. King would be moved off to about
1000 feet and the charges exploded.
The destruction of the vessel was wit
messed by occupants of Summer cot
tages along the shore Many persons
who heard the explosion paid no at
tention to 1t, believing it to be one of
the blasts which the crew of the drill
boat set off in the course of their work.
j. B. Hunter. deputy minister of
public works at Ottawa, said the ex-
plosion would seriously delay the work
of clearing the channel. as he believed
no other drill boat would be available.
Among the victims of the dynamite
explosion was the ships mascot, large
police dog, named King, who recently
was awarded a medal for dog heroism.
Last Spring King saved the life of
Jack Wylie, member of the crew,
when he broke through the ice while
helping load machinery. Wylie sank
and King leaped into the water and
brought Inn to the surface.
Both Wylie and King were on the
missing list today.
FOremans Wife Braves Storm.
ROCKVILLE, Ont, June 81 o.
Drawing the storm that was raging and
possible danger in the vicinity Of the
disaster, Mrs. r. A. Mcneil. wife of
the foreman of the Inflated drill boat
j. B. King, launched a rowboat and
went in search of her husband after
she witnessed the explosion which sank
the craft.
With her five small children, Mrs.
Mcneil was on picnic on the shore
at point where they could see the drill
boat working in the channel.
They were standing on the porch of
a nearby cottage to avoid the rain when
the explosion occurred. Mrs. Mcneil
VsIIs n urot
the aid of a stranger launched row.
boat. Before they reached the scene
of the wreck they were met by a res
cue boat which had picked up Mcneil.
He was taken home suffering from
minor injuries and shock.
Four Killed in Train Wreck.
TORONTO, Ontario. June 81 OP.-
Four persons were killed and IL in
iured when a train of the Canadian
National Railways, bound from Win
nipeg to Toronto, was derailed and
wrecked, plunging into the flooded Ver-
million River, four miles east of Cap
reol. Ontario, last night.
The wreck was caused by wash
out, resulting from unprecedented flood
conditions. officials Of the road said.
The entire train, with the exception
of the engine and tender, was derailed.
The engineer and fireman Immediately
after the accident ran the engine to
Capreol for aid. Every doctor, nurse
and welfare worker was pressed into
service and rushed to the scene in
relief train. The train returned to
Capreol with number of stretcher cases
and many persons suffering minor in
juries.
A new No. train was made up and
proceeded to Toronto with the unin-
jured passengers. It was due to ar
rive there about noon.
Creeks Highest Known.
Several other trains were stalled and
many motorists stranded in this dis
trict today as a result of landslides and
washouts following IA hours incessant
rainfall.
The rain abated somewhat this morn
ing, but creeks and rivers had already
been turned into raging torrents. The
rain had been falling at intervals for
the last two weeks.
In this city the junction and Nolan
Greeks, which run through the center of
Sudbury, have reached the highest
marks known and two bridges have been
swept away. Many homes and business
places were under several feet of water.
The Canadian Pacific Imperial limited
train, after leaving here last night, was
forced to return after proceeding 40
miles, by landslide near Warren. The
same landslide held up a local train
from North Bay and relief train was
dispatched to bring the passengers here.
The crack TranScanada train and the
Vancouver express were stalled a mile
and a quarter west Of Sudbury by a
waShout.
Dozens of motor cars were marooned
Cd re
landslides were reported from half
dozen points on the Sudbury-North Bay
Highway.
Three Drown in HaiIstOrm.
ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, June ~
(P)-The fishing village of Lumsden,
which suffered serious damage last
November in the tidal wave that swept
the BURN Peninsula, today was recover
ing from a hail and rain storm that
too kthree lives and sank 80 boats.
Virtually every pane of glass in the
village and many roofs of the fisher
mems dwellings crashed in under the
weight of the hail stones, which a mes
sage to the minister Of posts here de-
storm arose suddenly after a day of
perfect Summer weather. Three fisher
men were drowned when their boat
went down in the harbor.
Bolt Ignites Oil Tank.
CLEAN N. Y. June 81 (P).-Seven-
teen thousand barrels of crude oil.
smeared over an area Of 5000 square
feet, we're burning in a gigantic bonfire
her today, defying efforts of firemen
from six nearby towns and attracting
thousands of spectators who blocked the
roads in all directions.
Ignited by lightning during heavy
thunderstorm late yesterday, a large
storage tank of the Vacuum Oil Co.
cracked and boiled over after burning
for several hours. Flaming oil poured