Year: 1871

casion to lift the safety valve and the
lever at the top Of the steam drum,
which had evidently not been adjusted
Tor a considerable time, as shown by
the rust left on the lever, when the
weight was removed. The valve stem
shows marks of corrosion and neglect,
and he is disposed to believe that it
would require much more pressure to
life the valve than when it was original
ly fitted for use. AS the boiler had a
large heating surface, the steam pressure
which was stated to be twenty-seven
pounds just previous to the explosion,
could with brisk fire be made to
exceed that on hydraulic test thirty-four
pounds in a very few minutes. He
states that a few days since he saw
steam raised from sixty-fve to seventy
five pounds pressure in less than five
minutes in a boiler with much less
heating surface than the exploded
boiler had 1t is a strange fact that
the crew OF the ill-fated boat, with one
exception, escaped almost entirely
uninju One Of the fremen, Pat
Finnegan, lies al Bellevue Hospital suf-
fering from injuries of a fatal nature.
The number Of deaths thus far reported
is tifty-seven. Two bodies at the
morgue are still unrecognized.


victims ut Bellevue Hospital.


New YORK, July 3l.-Thousands Of
people are copgregated around Bellevue
hospital this morning eager to hear
something offriends supposed to be killed
or injured by yesterdays explosion. A
large force Of police is engaged in pre-
serving order amid the general rush
and excitement 9th occasion. Ofthe
forty dead bodies brought to Bellevue
hospital yesterday, twenty have already
been removed by their friends for inter
ment. Nine of the bodies still at the
hospital have been recognized. On one
slab are the bodies Of woman and two
children; on another slab those Of
woman and child, and on another that
of woman. There are five bodies OF
men. Most of the bodies present
frightful appearance, for in addition
to the fact that they are swollen
and the features disorted by
the water, they have in most
cases been terribly scalded. Since an
early hour this morning regular file
in and out Of the morgue, either from
curiosity to witness the awful spectacle
of the unrecognized dead lying there,
or with painful interest, trying and yet
fearing of recognizing among the un-
known victims the features of reala-
tive or friend. There are about sixty
injured victims Of the explosion in one
ward at Bellevue Hospital. The sur
eeons state that at least half Of them
are beyond recovery. About nine
o'clock this morning the body Of Matilda
Nelson, aged seven years, who was
killed by the explosion, was found in
the water at the slip off Staten Ferry,
and was removed to the station house.


Deputy Sheriff Madden, Of Brook
lvn, who was among those badly scald-
ed by the explosion Yesterday, died this
morning.


The members Of the Syracuse dele
CATION who were injured Yesterday 10y
the explosion on the Staten Island ferry
boat, Westfeld, are all doing well.


Crowds OF people have been congre-
gated during the morning around the
Centre Street Hospital, where many Of
those injured by the explosion OF the
Westfieli yesterday are lying Public
interest in regard to the full extent OF
the terrible disaster is on the increase,
and the explosion is the theme OF con
yersation among all classes Of people.


Brooklyn, July 3l.-Two more per
sons have died from the effects OF in
juries received by the explosion of the
Westfe,d yesterday, and one other
named Kelley is not expected to survive.
Several others are seriously injured.
The Coroner will proceed at once to
hold inquests on the bodies. a jury
was impannelled this morning to hold
an inquest over the body of Deputy
Sheriff Madden.


New YORK, Jnly 3l-There was
great scene of excitement at the NOR
que to day. Thousands Of people OF all
ages and classes flocked in streams,
up the sidewalks. Order was
kept by large police force. There
were thirteen bodies, old and young, to
be identified, at 10 A. NJ to-day, while
thirteen more had been taken and iden-
tilted bv their friends. The inquest
will not be held for several days.


Thirty.eight wounded victims OF the
steamboat disaster are still at Bellevue
II ospital. Many Of them will die.