Year: 1871

Win knife as quickly and as carefully as could,
4 hut in spite OF every precautlon the


INTEGUMENTS RUFFLED OFF.
IN the operation. The poor boy wrlthed In an agony
that seemed unenduraDle, and he screamed inces-
sanity. He was absolutely out OF his senses with
extreme pain. He cried loudly for water, and we
procured him some as well as some brandy, as
speedily as we were able, aud good
draught somewhat sOothed him. Some one
had by this time procured some lint and
Carron Oil (carron oil consists of equal parts OF
sweet oil and lmewater); ana dressed his wounds
as well as 1 could with the appliances at command
and had him carried into the ladies' reception room
Df the ferry house. He seemed somewhat relieved
but was still suffering terrible torture. In the course
of few minutes, while Twas attending to him,
I TEN OR DOZEN


other cases. more or less injured, brought out
OF the wreck. The boat was at this time lying
m0ored by chains to the wharf Smoke was Still
rising from the forward part Of the boat, which
seemed however, much less dllapidated than might
be imagined. The smokestack had gone and the
whole fore part Of the vessel was in ruins but the
aft portion was unhurt and people could pass 10
and fro without the slightest difficulty.
THE FIRE ENGINES AND LADDER COMPANIES
arrived about this time prepared TO extingulsh the
Names, but they were chiefly useful In eXtricatihg
the dead and wounded from among the debris IN
iWulCu tney were lying, uuu Ill WIS ""J '"oy va"
pood service. did all / could for the
Wounded as they were brought into the ferry
house. Most OF the cases were injured upon the
hands and face. l dressed the scalds with oil and
lint, and Gained the minds of my patients as far
As possible, as they st appeared to be very appre
hensve of further injury. and encouraged them
TO bear uD under the agonies they were enduring
Some OF them were In state OF mental excitement
that IL was positively painful to Witness None
OF these cases, however, were necessarily
fatal, and but few of them were even serious, so
walked down to the end OF the pier to where another
svessel-a sort OF tugboat--havlng heard the ex-
plOsion and seen the need OF succor, had come and
mOored herself across the ferrybOat got on
board and os fast as the bodies were brought from
out the wreck attended to the injuries of the
victims


The first case that particularly attracted my at.
tentiOn was q woman in the


VERY AGONIES OF DEATH
she could not artculate and died in scarcely more
rhan two minutes after, being brought under my
charge. Her external INJURIES however, ap.
peared to be slight, tut there was
bloody froth issuing from her nostrils
and mouth. Her face, however, was calm In ex-
preston, and doubt much If she preserved enough
sensibllIy after the first shock to be conscious Of
pain.


The next case was that OF mani think he was
p Gernan-who was ravIng with pain. He


aAsPED FOR BREATH,


as though respiration were extremely painful and
difficult. He also was made to speak or swallow.
His face was smeared with blood. where he had
been struck with splinters Of wood His greatest
injuries, however, seemed to be in the mouth and
throat, which were terribly swollen by scalding.


Next to him. strange to say, came his natural foe,
3 Frenchman. The poor fellow was handsomely
dressed and wore
A GREAT DEAL OF JEwELRY.


He had o large solitaire diamond In his shirt
bosom ana he had carbunce pin in his necker-
chief. He kept repeating


MON DIEU! MON DIEU!


asked him in French If he suffered much, and IN
reply he pointed to his head and then to his
stomach. but he seemed unable to explain nteligi-
bly, the nature OF his suferngs He was badly scalGed
over The face, and the hot steam had seeked up his
arms. and as found out by ripping up his panta.
looms up his legs also. We piled him well with
brandy and water, and dressed his wounds, after
which one Of the deck hands put coil Of rope under
pis head for pillow and he seemed little relieved.


The next case attended 10 was


LITTLE BOY,


eleven years Of age. His countenance was pad
with suffering and his lace was swollen up In many
places with water blebs tbllstersI. He cried out
'Watcr water |" without ceasing and every now
and then writned from side to side. as though his
sufrerngs were too great TO De borne. l di-
vested him of his clothing. and found that
both arms TO the shoulder, the neck and the whole
surface OF his back were badly scalded. The scarf,
or outer skin, peeled on with his clothing in spite
OF our efforts to prevent it, He also appeared to
have been injured internally by the steam. as his
mouth and throat were so swollen that he could not
speak. | noticed about him, as also about all the
other Victims that his


TEETH WERE uNNATURALLY WHITE.


The cause OF this may have been simply natural
beauty; but perhaps, also the steam may nave
acted In some way upon the tartar. can't say ex-
acty If that was so or not, though.


then saw young fellow. whose only injury had
been caused by


from some heavy article on the small OF the back.
He complained Of great deal OF pain in the part
Affected but this was relieved by deck haudplac-
Ing underneath him an cxtemporaneous pillow Of
some ropes and things


The next case was


BABY,


nine months od--a male child. No one seemed TO
claim II, and suppose its pa. ents or friends had
been fatally injured. 1t badly scalded-poor
little thingl-n both legs ana arms and upon the
face. ! think, though, II Will recover all right. 1t
was stiii lively and cried vigorously with pain, but
il was not al all apparently weakened by suffering
j then despatched lighter case--a woman with a
sprained ancle, but otherwise uninured.


woman was about this time


GOT OUT DEAD.


The lips aud all the vascular parts OF the body were
blue but there seemed to be no scolding. suppose
she was killed instantaneously, before the water or
steam reached her. After DEATH OF course It is
Impossible for scald to blisters Hor skin,
however, seemed parboiled-very white and unna-
tural in appearance.


Again saw q little child without any friends to
caim It, 1t was slightly bruised but that was all.
No uood no scalds, no injuries OF any account that
were percepible. How it escaped can't say. Per.
haps t lay In Its mothers arms when the disaster
took place. but unhurt by the shock that left IL
plotherlcss.


After leaving the boat came


TO THE H0rtL.
where was told there were some fifteen or twenty