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Show BLOWN UP BY GAS. Terrific Explosion in the Allegheny River, Bj Which a Tug.Boat Is Blown to Atoms. Another Public Servant in New York Gets Off Wrong and Skips to Texas. J The Governor of Arizona Makes a Special Report on Smuggling in That Territory. A Tug-Boat Blown to Pleecs. PrrrsBUBQ, December 2. The tow-boat, "Iron City," was blown to pieces this morning morn-ing while stuck on a bar at the head of Herr's Island, in the Alleghany river. The crew, numbering six men, were blown into J1' The engineer was instantly killed. One hand was fatally injured, and the others seriously hurt. The vessel was burned-down tot the .water's edge,.- and isnu total loss. The concussion from the ' explo sion was terrific,' and awoke the upper end" of the two cities. Pieces of the vessel were blown from the middle of the .river to the Alleghany shore, five hundred yards away. PrrrsBUBG, December 2. The accident to the tow-boat "Iron City," wrecked this morning, was caused by natural gas. The boat struck a gas main and ruptured it. The gas caught fire from the furnace and an explosion ensued. The injured are doing well, except Galbraith, who will die. |