| Show Casualties Columbus Ka 31The steam Polar Star exploded her boilers this evening opposite this place Four men were drowned and two killed by the explosion The pilot Joseph Jaynes at the wheel was badly scalded on the body and Druiee about the head The cook J W Collin had his arm badly hurt and Captain Jack Akinson was thrown into the river and sustained serIous I injuries He was so shocked he could not talk intelligibly The hull sunk five minutes alter the explosion ex-plosion but was firmly lashed to barges of lumber it was towing which were towed to the Missouri shore by the steamer St front Mate Simpkins stated that six men are known to be lost but their names are not furnished The boilers ers were carrying but a small pres sure of steam |
