Show MANY LIVES ENDANGERED E Explosion in of Steamer Shearwater Causes Vessel to Sink Sinkin Sinkin Sinkin in Delaware River Eiver Philadelphia June 12 An explosion In the engine room of the steamboat Shearwater on the Delaware river off oft this city today imperilled the lives lives of about fifty persona persons most moot of them young youns women They The were taken tak n from the dis die disabled disabled abbed vessel by a Philadelphia fireboat The Shearwater sunk The Shearwater was backing b out from a wharf at Arch reh street when the cargo became displaced by bumping against the wharf causing the vessel essel to list The young y ung women many of whom were High school graduates graduate be became became became came and rushed for To add to the excite excitement meat ment two carboys of add acid broke the fluid running down into the engine room forcing the th engineer er to leave his bile post without shutting hutting off orr The steam The captain finding linding That hl his vessel was slow slowly ly settling bl n hL whistle I and a dozen dzen boits bot ts w s n t to hla Jl assist I ame and the w re n rescued I The Shearwater floated down lown stream stream I and sank |