Show MILER BOILER EXPLODES I 1 MANY IN Pittsburg Vessel Is Demolished One I Man lan Killed Five Hurt and Four Six Missing Others p Rescued From Icy Waters 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I t. PITTS BURG Pa Pa- Feb 5 By Br By the explosion of the boilers on the owned by the Monongahela River Consolidated 4 1 towboat b at John W W. Alles Ailes at o'clock this morning one man alan was killed 4 Coal and Coke company fatally injured and several are still sUll missing Six Io probably tour four r oJ outright Mi 1100 i from the Icy waters x THE DEA DEAD The dead death WILLIAM PERRY deck eck hand hand- of ot Roscoe Koscoe Pa Fa THE INJURED EDWARD MITCHELL mate badly burned and Inhaled flames MARIE MAnIE WALKER cook of broken and badly Injured inured In in- in leg and body about head I JAMES JAMZS WILLIAMS fireman leg kg broken and seriously hurt about head I and body BOOKER NULL second engineer Deverly W W. Va WEAVER WOLFF deck hand Mid Mid- Ohio MISSING V C JOHN COFFIN watchman Freder- Freder Md AH JOHN BURKE BunKE pilot pHoto GLYDE CLYDE chief engineer WILLIAM CAMPBELL fireman Men Are Missing No trace whatever of ot these men has been lieen found since the boat blew up and 11 It is thought they have lave b been en drowned Those rescued were Capt W. W I. I Shaw haw commander of It the boat John deck hand Glassport Pa DavId Da- Da vId McBryde deck hand Middleport l Ohio Reuben Watts negro deck hand 1 Ohio Maria Marla Walker and and I James Williams I There wa wag a a. crew of fourteen all told The captain with Chief Engineer Still SUII Fireman Campbell and Cook Maria Marla W Walker ker had Just gone off on duty and ad the new watch was made up of Burke Hull huh Mitchell l Williams Perry and Wolf Volt J They had passed the Homestead steel works and were wele th city with seven flats fiats of coal when then one of ot otI the boilers exploded with a mighty roar and terrific force The explosion communicated d to the other boilers and I then all went Into the river or orinto Into the air I The boat Immediately took fire firc and burned so so rapidly that all aIt who were able were forced to take to the river In a few tew minutes the towboat Vulcan was on on the scene with a full crew of ot otmen men and nd nearly all were rescued The Injured were brought to Pittsburg and seven of them are now no noat at Mercy hos hos- pital I Four of ot these are reported to be In Ina Ina Ina a dangerous condition and may not rec re re- re- re c cover ver The hospital authorities however however however how how- ever are unable to give the names Tie Ailes Alles was completely destroyed The loss is placed at The boat was considered one of ot the best owned by the coal combine and its boilers had been inspected but a a. afew few days ago ago The surviving members of the tle crew claim that they were VeTe not carrying a greater pressure of steam than the Government allows the management has six more Inre carloads of ore on the wa way to m market while another another another an an- other lot is being loaded Swan Swansea sea Ores Moving The management of the Swansea of I Silver SlIver City that has already presented present present- ed Its shareholders with dividends exceeding exceeding ex ex- ex- ex and which yet cherIshes cherIshes cherishes cher cher- a fine balance In the treasury is I again moving Its ores and promises a alot alot lot o of half hozen e carloads s on the e market market mar mar- e N sh r i ino h ket within the next few h hours r While h no contract for the output has been entered into It is understood that the I American smelter has quoted a working working work work- I ing charge that affords margin enough to pay for developments and ana to renaer unnecessary any further levies upon I the treasury The Te output at this time c consists ns st of of an rous iro Iron or ore I or of which a large volume is lS exposed and anti for which there should be an active demand at the furnaces However no attempt will be made to rush the product or crowd the market in the face of promises that working charges are to be reduced b by the smelter smeller and tariffs by the railways Star Con Extension The surveys p Pl practically ally completed and headed for the department of construction construction construction con con- work on the proposed extension extension extension exten exten- sion of the Oregon Short Lines Line's track to the Star Con the Victor and other I Tintic properties is scheduled to begin I as soon as the thaw Is sufficient to justify justify jus jus- it and producers In the locality are accordingly rejoicing The success with which the ores of the Star Con are being treated at the Mammoth I company's mill and the large volume of milling ore exposed In the property is said to have removed all doubt asto as asto asto to the revenues that await the extension extension extension exten exten- sion and it will willbe be according to what appears to be reliable advices rushed to the earliest possible c connection with the mines minea in qu question Boston Market Firm Boston Mass Feb 5 The The copper copperS market was dull and irregular with trading throughout the list limited There was comparatively little animation animation anima anima- tion but no d decided pressure to sell stocks While there was no great de demand demand demand de- de mand still the undertone was quite firm Traders were inclined to sell a afew afew few shares on the arly weakness in Amalgamated The witnessed a sharp advance In Amalgamated which started traders to cover the shorts snorts put out early making a more active and better market which closed strong Hornblower Weeks brokers 53 State street Boston and 10 Wall Wallstreet Wallstreet street New York furnish the following quotations Sales High Low Close Amalgamated 74 Bingham 2400 2387 2387 West Daly 2800 Utah ISO 2550 2450 2512 United States 23 2305 17 1725 1712 1725 Mercur Mohawk 1316 Curb Curb Boston Boston In From Tonopah T. T S. S Monroe of Colorado Springs who has been deciding the fate of ot a n. adeal adeal deal at Tonopah Nev and by which well-known well Colorado talent will vill find its way into the Western camp camp came ir iI from Nevada Nevada- yesterday and left tor eft-tor for forthe forthe the East last night Mr 11 Monroe was most favorably Impre impressed sed with what was seen by by- him but says that nothing would Induce his crowd to go gop up up p against the railway tariffs that are arenow arenow now nW in force and that cannot but retard the development of ot the camp His knowledge of metallurgy has convinced him that any anyone one of several methods of milling can be successfully applied to the treatment of ot the camps camp's ores which will do away with the moving of heavy tonnage and enable the producer to use only the bullion wagon He was wasas as assured I that the management o of the Tonopah I company has decided to conI con con- a plant with which to treat the ores during the present season and with this undertaken by the parent company it Is pretty positive that others will vill follow With efficient equipment Mr Monroe estimates that the Tonopah h producer producer can add at least 30 per cent to his earnings The traveler will vilI re return re- re turn n to Tonopah the last of the month I CHILEAN MILL TO RESUME One at ate Pe La Mar Will Soon Be e Put in Operation De La Mar Nev Feb 5 The Chilean mill mm will vill resume operations as soon as I the new mill can be installed the company company com corn pany having done away with the old Griffin mill which has caused the death I IA of a great number of ot people e. e A very very nice strike has been m made de Inthe in inthe inthe the Hog Pen Ernest Godbe has unveiled a new process process process pro pro- pro cess to work the tailings of the April Fool and the extraction of the values of the immense tailings dump will be commenced commenced com corn I tomorrow I Will Connect With With Lulu To To enable the company to more economically economically eco eco- eco I move its enormous ore bodIes bodies bod bod- ies to the mill it is said that the management management management man man- of the Con Mercur immediately immediately immedi immedi- l- l I the official h household is reorganized will order the Electric tunnel extended through U the e zone to connect with riches that have been exposed In I Lulu territory While the undertakIng ing Is a big one it is through a country country coun coun- try that Is easily and inexpensively traveled and with the c connections it promises the cost of pr production will be very materially reduced At prescot present present pres pres- ent cot t tie the e transportation and mining of the ores entails a cost of about SI 1 per ton the ores that are extracted from the southern portions of the company's domain going to the mill by rail which expense will have been e e entirely overcome overcome overcome over over- come with the propos proposed d extension of the tunnel It is understood that Manager Manager Manager Man Man- ager Geo Dern has been in possession of the data and estimates relating to the project for several several days day and that he will recommend that work upon it begin at once the new board has settled set set- tied into its chairs i iThe The Buckeye to Resume With complications that terminated in the appointment of a r rec receiver iver elver practically practically practically adjusted and the claims o of McCornick McCornick McCornick Mc- Mc Cornick Co amounting to about the property of the Buckeye Mining Min Mm- ing company out of Diamond district will wilt tod today y be restored to that organization and made the foundation for a new company In its reorganization tion a number of gentlemen who ha have e enever never lost in itt its ultimate productiveness productiveness' will take part and Inthe in inthe inthe the hands of a new crowd systematic development will follow at once once The territory which has been opened to o a depth of over feet has been productive productive productive pro pro- of some ver very hig grade high grade ore oreIn orein orein in small quantities and while It it has had water with which to contend the handling of that with proper equipment equipment equip equip- ment should have been made an Inexpensive inexpensive inexpensive inex Inex- pensive task The the company corn com pany under an in order of ot court were wei-o Permitted permitted permitted Per per- to pay the expense of the receivership re re receivership amounting to about 1500 yesterday Ore and Bullion Settlements In the ore oxe and bullion market arket the day closed with s settlements amounting to divided as follows McCornick Co Gold Gold bullion 25 gold silver sliver lead and copper ores ores Co T. T R. R Jones Germania bullion bullion bul bul- lion llon gold silver lead and copper copper cop cop- per ores In the metal market silver ruled at 55 cents an oun ounce e lead at per hundred pounds and casting copper at 11 cents an ounce |