Deseret Evening News | 1907-10-24 | Page 7 | Two Persons Killed by Explosion on Steamer

TWO PERSONS KILLED BY EXPLOSION ON STEAMER Portland Or Oct Two o persons are tf known to have habe been n killed and one Injured aa as the th result of ot the th explosion of the Ih oil burners burner burn on the th river steamer teamer J N Teel 1 shortly before 5 this morning At least one more body bod I Im known fI to be b o In the wreck There weal tarts but one naw on hoard bourd a woman thought to be Mr Mrs II Amanda Jackson of ot Wash Phe wa was burned to death deathA A deck hand named nfl l John Collin burn burned burned ed Pd to death dath In his hili bunk The Injured man Inan I 1 Jack Hassler fireman on the boat boal The Till explosion occurred aa as was starting to fire Are up The Are a Era hid had been n started by b the watchmen watchman tout bat t had hadnot hadnot not been set et going In at full blast t It U I is thought t that he h did not lIot shut abut oft elf th the oil aa as tightly a u as he h should hould and a 11 little leaked INked In front of the lire fire pan ran forming feinting a ga gas that thaI Ignited when Haal Harter r opened the firebox