This article is from Antoinett's scrapbook, the article is dated 1883.

San Francisco, Jan. 17.- A Seattle Washington Territory, dispatch says: The steamer Josephine which left this city this morning for Skagit River having on board a full cargo of freight and twenty passengers, blew up this after-noon in Port Siesan Bay, fifty miles north of this point. (Seattle) The acting master, purser, steward, fireman, and several passengers are reported to be lost.
LIST OF KILLED AND INJURED.
The explosion occurred while the passengers were at dinner. The crew sheet went straight through the forward cabin and pilot house, carrying Johnson, the man at the wheel, high into the air causing his instant death, Capt. Bailey was on the main deck and was lost: neither he or the Purser Turner, was seen after the explosion. The Steward and his helper David Sparks, were instantly killed while waiting on the table. Kavanaugh, the fireman was not seen afterwards and is undoubtedly killed. E. E. Cannon, a commercial traveler representing Bate, Reed O& Co., of New York, was killed. Samuel Babbitt, a stranger was also killed. Those who were injured are Dennis Lauren, the engineer was badly bruised about the head. Miss Estelle Bradish, of Tacoma had a thigh broken, Hannah Price of Skagit, an old lady, had an ankle jammed and was otherwise hurt, H. G. Kelly of Skagit had a leg broken, and one of two others were slightly hurt. But sixteen on board escaped uninjured. the boat was broken in two pieces, one sinking the other floating. Indians and loggers near by rescued the survivors.
___________________________________________________________________________________Mr. E. E. Cannon a resident of this place, who was killed on Wednesday of last week by a steamboat explosion on Puget Sound, was traveling agent for a New York firm. His remains have been sent on, and are expected to arrive in ten or twelve days from the time of the accident. A wife and two daughters are plunged in the deepest grief on account of their irreparable loss. Mrs. Cannon is a daughter of Esquire Callender of this place. (Scranton)