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Am not related but may be of interest to someone who is. I have no further info.
Vern D
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The San Andreas Independent
San Andreas, Calaveras County, CA
Saturday, 9 April 1859
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STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION -- The steam ferry boat, Contra Costa, exploded her boiler on Sunday
morning last, whilst crossing the bar to enter Oakland. She was just from San Francisco,
had been racing with another boat, the Oakland; hence, as is alleged, the disaster. We
append a list of the killed, taken from the 'Alta,' of Monday, together with the
number of the injured:
List of the Killed -- The following is the list of those who are known to have been
killed:
-David W. CADY, a street contractor, formerly Deputy City Surveyor, aged 34 years, a
native of New York. Mr. C. was blown into the air and fell into the water; he swam to the
boat and was taken on board the Oakland, but died soon after.
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