Printed in Daily Herald on 11/9/1930:
"TWO BILOXIANS LOSE LIVES IN BLAST ON BOAT"
"ED ADOLPHSEN(sic), 50, AND CONRAD HAHN, 35, KILLED BY EXPLOSION OF SEVERAL DRUMS OF GASOLINE"
"The funerals of Ed Alolphsen(sic), 50 and Conrad Hahn, 35, Biloxi fishermen, who were killed off Breton Island, when their 47.5 boat 'Chiquita' exploded, will be held today. Mr. Aldopphsen(sic) will be buried from his home with services at 3 p.m. by Rev. Oscar Nussmann of the Lutheran church and Hahn will be buried at 2:30 p.m. with services by Rev. Murray Cox of the Epworth Methodist church. Their bodies were brought to Biloxi about 4 p.m. yesterday on the Coast Guard patrol boat CG300 in charge of O. S. B. Olsen, chief boatswain mate and were met by a large crowd of fishermen and others. This marine tragedy increased the number of deaths from accidents at sea to 10 Biloxians this year. Adolphsen(sic) and Hahn lost their lives when their trawl boat exploded as one of them went below in the cabin at 6 a.m., probably to light a fire to prepare breakfast, preparatory to starting on the day's fishing trip. It is believed that the cabin door was closed and that the fumes which had accumulated over night were ignited by the fire, causing an immediate explosion, which shattered the boat to pieces and threw the men into the water. Adolphsen(sic) was in charge of the vessel and it is believed that the explosion occurred whiled he was sleeping, as his body was later recovered clad only in underwear, while Hahn was fully clothed. However, just what caused the explosion probably never will be known, although the theory of the Coast Guardsmen was that Hahn had gone below to light a fire. The 'Chiquita' was lying in anchor in a cove near the center of the island with several other fishing boats and the CG300 was about 200 yards away. The explosion of the 'Chiquita' rocked the 75-foot government boat...when the Guardsmen arrived they found the body of Adolphson floating face down in the wreckage and within 10 or 15 minutes the other body had been found, apparently pinned under the hull of the boat. The Guardsmen said the men evidently were killed instantly...Adolphson resided at 902 Reynoir street. He leave a wife, three children, Albert, Edna May and James. He is a native of Denmark and a resident of this country for many years. He has followed the sea since he was 14 years old. A trick of fate prevented his son from making the trip with him in the 'Chiquita'. The young man had begged his father to allow him to accompany him, but had been refused. The 'Chiquita' left Biloxi Saturday morning for a 12-day fishing trip owned by Anson Holley, Sr., and was completed last January at a cost of over $3,000. It was being operated on a share basis by Adolphson for Holley, and on this trip to bring back a load of seafood for the C. B. Foster Packing Co."
"TWO BILOXIANS LOSE LIVES IN BLAST ON BOAT"
"ED ADOLPHSEN(sic), 50, AND CONRAD HAHN, 35, KILLED BY EXPLOSION OF SEVERAL DRUMS OF GASOLINE"
"The funerals of Ed Alolphsen(sic), 50 and Conrad Hahn, 35, Biloxi fishermen, who were killed off Breton Island, when their 47.5 boat 'Chiquita' exploded, will be held today. Mr. Aldopphsen(sic) will be buried from his home with services at 3 p.m. by Rev. Oscar Nussmann of the Lutheran church and Hahn will be buried at 2:30 p.m. with services by Rev. Murray Cox of the Epworth Methodist church. Their bodies were brought to Biloxi about 4 p.m. yesterday on the Coast Guard patrol boat CG300 in charge of O. S. B. Olsen, chief boatswain mate and were met by a large crowd of fishermen and others. This marine tragedy increased the number of deaths from accidents at sea to 10 Biloxians this year. Adolphsen(sic) and Hahn lost their lives when their trawl boat exploded as one of them went below in the cabin at 6 a.m., probably to light a fire to prepare breakfast, preparatory to starting on the day's fishing trip. It is believed that the cabin door was closed and that the fumes which had accumulated over night were ignited by the fire, causing an immediate explosion, which shattered the boat to pieces and threw the men into the water. Adolphsen(sic) was in charge of the vessel and it is believed that the explosion occurred whiled he was sleeping, as his body was later recovered clad only in underwear, while Hahn was fully clothed. However, just what caused the explosion probably never will be known, although the theory of the Coast Guardsmen was that Hahn had gone below to light a fire. The 'Chiquita' was lying in anchor in a cove near the center of the island with several other fishing boats and the CG300 was about 200 yards away. The explosion of the 'Chiquita' rocked the 75-foot government boat...when the Guardsmen arrived they found the body of Adolphson floating face down in the wreckage and within 10 or 15 minutes the other body had been found, apparently pinned under the hull of the boat. The Guardsmen said the men evidently were killed instantly...Adolphson resided at 902 Reynoir street. He leave a wife, three children, Albert, Edna May and James. He is a native of Denmark and a resident of this country for many years. He has followed the sea since he was 14 years old. A trick of fate prevented his son from making the trip with him in the 'Chiquita'. The young man had begged his father to allow him to accompany him, but had been refused. The 'Chiquita' left Biloxi Saturday morning for a 12-day fishing trip owned by Anson Holley, Sr., and was completed last January at a cost of over $3,000. It was being operated on a share basis by Adolphson for Holley, and on this trip to bring back a load of seafood for the C. B. Foster Packing Co."
Printed in Daily Herald on 11/9/1930:
"TWO BILOXIANS LOSE LIVES IN BLAST ON BOAT"
"ED ADOLPHSEN(sic), 50, AND CONRAD HAHN, 35, KILLED BY EXPLOSION OF SEVERAL DRUMS OF GASOLINE"
"The funerals of Ed Alolphsen(sic), 50 and Conrad Hahn, 35, Biloxi fishermen, who were killed off Breton Island, when their 47.5 boat 'Chiquita' exploded, will be held today. Mr. Aldopphsen(sic) will be buried from his home with services at 3 p.m. by Rev. Oscar Nussmann of the Lutheran church and Hahn will be buried at 2:30 p.m. with services by Rev. Murray Cox of the Epworth Methodist church. Their bodies were brought to Biloxi about 4 p.m. yesterday on the Coast Guard patrol boat CG300 in charge of O. S. B. Olsen, chief boatswain mate and were met by a large crowd of fishermen and others. This marine tragedy increased the number of deaths from accidents at sea to 10 Biloxians this year. Adolphsen(sic) and Hahn lost their lives when their trawl boat exploded as one of them went below in the cabin at 6 a.m., probably to light a fire to prepare breakfast, preparatory to starting on the day's fishing trip. It is believed that the cabin door was closed and that the fumes which had accumulated over night were ignited by the fire, causing an immediate explosion, which shattered the boat to pieces and threw the men into the water. Adolphsen(sic) was in charge of the vessel and it is believed that the explosion occurred whiled he was sleeping, as his body was later recovered clad only in underwear, while Hahn was fully clothed. However, just what caused the explosion probably never will be known, although the theory of the Coast Guardsmen was that Hahn had gone below to light a fire. The 'Chiquita' was lying in anchor in a cove near the center of the island with several other fishing boats and the CG300 was about 200 yards away. The explosion of the 'Chiquita' rocked the 75-foot government boat...when the Guardsmen arrived they found the body of Adolphson floating face down in the wreckage and within 10 or 15 minutes the other body had been found, apparently pinned under the hull of the boat. The Guardsmen said the men evidently were killed instantly...Adolphson resided at 902 Reynoir street. He leave a wife, three children, Albert, Edna May and James. He is a native of Denmark and a resident of this country for many years. He has followed the sea since he was 14 years old. A trick of fate prevented his son from making the trip with him in the 'Chiquita'. The young man had begged his father to allow him to accompany him, but had been refused. The 'Chiquita' left Biloxi Saturday morning for a 12-day fishing trip owned by Anson Holley, Sr., and was completed last January at a cost of over $3,000. It was being operated on a share basis by Adolphson for Holley, and on this trip to bring back a load of seafood for the C. B. Foster Packing Co."
"TWO BILOXIANS LOSE LIVES IN BLAST ON BOAT"
"ED ADOLPHSEN(sic), 50, AND CONRAD HAHN, 35, KILLED BY EXPLOSION OF SEVERAL DRUMS OF GASOLINE"
"The funerals of Ed Alolphsen(sic), 50 and Conrad Hahn, 35, Biloxi fishermen, who were killed off Breton Island, when their 47.5 boat 'Chiquita' exploded, will be held today. Mr. Aldopphsen(sic) will be buried from his home with services at 3 p.m. by Rev. Oscar Nussmann of the Lutheran church and Hahn will be buried at 2:30 p.m. with services by Rev. Murray Cox of the Epworth Methodist church. Their bodies were brought to Biloxi about 4 p.m. yesterday on the Coast Guard patrol boat CG300 in charge of O. S. B. Olsen, chief boatswain mate and were met by a large crowd of fishermen and others. This marine tragedy increased the number of deaths from accidents at sea to 10 Biloxians this year. Adolphsen(sic) and Hahn lost their lives when their trawl boat exploded as one of them went below in the cabin at 6 a.m., probably to light a fire to prepare breakfast, preparatory to starting on the day's fishing trip. It is believed that the cabin door was closed and that the fumes which had accumulated over night were ignited by the fire, causing an immediate explosion, which shattered the boat to pieces and threw the men into the water. Adolphsen(sic) was in charge of the vessel and it is believed that the explosion occurred whiled he was sleeping, as his body was later recovered clad only in underwear, while Hahn was fully clothed. However, just what caused the explosion probably never will be known, although the theory of the Coast Guardsmen was that Hahn had gone below to light a fire. The 'Chiquita' was lying in anchor in a cove near the center of the island with several other fishing boats and the CG300 was about 200 yards away. The explosion of the 'Chiquita' rocked the 75-foot government boat...when the Guardsmen arrived they found the body of Adolphson floating face down in the wreckage and within 10 or 15 minutes the other body had been found, apparently pinned under the hull of the boat. The Guardsmen said the men evidently were killed instantly...Adolphson resided at 902 Reynoir street. He leave a wife, three children, Albert, Edna May and James. He is a native of Denmark and a resident of this country for many years. He has followed the sea since he was 14 years old. A trick of fate prevented his son from making the trip with him in the 'Chiquita'. The young man had begged his father to allow him to accompany him, but had been refused. The 'Chiquita' left Biloxi Saturday morning for a 12-day fishing trip owned by Anson Holley, Sr., and was completed last January at a cost of over $3,000. It was being operated on a share basis by Adolphson for Holley, and on this trip to bring back a load of seafood for the C. B. Foster Packing Co."
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