Thomas, tragically, did not get to spend the money. He died in the explosion at The Oxford Center, a medical center that provides therapy for children with such health conditions as autism ...

The boiler of the steam-tug A.S. Field ... There were upon the tug at the time of the explosion seven persons, viz.: the mate, REMO DUMONT, well-known as once the captain of the schooner Monteagle ...