Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-16

IINo' .,rd this city on Saturday, evening
- t',.,iII. reports that an explosion had
m lace in one OF the Ohio river steamboats,
-" us,,, McGregor, which had destroyed the
" Is ,i,,y 10 eighty persons! We have no
49, 'e..,. n, above was in type, we have been
Jbya gentleman Of this place, with the
~. Allocate, Of The Goth ult containing
"~ .,;,o,,rs of this dreadful accident. 1t is
=. CREATES, pleasure We state that aliho'
" .rho,o,on and family Of This place were
i none Of them were injured. The loss
| .,,. ,,o,rb great, i, not SO extensive, as is
I'd in The above paragraph
u,,,,b', Dsasisr.-lt has never before fallen
H"' y, N wi,ness an event Of such heart
o ". ann. as tina, which occurred a, our
Us Us On Wedncs day moroing. The steam
y, Hs,en McGregor, with about 40 pas'en>
=, bosrJ, having Stopped OF this place for
L,,, lime. was in The act oi pushlsg OH,
'",, an, Of her boilers having burst with
.ndou, EXPLOSION, was thrown from is bed
'h. soret as,le mo the river, the chimney's
..,un down; every boiler dislodged, aad he
|, ,;,r deck, engineers room, and adjacent OF,
y. made a complete wreck in an instant. 10
-. an accurate description OF the scene which
lowed would exceed the powers of those faI
moe g,ned than ouseires. A large number OF
,,r. passenger, as is usual when starting out
& ,o',. had crowded 70 the forward part Of he
1,,, ,nt were on this oc, aston he principal
az ,.rs Amid the smoke and dust were 20
,,yr. At the same moment, the death Struggle
AID ,p7uns blood of hose who had received
.,sr wounds; while he skricks Of ne wound
q and he dying wers mingled with the gene
,,lr,nl.,ion Our citiZ:nS rUshed sp0nlanc-
ou,y to The scene Of disaster, and, by their ac
Giy aud exrrjinns, rescued macy pnor tel
by from watrry grave. Houses were thrown
open, oils, iia,s, bAndages and blankets freely
irished foI the use # the wounded, aud some
we're seen even conr.nd,ng fnr and claiming the
responsibility Of nursing aud projecting such
ss ,hry have been insrrumenUll IN saving We
,as, particular pleasure IL noticing the octivi.
y Of our physicians ~ this occasion, ali OF
yhom Immediately repaired 10 the spot, nor
CEASED their labours until he wounded mad re =
,,iyed Every a ention aud comfort which their
situation required.
For the sa,isf Ciion Of those abroad. who
nav have had friends and relations on board
u he boat, We have AIKEN the pains 10 collect
, hist Of the killed aud wounded, which we an
N1 hereto; Iouhhtss MANY were blown over
board, who have sunk, amidst the whir!s and
sands Of This impe unus river, never To rise
again As yet, however, we have only heard
The names Of Two who persisted in this manner
whom We hare included in the list OF killed.
KILLED
Ri,h9rA Hancock. from Louisville, Ky.
4. Van Meier, Hardin county, Tenn.
- Talbot, Long Reach, Ohio.
lanes Blrdsoe, Ken.
- Carroll, Cincinnati, Ohio,
Edward Beadles, Clarke county, Indiana,
DunN, East Tennessee,
B, Giles, Cincinnati,
LpNralm Goble, Brookville, Indiana,
Villain Stockwell, Salem, Indiana,
lay free black,
OA' whlle man, name unknown,
Mnism Ewing Clar& county, Indiana,
mayes, HARRISON County, do
A"h Young, black FIRE nan,
black boy, l2 or Is years cd.
BADLY WOUNDED.
Gtorge Frey, from Tip on. co Tennessee,
Jam Cameron, Clark county, Indiana,
!'>roa Richard,on Indiana,
ION" Nalea'ine, Mas>ac husetIs,
- De Haven, PniladeInhIa,
!o1n L~land, oue Of II Pilots,
J. S'ges, Union county. Kentucky,
-Flcber, uuknown,
Baby Cor Bell,) Harfin CO Tennessee,
II, di;re h, Madison ounty, Indiana,
,o"' ADDISON, one o. he crew,
t@omd' Orenarl, Wilson CO. Tennessee,
r"an, La"ryure county, Indiana,
J. tnYck, Srippngrorl,
"tal4m Case New Yo,k.
oa'S man. name unknown.
SLIGHTLY WOUNDED.
tyson, C.p s.. n Of he boat,
iqrner T. einrer, do
- Nr'y - Mae, do
rr'VO'nIri, from Indiana,
II. HnowIand, OHIO,
l., N+n"'eo, Upton county, Tennessee,
w, ,vn Coons, Cilrk county, Indiana,
VIII am Pc, off, do do
= oonery, Ovrrton county, Tennessee,
c r.on's Bank, Lawrence co"n y, Indiana,
wen Williams a black fireman.
~ w lillian Ann NiApy nar.yraDh n