Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-23
MONfy8 SHH0,


We gave on Tuesday, short account from the .Nash-
pHe Republican Of dreadful accident on board IN.
Steam Boat Helen McGregor; and to-day add the fol-
lowing m~lanchoy particulars from the .Aenphis I'D.
rOcdfe OF the 26th ult The Steam Engine is power
tn most u'eu agen'; hut it is still far from the point
oil perfection. The principal defect remaining for me-
chanca Ingenuity to overcome and for which human
iiy most loudly demand' remedy i, its liability 10 ac
cdents of the truly distressing nature Of the
recorded below. May the dcsiIerdtum be coon sup
pied-and may the honor OF the discovery belong 10
some one OF our Countrvmen! pet. Int
HORRIBLE DISASTER.
IL has never before fallen 10 lot to witness an
vent OF such heart.rendng nature as that which oc
Cured at our landing Wednesday morning The
steamboat Helen McGregor, with about 4lO pas.en-
gers on board, having stepped at this place for shsr
time, was in the act Of pushing off, when one of her
boilers having burst with tremendous explosion was
thrown from its bed the forecass into the river
the chmDeys thrown down. every boiler di.Iods ed and
the boiler deck engneors ROOM and adjacent Office,
made complete wreck in All instant. To give an sc-
cnrate description of the scene which followed would
exceed the powers OF those far gifted than
saves. large number Of deck passengers az i, usual
when starring out OF port, bal crowded to tho forward
part OF The boat and this occasion the princi-
pal sufferers. Amid the smoke and dust were TO b.
seen, at the same romont, the death struggle and spout
ing blood OF those who had received their wounds
while the shrieks Of the wounded and the dyIns were
mingled with the general confusion. Our citizens ru,h-
ed spontaneously TO the scene OF disser and by their
activity and eSernns, rescued many poor fellow frsm
awatery grave. Houses thrown op.n, oils, lint,
bandsges and blankets freely furch-d for tho use OF
The wounded, and some were seen even cont. ndng for
and claiming the responsibility Of nursing and
ing such they had heen instrumaptal in saving We
take particular pleasure in noticing the activity Of our
PhyNcans nm This occasion, all OF whom immediately
paired to thu spot ceased thsir Iabors until thu
wounded had eVefy attention and comfort which
their situation required.
For the satisfaction Of those abroad, 1bs m,y have
bad friends and relsons board Of the boat we h,v,
taken tbs pains 10 collect list OF the killed and wound
ed, which we annex hereto; doubtless many we're
bown overheard who have sunk, amidst the whrls and
'and, OF this imretuons river, MAYER TO rise sgsin. "a
yet, however, we have only heard the names ~ two
who persisted in This manner whom Ne hsv. incudsd
in the list KILLED.
KILLED.
Richard Hancock from Louisville, Ky;A Van Ne.
ter Hardin county, Tenn; --- Talbot. Long Reach
Oho; Jas. Bedsoe, Ken; - Carroll, Cincinnati o
hoEdward p. Beadlss, Clarke county Intana; j. Dunn,
East Tennessee; G. b. Giles, Cincinnati; Ephraim Co
Tie, Rockville, Indiana; William Stockwell, S,em In
diana; Delany, free black; white man, name un-
known; William Ewing, Clark county, Indiana; J..
heayes, Harrison county, Indians; Lewis Young, a
black FIREMAN; black boy. - or ~ years old.
BADLY WOUNDED.
George Trey, from Upton, CO. TenDe'see John
Cameron, Clark county, Indiana; Joshua Richardson.
Indiana; John Valentine, Ma.sachusetts; - De Ha.
yen,Pbiladelpha j. Leland. OF the Pilots; Souggs
Union, county, Kentucky; FIchen, unknown; H. Bal.
ley Cor BSI) Hardin county Tennessee; n. Hsldrstb,
Madison county. Indiana; John Addison, one Of the
crew; Thomas DJenarl, Wilson co T,nnsssss ]
Swan, Lawrence county, Indiana; J. Tenyck Shipping.
ports William Case, New York black man, name
unknown.
SLIGHTLY WOUNDED.
- Tyson, Captain Of the boat; - Turner, En-.
gineer, do. --- Gray, 81 Mate do T. ODanie
from Indiana T. l. Knowlsnd, Ohio; J. Manasco, Tip
ton, Tennessee; John Coons, CLARK county Indiana
William PouoroG Clark county, Indiana; - Doher
'y, Overton county, Tennessee; Thomas Bink, Law
renee county, Indiana; Green Williams, black Ere
man.
NEW YoRK, March 0-we understand that at
metsg Of the Indian Board in this city, Las, evening
Gov Houston was present and furhshed come Interest