Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-10-18
DREADFUL CALAMITY.

From The 81. Louis (Miss.) Republican Oct 2
The Steamboat Fairy Queen, arrived at this
port last evening, brings most melancholy in
teligence from the Steamboat Banner This
boat burst her boiler near place called the De
WIS Island on Tuesday last by which accident
fire persons lost their lives, and thirteen others
were wounded. The bow of the boat, Ga letter
states,) was very much shatered-every thing
torn away-the boiler deck gone, and the boiler
which burst overheard. 1t was with difficulty
that the boat was kept from sinking, and equal
" hard to keep her from burning up. She
was at last got ashore and short time after
wards the Fairy Queen came up, rendered her
all the assistance in her power, took on board
all the passengers, landed the wounded at Cape
Girardeau and brought the others to this port.
We understand that the Banner stopped her en-
CINE for moment only, to repair some part of
it; she again started, and the fatal accident hap
pened.
The following is list of the killed and wound
ed, as far as could be ascertained II. Byrne, a
Dunkard, passenger, from Dark county, o. on
his way to Jonesboro' III. to purchase land so
badly scalded as to make it useless to remove
him, no doubt dead; VIM. Burr, mate; scalded,
dead Jacob Stone, boy OF Is years of age,
killed. B. Ball, who came on board at America,
from the Harry Hu, missing, supposed to be
drowned; one of the firemen drowned. A Mr..
ID. Shacffner, of Baltimore, badly scalded; Mr..
Merrill, OF Washington City, do; Capt. Evans,
do; John Gable, engineer, do; Thomas Perry,
fireman. do. Geo. BowtelI, engineer, do; Theo-
phus Merkle, do; Mr. Smith, of Cape Girar-
deau, do. Mr. Johnson, of Alton, struck by some
thing, in the forehead Henry Landon, sailor,
jaw broke; Fl. c. Lewis, carpenter, shoulder
broke; Sam -, sailor, thigh broke and other
wise injured William -, slightly scalded;
Westly Hathaway of Ky. slightly scaldcd. and
another passenger name unknown, do Be-
sides these, there are three or four others slight
ly scalded. The deed were buried at Cape Gil
rardeau; and the sufferers provided with medi-
cal, and other attendance.
A CARD.-We, the undersigned passengers
on board Of the Steamboat Banner, which I'M
fortunately burst her boiler while on her way
from Louisville to ST. Louis, feel it due to Capt
EVAN, to eXonerate him OF all blame in regard
to the accident, and to make this public express
sion of our admiration of him as commander
and gentleman, not only before, but after, the
unfortunate event; for, although seriously in
jured, his eXertionS together with those of the
rest of the officers, in landing the boat and
saving the passengers, were of the most untir-
ing character, and in the highest degree praise
worthy. We would also embrace this opportu-
nifty to express, in behalf Of the sufferers and
ourselves, our sincere thanks and obligations to
the captain, officers and crew, Of the steamer
Fairy Queen, for the timely aid afforded in TAX
ing the wounded to the Cape Grardeau, and
for their interchangeable e&ertions to mitigate the
sufferings of their unfortunate fellow-bengs.
JOS REDHEAD,
O. ID. FILLEY,
b. J. GARLAND, (Nirgnia)
G. r. FILLEY,
d. w. C. NARY,
w. S. GRIMES,
EDw. l.. PEARSON.
81. Louis, oct. 2, 1884.