Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-02-08
NATCuEZ, Dec. 90

-iH"thcF I~CFcdGJHt steamboat DiSUStcrSF
We have again TO record another disastrdI.s
event that has occurred upon our watdh.
we give the particulars rs furnished us Ry
one OF the s%urvivin. passengers.
About 10 O'Clock. ON "Wednesday niA,t
the 9th inst. the Steam Boat Black HnAk
while descending the Mississippi river, 1.
bout 30 miles below Natchcz, on her trip Io
Red River, burst one or more of her hoiI1,s
with Il fatal and tremendous cxplosion.f-
1t Is supposed that all her boilers burst, rs
< or 3 distinct reports were heard.
IL Is impossible to ascertain the Whole
hummer OF passengers missing, at this TIME.
Inc name of the surviving cabin passed.
gers arc Majur dc Russcy, Z. S. 4. MIs
Dexter. MIR. Lucke,t and family, w. g..
Dai'icld, OF Missouri. Il, B. Hyde Vermd,t
T.. Manning, New Orleans, Mir. SanGfoEd
and MIR. Nichols Alexandria. The ouly
missing cabin passenger Is Mr.. Dclisk of
Alexandria; TWO servants of Mr.. DulIckl
were blown overload and killed, about \ n
or Twelve deck passengers were MISSING ::
were killed and Z dangerously sca!dcl, tIo
OF whom died on thcirpas,agc To this nIakc
on Tue following morning aud Is s!ichky
scaldcd. S
The explosion WIS probably more de-.
r"c,Ve man any that has ever ]occurrti d
'iNCi, iniincuiatciy Az
ter the explosion the boat was tiscoycrdg,l
TO he on Tire. and was sinking from Ion; e
produscdby the explosion. Several unsrl. :
cesslul attempts were made to get u Ii, -.
on shore. The situation Of hne hund: 4
passengers floating in Tie u~,i;'llo of the ri, /.
or, Zone half Of whom woo women
ci'Ilaren,) without any assistance in ~
:-hs.at.sE-; 80, fL.rs.--n- -
better sfsSsfeHTa=9 SGr1cTiLTs int.yrI
was rapidly cxtineui he'd, and their peril.
Gus situation was only relieved BIZ the as
sistnncc of a fiat boat ~Lc!onging TO hir. =.
OF Rising Sun, Indiana, who kindly re-
Spondcd to the call OF Major De R,lsscv, aid
CaEh. Taylor, WAC went i'll pursuit Of adj,
ana IT IS to the assistance of the Captain of
INC Fiat Boat, who will be remembered b.
The passengers with the most grateful feel
'hSSS' thnl every rescued passenger in I'll
probability owes in" preservation of lis lie.
Capt. Taylor and crew on this trying orcu
sion, conducted themselves with the n,mos,
propriciy, and acquitted themselves cn,irly
TO The satisfaction Of The passengers.
The loss of%nioncy and property was very
considerable. Maj. DC Russcy vas in nos
session of about three hundred ,housa,J
dollars, government money for The purnssc
OF discussing. CT which about forty thousand
collars were blown through and alnr, .ho
boar, 'hany oitic boxes bcing;catircly broken
I" pieces ANA their contents scattered, LIS
supposcdi HAT about s or 10 thousand dollars
Went mic tn" river, ard consequently vii!
be lost also many trunks conrainin. money
and property of value belonging to pass,n-
gers Much Of the cargo will be greatly
damaged or cnIirly lost.
The passengers feel their entire inability
to do justice III this time to Inc marnaoi-
NOUS conduct ofCapt. Rudd. of the Steam,
boat Commerce, and DIR. Gale, PASSENGER
on tho Commerce, but hope al a future
time, TO repay in some measure those i,i.h!v
rh,!anthropic gentlemen who afforded ev,ry
to the unfortunate sufferers, which
could he given to Them. Can't,
kndd, after releasing the passengers. ann.
landing them on shore, remained several
hours with the Boat, aflording every com
fort and taking all on board who wished to
themselves of the opportunity.