Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-05-08

nor huINe--O A-sesN 49, AAf-e t.lsNA( was
.; y, swept away TRs boat Immediately
uIst ! sink rapidly, and float with a strong
gaa ag down the river, atthe same time get
relg 3ser from the shore.
fsDtain was thrown by the explosion
lpss 4. tothe street. and was picked np dead
IlJIy ,a5filly mangled Another man was
entirely through the roof Of a neigh
foenh ,i,se. and limbs and fragments Of bod.
pns s,.orod about the river and shore IN heart
gss nrofusion. Soon as the boat vas dis
snal7 n he rapidly sinking, the PASSENGER
'si .voSr,aiined unhirt in the gentlemen's and
~ y. .v cabins, became panic struck, and with
lItS =, ma "rnoccomtable, jumped into the river.
guy hive the ordinary business parts Of the
sng ore ayS' were no boats at hand except a few
nj manageable wood fats, which
~ .arried to the relief Of the sufferers AZ
sl' y. ~, possible by the few persons ON shore.
n y. o7 7,ore drowned, however, before thew
4 ~ no rescued from the watery grave. ana
ol,u INK ~ who were not seen afterwards. VA
wy Ne , are told that one little boy on shore was
-, W. wGincing his hands in agony imploring
g, ,,o nresent. to save his father, mother, and
p Uso sisters, all of whom were struggling IN
l' rotor 70 Cain the shore, but whom the
y. Nile fellow had the awful misfortune to
>, , l,r; one by one almost withinhis reach.
Miami child belonging to tins family, was
,.toJ m alive. floating down the river on one
IG sI fragments Of the hurricane deck.
DocToP WuLsoN HUGHY, of the y. s.
INV. land brother-n-law to our estlmable fell
ar ctzen. w. P. Hughy of the Pearl st.
gorseA IS doubtless among the SLAIN, as he was
10 have been on board, and some pieces
Il the military coat he had on, were picked up
among the fragments.
Mr.. POWELL, highly respectable grocery
merchant, of Louisville, and brother-in-law of
lir Wilson McGrew, Of this city, is also sup
bosed 10 be lost, as he was on board, and no
dimes has since been heard of hum, notwith-
handing the active inquiries Of hls friends,
We are unable, as yet, to partlcularize any
fbet DersSns lost. as the boat sunk in about fif
ben minutes after the accident, leaving moth
r to be seen but the chimneys and small
Ttion of her upper works, and also a scene of
stress and confusion Immediately ensued that
iorether battles all description. Most of the
rferers are among the hands of the boat, and
BE- Storage passengers.
f is supposed that there were about 2OOper-
p7s on board, from which number, onlv from
bio 7jare believed to have escaped, making
be estimate loss of lives about l25! 0, tale
woe!
The accident uRquestionably occurred
rough sheer imPrudeace and careZessness.
1eClptan of the boat was DESTROYS of show
tgOf hergreat speed as she passed the city,
hib oyertake and psss another boat which
dleit the wharf for Louisville short time
fore him. Dearly has he paid for his silly
nb'ion. The clerk of the boat, we under
anl escaped unhurt. These are all the mar
uars we have yet been able to learn. In
pmorow's Wing, we shall no doubt be able
7re the names Of many others who have
ben lost or killed. E
THURSDAY, I O'Clock p. M.
We have Just returned from the scenes of
pTor occaisoned by the explosion, and the ac-
5nt above published, instead of being in the
shest degree exaggerated, Gas has been in
hated by few falls FAR SHORT OF THE
1rlOFuL REALITY. The fragments of bu-
m bodies are now lying scattered all alonp
ashore and we saw the corpseof a number
mangIed and torn, that they bear scarcely
resemblance TO the human form. We al
saw several with their heads and arms entire
blown OIL; others with only a part of the
addesroyed, and others with their lower ex-
entities shrered to an apparent Jelly. Frag-
ents Of the boilers, ana other portions of
e boat, were thrown from fifty to two him.
bed yards on the shore, some of them havino
ssed entirely over the two rows of BUILDINGS
the street, and portion of the boilers teaP-
away the gable end of stable situated
ghup the steep hill, In rear of the boDses. If
ast 200 yards from the boat. Other PARTS of
boat were driven entirely through laroe
pJEe on the street, entering through the win
ws on one side and passing out at the other.
B positively stated, that one man was picked
tins morning on the Kentucky side. bayinr
en blown completely across the river.
The wreck of the boat now les near the
Pam water works, (about 3-4 of mile below
ee the accident occured,) having her
mneys and about half of her upper cabin
oye the water. A great many persons are
PPoyed IN gathering bodies, freight. &c.
lyiour bodies have to-day been taken from
boat VIZ German woman and her two
ldren and another small boy. The number
dead and mangled bodies, alogeth.r. that
We been recovered, Is about twenty, as near
as has yet been ascertained. "A number of
rSons' severely wounded, have been sent TO
hospitals, but whose names we have not
heau. One young man by the name of
"arl sexton, from Connecticut we saw in
leghoonng house, dreadfully scaIded but
physician thinks he win certainly get well.
he lower deck Of the boat is vet entirely
eT the water; and when the boat shall he
ed, a very large number of persons. # i ev-
ted, viii be found. ...I :
There are no doubt more persons lost
we have stated we convnraed 4 |
y ago with Mr.. Broadwell, the Accent Of
ooa,' VINO says positively, that there were
!-H'e deck passengers, and tbirtv-five |
" passengers, whose names woyn o,,otroJ |
ne ooat'sreglster, at Pittsburc W6oeI;n,,
oou ,,. :Uwns $, on the river above this place
IL W.. me Of LOUIS and other places he
mere 'heh are one hundred ami tb;rt,, |
sHSsr$ >, lhat must have been on hoard oy
l'eol lhe very large number who +ooI, |
"se az TINS place. The boat v,o- ,,,,,,
crowded and Mr.. Broadwell tb;nLs a.
PIE number on board, at the tiro ~ .iIe
n ~ c cannot be but little Gf anvI sh ,,U az f
NEE HUNDRED personsl Fro or al
ulorlnatlon we can gather. II 5oo. ~
edf That more than 30 or an - . iic1
' ,ra.t arc known to have been rescued
vnsJ ~ d. ToOaOie' That the whole number
'a u. q too hundred or tuo b,,,,,I, ~
" a- OF Jorly persons! It is impossibIe |
any accurate detail Of the dead and i'- ms
,, +ail ever be made, or the precise number
,I %onL A very large portion of them |
i u '.H passengers, whose humble sphere
t5o WIN ~ preclude the possibility Of finding
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