The native American., 1838-05-19
FATAL STEAMBOAT CALAMITY.

FATAL STEAMBOAT CALAMITY.
When shall we have respite from narrating
the awful destruction Of human life by steamboat
explosions? Certainly not until some efficient
legal examinations are instituted into the capabiy
OF the engines, and the fitness of the engineers
Until trial and conviction for manslaughter be the
result of accidents, which clearly spring from
negligence, nothing like safety can be insured to
life or limb. Scarcely is the ink dry which mar
rated the awful calamity of the Oronoko, when
we are called on to detail still fatal horror
The Trenton collapsed fue on Saturday week,
between st. Louis and Louisville, and the Eutaw
also in the upper Ohio, killing fifteen or twenty
individuals. But the most fearful of all is the
destruction of the 'Moselle,' Captain Perrin, at
Cincinnati on the 25th ult. The boat was about
to proceed on her way to St. Louis, and had lust
put out when her boilers exploded! There were
$50 persons on board, IS Of whom were cabin
passengers, and it is supposed that about SO per-
sons have been destroyed. Great God! that such
a destruction Of human life should be the price
Of petty ambition to prove one steamer little
speedier than another Captain Perrin was thrown
on shore and killed; the pilot, Fleming, was also
killed, together with DR.. Wilson Hughes, u. S.
A. and Mr.. Powell, grocer of Louisville. Within
fifteen minutes the boat sunk, and many who
escaped the explosion pershed in the river The
Gazette says:
"But the wreck Of the boat and The escape of those
who have lost neither life friends are nothing COM
pared with the touching in which are seen the
Wounded-he dying, and the discovered friends Here
was father who lay partially deranged, with scaIded
child on one sidea dead daughter upon another and
wounded wife at his feet. One man had saved son,
and lost wife and FIVE children-oers had lost their
whole families. One gentleman was wounded and was
seeking his wife and chdren-happy, OH the other side
Of the crowd, his wife and children were seeking him,
and they were thus reunited
/ Atapublic meeting held next day in Cincinnati,
the Mayor named forty killed, or missing and
thirty saved; other citizens mentioned many more.
It was impossible to gather the names Of the suf
ferers, but the following list was made of the
dead, absent, wounded, and saved.
DEAD.-Elijah Noah, Alton, III; w. Parkerand
daughter Mary, found drowned; B. Furman. n,er
chant, Middletown, 0; Job Jones, Loudon co,
va; 3. Mitchell, barkceper, Cin Capt. Perrin;
J. Chapman, I'd clerk; T. G. Powell, Lou. Ky:
H. b. Casey, Gin; James Barnet, Mo; Calvin r.
Stone, Shrewsbury, Mass; James Douglas, Fort
Madison, w. t; II. Stokes, I'd stewards H. Dillon.
fireman: J. Madden, lst. engineer; r. Watt, deck
hand; Ed. Dunn, chambermaid; James d. Nc
Farland, Knox co., o.; Miss Dunham; two Mr..
Watkins Of Va; Mr.. Thomas, lst mate; A. Burns.
Phil; J. Williams, cold.
BADLY WoUNDED.-Wm. II. Inseep, st. Glars
vile; -- Sherwood, Gin; BENZ Bowman. lst
clerk; Il. Williams, I'd engineer: Jas. Turrel.
deck hand, D. Jaune, fireman: s. Bailey, Car
Penter; Isaac Van Hook; Capt. Perrin's brother:
ton; --- iced, Worcester, Mass; --Franklin.
"a cook; Jas. Fry, Sd do.
MIssING.-Lieut Col Fowl, u, s. A. G.
Kramer's two children; VIM. Parker's wife and
9 children; DR.. w. Hucy, u. s. A; Josepb Swift
Buffaow, N. Y; Joseph Fotler, Boston, Mass:
Fllbn Fotler, do; Greke Foter, do; Jacob Fotler.
40; Jacob Beaver, do; John Beaver, do; Eayer
Beaver, do; Mary Beaver, do; children Of Joseph
and Eva Beaver; P. Trautman's child q wears
old; M. kennedys wife and two children. ~.
Watt, deck hand; Mr.. Armstrong. mate: Mr..
White, engineer; Mr.. s. Patton, LAWYER. Portland.
Me; 5. Post, wife and two children; j. Fleming.
pilot, Angelica co, N. Y; Mr.. D. Higbee's wife
and two children; E. Raymonds wife and child.
Baltimore, John Eudig and John Seim, with each
a wife and child; 1. Johns, Gin.
Saved. Coulter, Licking co, OF. M.
Iobln's wife, Lawrenceburg, Ky; G. Krarner's
i Wiie and SIX children; w. Parker, Va; r. g. G.
Gibson, Lou; Jasper Hamer, Mccain and co. pa
g. B. Parker, Gin; J. G. Richardson. uoldsn
Mass; D. V. Visman, Canton, III; Samnel Del,
enger; J. and A. Mann, Portage, N. "; LawL-
Miner, Green CO, Pa; Jos. Beaver and Eva ~.
wiie and three boys; j. Poole, deck hand. g
! rarris; M. Canady; Isaac Davis; j. Remick: Mrs.
I. Aunt and child; A. Burns mother; ]. Fo,er
), Susan Fotler, (moher;) ]. Caldwell, Va; Eli,
fo.ler' I. ONeill, N. Brunswick; D. O,Neilf.
"i1e ana two children; F. Stein, wife and child.
rem, New Philadelphia, Ohio; John Seine and
,hlld' = Mrs Anderson and four children; George
brown stewart; Eugene Baptise, do; London Aili-
,oh' COOK; blii Austin, deck hand: Lennicken,
~ - q =. A1ner'on, on Sunbury, 0: John Lyle Ross
%, D.
adam Weaver, Canton, Ohio-N. o. r.
9naerican.
veg fork iternai Improvements Among the apnro.
rlauons or internal improvements, made by The New
oiE Legislature during its recent session. are 40 ooo
oo ior the more speedy enlargement Of the Erie cam,,
in aid Of the construction Of the New Yn
mo Ere kailroad, (shis sum having been preyousu an
n0Tlsed, a lesaf au-