Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-05
xhockinS Steamboat Accide nt.--One Hum
dred lives lost.
APRIL 5, lssS

shocking Steamboat Accident.--One Hum
dred lives lost.
On horrors head, horrors accumulate"
The ink is scarcely dry with which record one
distressing steamboat accident another equally la.
meutable and disastrous in its consequences reaches
by the mail. We give the particulars below full, as
some Of the parties have relatives in New York.
Day BY day the melancholy uiy devolves upon of
recording disaster-soule and distress
ing calamity. One steamboat sccident follows upon
another in such rapid succession that the ink shed
the record has time TO dry in the intervals be
tween their occurrence. We have now before us the
painful task of presenting the details OF of the
shocking and hearrendng disasters of which have
read Saturday morning, at about O'Clock. the
steamboat Oroneko, Capt John Crawford, collapsed a
fae while opposite Princeton 100 miles above the city,
which place she had stopped send her yawl for
passengers The deck passengers upon the lower
deck abaft the engine. The berths filled aud
the floors were covered with mattresses. We should
suppose the would accommodate more than
100 persons. The number of deck passengers beard
is estimsiea so 100. gentleman who at
wsrk among them. carpenter estimates the number
l5o-rhe steam swept through the whole length of the
boat with the strength Of the lightning torrent carrying
every thing before it. A great number were blown
overheard nearly if quite AL scalded severely
some completely exeoviated and sheckingly masgl
frantic with despair and agony jumped overheard;
the deck with so helpless sufferers and the
river alive with them swimming the bank, then from
a. IN the widest prenTy.
Tsdeail the many distressing circumstances connect
ed with this dreadful ragedy would be revolving
readers. Thirty helpless sufferers were brought
here from Princeton, OF whom l6 have since died
Twenty upwards were left at Princeton Of whom,
are informed this morning l3 have died. All that
able travel could GET upon another boat with
The assistance Of their friends, eonnued upon their
There also negroes on board.
neither Of whom have been seen since. IL IS impossible
form any estimate of the number Of lives
destroyed. Every name il was in our power to obtain
Is given the list below The cabin passengers with
The exception Of Mr.. Myers and child, escaped unin
xred. This gentleman hearing the explosion sezed
his child and rushed into the cabin. which was densey
SLED with steam the restremaned in their STATE rooms
We cannot with confidence whether Mr.. Myers
and child dead. but j. reported ana that his
lady was slightly injured Seven ten Of those blown
overheard picked up ~ the yawl-ihe others dis
appeared. one two il is thought we're also saved
BY q skiE from the shore. Every aid in their power
rendered by the citizens Of p but for whose
assistance would have been Impossible 10 have fas
tened the boat 10 the shore.
The following 10 list OF those deck passengers whose
names had been registered:
d. Harrington. J. shadwick. T. Gallagher and lady
Andrew Gallagher. - AOrselle, - -, Jackson
Maddy and sSf fsdy. : ss MeDo.ad. W Harris, W.
Blown. TRsmas Higgins John Rousey, Johs Morris,
Robert Smell Vim. d. Harris, John Lunger, -
BsI,er, Hedrick, George henry. f. Web, -
Jones r. Hague.
TIE following 10 list OF the deceased, far the
names ascertared:
join Porter. ID Engineer ShipPenport Ky; OweR
Ovens. welehnan, blewn overheard Mr. Myers and
child months old his lady hs, slightly isared Veks-
burg supposed 10 be deadl; John Walker. sreman,
residence unknown Z. Webb, Turrbull county. Ohio ;
Patrick McCsilagher hm brother and one child. Ire
lsad Mr. and Mrs. Flanagan and children. Ire
land Resin Hardinbrook Pitsburg has brother JsEn
mate II the steamboat Bonapare Joseph Gilman IRE.
man AIegany river. $50 miles above Piitsburg aged
10 years; Martha Miiigan, Ireland WIN. Jackson
celored cook. jsmped overheard.
The following list those still iviHg AZ his place
left At Princstsn have been asceriained. All
are injured very severely parton perhaps viii re
cover.
George Peuibene, Ne~-York, Gennessee cosnsy !;
Joseph Tunis. Baton Rouge Joseph Duke, Brooklyn,
New.Yorkt Enoch Heritage, Cincinnati, Ohio; VIM
Clayton, Galloway county. KY; George Henry, Wheel
Jag. William Hsyses Frederick county Md; = Smith,
Onondsga county. N Y; James Lloyd Harrnston. Rux.
bSry Mass; Joseph Chadwick. ". Albany Indiana
gber-chid born and well George ssosgrsss, Cooper
county Nc.
One have been taken from the boat 70 private
houses.
Every possible attention has been paid by eit-
Tor hs comfort ard 81 the survivors and
the remains II the deceased yesterday nded
10 the grave BY immense o. citizens the
largest ever assembled here spon any similar occasos
The Processen Of persons horseback carriages aid
on foot exieaded in ength dense
AZ covering the walks and whole streets
We think from ell that have learned that
attaches 10 any ~ the officers Of this boat The
hoilers cid and mad Oeeu upon another beat BE.
fore. Cspisin Crawford thar be has ssed them
several years himself They were doubtless upfi for
.se but whether known be ~ the proprietors or
any officers Of the boat ascertain Most of
the hrerneD escaped injury.
Mistaken Cor Joseph J. HsrcoUrt ~ the circum-
stance ofs bsndsr- marked with the name u Mr. II.
havisr been placed upon the head Of the deceased.