Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-05-01
From the VieksJg,. )


in the history : = =
ton Of the Mississippi. " @s
On Saturday morning Il
of Pittsburg on her ws e
leans, collapsed a flue oono...
about one hundred miles ~.
blowing all between he ~
stern of the boat literally /.
The deck was crowded ws5
sengers, estimated at one bs.;, b
ty and but Gaw are leA s'
was towed to this place bv n
deuce on Saturday night, sib y
five of the wretched suffer-
some lingering in the torr., e' Q
who will recover on board
As soon as she arrived
medical gentlemen Of The !, u
bers Of our active and benz va
repaired to the boat and ey'.-, 8
relief that science and bpross; .lo
ford to the unfortunate g1Ts.a.!
The cabin floor pre49lss :
heart rending scene We ~.
Some were literally par.bois5 :. .
ing in the agonies of death -
dropped from the flesh Of 9TH H..
was ebbing in some from Mn, q
though exhibiting but sIiDbl h. -
external injury. The gr93n,' ',
silent agony Of Others tbe ~.
firmness with which many am
brink Of eternity, prescnte3
horror and distress, most alo.E,.e
hold. ~
Of these who were brougb, h,
10 were buried YESTERDAY. ~
decently inferred, and folloTsBtoi..
by a large concourse of our citi,s,.
teen were alive last night; br 49,
these cannot possibly survive.
We have been unable IN 49,:
names Of those who were bIowporss.
as well as most of those who va.
here yesterday. They were Al -
passengers and many of them =.
board at this place, SO that the clsI
not give US their names. The FL
; of the boat John Porter, Edward 3
an EngIishman, Mrs. Flanagan an
two children, who started from this
IN the orOnoko were among those
Yesterday. Mr.. Flanagan viii ~
from his injury.
We have understood that ! g
those left at Princeton have since a.
2 Col. Oliver lost I or 8 Of his p-.
and remained at Princeton taking =
two or three Of his boys that an \
scalded, and who are not expected sv
vive. His celebrated race bo-y
Kearney was scalded and died; oa
severely injured.
The cabin was as crowded as Der.
age and had the explosion taken sss
dinner OF breakfast nearly al m1
persisted. We have had access d
Register and find about seyentr.fe
eighty names; but as it is beEevE
none ofthe cabin passengers wer bst
forbear publishing the names. NJ
ers who was steward last year at f1pa
ard House and his child are though
the only cabin passengers senaS
jured. He also would have eszps3I
ry, but when the explosion took PAs
rushed from his state room into he
with his child in his arms and bot 2
scalded; his wife remained in be- Z
and escaped. They remain al Par
The Oroloko is new boat aai q
the largest on the river. Il IS Ez
tunate circumstance that the al.
[ occurred about day light and ia
boats births are an state rooms X
} all were in bed, and none but t0z
: opened their doors and rushed on, SUI
any injury.
Such was the tremendous force d
explosion that the box of the fywhs.T
aportion of the cabins floor were br
open, filing the gentlelnen's cahl I
steam.
This catastrophe will teach ore
lesson in steamboat travelling-t5e 50
ty afforded by well coasructei q
rooms. Those of the OroDOEO Eers.P's
erly ventilated above, an9befun the sis
| had entirely consumed iNe GmOslh
there was sufficient time for the ba
move out into fresh air. A gea!snnE
his family in the ladies cabin HzzslI
attempts to burst open his door, ua .
steam had disappeared. He Wit q
presence of mind and judgement %
his hand repeatedly to the apetunaE
: tilating bis room, but finding the has1
rushing in, he declined opening Is y
; The upper layers of atmosphere vEsal
consumed, and they had TO recEus d
floor in order to obtain air fit fof las
lion.
There is webelieve no blame aaisE
Captain Crawford the commando 8
boat. He was on the hurricane az
the discharge Of his duty, sending o.
yawl for passengers and the boat 80
6ring to? about five minutes. Wh
was getting under way atthe thEd ea
Of the engine, the explosion took =
Porter the engineer, survived a shoh 2
perhaps an hour, and declaredihsi n
sidered the condition Of the boat P'1.
safe-both as regards the water q
steam. The boilers were some 2 I
years old, having been taken oa .
old Michigan, and Porter must have =
deceived In the amount Of stsan . :
the strength of the boilers-the lite
ever We understand, afforded ne sT'.'
Of deficiency.
There is a discrepancy hGsNsf
statements Of some Of the Offices =
gentleman who was on the bank 2 I.
river at the time The latter says q
thinks no steam escaped during o, = =
the boat lay too, while some Of TIE oD--
are Of a different opinion.
The above are The principal laoS /, 7
4 49,. L. :. 4. : n = --l-ftrs Re y