New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-04-16
BY THIS MORNINGS MAIL.
nor~;,,,e steamboat Disaster.

The Baltimore papers OF YESTERDAY o'ii
IS ,arr;b,. disaster on board the steaI'-
hoat ,fedoro. at that city. on THURSDAY, by winch
many lies have been lost. and many other persons
se,cr.,v injured. It seems that she was new
boat, and Was just starting on an eSPer'''isn'-
trip. Some OF the Directors OF the ConPa": "''u
their friends. we're on board. AT about . c''eN'
lust as the wheel had made two revolutions ~
starting the boiler exploded with loud noise W,
nn,es of smoke and steam rushed into the ar h''o
tbe beautiful boat was shattered wreck II ne
boiler was thrown cros.wise on the neoA. 'ne
whole forward part of the boat was torn IN pieces
many persons were scaded by the hot 'tean some,
innped overheard and were drowned, others were
blown INFO the air OF crushed by falling umper',
md the whole scene yai one of agony, terror an
desolation.
The boat soon sunk TO the bottom. nc ba!tf
more Sun saws that she had been preparing tor de-
parturc for some tirnc and that the water IN the
boiler had probably become nearly exhausted Al
the time of the explosion the steam was blowing
off with considerable force. The Mayor has sa-
vertiscs for 100 men to assist Ill ruisng the wreck
and recovering the bodies of the dead. The follow
ing are the names of the killed, SO far as could be
ascer,ancd: John C. Moale, Agent; William
Moae, his son: Joseph Lecompte; Capt. John
Vickers; John Speedy: John Young: Benz.
French; John Boon ohm Burns ohm Harper
second mate The following we're badly injured
John Watchman R. II. Middleton; Albert ham
sey; Richard Lurthicum, recovery doubtful sam
Clam, severely scadcd; West Gully, do; Ohm
Sprdder not expected to recover; hayler, brennan,
y inter, James Wilson, William Roberts, Law
renee Riggs, George Enjoy David Frazier, Tat
rick Collins, Rachaiial! Nichols, Francis bezyt,
James Crawford, james Gregg, Levin Barton,
George Hoi'nagle, Smith, ship-carpenter we're very
serious scaleled, and some Of them had limbs
broken it is hoped, however, that they will reco-
.JarScs Clarke, Thomas E!dridgc, and jack
SON Recder were so badly scalded that they are
nor expected to recover james Mitchell and
Francis NIcLcer we're missing
70 \ long and interesting letter from our cor
respondent LEO is unavoiduby crowded ever
He closes with the following paragraph;
There are lying on the Executive table OF the
Senate the nominations of JOSEPH GRArTos, Sur
vcvor of the Port of Boston, vice Gen Mcneil,
term expired, rcnominatci and Withdrawn
ArY. TRUE.Naval Officer Salem, vice John Swa-
zey, term expired John Tucker. Receiver Land
Office. Naclilochct, vice J. a. c. Rachel. de-
clincd Wyatt J. Draughen, Receiver, Augusta
Miss, vice William g. Crawlsy, resigned james
C.. Soo, Register, Shawncctown, ILL.,, renominatcd.
Abs. w Jones, Register, Edwardsville, Ill.,, vice
Thompson Dcid. Maj. Il. Cowhcrd, Register,
Jackson. Miss. vice J. NJ. HEREFORD, rcgned.
William Willard, Surveyor, Saybrook, Conn, re-
appointed. d. S. Carr, Naval Officer, Baltimore,
rc.arponted. The nomination OF CLARK as Re
gs,er of the Lund Office in Missouri, with sundry
appointment, in the Revenue Department, waf
confirmed, and that of the Receiver in Missouri
was rejected. Yours, &c. LEO.