The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-16

I John Henderson, block maker, Pratt street
Duncan Ferguson, the engineer of the Medora.
Samuel Glenn. painter.
chard Middleton, clerk
Richard Linthcum merchant
John Kaylor, baker, Market Space.
Samuel Smith, ship carpenter, near Canton.
Lawrence Riegan.
Henry Snyder, moulder.
George Enley, Albert Ramsay, James Clark Will
liam Roberts George Claisey David Frazier James
Crawford and Robert Doyle, machinists OF workers
in the building of steamboats,
Wesley Culley and George Hyde, two boys of ~
OF "A years of age, badly hurt.
Missing Francis McClare and Geo Gettys.
William Binon, Louis Wagner, and William Tum-
blinson, slightly injured.
a man named Hoofnagfe was thrown by the explo-
sion board the Constitution but escaped uninjured
Thomas Wildey, Esq, was on board the Medora, but
stood well aft his hat was blown off, but he sustained
no injury
Captain Chaytor, of the Constitution, who was
standing the arboard side of his boat was thrown
prostrate and driven several yards upon the deck by
the violence of the conclusion upon recovering his
feet, he found the unfortunate Speedy, mentioned in
the list of the killed, senseless and bleeding by his
side.
There were two of Mr.. Moale's sons on board
with him, one of whom was either thrown into the
wather by the explosion or leaped in, ashore,
and hurried home to announce the catastrophe,
which pleasantly realised to its fullest extent by
the dying father immediately following him.
One man, stranger, was carried along Light street
on litter his features dreadfuly distorted by the
injury he had sustained; he was praying those who
CARR him to take him to the poor house.
We are requested to state, that in disrobing the
body of young man geneelly dressed in black suit
found at later hour in the evening, beautiful
gold watch fell from his pocket, which the friends Of
the deceased can have by calling Mr. A. w. Ennis
50, foot Of Light street wharf
IL will be seen by the annexed advertisement thai
the Mayor has acted with commendable promptitude
in pro, iding such means as will be best adapted to
relieve the weight of suspense which hangs heavy
upon every heart. The uncertainty of the number
of those on board, and the apparent few who seem
to have escaped leave with no unsubstantal fears
hat the quet surface of the water stills conceas rcn
our knowledge an additional havoc of human life.
Mayors OFFICE,
Baltimore, .april 18th, 1912.
One Hundred Men Wanted.-In consequence of the
dreadful accident that happened to the steamboat
Medora, on last evening, one hundred men want
ed to clear away the wreck of said boat and collect
the bodies of our citizens that missing The
men will assemble at the Mayors office, this morn
ing, at O'Clock The City Commissioners and Com
missoners of Health, will meet the Mayor this morn
ing, at the same hour,
S. HmLEN, Mayor.
The Latest-lll p. M.--Our reporters have just
returned from the of disaster. report gained
currency during the evening that some eight or ten
bodies had been taken from the forward cabin Of the
wreck--a close observation and inquiry assures us
that there no truth in the rumor At IL o'clock,
there was person in the vicinity of the wreck and
all persons, by common consent, had ceased opera
tons until this morning. when they will again
mence.