The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-04-16

I John Henderson block maker, Pratt street.
Duncan Ferguson, the engineer Of the MedoIa.
| Samuel Glenn, painter.
| Richard Middleton clerk.
Richard Linthicum, merchant
John Kaylor, baker, Market Space
Samuel Smith, ship carpsntsr, near Canton
| Lawrence Risgan.
Henry Snyder, moulder.
George Enley, Albert Ramsay James Clark, Will
liam Roberts, George Ciaisey, David Frazier James
Crawford and Robert Doyle, machinists OF workers
in the building of steamboats,.
Wesley Culley and George Hyde, two boys of IL
OF IA years of age, badly hurt.
Missing Francis McCIare and Geo. Gettys.
William Binon, Louis Wagner, and William Tum-
blnson, slightly injured
A named Hoofnagle was thrown by the expo-
sion board the Constitution, but escaped uninjured
Thomas Widely Esq, was on board the Medora, but
stood we'll aft, his hat blown off, but he sustained
no injury.
standing the larboard side of his boat was thrown
prostrae and driven several yards upon the deck by
the violence of the conclusion upon recovering his
feet he found the unfortunate SPEEDILY mentioned in
the list of the killed. senseless and bleeding by his
side
with him, one OF whom either thrown into the
wather by the explosion, leaped in, ashore,
and hurried home to announce the catastrophe,
which pleasantly realised to its fullest extent by
mat afflicted family, the corpse OF his brother and
the dying father Immediately following him.
One man. stranger, carried along Light street
on litter, his features dreadfuly distorted by the
injury he had sustained; he was praying those who
carried him to take him to the poor house.
We are requested to state, that in disrobirE the
body of young genteelly 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,
| S. foot of Light street wharf.
1t will be seen by the annexed advertisement that
the Mayor has acted with commendable promptitude
| in providing such means 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 unsubstantal fears
that the quet surface of the water stills conceals from
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, last evening, one hundred men want
ed to clear away the wreck of said boat and collect
the bodies of our citizens that now missing. The
men will assemble at the Mayors Office this morn
ing, at O'Clock. The City Commissioners and Com
mssioners of Health, will meet the Mayor this
ing, at the same hour.
S. HLLEN, Mayor
The Latest--1ls P. M.-Our reporters have Just
returned from the scene 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 truth in the runner. At IL o'clock,
there person in the vicinity of the wreck and
all persons, by common consent had ceased opera
tons until this morning, when they will again COM
mence.