Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-10-14
DREADFUL EXPLOSION.
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/ Loulsana Chronicle Extra,
Wednesday Morning, Sept 90, 1913.
DESTRUCTION OF THE STEAMER CLIPPER No.
Il.-GReAr Loss OF LIFE.--It has become our
mournful duty 10 record one of The most Terri
bic caiasncphies. which has ever happened on
the Mississippi. Yesterday at about quar-
ter past IL o'clock, as the steamer Clipper
No. was backing out from her moorage at
our landing, she blew up, with an explosion
tina. shook earth. air and heaven, as though
the walls Of The world were tumbling to pieces
about our ears. All the boilers bursting SIM
ulianeously, machinery. vast fragments Of the
boilers. huge beams of timber, furniture and
human bving 10 every direction, were alike
sho. up peTpen1icularly many hundred falhoms
ia The air. On reaching the gres. height, the
various bodies .diverged like The Jets of foun-
tan-ialling to the earth and upon roofs Of
houses, in some instances, as much as two
hundred and fifty yards from the scene of des-
truction.
The hapless victims were scalded. crushed,
torn, mangled, and scattered in eAery possible
direction many into the river. some ia the
streets, some on the other side of the Bayou,
nearly 300 yards; some torn ssunder BY COM
ing n contact with pickels and post, and 9th.
ers sho, like cannon balls through the solid
walls ofhoues a. a great distance from the
boat. All in front of the wheel house appears
to have been sweptby whirlwind. But any
thing like an adequate description of the scene
Of the wreck and ruin is entirely on, of The
question. What remains Of the hull has been
firmly dashed to the shore; but it seems to
have broken in Two and partially sunk. She
had Just taken on board, at the Rail Road De-
pot, about Sc bales of cotton, nearly all Of
which together with the money ches, and fur.
niture.) we are glad 10 learn, has been saved
On reaching The spot, Under whip and spur.
we Immediately beat OIL ST. ns toward the tenn
porary hospital hastily prepared for the recep.
,ion Of such asmight be found TO retain spark
OF life. The scene was such as we hope new.
or 10 look upon aga.n. The floor of the two
large ware-rooms were literally strewed with
the wounded and dying. and others pouring in
az fast ss II was possible to convey them-pray.
ing. groaning, bowling, and wri,hing 10 every
possible con'or,ion Of physical agony. la the
midst OF this confusing din, up to their arm
pits IN oil and cotton and bandages. we found
our praiseworshy PHYSICIANS. like Good Sa-
mara'lns. doing good, quietly and silently. but
With the activity. apparently Of fifty hands
now washing burn. now dressing wound,
anon spliniering limb. Indeed. our ci,ixens
generaliy--every man and mothers son--ap.
peared only anxious as to how hey might rem
der some service to the poor sufferers, white
and black, without Distinction.
The following the most important par.icu-
lars, Jas far as We have been able to gather
them.
| The crew consisted of captain, one mate,
clerks. engineers. pilots. one carpenter.
Waterman, l chambermaid, S stewards, 3
cooks, fifteen fremen. 8 deck hands.
Passengers: l.. Th lnias. missing p. b.
Moniamai, commission merchanl, New Or
leans. and one small boy wounded.
Deck passengers: wounded, 9 not hurt.
four deck hands killed or missing.
IL may be well enough here TO state, that all
those who have been put down as missing. are
doubtless dead. as every search has been made
Ia The vicinity 10 recover the bodies in vain.
They have doubtless found a watery grave.
The remains Of those picked up on shore were
inferred deceRily.
The Waterman, white man, was thrown
alive 100 yards though the solid wall of Ba-
ker's Hotel, into a bed. He retained his sen.
ses perfectly for same time after, but the poor
fellow expired during the evening. The cab.
in boy was thrown 200 yards through the roof
OF shed, and was picked Up in a manrled
I
Capt Laurent escaped nphuu. Mr.. Bes.
ssy, chief clerk. missing. aud ssconJ clerk
killed. John Tyson. chief engineer. badly
wounded. WIN. Sample. second engineer.
thrown $50 OF 900 yards through the roof and
gable end Of house into a back ward agaios,
a fenee--one arm torn of. and fragments Of
his caicsss scattered over The Trees. VIM.
Nelson. third engineer. kilei. Arnault j.
Lsvoue, pilot. missing; w. Wall. pilot. kill.
ed' John Peterson. mate. badly scalded.
sheogh likely to recover; Gabriel Pool, car. !
penier. missing; Walchnan. killed, Cham.
BERNARD, saved, unhuri; Stewards all killed
or missing; two Of The cooks killed and one
wounded. eight 6remen killed or missing;
Mi. Thomas. the grocer Of Bayou Sara. hal 4
bat just aOii his family and stepped on board
when the explosion occurred. His wife and
child. and another lady aud child, who han.
pened 10 be with her. hearing the uproar ran
immediately to the front window TO ascertain
The cause. They had scarcely done So. when.
with deafning crash, Sriviag third Of The
entire rcef in It's descent. lay vast fravmer,
OF the boiler. 90 the vesy spot they had Jus,
Quilted.
y. ;. Since the above ~. 10 TIVE. We
have h~e=ss rhs Seslh Of smother sssu.a.