The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-10-02
From The NJ o. Co@ta- Erna.

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| By the arrival of the steamer Buckeye, We
have been put in possession OF Louisiana
Chronicle Extra, Of Wednesday last, giving the
annexed particulars Of the explosion on the
Clipper.
The number Of deaths, as far as ascerlalned,
are IA missing lOj wounded 8; unnjured 10
DREADFUL EXPLOSION
DESTRUCTION OF THE STEAMER CLIPPER
GREAT Loss OF LlFE.-lt has become our
| mourniul duty TO record one of the most tern
ribe cataslrophes which has ever happened on
the Mississippi Yesterday, at about quarter
| past II O'clock, as the steamer Clipper NO.
| was back ING out from her moorlngs at our land-
ing She blew up with an explosion that shook
earth, air and heaven, as though the walls Of
the world were tumbllng TO pieces about our
ears All the boilers bursting simultaneously
machinery fragments OF the boilers, huge
beams OF timber, furniture and human beings
in every degree of mutaion were alike shot
up perpend cular many hundred fathoms in the
air. On reaching The greatest height, the va
rlous bodies diyefged like the Jets OF fountain
| in all directlons-ialing TO the earth, and upon
roofs of the houses, in some Instances, as much
as two bundled aud fifty yards from the scene
! Of destruction
The hapless victim, were scalded, crushed
drection-many into the river, some in the
streets, some on The other side Of the BAYOU
neatly 300 yards some torn asunder by coming
IN C intact with pickles and posts, and Others
shot Ike cannon balls through the solid walls of
house al great distance from the boat. All
in front of the warehouses appears as though
swept by wllrlwlnd. Bot anything like an
adequate description Of the scene of wreck and
rum Is utterly out Of the question. What re-
mains Of the hull has been firmly dashed to the
shore, but II seems 10 have broken in two and
partially sunk. She had Just taken on board,
al The Railroad Depot, about Sc bales tton,
nearly all OF which, together with the money
chest ana most OF the cabin furniture, we are
glad to learn has been saved
On reaching the spot under wbip and spur
we immediately bent our steps towards The tenn
porary hospital lastly prepared for the rccc, =
'ion OF such as might be found to retain spark
ui HE. Ihe scene was such as we hope never
10 look ufon aga n. The floors of the Two large
warerotm were literally strewn with the
wounded and dying, and others pouring in as
last as II was possible TO convey them-pray-
ing, sro"hing, bowling and writhng in every
possible contortlon OF ply steal agony. In the
midst OF this confusing din, up to their arm-pils
IN OIL aud cotton and bandages, We found our
praiseworIhy ply sicians-like good Samaritans
DONG good-quletly and silently, but with the
energy and activity apparently of fifty pair Of
hands-noW Washing burn, now dressing a
wound, and anon spllnterng fractured limb.
Indeed our citizens generally, every man and
mothers ION, appeared only anxious as to know
now lhey might render most service TO the poor
sun rcrs-N hlte and black, vi bout distinction.
The following are the most important parli-
culais, as lar as we have be- n able TO oaihe r
III, m
The crew consist Of captain, mate, 2
Gle X, engineers, Pilots, ! carpenter, |
walchman, chambemald, 5 stewards. cooks,
10 Bremen, deck hands.
PAssENGERs-L. Thomas missing; p. b.
Monamat, commission merchant New Or
lean, and one small boy wounded Deck pas
SeDgers, one wounded, two not hurt
Capt Laurent escaped unhun Mr. Bes>ey.
chiet clerk, missing, and the I'd clerk killed.
JUhn Tyson, chief engineer, badly wounded
Nm Sumter, ID engineer, thrown $50 or 200
yards through the ROOT and gable end of "A house,
into The back yard against the fence-one arm
torn oil, and fragments Of his carcass scattering
over The tres. VIM. Ne son, Sd engineer I.
IN. c., killed Arnault J. Lavaud pilot. MISSING
W illam Wal, pilot, killed. John Peterson.
mate, badly scalded, though likely to recover
Gabriel Pool, carpenter, missing. Waterman
killed. ChambermaId saved unburt Stewards
all Killed nr missing. Two OF the cooks killed,
aud one wounded. ri yht i'emen k He'd or miss
ing. -Four deck hand, killed or missing
IL may BE- wed enough here TO state that all
those we have pot down a mi sing, a e doubt
less dead, a. every search has been made in the
vicinity To recover their bodies IN vain. Thy
nave d~ubll IS found watrry grave.
The rem'lus OF those picked up on shore,
were int red dccenuy.
The Waterman, white man. wa, thrown,
alive, 100 yards through the solid wall Bs-
cons Hotel, INTO a bed. He retained hts SENSES
perfectly for me tim after, but the poor lc low
expired during the evening.
The cabin boy was thrown about 200 va ds,
through The root Of shed, aud was pickcd Up ru
! IN ,ngled condition.
i l.. ). Snc the above was in type we have
learned The death OF another Of the frtmen.
MIR. Thomas grocer Of Bayou Sara, had but
just taken leave Of his wife ard family aud stepped
on board when the explosion occurred. HIS wife
and chlld and another lsdy aud child who happen
TO be with her, hearing the uproar ran Immediately
10 the trout windows 10 ascertain the cause They