The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-11-06
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STEAMBOAT DISASTER.
EXPLOSION OF THE
Lucy WALKER.
From the Louiavalo Courier of the a4th inst.
SIXTY TO EIGHTY KILLED AND WOUNDED.

From the Louisville Courier Of the 24th inst.
1t is with feeling of the most acute and pain
tul that we record the following fearful disaster
and the loss of so many valuable lives. The
steamboat Lucy Walker, Capt. Yann, left this
place Tor New Orleans yesterday, crowded with
passengers.-When about four or FIVE miles be-
low New Albany, and just before sunset, some
part OF the machinery got out of order, and the
engine was stopped in order TO repair it.-While
engaged in making the necessary repairs, the
water in the boilers got too low; and about FIVE
minutes after the engine had ceased working,
1er three boilers exploded with tremendous vio-
lence, and horrible and terrific effect.
The explosion was upwards, and that part of
the beat above the boilers was blown into thous-
ands of pieces. The U. S. snag-boat Gopher,
Capt. l.. B. Durham, was about two hundred
yards distant ut the time of the explosion. Capt.
Durham was Immediately on the spot, |rescuing
those in the wafer, and with his crew rendering
all the aid in his power. To him we are indebt-
ed for most Of our particulars. He informs us
that the Lucy Walker was in the middle of the
flver, and such was The force of the explosion,
the AR was filed with human beings and frag-
nenis OF human beings. One man was blown
up fifty yards, and fell with such force as 10 20
Ieninely though The deck of the boat. Another
Yves cut entirely in w pieces by a piece ofthe
20 Ter. We have heard Of many such heart-ren-
ding and s~ckenjng incidents.
BeiUfe Capt. Durham had reached the place
where the Lucy Walker was, he saw a number
IMi persons who had been thrown into the river,
drowning. He however saved he lives Of large
Number OF pe,sons by throwing them boards aud
ropes, and pulling them on his boat with hooks.
llrIned ately after the explosion, the ladies' cab
III took fire, and before it hid been consumed she
sunk in twelve or fifteen fGer water. Thus is pre-
seuted the remarkable circumstances of a boat
ieAplcdng, bulning and sinking all in The space
Of a few minutes. The scTeams and exclamatjons
If The females, and those who we've not killed, is
represented as having been distressing and awful.
We vel eve none Of the females on board were
njuged. some however, may have been drown
The books Of the boat we're destroyed, and Of
Icou'se II will be impossible ever TO ascertain the
names OF or the number of those killed. There
were at lie 81 fifty or siXtypersons killed and mis-
sing, and fifteen or twenty wounded-sone Sc
%rIously. Capt. Durham left the wounded at
New Albany, all of whom were kindly and well
1917 - Wy WE lOSilillDlC anu 1tllIluuC CIilLCIlo
OF that town. Captain Durham deserves the
hanks of the community for his humane and Wig
orous e~xertions to save the lives OF, and his kind.
ness and attention to the sufferers. He stripped
his boat OF every blanket, sheet, and everything
else necessary for Their comfort.
MIR. John lljXon and Mr.. Henry Bebee, passen.
gers on the Lucy Walker, deserve notice for then
GOODNESS and their efficient e~xertions in saving
the lives Of drowning persons. The following
are the names Of the dead, missing and wounded
so far as we have been able to Learn them.
KILLED AND MISSING.
Gen. ]. w. Pegran, of Richmond, Va.
Sam1 NJ, Brown, Post Office Agent, of Lex,
,ngicn, Ky.
]. r. Cormick, Of Va.
Chas, Dome, of Louisville,
Philip Wallis, formerly of Baltimore.
Rebecca, daughter of A.. J. Foster, Of Greens
vile, Va.
Jas. Fanderberg, of Louisville.
MT. Hughes, formerly Of Lexington, Ky.
Mr.. Mltlock, of New Albany, engineer of The
steamboat Mezeppa.
Nicholas Ford, formerly of this city,
David Yam, the Captain.
Moses Kelley, pilot.
Second mate, second clerk, second engineer
bar keeper, and three deck hands, anne IN.
known.
-Four negro fremen.
WOUNDED.
W.. II. Peeples-very badly hurt,
Mr.. Rains, of Va, do
Fist Engineer, do
Cnpt. Thompson, p;lot-arms fractured.
M. Roberts, Of Phil, slightly hurt.
itls supposed that John N. Johnson and Rich
ard Philips were on board-jfs 50, they are lost
The boat was owned by Capt. Vann, of Ar
kansos, and was insured.
We hope to be able TO learn more names anC
particulars tomorrow.
U, y, ScnGte.-lho term of seventeen U. S
Senators expire on the 4th Of March next, thir
teen of which are wings and five Democrats
lIhe wings in the recent elections Inv,