Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-11-07
DoIlentie kMteIit0eMer.
From Tie Lousr,Ge .ipsrs.ai. oc, ~.
EXPLOSION or THE STEAMBOAT LUCY
WALKER

.
~ asksr last evening si,een brad ssdlss had been
rseuvsrsa. We heard that IL them coald be re
r4s,,sx.d. and t4rn apaa that all rtcgn1,d bni
one. The b--s al Cen. Pesrsm. Sich,las Ford. = NJ
Bros Il. Wallis, n Hughes Misses Kirby, james Van
darg. the secsad clerk the secod mate and the bar.
ks~f~-r, have ~, t~.ea recovered.
ibe h.l, ii NJ. to,s-r. sasinrrr. was brougtt 10
this ritz snd iairrr'd se.ierday. Tn. Rev. Mr. Todd
81 the hFd ffrssttfrsa hurci, IN this city, WAS
fassw uvrr~sarsf. mi sas.d hIaseif by inning Al
New Albany. y.sefass. sarrr iifrea ~ twray Of
HE ~ssadr ar spreiacie pressn ~ IN New Albany
ps she csad saa a,Iss rsg.srs description, The eti-
II ihai tsssa lave ssv~n the Hrst cvfDmrndabe
49, pskaffs ana Iifa hIcI Ihey have Tested
"A s.sii Il saf abpvr al prais- The pla
a yesterday eised. their nunersYs
fly Hsfe tgattrd, and incoming and cioom filed the
~ e b@ar related aaineroa. ipcid~nt. eunneoied with
the sccsasnt. WINCH nirrrsns. bat have not r5,n
n,suy q saen is-dsy. Mr.. " r-;i Of 4 - Misses
sra. ttrA fsn Iae .sal@f dsek. aad ii thu
ss.s 0at c.; n--n>tblis'y " hrn he
seed vas ne ht-l'e So. n years old.
l. ssai. din-s fasnt stiand dice ny.
lie iA''srr uaai'r d. ~. ~a'eied The movements Of
wiih n. ef,si.~i aaAs5y. >sn b. The ts1y
i.zg seshs,sfJ.Iir utri VAS tell Il Haifsssss sGd
n -'-i u Them aail ssY-i ~ f59e frn the
L ,sAsr. ihf IA asr hts with feelings
s.h siienp' irscfia-.
man, MS aIfe and eat daugti.. vere saved with
aniury thu n IN dnseut Ways and places 1heir
nsr,.ting mus haze b'-en Hssi yans. lhtie grl
fHifd siinggtg IL The afsck wlieu The flames
nese 'tai lad cash sesinsi side h..
iarr Ittieri il fnaf ibr in'rts. hest. IN
hlfi deck with h- wiie AID lHie dsHg Liter.
she iuse 1t iAe eAplapau be- dropped lie hftef alt
ii, yHWi. end size saved hui VIII a spralrtd
sn6; BE- Threw the latter into Tho aud then lut
geo in and saved II by swimming.
plrc.s al tn" biiefs thrown URN the Ke.tnrly
shufe sad Il is that SINE D. ms are not ihifk
IhHn hall d,l!a When, snd WHERE and nv " HEN.
rsaiJ They have h4-f, nspecied1 ue heard o,,,lr
nsn -a'e last evening '' he had lwo aet. of bhler.
Inspected hrfe, "..rn steam Was up What safety can
aFfe F on "atefs If cfinal esffssn.ss and
rick. ssness are tteraedl Amang The dead or ms
sihg, rep ri"d yesterday, wai The 81 \ attack of
New Albany. Il shnnd have been lIsdlock. lie wa.
an eneneer o The = lated boat - pain Siradcr resl
aing seH hdllei1.i. Kentucky, Wa on bjard; aisa.
James u. t.okr, al Olban. The clerks books had
n9l hren ound .ast evening.
The Donacrat ii Tho same date says:
ihe naabrr ul lives st With this III fstod boat can
sr Ire ascetsusd. There were upwards uf one hun
dfed an hard: snue say hundred aud twenty. Ii
ms estimate he there near ute hundred lives
hist Search Vas made Yesterday or the bndies ni
te'se wlil perl-,sd Ilta~e nj Nicholas Ford Samuel
Brown. PhIiP " allis aud several others whose MINES
Ne have not learned. were uad.-SeyeraI were found
un The evening u The fatal catastrophe uo much d.hr
nf'd t. br ftegniz'd In fact. TIA that We saw were
marty Destroyed by ifs-lt - remarkable fact which
We nave heard ifin god authority. that thpse who
eapsa unhuu did nui hear toe eAp,isinr. Onc geulo-
iran. Aip hpsttff vas badly hun. nipfiurd that he
sitting ilr deck Immediately the balefs: his
hfsl rccieiiuH that ui vseue sensation at
nuldua heat " hen he caa,c Ia hio,sei he ~as hnl-
dag on 10 piece al ihe wreck, wh his head on, al The
w.ier. IL managed l" get hnself tie wreck, he
knows MT how anu 49, saved ny the iimry aid ot Tie
crew 81 tie suaeb at Tie 9runpine.s aud activity NJ
ts,ss The Gpaet have the highest c,ntnendendslon
IL owiut Il iheif cAruiups that any were saved
aaaj ares are al IA as - the OF this terrible
u ny, bni "a blame seems To attach 10 any me. Those
oiaesrus have ptld dreadful penalty II In, terrible
Consequences IT ~ disasters do not induce diligence
and eifra inspection. legal pruy'sons aud sage aisieo
ali act prove ELI -arialis"
I9c Louisville Courier ssys:
The Lucy Walker haiti at Cincinastt last year.
we 'TirSe. aud a@nej by DAVID Yam. Cherihe. Ia
aap tie was an ,ntfpnsihI ma aud mIyed with the
u ef,sees inan Georgia tn Arkansas. whrn they rni
grated - that r-girn. Yam h,d gpoj deal III mia
sare with hrs people, and ranked among their uusl
Intelligent,
Mogs OF rnf SrrAnpor E,rloaos.-Tho Lou
isflin Iunfft givfs suur additional particulars VI the
eSPlssln 90 h,AfJ the sraDb ai Lucy Walker About
Ii l-l bale, have beea barred N the cemetery at New
Aiiany sni ~x phrrs nave recovered, but not
ctgn ed Inc number of killed aud missing. 81 far As
ss'-f;t ned, ao,at hfy The eaiife num3.r can new
~ ~ as,riainrd many p.Tsos have been bura
RI aiis' hahy copsrs mast also have been burned.
fapt Thompson Is o opinion that the number Of per
.fis al biafd, al he line ni the .fpl spn. ablu
80. iaciudn. lirgr nu-r afderk passengers wh1.e
con. u e,atsr. never be- ss..nslnrd We COP,
he f'i,v'nl list uf iusstng. Sc ir,n Tho Courier:
Killed; has. ,anr, p'In, Lnllsyillr; Nicholas
Faat, d.; A. +. Edwards. S,rloyviilr Ky Samuel NJ
Bf,Sh. l. x,a.tln Ks.: Mr.. mrs. rsrilaare uulnpyn
supposed 10 be IA krailek,. J1cip de-ksf. ,jispn.
Ia " "a. Nsu. ssafkyllie, Mtas; Rev. Jas. McCea
~. Mex ca. Al, l4u-, ID .o,s. L a1rlpha: Phil.
- " ~, ljias r.; Iie - y .uef Washn,.t,n city.
fsn ly a. Prisfsiurg; chld at A. II Fus,rr Gr.ets-
hr1. VA Cam DAVID yaan Afk, Nj Macksy, So
ri'I eiffk. l"1 aajy hnfnei h,dic-, uufeci.iiE4d
So saves ,oj unr deck hand.
Hsui - Ia n. ..ri-ir-rt ~ l. nv H.. Peter
t,se'srk. New Albany, Mr.. Duncan New uncans.
o-n. J VI Pagan. Richmond. va; Jim Il. CIR
nss , Gltl~' "a, L,chlrih .Ia hes. Lex,niua, Nv
}. i.An Brsa. Ataasle. ~ 4, end B,rn.-, VI
" assnngt'l XVI Nm. T.. sioiers, d.; NJ ,sas nv
p u NJ. o44as'rf. d,ik hinl Far ner, IRE
mea
BifJ W,taisi ~. Tuna.,a. p;la. J-nr,,.
VIII; Dr. Wen, Paace,'n. Ky; Wa r. MeKa.n. oiI
Jennrssea Rev. James YounI Dallas CO. Ais: Ch,s
a kiine % I nnrltli ennsy. Va.
SASNfy tr1n lei -Rav. ID. Presley Stsrkville.
Miss. ). NJ Aasefesu saa wiz, \. o, Alexsnd.t Mar
im. = o.; Mrs. fasIH s"d child N,ri,tth Va. Wan
IL Peoples. Va; J. NJ. Il ber,s Phil.delpli. Alexander
Cflyr'i. Louisville; Lewis Sl,sL
tmNj1td-Res. III. Todd, Louisville; J I'm His
on, fpiiihi. A.; H'afy Beer, n. O; Charles L
la''s. L-"souT1, Va; e =. Ssnders, Built C., XIV.
I'm Ahslia, RIp,ies, In; IS .nus Of Va; A. il
y i'iar. VILE AMI ts, chaitea. Gfeea,,nrt Va: Mf
bisHtf, wue AL eailj All servant Bit,n Il nre La
M n., VII, tatrs ca itei aaI SERVANT C,lum ,u.
~ ~ )" H. p.spes. wife ipur ch,iifan AMI servant:
@f lt'y w'is AMI two chifen Rsy Mr. Wilson
AL iAss; I've slaves belons,ns u Capt Yam
From u. louisville Courier Del. 2s.