Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-11-06
Terrible Steamboat Disaster, Explosion Of
the LUCY Wdtser-60 to so Killed and -

the Lucy Vdleer-60 10 so Kiliedand.ss
founded.
1t will be seen by the accident below,
! lakep from the Louisville Courierrof
Thursday, tha, ahoiher frightfulsleamboat
explosion, attended with greatloss oflifs,
has occurred on the Ohio, aud that among
the lis, killed and missing, is Phillip Wal-ii
lis, Esq. formerly of this city, whichtws{
trust may prove to be erroneous. 4. The !
accouu,s from the Courier is as follows:-
EBal. Clip
Il Is wiIrTfeelings the mosl acute aud !
painful That we record the following Fear,
ful disaster, and The loss of so inany:va
liable lives. The steamboat Lncy Walker,
Capt. Vaan, left lhis. place for New Or. :
leans yesterday, crowded with passengers.
When about 4 or miles below NewfAiy;
bany,Y and just before sunsei,, some partInr
her machinery got out of order aud dthes
engine was s,bpped ID order ID repairJEs
While Engaged id making The necessafY
repairs; the wafer 10 the boilergos sfoo low:
and about FIVE minutes after The engine
had ceased working. .sbers three boilers rex-
ploded with Tremendous violence, and
horrible andtcrriGc effect: The explosion
was upwards, and That part of The boa,
above the Boilers were blown into thous-
ands Of pieces. The u s s1ag- g-boat
Gopher, Capt. L. B. Durham; was about
| 200 yards distant at the time Of fhe ex.
|plosion. Capt. Durham, was Immediate
| ly Old lhespot, rescuing ,hoseJin the water
and with bis crew rendered all the aid in
his power. Toiilim We are indebted for
most Of our particulars. He informs us
thar the Lucy Waller was in lie middle
sof the river, and sHch was the force Of The
explosion. that parts Of the boilers and tho
boat were thrown on shore. Just after the
;explosion,i The air. was filled with human,
beings. One mai was blostn up SO yards.
and fell with such force as to 70 entirely
through the deck Of the boat..s Another
was cut entirely ID two by piece oftbe
boiler. We lave heard Of many such
heart fendine and, sicke6ing Incidents:
K Before Captain Durham reached the
place where The Lucy Walker was, he saw.
aIumber Of persons who had been thrown
into tile river, drowned. He however
saved the, lives Of a large number Of per-
sons by throwing Them boards and ropes,
aud pulling them on bis boat with hooks.
Immediately afierlhe explosion, ,lhe ladies
cabiniook fire; and before it had beencon.
sumed; she sunk 10 twelve ioF ftteen'fset
water. Thus presented the remarkable
circumstance of. asboat exploding, burning
and sinking, all in the space ofafew rniu-
uies. Tie screams; and exclami ,tions Of
the females, and thoss who were not killed
is represented. as having been Distressing
and lawful. We believe none ofthe females
on board were injured--some, however.
may have been drowned. The -booksoe
the boat were destroyed. and pf course it
wiilhbe impossiblei ever 10 yascerlaipthe
names Of the number 6f 6fthose killed.5T There
were at leasE fiftyor sixty persons:kiited
and missing, and fifteen ortwenty wounded;
.iome seriously: Eapl, DIpham ieft the
wounded al New Albany. alt Of whom
were kindly and well cared for by the hoss
pital and humane citizens Of that town.
Captain Dunham. .deseryes1be .hanksof
oftIhea community fort his homans and
exertions to save the lives f,und
his kindness and attention to- the sufferers:
lie stripped his boa, fevery Blanket. sheet
and every Thing els else { snsesssaEy IS l0r their
Z . Mr.. John Hixso,pf fad and Mr. Henry Bshsr.
passengers on The Lucy Walker, deserve
notice for acooluess and hsirsffeient
'eryices in saving the.aives sefd drowning
PERSONS The following arethe aamesof
he dead, missing and woundeaf as,tafas