The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-11-08
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The Louisville Journal Of Friday
brings US the following additional news:
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE HoR-
nIBLE CALAMlrY.-The city was filled
with all kinds of rumors yesterday
connected with the explosion and burn
ing of the Lucy Walker, but it was
very difficult to procure much infor-
nation that could be relied on. Last
evening, fifteen dead bodies had been
recovered. We heard that none of
them could be recognized, and then
again, that all were recognized but one.
The report current last evening that
the bodies of Capt. Vann and Chas.
Dome had been found proved incor-
rect. Neither were the bodies of Gen.
Pegram, Nicholas Ford, S. M. Brown,
p. Wallis, Zach. Hughes, Moses Kir-
by, Jas. Vanderberg, the second clerk,
the second mate, nor the barkeeper
found. The body of Mr.. Cooper, en-
gineer, was brought to this city and
inferred yesterday. The Rev. Mr..
Todd, Of the Sd Presbyterian church
in this city, was blown overheard, but
saved himself by swimming. Mr..
Richard Philips was supposed by his
friends yesterday to have been on the
boat, but we heard it stated last even
ing that he was on the Emma. At
New Albany, yesterday, there were
fifteen or twenty of the wounded
Several persons were dragging for
bodies in the wreck. Only the wheel
houses of the boat are above water.
The spectacle presented in New Al
bany by the dead and dying beggars
description. The citizens Of that town
have snown the most commendablc
hospitality, and the interest which they
have manifested in behalf Of the suffer-
ing is above all praise. Their places
of business yesterday were closed,
their numerous flags were lowered, and
mourning and gloom filled the town.
We hear related numerous incidents
connected with the accident, which
are interesting, bat we have not room
for many Of them to day. Mr.. Wren,
Of Yazoo: Mississippi, was thrown
from the boiler deck and fell near the
bow of the boat in state of insensi-
bility. When he recovered his senses
he saw his little son, six or seven years
old, in the rear of the boat, the flames
raging around the boy. The father
unable to rise watched the movements
of the son with great anxiety. Soon
he saw the boy leap overheard. The
river was full of planks and mattresses,
and the boy went from fragment to
fragment until he succeeded in getting
upon a mattress. He hoated on the
mattress until saved by a rope from the
Gopher. The father saw his rescue
with feelings we need not attempt to
describe. A man, his wife, and four
daughters were saved without injury,
though in different ways and places.
Their meeting must have been most
Joyous. A little girl was found cling
ing to the wreck when the flames were
so near that she had to dash water
against one side OF her face to protect
from the intense heat. A man was on
the hurricane deck with his wife and a
little daughter, at the time of the explo-
sion; he dropped the former into the
yawI, and she was saved with but a
sprained ancIe; he threw the latter In
to the stream and then plunged in and
saved it by swimming,
Pieces Of the boilers were thrown
upon the Kentucky shore, and, it is
said. some portions are not thicker than
q huff dollar! When and where and
by whom could they have been in
spected? We heard a gentleman state
last evening, that he had had two sets
of boilers inspected here when the
steam was up. What safety can there
be OIL our waters if such criminal care
lessness and reckiessness are tolerated?
Among the dead or missing, report
ed yesterday, was the name OF Matock
of New Albany. 1t should have been
Iladlock. He was not an engineer Of
the i'll fated boat. Capt. Strader, re-
siding near Middletown, Kentucky,
was on board; also, James B. Locke.
OF Oldham. The clerks books had
not been found last evening.