Mobile register and journal., 1845-07-05
STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF LIFE.


 o'clock, dreadful accident occurred at the levee, foot of G'avier street, by which many persons have been suddenly called from existence, arising from a cause loo frequent, we regret to say on the waters of the United States; but where the blame lies in ts shall leave for inquiry m the proper courts of aw-wel knowing that this Is a matter which the public safety demands To come before them. The steamboat Marquette commanded by Captain D. A. Turpn. lately from Mobile, was about starting for LousvilIe at ihe time mentioned aboye when the engine had made but revolution, the boilers sud- denly exploded, leaving the boat perfect wreck, and spreading death, desoation, and destruction all around Shehad on board thirteen cabin passengers, about thirty deck passengers, and tweniy-lour other souls, including the officers. pilots, bar-keeper, deck hands, engineers and fremen.
 The explosion took place upward, downward and forward; blowing the upper and forward parts oi the boat into small fragments, and shlverng the hull much as to cause her to sink to the hurricane deck almost immediately, and nearly every thing is lost. The confusion and dismsy naturally caused by such lamity, have prevented from obtaining all the particulars; although, for the sake of friends, here and at distances we have taken great pains to i've as accurate possible. under the circum- stances, of the killed, wounded and saved.
 Saued. Mrs. Wood and Mrs. McCord, of Mobile. Miss Lydia Page, do. Miss Sarah Smith, e do. Mrs Harriet Cook, '' do. Mrs Eleanor Lacy, of Cincinnati.
 None of whom were injured.
 Slightly Wounded and Scaides. E. A. Turpin. Captain of the boat. John W. Lee, Clerk do Andrew Troy, wife and two children, of Limerick. Ireland.
 Christophe Guyeda, France.
 Dangaously Wounded and Scalded. *Hannlbal slave ol Capt. Turpin-very badly. sJohn Hazard 2d Engineer, Providence, R. I. leg broken, spine fractured, and badly soalded. *Lsle Harkins, Deck Hand, Donegal *William Ramsey. Carpenter, Franklin co. Ala. Capt. Black W. Martin, of steamboat Belle Poule, Mobile, passenger. Luther Hathaway, Mate of the Belle Poule, Mobile, passenger.
 *WiIliam B. Daniels. Boston, passenger. *Jehn Westhead, Liverpool, do. John MelteD, New Albany, Ia. do. *Johanna McCarty, Cork, do. "Bernard Osborn, a lad, Indiana, do. leg broken, John l.. Dermans, St. Louis, do. A GermaR, name place unknown.
 From the reports of physicians last night. those marked with an astersk are not expected to recover
 Missing. The Cook, nare unknown. Robert Smith, Mate of the Marquette Samuel Hays. lst Engineer do.
 - Powe, Pilot, do. John Horrick, Bar-Keeper, of Greensborough Ala bama, do.
 George Woodruff, Clerk the Belle PouIe passenger Mir. Martin, Tennessee, passenger. Mrs Decker and child. New York. do.
 Dead.
 Two white men died soon after reaching the Charity Hospital; one died on his way there, and the bsdy of another was picked up the evee, with both egs blown of.
 By the foregoing account, according to cur infor- nation it will be that twenfy seven persons have vel to be accounted for, many Oi whom il is hoped will be found are s,il living The sufferers who were taken to tie different hospitals had every care and attention paid 10 them immediately. Several physicians promptly the spot, and did every thing in their power to relieve the sufferers
 We are informed by the CaptaIn, that just befo' e starting he gave particular orders 10 the Engineers to have every tbng in readiness, and m proper or der; and the Cause of this awful calamity can be only attributed to the want of in the boilers, and not to any defect m them, as they were sound and not two years and half old. One thing all lament ably know, that life has been sacrificed, numerous families thrown into deep distress and sorrow, aud that not by accident alone.-tNew Orleans Jefier- sonian, 2d.