Mobile register and journal. [volume] (Mobile, Ala.) 1841-1849, 1845-03-17

Explosion AND Loss OF LIFEi-Bs the tow
boat Swan, which arrived yesterday from the Ba-
lize, we learn that last Monday about IL o'clock
the boilers of the towboat Pilot suddenly exploded
killing and woundiag "A large number Of her crew.
The following leltei. containing all the particulars
of this sad occurrence, was obllgingy handed for
publication. New Orleans Jefersonlan.
BALIZE, March 10, 1886.
Dear Sir: 1t is with regret that have 10 furnish
you with the Intelligence Ot another OF those dread
ful accidents usual upon our waters. To das
about IL clock, the towboat Pilot, while going
alongside of the brig Pioneer, (from Jamaica, bound
up } about n mile belw this place, burst all her
boi,rs, making dreadful havoc. She Is perfect
wreck. You may form some idea OF The force Of the
explosion, when tell you that portions Of the wreck
assembled high enough carry away with il the fore
top-gaant mast, and part OF the ioretop-gnllant
yard, besides materially damaging other parts Of the
brig MIR. Webster, of the branch pilots of this
port, then in charge oi the brig, was much injured
Three persons are missing, and the engineer killed
on The spot; and II seems strange To look on and
about the decks oil the brig and find so many have
escaped. The captain Of the brig informs that he
was knocked by the force Of the concussion. abont
10 feet; vel he is uninjured Three of those saved
were thrown overheard, hut were fortunate enough
to be picked up-among them was the captain Of The
.omboat. The Pilots Immediately started their
whale boat, and also one Of their pilot boats and
proceeded immediately TO the scene of DISTRESS and
brought back with them, besides their own comrade
MIR. RELY ana Mr.. Dem, All OF whom were badly
jmed, and have placed them under the care of their
physician, Dr. Van Antwerp; and have also supplied
Them with proper attendance, and they are receiving
all the care that The necessities of their cases re-
quirr. and that humanity can suggest. am at pres
ent unable to inform you "A, to the nature Of their
wounds, aud can only say that they more bruised
than sea led, which goes TO show that there must
have been but little water in the boilers the time
they exploded. The engineer was killed at his
stand, should Think, whh in the act of stopping
the engine II is impossible for me to give you ANY
further description, except to give in detail the
suit, viz:
| IL. Il. Webster, branch pilot of the brig, badly
wounded; WIN. Brown, captain Of the towboat,
slightly injured; w. B. Fagan, first engineer, kill
ed; Lathrop q. Bean, second do, badly injured;
VIM Reilly, pilot, do do VIM. Davis, steersunan,
missing Mathew Berry, deck hand, do; ina n,
do, name unknown, do; Joseph johnson, frena n,
slightly injured; VIM. Buckran, do, unniured; VIM.
Colta, decl hand, slightly injured; Isaac Green, do
do. Charity, fireman, Jerry, steward, Bill, deck
hand. negroes belonging to captain Cow all escaped
uninIured.
| You can iely upon the above being correct,
! WAS on heard IN twenty minutes after the expls-
sion, and ater attending to the distressed, went into
an inquiry If the particulars. Probably the wounded
may leave lcre in the tow that brings you this.
The steam nwbuat Swan, Captain Sullivan, who has
with his ussa kindness and beraliiy, rendered them
The hospitality o(his bat.