The New York herald., 1845-07-11

ing aft the hurricane deck 10 see that her ter was
no was thrown about ten feet in the air. and fell ON the
seek about the same distance aft escaping with slight
nruise on the leg The pilot at the wheel Mr. ostandeT
upon the deck of the steamer yazoo City. lying along
SIDE at the Levee, disocating Of his hip joints
me number OF persons standing on the boiler deck
IS variousy estimated at from ten to fifteen. among
S, Mnom Were several cabin passengers-they were an
with their limbs rent asunder and all OF them falling
l.to the river without exhibiting any signs Of Ille anu
sinking TO the bottom instantly The clerk and bar
keeper were in their rooms which were blown over
board-their bodies have not yet been discovered
The number OF deck passengers and Of the crew Iii.
led wounded and missing is as we can ascertain
between twenty five and thirty The scene presented
on the lower deck of the most heart-rendng
ed from ii another with both legs torn of above the
knees, some with frightful wounds and gashes upon
their heads and limbs Others without scarcely apartice
OF skin upon their bodies from the effects Of the steam
and scaldinC water lad of some fifteen years of age
was throw upon the Leyee with both legs broken and
badly scalded \ deck hand, by the name Of James
Coleman also thrown upon the Levee h both legs
blown of and expired in few moments.
the wreck and the surviving passengers brought
shore and the wounded sufferers sent to the Charity
Hospital
The following, far as we could learn is q list of
those dead, missing and wounded
DEAp-Samuel Hays first engineer, died upon arrival
at the Hospita James Coleman deck hand (both legs
Diown on \ white man, (name unknown) whose head
was completely severed from his body man, (nane
unknown) who died on his way TO the hospital deck
MtssING.-J +. Lee, clerk, and John Orck, barkeep-
er, both from Greenboro', Ala Powell pilot, and
- Hazard, second engineer
ScALDEp AND WoU William b. Daniels, OF Mas
sachusets very badly scaded John Hazet, Providence
Il. L., leg broken and badly scalded John l.. Dernans
RIBS broken and badly scalded Andrew Froy, (car
penterD New Orleans wife and twol children. Froy
was wounded 'on the head though not dangerous
ly his wife wounded in the and slightly scald
ed, and both the children badly scalded Christie
Pher Gueydan, of France, slightly scaded; Francis
Laglaise of France, wounded in the head-not dan
gerously. Bernard Osborne (boy.) OF Indiana, badly
scalded John Graham, (bo,) leg broken and badly
calded-dangerously. John Milton of New Albany, Ja
badly scaldcj. William Ramsay, of Alabama wounded
on the head and slightly scalded Neal Harkins, Of Ire
land severely hurt the shoulder. Hannibal third
gneer slave OF Captain Turpn severely scalded Three
persons, names unknown, badly scalded. The above
wounded were conveyed to the Charity Hosptal-the
greater portion Of them not expected to
Mrs. McCord Miss Lydia Page Miss Sarah Smith and
Mrs Harriet Cook, all OF Mobile: and Mrs Emira Lacy
OF nnat, cabin passengers, escaped uninjured.
The Marquette was two boiler boat and had been
running during the past winter from Mobile up the Ala
Dana river In the cotton trade. She about year
old and her boilers were supplied with Evans Patent
safety valves" Her owners. Captain Turpin and Capt
Thomas Adams state that she is injured in her hull
The Coroner, last evening held Inquest at the yard
OF the Baronne street Prison. upon the bodies OF James
Coleman and a man. name unknown, two of the victims
of this disaster