Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-08-09
STEAMBOAT DISASTER ON THE MISSOURI.
FROM rmr ST. LOUIS NEW ERA OF 4uIY rs

OF 4uLY rs,
On the morning of the 23d instant, the Big Hat
Chez Capt FRrsBEr bound from this place Weston
ed her starbod boiler she was showing from the land
| ing at Herman
The explosion scaJed twenty thirty persons Ave
or six killed among the number Mr.. LAwREScE
HoYLE Of this city, and the first and second engineers Of the
boat the third engineer, of Mr. Ludlow Of this city,
badly scalded.
The following badly woundea Patrick Currigan fire.
man Arthur Neal Of Galloway county, passenger Thomp
Gaines, Saline county, passenger Hartman Spelman, Of
Germany, aud John Ryan, remen John Hammonds Of Van
buren, county passenger John Barber Of Bath county, Ken
lucky, passenger; William Pulam, passenger Bolivar Fos
ter Galloway county, passenger Robert Carter, of Usage
county, passenger All of the above badly scaed, and
many OF them will not, perhaps, survive.
Slightly Scaided.-Zachariah Titus, Warren county,
Pennsyvania, passenger George Carrco and wife, of Car
roll county, Missouri, slightly hurt alo negro belonging
them; Thos Pearce oi Boone eounty Missouri passenger
Cornelius Mct;ns Mason county, Kentucky, slightly burnt
f. w. Richardson, fireman, Summit county, Ohio slightly
scalded Mrs. Amelia Sparey, Fort Leavenwoh, slightly
wounded
Escaped Unhurt-Mrs Amelia Allen, Adair county, Ken
lucky John Juda and wife, Clark county, Missouri Capt
Bennett, Galloway county, Missouri, Wnslow Turner Pitts
burg, Pennsylvania; Enos Taylor and wife, New York
Capt Fnsbee James Mellon, clerk John Allen, pilot Of the
boat and between eight and ten deck hands aud femen
number Of others are missing
The Big Hatchee Is said 70 have suffered severely having
nearly all the forward part Of her cabin blown Off At the
Time OF the accident she had not made than
revolutions with her wheels There were but small num-
Der OF passengers in the cabin, but they numbered between
forty and fifty deck and fortunately for them was that
the engine room filled with lumber which prevented the
steam and water from reaching far back and doing the mis-
chief would otherwise have done. The number killed and
missing cannot be correctly asceaned The
in which @ Of those deck registered waslos
There number Of ladies board, Of whom
seriously injured At the time Of the accident nearly oil the
passengers in their berths being about O'Clock A. M
From this fortunate circumstance many nc doubt escaped be
ing hurried into eternity.
Extract Of Letfer dated Herman, Juiy 2ad.
TN leaving at o'clock this morning, tho starboard
boiler exploded forcing itself overheard forward the steam
dischargng aba, carrying away the main cabin and state
far aba the ladies' cabin and dsplacng the lar
board boiler three four feet from its bed and scamg some
wen,y-hreo Of the passengers and of which Mr. L.
Hoyle of ST. Louis, Bernard Mahan, first engineer, and
James Youngson, first steward dead and Solomon
Carver second engineer Noah Ludlow, third engineer, the
first and second cook and Mr. o. Sarnge Titus, expect
ed TO live but short time. The remainder not seriously in
ured The wreck hoated below the landing about two miles
before il could be landed. Yours respectfully,
GAINES MELLON, Clerk"