The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-16
From the Picay1tpe.
EXPLOSION OF THE STEAMBOAT
ENTERPRISE.

BY the arrival Of the steamship Mcklm,
Capt. Page, we have accounts of the blow
ing up Of the steamboat EnterpriseI by
which FIVE persons were instantly killed
and several wounded. This casualty &C.
cured a little aRer daylight on the 2lst of
August, about orty.ive miles above Rey.
nOsa, when the engine had just made the
third revolution, the boat having been tied
up 10 the bank during the night. There
does not seem to have been much damage
done to her hull by the explosion but her
upper forward works and part Of the cabin
were terribly demolished. The first four
rims of the boilers were blown literally in.
To fragments, and how so many persons
escaped instant death is truly WONDER
There were over $50 persons on board,
and many in the immediate vicinity Of and
directly over the boilers, who were scarce
| ly injured. We obtain these particulars,
with the accompanying list of killed and
wounded, from Mr.. EmmOns, one of the
pilots Of the Enterprise, who, with seven
other persons, was lying upon the boiler
dect directly BY the wheel. Of these eight
persons only four were badly injured. I'm
mediately in front Of the wheel, and almost
between the Chimneys, sixteen other men
were lying down, most Of them asleep, when
the explosion took place. This part Of the
boat was all demolished. Persons wPTe
blown up into the air, some Of them falling
overheard and others upon the forecastle.
Two or three who were in forward state.
room which was detached from the boat BY
the explosion fell from there into the hold
through the hatchwayl
How the accident occurred, or rather
what was the immediate cause Of it, is a
mystery. 1t is said that the boilers had
been cleaned out during the night, and no
positive cause for the explosion is given
It was suggested that what is known as the
mud valve may have become obstruCted
and caused the boilers to leak; this, how
ever iS but conjecture.
For the satisfaction Of those Of our read.
ers who have had friends on board the En-
terprise, we give the following list of killed
and wounded, made out with great care,
and which is no doubt correct {:
KiLed.-EnOch Tucker, A. Boswell, oil
Tenn. Mr.. Soaps, Texas homas Gauf-
ney, N. Y. second cook; and a stranger,
name unknown.
Bodlv 1cOunded.-Lieut. bearing, Ofthe
Louisville Legion VIM. A. Crook, Q. B.
Crook, Tenn. Captain Woods, William
Grey, Jacob Bowridge, Thomas Earle
Texas; J. C. Howard, suffer, Baltimore !
Joseph Grisby, Mr.. Hickey, suffers, Louis
vile Legion Taber, pilot; Thos. Hene.
pee, Samuel Martin, Patrick Kelly, Frank
'Tallant, deck hands; ]. F. Crark, mate.
Slightly STANDARDIZATION Cunningham,
James Wilson, Tenn. J. Wheeler, J. HUI
MERCK, Matthew Samson, Christian Cole
. man, Texas !; J. Downing, Mr.. Adams, suit
: lers, Louisville Legion; Edmond Newell,
clerk /; Capt. Kelsey, Conn. W. Arihinesp
fireman Henry A. Emmons, mate Dr.
H. s. Tudor.
The wounded, with the exception Offour
who went to CamargO, were taken to Rey-
nosa. On the 2sth ult it was said that
. Lieut.. bearing was out of danger and do.
ing well; Patrick Kelly was out Of his
senses and would probably die. One other
man. name not known, was buried at Rey'
nOsa the day before. The body Of one Of
those who were blown overheard was pick
"a Up on the 9th and buried BY some
Me1icanS at a rancho some miles below
/ KeynOSa.