The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-08-24
From the No. Republican Of the l4th.l
TERRIBLE STEAMBOAT CALAMITY

IERRlBLE STEAMBOAT CALAMITY
CJLLAPSlNG or FLuES.
The fine steamer Edrdrd Bates was
lowed into port Yesterday morning, by tho
Lucy Bertram, having collapsed Two hues
OF her larboard boiler ut the head Of West
Porte chute, one mile below Hamburger,
Ill.,, at Z O'Clock on morning Of the l2th.-
She wns on her way 10 Kcukuk. Capt.
JOHNSON had not long retired beforc the nc
cident occurred. She had been running
under pretty good press ri steam, but N
she was at the time in shoal water, tho En-
enecr was letting oil steam. and tho boa,
was going at a slackencd rate.
This Is the represent alton of passengers
10 The cabin. some Of whom were awake at
The time Of the explosion. Twooi tho fines
Of The larboard boiler were collapsed. carry.
ing every thing fore and aft, and dcnlinr
death To every one within the influence Of
The steam. and Of the missiles which were
scattered on the lower deck. The des-
trtiction Of life on the deck md among the
crew was appalling numbering over frcn-
~ persons, and the woundiny nf about thir-
~ others. We have been furnished with a
list oftlic killed and wounded, so Ear 40
the clerk OF tho boat. ia the hurry and con-
fusion IN board at the time OF her arrival,
could make il out.
List IF Deck Passengers Dead and
.Nissing.-Wm. Chamb.rl residence
not known. destination Kcokuk. blown
overheard; Mr.. White. res. do, dest. do,
blown overheard; Rarridon, res. do, dess.
do, blown overheard; Mr.. IIaipe.. res. Pike
Co, Mo-. dest. home. blown overheard; =
Mrs. Bowen and nephew, res. Hamburg,
Ill.,, desi. home. blown overheard; Mrs. Jno.
Bowen and child, res. ST. Louis, dest. Ham
burg. died of wounds; Mrs Susan Bswcu.
do. do Mrs. Esds and two children, res.
Knox Co. Mo-, dest. home, died Of wounds;
Master Eads. do. do. blown overheard.
Dcck Passengers Scalded.--Gco. Black
well. res. Illinois, dcst. not known, slightly;
!. b. Ewing. rest. Ind, dest. not known.
slightly; d. l.. Cameron, res. III, dest. not
known. badly SAM Simpson, res. III. dest.
not known. slightly; Preston Leapcr, res.
GAINESVILLE. No., desi. mot known, slightly;
lie Roy jenkins, res Ind. de.i. not known
slightly; l.. Morrison and wife. res. Ohio,
dest. not known. badly; j. II. Simpson,
res Mo-. dcsi. not known, slightly; Master
Bowen. res. IL, dcst. not known, badIv;-
II. NJ. Sway. res. Iowa, desi. home, slight
Is; j. RICHTER and friend res. Marion Co.,
desi home. slightly.
Missing and Dead ofM Crer.-Johu
Brown, colored fireman. Quincy. blown
overheard; Andrew Hatfield. colored fire.
man. H., do: Eli Dclany. frat conk, ST.
Louis. do; Geo. Maison. fireman, d.. do I;
John Lemon, deck hand, do. do, Harry
Johnson, do. do. WIN. Parks, d.. do: C.
W. LYONS do. d.; Quincy, do;
Holiday, do. do. VIM. Amnet. do, ST. Lou
is. died Of wounds; Fred. {Frcnchmnu)
cook. do. do. Isanc Duzier, deck hand. Ala.
do. -Four missing names not known.
Total killed Is; do. wounded 30.
Died since the boat got into port, Mrs.
Susan Bowen. lsaac Duzicr.
The Edward Bates is new boat, and
great care was taken in the construction Of
her boilers and engines. Both the first md
second engineers were on watch nj the
time. and Mr. DoNaHoE. the first engineer
- said. 10 he m experienced and careful
man in his profession.
The bonr between decks, is uniniured:
the cabin. rs well rs the passengers in
II. entirely escaped tho effects of tho
explosion. The flues of of the collapsed
boiler were brought together BY the explo-
sion. rs close as If they had been welded
together. All Of the boilers. on the deck,
everything in the range Of tho flues was
swept away, md, apart from the destruc-
ton Of life, presents most dismal nppcsr-
ance.
TIE wounded were ut once placed in tho
cabin ofthe boat. and every attention paid
10 them BY the officers Of the two boa,s.-
Some Of the dead were inferred at liam
burg. while the boat Law Mt TINT place.
Oilers died shortly after the boat In nded
nj our wharf. As soon ms Il could be DONE.
the Mayor. with prasewoihy alacritv, or
der the removal Of nil the wounded, except
two or three who went to the Charity Hos
pi,al, to the City Hospital. In the after.
noon. ns we learned from the attending
physician. the wounds Of those ut the CITY
Hospital Ind all been dressed, and thew
were in . comfortable condition, with pros
pect Of their recovery.