The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-09-01

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BE mine the lot to bear thar 1,g,
Aud head the men Of GIpperar,P
Here scene Of cheers aud Gu husasu
follow ed. Of whichlt would be impossiol
to give any adequate idea.
From HE St louis Uuiun Of August. lj.
DREADFUL STEAMBOAT DISASTER.
C"lIap.iom IF the Tiues OF one OF the bod
crs of the Edward Eates.---rwenty.
eight Persons Killed and Nlisslng-.
lulKiY oCALDED
We are again under the painful neces,
sl'y OF recording one Of the most terrible
steamboat accidents that have occurred
on our estern waters tor long time
aud one which " as attended win shock
ing loss OF lie.
| About a o'clock on Saturday morning
last, as the steamer EDWARD Bates, on
nei way from tbs port TO heokuk, VITA
large number cf passengers on board,
was makltg crossing one mile below
iiamburg, Ill for TIE purpose of stopping
Al that place, two Of tue Hues Of her srat-
board boiler collapsed with luud reporl
glowing out the ends ofthe boiler fore a0u
ait. The lower deck Instantly filled with
Ion ensued. Al the same time an alarm
u fire wasglven aud great nniDbers jump
ed overheard. Nearly all the crew an
deck passengers were scalded-seyeral
mYr'alDi ba, none Of The caxa pssen-
gers, nat could be ascertained. viii the
exception ut Que man. Col. III. VI Swasey
who had gone below few moments pre-
vious. We we're informed, however, that
several cabin passengers jumped over
ouard, aud sulue Of hem were drowned
uefore assistance could he given. The
hts was soon exllnguished, the yawl low
cred, aud ever, possible exerliun made
to rescue those foaung IN the river, i
whom 1t is supposed, all were saved. wlth
soalded persons were I'M late
~ brough, in 10 the cabin, aud every at
tentIou was paid them by officers and pas
,eugers. The buat lay at the STORE al
day aud the cttlzens OF Hamburg render
ed tue sufferers all the aid aud assistance
IN their power. The ladies' of that place
were particularly active IN their atten,
iuus Eght or ten OF The sufferers deck
passengers, were convey ed to the village;
,caldeJ.
Iu the evening the steamer Lucy Ber
ram came along side the unfortunate, ooa'
sud towed her To this place, arriving IN
port about ) o'clock yesterday morning.
We are without any reliable evidence
as to the cause Of the explosion, and
herefore forbear giving any commen'
On the subject, for The present. From
a card which follows, itwill be seen tha
Capt johnson and his associate .6iceis
themselves with great proprle,
Y, and used their best endeavars 10 pre-
Iresses OF the sCalded.
The Union then gives the names ami
number of the persons scalded. and of the
killed and missing. among which we no
ice he names of e. Morrison aud wife
residence Ohio, as badly scaled.
The KILLED and missing amount to 2S
Ihe scalded to 20.
A card, in the Union, signed by the pas.
,engers, says:
1--WE do not know what was the cause OF
the explosion and are not prepared To
give any opinion on that sutjeci, but we
teen il proper 10 state that Capt. Johnson
and the officers Of the buai, acted with
grea, propriei,, aud used ,heir almost ef,
tor,s to prevent Ere, to save those VIII"
we're thrown into the water, and TO ad
minls,e, TO the relief and comfort OF III s.
" hn were scalded. Mast Of the crew
we're killed or injured. the engineer 0"
duty was scalted, but the Captain snd of
6cers spared no pains or trouble 10 a LEVI
ate the suff.rings Of the wounded. What
ever may have been the cause Of the DIS.
aster, we believe that Cap johnson aud
the other officers. deserve. credit for the
energy and hun aai'v displa, ed by them
uuder,be mus. d ticuli aud trying e'reum.
stances"