New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-22
Terrible Steamboat Celamiiy-C ollapsing Of
Fines.

From The s. LOUIS h~Fl an, Aug ~
The ne steamer Edward Bates was lowed into
port Yesterday morning by the Lucy Bertram having
collapsed two dues OF her arbOard boiler AZ the head
of West Port chute mile below Hamburg, III. al
o'clock on the morning Of the Eth she was on her
wsy 20 Keokuk Capt Johnson had not long retired
before the accident occurred She had been running
under pretty good press Of steam but as she was az
the time in shoa water, the engineer was letting on
steam and the boat was going At a slackened rate.
This Is the representation Of passengers In the cabin,
some Of whom were awake at the time OF the expo
sion. Two OF the dues OF the larboard boiler were
collapsed, carrying everything fore and ait and dealing
death every within the influence OF the steam
and OF the missiles which scattered on the lower
deck.
The destruction Of life on deck and among the crew
was appalhng-numbering over ~ persons, and the
woundlng OF about 80 others. We have been furnished
with a list OF the killed and wounded, 50 far a. the
clerk Of the boat 10 the hurry and confusion board
az the time OF her arrival, could make u out
LIT Of Deck Pesseng0s dad and missing VIM
Chamberlain residence not known, destination keokuk
blown overheard Mr.. White res. do. dest. do blown
overheard Mr. Rarridon, res. do dest do blown over
board Mr. Harris, res Pike Co. No. dest home, blown
overheard Mrs Bowen and nephew, res. Hamburger,
lll dest home blown overheard Mrs. John Bowen
aud child st. Louis. dest Hamburger. died OF
wounds Mrs. Susan Bowen, do. do; Mrs. Eads and
two children res Knox co. Mo. dest. home died Of
wounds Master Eats, do. do. blown overheard
Dsck Passengers Seaidsd-Geo Blackwell, res Illinois
desi not known, slightly T. b Ewing, Ind. dest.
not known slightly; d. +. Cameron res ILL., dest not
known, badly sam simpson res III. dest. not known,
slightly Preston Leaper. Gainesville, Mo dest.
not known. slightly lie Roy jenkins res Ind. dest.
not known, slightly T. Morrison and wife. Ohio.
dest not known badly N. yansel, III. dest. not
known, badly J. n. Simpson, No. de-t not known,
slightly Master Bowen res. ILL., dest not known, bad
" Mr. Esis res No dest. Knox Co No slightly r.
I. Hudson, res. ILL., dest not known, bsdly II. NJ.
sway res Iowa, dest home, slightly; J. RICHTER and
friend, res Marion Co. dest home. do
M,ssfH1 and Dead Of ths Crae.-John Brown colored
fireman Quincy blown overheard; Andrew Hatned,
cOlored fireman. H. do Eli Delsny, hrs; cook. ~.
Louis. do George MafsOn. fireman, do do John
Lemon, deck hand, do. do. Harry Johnson. do do.
VIM Parks. do do. G. w. Lyons, do. Quincy, do
- Holiday, do. DO. VIM. Amnet DO. - Louis, died
Of wounds Fred. Frenchman) cook, do. do; Isaac
Dozier deck hand, Ala. do. -Four missing, names not
known.
Crar Scaided-James Donahue. Lot Engineer, II
Louis. slightly William Wells, deck hand 81. Louis
slightly John Montague, deck hand = LOUIS, badly
Sllss Bowman, fireman. III. slightly samuel Ferguson.
deck-hsnd, New York, badly I. 81 McDonald DO, 81
Louis, do Joseph Morrison, do. ID do Jacob An
drews, do. -. Louie do. F. Turner colored hremsn
do slightly John swab' ith cook, Ill. do VIM. Robin
son, deck hand, No do.
MORALLY W0aade&-George Wall colored fireman
81 Louis Samuel Dorsey, ID cook, do.
Total killed, y ditto wounded 30
Died siHcs the boat got into port-Mrs Susan Bowen
| Isaac DOzer
| The Edward Bates ia new boat and great care wa
aken 10 the construction OF her boilers and engines
Both the FIRST and Second Fnueers were on the watc
al the time. and Mr. DonahOe- the First Engineer 1
said 70 be an experienced and careful msn in mis- pro
fessior The boat between decks Is unnjurcd IN
cabin a. well a. the passengers In H. entirely escapes
the effects OF he explosion The hues Of the collspse
boiler were brought together by the power Of the
poson as close as If they had been welded together
An me boilers, on the deck everything the range
the nues was swept swsy and apart from the destruc
ton OF life presents a most dismal appearance. Tn
wounded were AZ placed in the cabin OF the boat
and every attention paid 10 them by the officers OF IN
two coats. some Of the dead were inferred at Ham
burg. while the boat lay al tnss place. Others die
shortly sfter the boat landed at our wharf AZ
Il could be done, the Mayor with praiscworthy ALAG
rity, ordered the removal Of al the wounded, exceI
two or three who went the Charity Hospital 10 III
City Hospital Ia the afternoon. We learned frot
the attending physician. the wounds of those az IN
City Hospital bad AL been dressed. and they were in
comfortable condition with prospect their recovery
WfscOSsIy WHyar-The N,In.apL.s Nal