The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-22

Dreadful Steamboat Disaster-CoIapse of the Flues
Of one OF the Dolers OF me sIeaIn9oar 5T NT;s
ing, and Thirty Scalded.
The St Louis Union of the 18th contains the fol-
lowing account of terrible steamboat Disaster
We are again under the painful necessity OF re-
cOrding one of the most terrible steamboat accl-
dents that has occurred on our western waters ior
a long time, and one which was attended with
shocking loss of life. About O'Clock on Saturday
morning last, as the steamboat Edward Bates, on
her way from this port to keokuk. with large
number of passengers on board, was making a
crossing one mile below Hamburg ILL.,. for the pur-
pose of stopping at that place. two of the tlues OF
her larbOard boiler collapsed with loud report,
blowing out the ends of the boiler fore and aft.
The lower deck instantly filled with steam, and
scene of horror and confusion ensued. At the same
time an alarm OF fire given, and great numbers
jumped overheard. Nearly all the crew and deck
passengers were scalded-seVeral mortality but none
of the cabin passengers, that could be ascerained,
with the exception Of one man, Col. Fl. NJ. SWaZey,
who had gone below few minutes previous We
are informed, however, that several cabin pasSen-
gers jumped overheard, and some Of them were
drowned before assistance could be given. The
fire was soon extingulshed the yawl lowered, and
every possible exertiOn made to rescue those floating
i'll the river, of whom, it supposed all were saved
with the exception Of about sixteen. The scalded
persons were Immediately brought into the cabin,
and every attention was paid them by officers and
passengers. The boat lay at the shore all day, and
the citizens of Hamburg rendered the sufferers all
tue aid III their power The ladies of that place
were particularly active in their alterations. Eight
or ten of the sufferers, deck passengers CON
veyed to the village; the rest remained on board.
being badly sCalded. in the evening. the steam
boat Lucy Bertram came alongside the unfortunate
boat, and towed her to this place, arriving i'll port
about So'ClOcl yesterday evening.
We are without any reliable evidence as to the
Cause of the explosion, and therefore Orbear giving
any comment on the subject, for the present. From
a card which follows, it will be that Capt
Johnson and his associate officers conducted them
selves with great prOpriey and used their best en-
beavers TO rescue the drowned and alleviate the
distresses of the scalded.
We take the following from the Republican Of
the same date:
We have been furnished with list of the killed
and wounded so far as the clerk of the boat in The
hurry and confusion board at the time of her ar
rival, could make it out;
List Of Deck Passengers Dead md dissiHg.-Wm.
Chamberlain, residence known destination Keokuk
blown overheard, Mi White do dest do blown over
overheard Mrs Bowen and nephew, res. Hamburg, Ill.,
des home, blown overheard; Mis- John Bowen and child
Bowen do do; Mrs Eads and two children res Knox Co.
Mo- dest home died of wounds; Master Eads, do. do
blown overheard.
Deck Passengers Scqlded;-Geo. Blackwell, res. Illinois,
known slightly; D. f. Cameron res ill.,, dest not known
badly; SamI Sampson res H. dest. NOT known, slightly
slightly; Leroy Jenkins, Ind dest known slightly
T. Morrison and wife, Ohio DIES. known, badly; NJ
Ill., dest not known badly ; J. l. Simpson res Mo- de
mot knoTn 3 sghyF Master BGwe2 a res Ill., Ge not
slightly; L. T. HUI SON. res. ILL.,, dest not known, badly; H.
NJ Swazey, res. Iowa, des home slightly J. Fighter and
friend, les. Marion Co. dest. home, slightly.
MISSING and DGad gt the CrC~-John Brown coloTed
ed fireman. Ill., do; Eli D2any, first cook, St. Louis, do
Geo AIatsOn fireman, do do John Lemon deck hand, do
Lyons, do, Quincy, do = Holiday, do, do VIM. Am
net do 81: LOUIS Died OF wound, Fred. StTenchmaa,
CreD ScqlGsd-James Donahoe 1st Engineer St Louis
slightly; VIM. Wells, deck hand, do, slightly; John Mon
tagus, de- do. badly; Sias Bowman, feman Ill slightly:
Donald, do, st. LOUIS, do Joseph Morrison do, Ill., do;
Jacob Andrews do st. Louis. do F. Turner colored fire
Robinson, deck hand, No., do -, 'OON' ',' ~ H.
.NortqHy Hopaded Geo. Wall, colOred fireman, St.
Total Killed IS; do wounded 30 Died since the boat got
| in port, Mrs. Susan Bowen, Isaac OOzer.
The Edward Bates is a new boat, and great care
| was taken III the construction Of .her boilers and
engine Both the first and second engineers Were
OH watch at the time, and Mr.. DonahOe, the first
| engineer is said to be an experienced and careful
man III his profession.
The boat between decks, is uninjured the cabin,
well the passengers in it, entirely escaped the
| effects of the explosion. The fues of the collapsed
boiler Were brought together by the power of the
| explosion, as close as if they had been welded
together. Aft Of the boilers, on tie deck, every
| thing in the range of the hues was swept away,
and, apart from the destruction Of life, presents
most dismal appearance.
The wounded We're at once placed in the cabin
of the boat, and every attention paid to them by the
| officers of The two boats Some of the dead We're
inferred at Hamburg, while the boat lay at that
| place
Others died shortly after the boat landed at our
wharf. As soon as it could be done, the Mayor.
with DraiSeWOrthy alacrty. ordered the removal OF
| all the wounded, except two three who Went to
the Charity Hospital. In the afternoon, as we learn
from the attending physician, the wounds of those
at the City Hospital had all been dressed, and they
were in a comfortable condition, with prospect OF
| their recovery.