The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-06-15
TERRIBLE CATAsTROPHEs.

The steamboat ClarksvilIe, from New
Orleans for Nashville, was burned TO the
waters edge on the 9th ult., four miles
below Napoleon. The Captain, D. +.
HoIMrs, and twenty or thirty Of the pas
sengers persisted in the flames. The cir
cnrnssanccs Of the event nre truly appal-
ling. The following particulars are from
the Mo. Republican,
The fire nigh. have been easily extin-
gnished if timely means had been used.
But the hose was out Of order, and il was
with difficulty and delay that q few buck
cts Of water could be cast upon tho flames.
In the meanwhile the whole vessel pre-.
scented one continuous scene of alarm. con.
fusion and dismay. Most Of tho cabin pas
senrcrs rushed 10 tho iorecastle, and sue
ceeded 10 landing in that direction from
the boat, which had, IN the progress Of tho
conflagration, been driven ashore by tho
skillful and efficient pilot. The remaining
cabin passengers finding il impossible to
penetrate the flame and smoke, lesped into
the river from tho vicinity Of the wheel
house--Cspt. Holmes, who pershed in the
attempt, among them--nnd succeeded in
reaching the island No. IS, at the lower
extremity of which the bow Of the boat had
now become firmly fastened Ono Of tho
cabin passengers, however, Professor Oil
yer A. Shaw, Of N. Orleans, lowered him
sell by mcaus Of the silcr rope into the riv-
er, near the yuddcr, and with the mid Of a
Iifc prcscrvcr swan about mile and half
until he overlook the yawl, which had been
detached from the steamer in the early
part Of the coufagra,ion. The yawl was
then in sinking condition, but tho Pro-
lessor was taken to the shore on the Ar.
kansas side, in skif, by Mr.. Danley, .
gentleman residing on the bank. Though
to the disgrace Of human nature be j, nd
ded, no, before succor had been refused BY
three skitis, in succession, coming out from
the Island, on the ground that the sufferer
"nas doing rcry melI," and that the object
Of the men propclling the three skifis was
to pick up Aooting trunks, aud no. to res
cue passengers!
Governor Poindcxter and lady, Of Nlissis-
sippi, were on board, and very narrowly
escaped with the loss Of Sam, his favorto
body servant.
Arnold Russell. Esq. OF vicksburgh, who
was on board with his family, lost six ser.
wants, a carriage and horses.
Several servants attached to the cabin
were either drowned or burnt 10 death.
The boat WINS insured for $4,000.
Most Of the passengers were brought up
TO Memphis the same evening, by the ChaI-
met,e, free Of charge.
Professor Shaw, who came up to this
city Yesterday morning, in the Wyoming,
aud is now nj the City Hotel, lost, BY this
horrible occurrence, about six thousand dol.
lars IN books and baggage, aud 10 thus left
almost entirely destitute.
One Of the boilers, and sewers! kegs Of
gunpowder, exploded during the conilagra-
ton, producing an effect beyond concep-
;ion--awfal, terrific, and sublime.
EXPLOSION OF THE II. KINNEY.
Tho Mobile 4, gister has sent us slip
which confirms the suLjoincd particulars
Of this lamcntable christopher
By the arrival of the steamer John w.
Russell, Capt. Kinney, VIC learn tha, OH
Sunday morning tho 2S,h inst, at
one O'Clock, r. ", the steamer IT, Kinney,
Capt. Miller, burst both her boilers, nj Will
kins's woodward, on tho Tombigbee river,
killing some eight or ten Of tho passengers
and crew, and scaldng some ten or twelve
others.
Tho Kinney left Mobile on Saturday
evening. nj 5 o'clock, for Gainesville, War
saw and Vienna, md had GOOD upwnrd
freight. The X. sunk in few minutes II.
ter tho explosion.
Below we give the names Of as mnny of
the sufferers MS VIC could obtain in tho con-
fusion and hustle Of tho arrival Of tho
steamer Russell at tho wharf. All def
ciencies will be supplied in our regular cdi-
ton. The wounded wcre Immediately
carried to the United States Marine Hos.
pitnl, where we noticed several Of our ply
sicians in attendance.
Killed and Missiag.--John TripIcts;
John Ilalstead, OF Mobile; General Thomp-
son, (dwarf) Of Mobile; James Strat,on,
pilot; VIM. I. Parker, clerk, found y Chas.
Barker, (found;) - Alexander.
Scalded.-Cap,. Charles Miller, leg
broke; VIM. Campbell, LIST engineer, badly
injured; VIM. Nobloch, Cd pilot, scalded
aud arm broke; WIN. Stovall, badly scaId-
ed; Vim. Drake, slightly; L. M. Baker,
slightly; Patrick Comfy, slightly; James
Thomson, slightly; L. B. Collins, slightly;
- Caldwell, slightly; R. r. Cox, slight
".
There were three Or four others, names
not known. A negro boy, second cook,
missing.