Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-01-12
DREADFUL DISASTER.
TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE STEA-
MER BLUE RIDGE.
TW ENTY OR THIRTY LIVES LOST
GREAT SUFFERINGS!

TWENTY OR THIRTY LIVES LOST
GREAT SUFFERINGS
1t becomes our melancholy duty to record
scene OF the most agonizing nature, and
one, the like OF which, we pray NAV never
happen again. 1t is no less than the total
destruction, with the consequent loss of life,
by he bursting Of her boilers, of the kau-
awha packet. BLUE RIDGE. 1t occurred on
Saturday night. about one o'clock, " hen about
three miles below town-hdving lett our
wharf but few minutes before ON her trip
10 Cincinnati.
She blew up, while under way with
tIetnendo0a explosion, reducing 10 a perfect
wreck all OF the cabin Immediately over her
boilers The hull fioated about mile and
had, and sunk. leaving the cabin afloat-to
the top OF which such of the passengers as
were saved retreatI d for security. As fast as
possible they were conveyed 10 the shore in
the yawl; but before they were all relieved
from their periious situation the cabin had
floated some SIX eight miles. The passen-
gers were taken TO the farm house. in the i'm
mediate vicinity. where every possible atten-
1on was rendered 10 the sufferers by the hos
pltdbie occupants.
Information OF The disaster was immed-
aleiy seat 10 town, and number OF our cit
l5ans lost no tln'e iii repairing to the scene,
10 render any assistance they could.
me Cdpidlu, Nm Summers, OF tins place,
was one OF lie last 10 leave the wreck. al
Trough quite severely wounded bya fracture
oi the hnee. 10 cave with him was Geo.
Beard, bar keeper. and deck hand. Daniel
Smlia, bOth OF TINS place and both of whom
Were sadly disabled. Their sutIerings must
sareIy have been we're, as the night was cold
with snow
ihe owner al the boat, Jas Paine. ESQ.
was the last one TO leave the floating wreck,
ana indeed dld Aot leave it until he had safe
y ihopfed al eighteen creek, thus saving most
81 We baggage winch The extent and sudden
hess oi ihe explosion had compelled the pas
sengefs 10 leave IN thei. state rooms.
MANY ui ,He passengers and crew, who had
esd Ell uhhuft, were compelled 10 swim a.
SHORE, a.d then wander in the cold, through
tae heids IN search of shelter. Some were
oae an5 two hours thus expused.
Ms to he number lost we have not been a.
PIE 10 arrive atdny very just conclusion. Say
nose VINO fuoW oest, not over twenty We
think, from The best information we can cath
er, there must have been near seventy per
sons on ooari. We annex as full list of the
=
We have been able to gather.
Jas kuti1er, hanawha.
". b. Aonlz do
Maj Early, SA.
" m + Whlt;eker, ha-dead,
Daniel Goshonl IA.
Isaac Barker, Ia.
b + Nlthrrs and sister, Ka.
MT SteWart, wife aud three children. Ka-
Mpthef-in-iaw missing.
Mr OversEiner, missing
MIR Iasso and daughter. Gin.
JOS Brulon, Cin.-missing.
.. t'abrrt, Louisville
Ir Wright.
S.mue. Langley, Galipolis.
: } Sanns, GaI.ipois-dedd.
ueof5e Beard, GdliipoIis, scalded. and since
dead.
Jos MILLER, Na.-missng, wife saved.
Hlr Duke, Aldysviiie.
MIS- Porter aud child, Gallipoli,.
-" w CornaaX. Nv.
Pauett, Lynchburg, Va.
"a P'dln Summers, Gdihpolis, injured slight.
James Summers, ID clerk, Gallpolis.
A a Summers, Waterman, badly scalded.
captain James Payne. Ka.
Wright ha.-6odly hurt.
Kley tlnney, LIST Pilot, badly hurt.
Henry Colt, 1T Engineer.
Josiah Aoonlz, 81 Engineer,
John Bays. slightly scdlded and bruised
Joan Mays. Carpenter,
~ Hedrjck, lst clerk.
:, VIM Gardner, deck hand.
Geo Gardner.
Samuel GdrIneI,
a. Carpenter,
JOAN C.rr deck hand, badly scalded.
7 carpenter, missing.
\. SouNeraln. Gaiipois
- '', vs., u1i!Polls badly scalded' leg broke
Il 'h"H nom uooae Creek, name not known,
Jah, NJ f,a,,s, ,ol,d
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y I.1rh
Nm Annsted.
Ben Dams. Isl Cook.
Geo 0raas.
Cuano nnaid.
There were IS deck oasseno.rs-C,t. no,
known.
IN ,le above list all are saved that arc M,
l44t"eI dead Or missing.
tne Lrjle, }ius al Pt Pleasant, immediate.
lFrepJiIed 90 lhe scene OF the disaster AZ sonn
o. size received the information. and S,,o,,g
evening urnugis TO this place all Of The voun.
de0 und d aJ.td but Iwo.
Alpl & tae sAare, ii the vicinity of the ex-
pioaiou, "ert ,oaHd scattered Trunks. boxes.
hats, caps. colis, pans. &c. together win