New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-26
steamboat RxpIo,ion IN Ne~-Orlesns-fHli
PartlruipT-.

steamboat kNpiotion IN 'eN"o''ea"- MI
PartlcEleTs.
The Nor Orleans PicgyrHe Of the l'th inst
yves full account q the terrible s;esm5oa; explo-
s. o Nh.ch took psee - Ice e7ee VI ''a' t.y On 'n7
erering Of the 18Th net
O-o n tn most 1colors5le catastrophe ns, ever
ocorred In ,e hit,cry ~ si~su5os; eIp o-iJns took
,'sc - our lc7ce yesterday evening few minutes Al
T7e .,esrn5,a, Louisiana csp, can1oa bound iof
80 Louis lrsded VITA valuable cargo s11 h~7in1 %
hoard large number Of passengers hsd rung hef iAst
b. and VA act backing 0ul OF TIE wharf a. ta- yoI
"a, C-svier q, when the whole gi her boilers oulst Sltn
tr4m4nd ~ ylosiln, which fesound-d thIeus'
the city Tae conclusion wss 80 great ihAt u 'h0oA
tho D. their foundation for many qus1es estn
The Louislsrs vss iying aonss' 5e tue stesnef -
tons apt Dustin at the time Of The dsnter' ~ u
-,es,e- storm apt Hopkins. nad jusi arrived from
,i.vffl. coming in On her sisrscard Size. he NJ
per woke # these two boats are = compete NIecs'
heir cbimneys havnF been carried away, rnd tHflI
cabins stove In and sasieTsd 10 me places = atoms
The ,ioerce of the shock operated pn the boilers was
tremendous 4 part Of one oi IN No. mass OF con
siderable sza hur9d with inc1nct!'a9e tore, 90
the lepee II cut mule In two Nlicd hpis' -"4 The
driver OF drew - which tbcy we're attached usian
t.ucou.y. ADotber massive portion Of me SAM. u
f.ct lony md If iumsrse weight Vss b'1Nn y 'hr
corner ~ Cana and Front sts, dstane" 81 N yhfi'
least pros;ratnR three large ilon psis "ni1h .uP
pott-o 4 wooden shad cr awning which STOOD before
the ca fee. house there Before coming la contact WHO
the iron psrs the fragment Of ne BOILER cot lh'ooIn
several es Of cotton. which lay 10 i's ya.ss." max
ns the staple scatter through me Az - u u h'a Iu
run through cotton gin.
The ne~s spread IKE ~ildrfe' ana Gus culfhs
rushed from all directions to the aeon" ct TIE dss'i"f
Already IN our arrival, numbeF Of bodies, IN every
conceivable state Of ssd mustion, hid been dAs s-d
from tho wreck which were surrounded by tue oehse
crowd that had assembled Hacks and iurnltnie csis
were for, and the wounded we're couFryen 70 We
hospitals. The sight Of the mauged bodies "nch
s,rewed the Lev.e all sidss and the shfess %. The
dying were appalling, making ne blood cutH'' WIN
..ssL NHa ha4ast &C. ia mira
out and ore leg or woman. whose ioog dsiE hslr
av wet and matted hy her td", had one reg on ABOVE
her knee While her body We -aocxingy mSngieI
srre man having the skuA crushed ~ isy cNfp''
h sc looking AS II Il had been painted red Othefs
of bo'h seye, also with iess and Srns on mere t.hss
av about IA different places Two bodies ~ lJuha
lock ID together brought by desth into suad' Nna
clo,o embrace But II s utterly Impossible 10 drrcor
al the revolving tights which met our view. Sunc~l
~ saw thst death wss revealed there UNDER alM",t
every variety Of appalling horror Inc louisiana 'uos
about ten minutes alter the posi0n tupost"
many who vent board % assist the Wouhd'u Nrlr
eerriad down with her Tbs We Judge from me l4ci
of several persons who hsd escaped the nrs er'cis 81
the plosIcn bsving jumped "verouAo NJ we I' ''
her shaking aud Who were piovidehteiiy sH'su
A gentleman VINO was passenger Ca Dptfo 'he Lou
sieoa was standing On the hurricane deck aoait ~
Wheel house when the explosion took place Anu -
csnad He Distinctly cav the faces ard arms Of sever
al aides ard gentlemen vsiny struggling 20 ree mem
.. yes from The falling pankt and tlmbers IhrF were
carried down with the b NJ when She sSnk 10 cue
caeded in saving little negro boy AOoutt"eIy per
sons Ver- standing o. tho bow of the poa' """n sue
vent dovr ,oo,t of whom saved. The river Was
covered immedat after The accident WIN l'A+urh''
Of the wreck portion OF the stern o. tne Iau''" CO..
10 % the g sil out OF ~7isr Humei 4s
boat. we're employed picking Up the "onrne0 ~ %
clock J 81. m alarm Of FIRE was given from Tue oos
tona which caliet our hrenen promptly T. the sY"''
but II happily was uni'ubdro .,,.. H.,
on board the storm the destruction OF NE WIS ''''
tert.hle Mrs Moody. the wife Of the mat c'rfA Wa
standing the euaid opPoNie the iAoles S@o'H no
was intiaDty killed. The Cspttin received severe
confusion the hgaG but = an nOt dange!Cu'y ""u.u
ed About twelve or fifteen persons were khito ana
srgo number wounded, some OF whom vii ?iooaoJ
not recover -, 49,
The confusion was 80 grCst that 1t wa' utterly I'm
possible ascertain the names OF one quarter Of 'aoe
Killed and wounded and most probably from the pro
miscu Gus crowd q strsngers emsreni', &c large
portion OF them viii never be known
The fragments OF iron AMI blocks OF wood "nlcn
were sept with the rspidity Of lightning from the III
fsted Louisiana carried ce-th and DESTRUCTION IN
directions Men were killed A. the distance oil !"
hundred yards Legs arms and trunks Scs''ered
al over the levee -, W,
clerk In the house OF Moses Greenwood Co. "nO
had been Oh board tbs steamer knoxville, lying before
the ferry landing and was passing up at the ume OF
the occurrence lie struc on the thigh ~ piece
OF wood and was So badly pjured thai II was feared
last nisht that smpuis0n Of the limb WcGId be neces
sary. -,
We understand that some news boys, who had been
selling papers on the Louisiana snd mad Just got on
shore were allied. Wess the dead bodies OF 'eVefsl
ads but the names As yet are UNKNOWN Ihose VINO
vsre near the spot Al the time OF the explosion state
thst bodies blown a. big as Two hundred eet 10
the air aud ie Ia the river One nan, II IL sac, IVES
blown through The pilot house OF The Bostons, making
hole through the panels watch might be mistaken Tor
the work Of cannon bali.
TIE steamer Storm Was very close 10 The Lcuissu4
Al the time OF the explosion and she WAS cent beck ~
the conclusion at least ty yards into The stream H-
captain although severely wounded, appeared on ine
rrcaue deck bis isce covered with blood snd c02y
gave directions bringing his bOst sgNn IN shore lie
~ NAMED hrmy bis post stOrdng al the assistance
10 bis power long % L wa, needed We noticed ihA
Que Of the ferry boats from the Fret Municipality came
u tut abe was unable - render mueh 40 as lhs
LogislAns hsd sirosdy gone down
There we're msny miraculous escapes 81 the TINE ~
me EXPLOSION Dr. IrstuL OF tLs city was standing ou
the wharf ust after haylng parted from his friend Or
B.ond,pe Of Po.ut Coupee who 10 Loot, when irsg
meni OF iron struck man down At ms ieet The poor
fellow In falling stretched out his hands and conyulsv5
IN erasped the doctors paetoi tesrng his POCKET ner
ly out Death soon relaxed his srssp. Some we're
prostrsied by the conclusion and enveioped In smoke
bit 20 the eyes Of their aso1ished friends
IS soogy 10 vssge as sweep, yet perfectly unhuH,
1t isimpossible - give anything ike precise &C
count OF the loss Of life this sal occasion some -
innate 1t 20 persons some 100, while others assert
that not less than 700 men, and chdlen we're
killed Or crowned. Mayor Gresham, who VS. 90 mai
part II Tie leyee where th7 LOUISIANA lay hItls Dc
iJgs clock, snd Immediately protested ihthsI
wien he heard The eNgesiOD states tha' from o1serFH
ton and diaont Inquiry east $50 must have perish
81 ty ihis accident Inc wbsrNes were Aaei WIN
spectators Tee Storm from Cialinnst, Was loaded
M passengers and as the destructive fragments Of
III, Louisiana scattered IN every direction, the
havoc which made among the crowds cannot isli
mach below the hsurs 10 hs Honors estimate The
rsects Of this disssteT, unexsmped IN any former
steamboat explosion al NeE Orleans, we're visible IN
every circle OF society here lsst evening" Dismsy ~as
n every countensnce, and sympathy Tor the surviving
friends Il those who thus premstureiy hurried
i,ta eternity sa4 Tor those who have been muuise5
rent every heart Never. Pernaps VAS there boat
which by The yuslve tVrce "a that suoie and tern
b Arut sls an 40 reduced 30 fragments a.
ioa Louisi .ns nat 10 IN instant came near
or anuihisusn We learn that before proceeding on
he- way = - Louis this unfortunate boat ~ss ep-
r..cd IL irscan toe stream to the Inird dunePsiiy
/, t-ke % board 20 German emigTauis The Siarm,
IA j. -, stated lAnard cOnsidcsh number oi Ter
pa,seasers al Lafayette Ia coming down, hieh cre1-
.tsnc- no ubt the cause 90 much SAVING oi Lie.
We spgtn5 Let oi cssuA.es. 50 lar 40 We have
been able - sscsEiain
see 81 from y. o. Delta, l71h - m.
My Bsrelfs s.n has been found, end II Is expected
vi recover, also Mr. Elliott formerly OF the posi- Vi.
nee who vii recover.
Can't Cannon Of TIE Louisiana, a. TIE uine VI the
axol5s,on Vas % sh1re Lear The ooai t~klns "iIn
NJ stone Tae Cspt4ins brother was On Board he
boat, snd is ,aPPosrd % De Iosi ,
adv ana tso children esesped from tee wreck VI
the boat as IL was sinking