The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-26


In Philadslpba to be ~thouta superior
The gentlemen amateurs are perhaps. hardly sqns',
the whole to those OF the fair-r Sax 1t Is no dis
psragement them. either, to say so for certainly
nowhere elss will you hear amateur performers equal
Of the ladies who compose this a'sociation 1t
would give false impression however. did not cay
that Messrs KIN, La F-e, Pm aud two
others sing with power and skill rarely found of the
boards, and worthy Of every praise.
Pre- Ia Musique! Vtpe iarisiocracie! The city Of
William Penn does homer to the memory Of its Quaker
preacher. VERDI.
Incidents Connected with the Late Terrible
steamboat Explosion at New Orleans
Names Of the Killed ana Wounded,
From the N. o. Delta Nov. III
We stated yesterday what Q current report, that
the engineer had left the boilers inst before the explo
sion We have since been induced to believe that this
report was incorrect Captain Hopkins Of the Storm
says he the engineer CT the Louisiana at his post
when the explosion occurred One Of the engineers,
whe badly wounded Is ct the hospital, and he
declares that there not much steam In the boilers
and he wss about to order them to fire up We had an
interview with Captain Cannon. He Is young man
whom we have long known as bearing good charac-
ter for prudence and discresion. Mr. Elijah Cannon
ly wounded and bruised Captain Cannon afhrms that
there little steam in the boilers that he had
70 as
which wss carried aboard, and taken down into the
hold to make into cartridge to fire salute when the
boat left He had given his consent to fire the cannon
and the mate and of the hands went to store to
Is they Going aboard WHAT did you
get whole keg for instead Of pound or so'"XThis is
the last hesaw Of the mate and the hand Shortly az
forwards the explosion toek place-snd Captain Can
non declares there two reports immediately fol-
lowing each other He thinks the concusson and vacu
duced collapse Of the hues Of all the boilers at the
same time He arrives at this conclusion from know
the Of in hs the fact Of
the large quantity Of water elected into the air. which
when y fell. was a: cold as rain 4. nm ., -
aboard Of her. Hearing that an affidavit had been
made for his arrest he himself yesterday
evening" and will appear this morning to answer any
charge that may be made against him.
Capt. Mason pilot Of the Storm, was In the pilot
house the upper deck when the explosion occurred
These who have seen the Storm, perfectly riddsd
she IT, from fore to aft can alone form an opinion of the
marrow escape he made. negro at the wheel, WORK.
three feet from him, was killed immediately. His body
fell the tier rope Capt Mason himself stun
moving out, her ropes, which had been made fast
having been cut rung his bell for the engineer to set
the engines work and prevent the boat from getting
pended and the boat was thus kept up: Capt M then
perceivng that the explosion proceeded from the Lou
sana lying alongside, and not the Storm md that the
Louisiana was rapidly sinking, haooed out to some
persons he In the after cabin OF the LOUISIANA to
take Of themselves the boat was sinking Capt
M rays the bodies persons fell from the air into the
river like hail. Wherever body fell the water bub-
bled up and blood was visible for some minutes after
rescue the wounded, who were crushed under the
wreck. About twenty were saved, and many others
The wife Of the clerk of the Storm sitting In her
state room, when she struck over the neck by a
large spar from the Louisiana and instantly killed
Just as the Louisiana sinking poor negro woman
was hanging by her dress to OF the and
uttering the most pieous cries for help She held 10
her arms young child, which, with great strength
she made out to throw into the arms Of . In the
boat, who immediately went of with the child. The
boat had sunk to the vsters edge, and the poor ne
gress was struggling in the water when gentlem IN
ON board Of the Bostona, whose name We regret We
could not learn threw of his coat and hat and eaped
| Sutn fha and taUa rda har ha w0.
man, mad with fright seized the gentleman around
the neck, and thus prevented him using his arms.
they sunk together Some cried out they are both
gone. But presently they came up, and the gentle
man holding the negroes In bis left arm, swan ashore
The poor woman tainted. from exhaustion and fright
When she to- she began to cry for her child and
ran about like one possessed.
little girl the daughter Of OF the steerage pas
sengers taken from the wreck, and being placed
on the leves. began to cry for her mother Being
shown some OF the dead bodies she recognized that OF
her mother from the ring her finger and threw her
self, In deep grief, on the mutated remains. This
little girl Ct the house Of gentleman in this city
generous rivalry enacted among our citizens ia
/ power.
A number of young men, clerks, had gone aboard
the Storm, to examine her manifest How they ped
miracle, for the Storm exhibits the most perfect
Kidding We have ever seen. IL hundred cannon OF
the largest c.brs had been playing on her. they could
not have cut her up more completely. MIR. simeon
Tracy who vas standing on some bales Of hay, the
bows Of the Storm, knocked down by the body OF
man, which lay across him. He escaped without in
jury The clerk Of Mr. Matthew Martin who was on the
Louisiana thrown some distance into the air and
landed In the river, the farther side Of the Storm
he swan ashore and landed in safety without serious
Injury DIR. Testut was standing on the wharf just
after parting with q friend. when splinter struck
down man standing near him, and the poor f-low ",
grappg the doctors coat he fell tore It, In the
lence OF his agony MIR Parsdse, who the wharf
at the time had his other clothes
bands, and yet was unhurt.
The fragment Of boiler which was blown across the
evee to the new buildings the old site Of the
platform, had not its force been considerably broken
by contact with the cotton bales would have done
awful damage in passing through the buildings as Il
would, no doubt, have done y hs piece embraced at
lesst Of the heller being twelve feet long aud
three In diameter twas projected distance OF Eight
During the confusion Of the scene following the sr-
plcsioD, great deal Of money thrown about the
lsyee and was eagerly grabbed by the osfers who
roll Of bank notes; many others ssen picking up
watches and other vslusblss and others still
PRAYED employed themselves In pulling rings and other
| je.els from the bodies Of the dead ana sounded
We have experienced no littls dhcuity In getting
lnll ana correct list OF the victims Of the explosion
The following. ho-eyer H. we believe nearly
| rect ~ We can make III
LIST OF THOSE WHOSE BODIES HAVE BgES POUND
AND RECOGNISED.
70 St. Louis iillsd on the J0ai.iaaa Dr r. NJ va,
Lam, q taosrehs On his ..y 20 81 Lou. n. BODY va.
,hs gentleman was taken freu the rree sad n Yesterday
Sssr T. served in The xeScan var ana resided 10 81 Louis.
ss s-p.S e is n assss Cap.
Ldrns b.r.eu, ~ yesss commission iasreh,n, o. thi.
rs cD. ss x. Ss.% o. H. la 81 e.
.i' sS and ;si s' 81 ff sS 3 G f:;:
Nelsh an ~ river trader resides In Missouri E,sa Knot
OF Gallic polls killed the Storm Levi Prescott q
Ihs pilot William Brown, Of the lirs patty fsrry
Richard Nelly. years q sEe native q ir-lsnd Slave
Hsrnscn = years o. tecn James Assana Andy
BELL Of 81 louis. ~ Psil wood nsrehsat Mes B.aa.
Robert Devln, resident % Baton asuxe John Sal
hvsn, - years, news boz claimed by Jehs Hssrsn. AL
ed Nstscn ~ yesr Of 81 Mississippi pilot Of the
louisiahs. W. C. Read - Of sge, 81 Missouri
sIh ta.sman years native q New rors; recognised By
simon fagan. Slave jim belonging 70 Mr. Biloxi Missouri
yef, slave. belougng 20 MT Block. q Cape Grardeau
Slave Horace, belonging 10 John ~ Greissn Cape Of
rardesu. Jaceb ~ Craft u Year,. Nemphis, TennesseA
Richard Ferry 'lsye belonEns 20 stafford ssett Black
said &c be brother 20 Jch bslongng
Bloes Dovty. Black man, name unknown. Doanis Alb
bot -, Philadelphia. John Handeran 10 years Woman
and child. =. II. Myers Ten white mer sppArentiy
ms men 81 draJmsn unrecosnised There al forty
three In number that carried dead 20 the wstch
Of the second municipality In the Charity Hospital there
were the following "A white nss unrecugased died from
being BADLY sosded! u about q years CID fair hair an
aser on bis hard Edward Leyser. elsrt q John co,e
o. tie Louisiana bakery; srobe bot few words before
died; has brother in New lors John Kelly. died ssad-
ing and other injuries John Long Of sotrre Of "a. sks
AND oh rnDiLh h ~ NJ