The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-12-04
From the ". o. Picayuns.
Jury OF Inquest ON the Explosion OF the
Steamboat LOuistana.

After a laborous and searching examination Of
persons who witnesses Of the explosion of the
louisiana and its effects, and also after examining
the bodies of two individuals, whose deaths are
deemed by the attending surgeons to have resulted
from that explosion, the jury of inquest called by
the coroner, have rendered verdict, the severity
of which they deem justfable by the character Of
| the testimony presented.
In the case of Dr. f. S. Marsh, of Milwaukee,
whose body disinterred, and inquest held on it
at Cypress Grove cemetery, the following sur
geon's certificate was rendered
This is to certify that at the request Of five Jurors
Of coroncr's inquest, viz James II. Caldwell, Will
liam Freret, r. Hyde, jr., J. A. Amelung, and +.
A. Lumsden, was this day summoned by the
coroner Of the parish Of Orleans, Robert Spcdden,
to appear as a witness at the inquest held on the
| body of Dr. f. S. Marsh, of Milwaukee, Wis, who
was disinterred before said jury Of inquest at the
Cypress Grove cemetery this day.
On a careful examination, found the squamous
portion Of the left temporal bone fractured, and
driven into the base Of the brain. No other marks
| Of injury were To be found on his body The blow
of itself might have produced his death. This body
was taken out of the Mississippi river, near the
scene of the disaster the day after the explosion of
| the boilers Of the steamboat Louisiana, and the
wound must have been produced by fragment Of
| some hard substance coming in contact with the
head Of the deceased, and impcllcd by the said ex-
P''''''' GEO. f. HARRAL, ND.
| New ORLEANS, Nov. 81, lSI9
The Jury in this case rendered the following YER
dict:
STATE OF LoUIsIANA, l.
CITY and Parish Of Orleans. w.
| An inquest taken at the city of New Orleans,
in the parish Of Orleans, the twenty first day of
| November, a. ID. lSig before me, Robert Spedden,
coroner Of the said parish Of Orleans ON the view OF
the dead body Of Dr.. r.. = Marsh, then and there
lying in The Cypress Grove cemetery, situated in
| the Second Municipality, the oaths Of the under
| signed jurors Of inquest. 10 wit: j. II. Caldwell,
/ William Frcrct r. Hyde, jr., j. A. Amelung, and
=. A. Lumsdcn, all good and lawful men of the said
parish Of Orleans, who having been all duly sum
| nCncd, sworn, and charged diligently Ia inquire
on behalf Of the State Of Louisiana how, when, and
after what manner the said DIR. r. ;. Marsh came
| 10 death, do say:
| From the evidence before va, we, the jury, are
unanimously Of the opinion that the death Of Dr. r..
/ s. Marsh was caused by injuries received on his
person Thursday, the 18TH day 81 November, A.
ID 1919, from the explosion of the boilers Of tho
steamboat Louisiana, then lying the lcvec, in the
city 81 New Orleans; and that Clinton Smith, sec
ond engineer Of said steamboat Louisiana, who had
charge Of the engine al that time, grossly cu-
pable and Crimnally neglectful or careless of his
| duty, Tor was incapacitatcd from want Of proper
| knowledge Of his duty,) engineer Of said boat
| We arc further Of opinion, that John Cannon cap
tain Of said steamboat Louisiana, is ccnsurablc and
| highly culpable in permitting his first engineer Ia
be absent az the time Of departure Of his boat and
| for not lin the first engineers abscnce) paying
stricer attention 10 the manner in which the second
engineer performed his duty. The jury, therefore,
4 charge that Clinton Smith and John Cannon were
90 the extent above eSprcsscd) the cause causes
Of said explosion, and consequent death Of the above
| named DR.. r. s. Marsh. J. ". CALDWELL
4 w. FRERET,
J. A. ANELUNo,
| f. HYpE, IT,,
4 y. A. LUMsDEN,
RoBERT SPEpDEN, Coroner. Jurors.
In the case Of Harrison Rea, who died the morn
/ ing Of the 22d instant at DIR. stones hospital the
/ following surgeons certificate was rendered
This is TO certify that at the request of five Jurors
| Of inquest, viz: James u. Caldwell, j. A. Amclunp,
| William Freret, r.. Hyde, jr., and r. a. Lumsdcn,
| was this day summoned by Robert Spcdden, coro-
ncr Of the parish of Orleans, 10 examine the body
Of Harrison Rea, aged about twenty seven years,
| who treated in my infrmary, and died from
| the wounds upon his hip and thigh, received, az
was attestcd by his friends, from the explosion OF
| the boilers Of the steamer Louisiana. fIe had q
compound fracture Of the thigh and a fracture OF
his pclvis, with Commissions Of the soft parts
He taken with tctanus about twenty four hours
before death. but close examination satisfies me
that he must have died without the supcrvcnion OF
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