The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-06-06
crcAMBOAT EXPLOSION.

4 e.vrxrrEN Persons KILLED--FoRTy-
r,.ur ScALuED.--1 Thursday night Of last.
veek. when about three miles below ".
o,,;s the large steamer 81. Louis coliaps-
4 asc both fore and oft, dealing death
and injury in both directions
Abou, thirty persons who wero uninja-
IA Ly The steam, jumped into The river, u
hon i is ascersained that nine were
,,owncd: The reminder saved themselves
~ swimming 70 shore and to tho boat
lam The deck seven were killed aud forty
esb. scalded. The only cabin passenger
l;l,ed vas Mr.. John P;amnaer, from La
The No. Republic IN thus parlicularizes
his dreadful catastrophe
rhe scene which sneccedcl the explosion was
.as,,.ndinc in the extreme. Il occurred at a
.;,oe when those upon deck were assembled in
aar,;es congraiulating each other upon what they
Iscmed favorable escape from quarantine.
~ n would il hive been for them il thew had
,u,e under the provisions of,he station, and been
.s,,;,ed. In moment, white thus intcrchang-
an sentiments Of pie asare, the accident occurred,
'"s, Laony hopes were D!asfed Husband and
ne narent and child were separated ty the
nl,,s;on whic. cnsued, aud each with fearful
..,e,y SOUGHT the other, in doubt whether they
,D,nld meet ia life or not. The confusion in the
"abin. although the explosion caused no injury
"a any passenger in the eabn, was equal 10 that
mh;ch existed below. A number OF gentlemen
'.",e in The social hall at the time, oil Of whom,
wsre nos.ratcd BY tho conclusion, but upon re-
s.;,nu their feet, without looki to the extent
ssdnn1er. made rapid retreat 10 tire ladies' cabin
heye fhey found confused ard alarming scene,
which none but witness can describe. he
c,,ent Of the damage was unknown, aud the
alarm was Increased y some imprudent person
starting the report that the boat Was SINKING
rhe officers Of tho boat soon quoted the tears OF
the ladies' by assuring them thnl inc WORST anu
cnlv dangcrhnd pissed.
Tae boat then drif,cd to within few fcet OF
The Illinois shore, when the anchor was cas'.-
Here the fesrful extent ofinjury was made Know n
and every cxcrtion within the power OF The
officers nd unniured passcngt Rs exercised IN re-
ley,ng the suffering. As many as could he were
,aken into the social hail and the remainder com
lor,ably provided for on deck. Among those
hIled upon deck, was slave OF Ctpf. N, Z ,rd,
clerk of the boa; Mr. J. Piu,nmer. a cabin pas
senrer, from Louisans. and his slive; negro
wonan. slave OF Mrs M Ciurc. Among those
drowned was Mrs Eizabeilr McLauyhf.; d
deck passenger Although we heard OF nine be-
ina drowned and seven killed on deck, ,heirnam S
we could no. ascertain. Seven were Of the crew
and nine deck passengers.
Wuen the boat arrived at this port, the follow
inn scaIded persons were on board, viz:
Sererciy .caldef Mrs. Upnerman AMI child,
Margaret Neal, Biidgo, Cuban, Henrietta.
Dehora, and two chi dren, Mr.. aud Mrs Buck"r
man, John Meth, Christopher Hawk, John Wi
lan,s, p ter S.arker, James w dker slave Of
Mr. Nee ure, Harriet Smith, Lhn $ n,th, Mich
eel Carpenter, Mary C,aiss, w ,rrcn Pratt, Bird
De, Kilk ulland and child, Mrs J.hn Lace, VIM.
Ienson. John Milton, Henry c ,rdv. John Ilar-
drnburr. Mct,is Huff, Pairck Sullivan and
Tiomas D5nnely-in all 60.
1--WE omi, the NAMES Of those slightly soalded,l
The above ,st of the scaled comprises the
whole number. and we ire .uiiv satisfied that
the number killed does not exee d That above
stated.