New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-07
Steamboat Explosion Mt ~ Louis-Seyenteen
Persons Kiled-P0rty. Eight Scaided-
Ernfr - 81 Toufs Rem Az


IL becomes ar painful duty 10 record distress
ing accident which occurred On Tuesday nigh'' be-
tween the hours Of and o'clock upon the steam
er ST. Louis, when that boat was about three miles
below this city. From what We can ascertain It
appears that the boat had been into QuarantiSe,
and although having on board between % and l50
deck passengers, but six were required to remain
in Quarantine. With about 100 deck passengers
on board she ef- the Quarantine, and proceeded
down the stream to the southern end OF the Island,
with aview Of taking the main channel up 10 the
city While rounding the Island the extreme star
board boiler collapsed the ue fore aud aft, dealing
death and injury in both directions Some 80 per
sons, who were uninjured by the steam, jumped
into the river, of whom it is ascertained that nine
were drowned; the remainder saved themselves
by swimming 10 shore and to the boat Upon the
decks were killed and IS wounded.
The scene which succeeded the explosion was
heartrending in the extreme Among those killed
upon deck, was slave Of Capt. McCord, clerk Of
the boat Mr.. j Plummer, q cabin passenger from
Louisiana, and his slave a negro woman, slave Of
Mrs. Mcclure. Among those drowned was Mrs.
Mclaughlin, a deck passenger Although We
heard of nine being dTowned and seven killed ON
deck their names we could not ascertain. Seven
were OF the crew and nine deck passengers.
When the boat arrived at this port, the following
scalded persons were on board, viz
SEVERELY scMDED-Mrs Uppermsn and child, Msrgs-
ret ONesl Bridget Graham, Henrietta De6ora, aud Two
hawk John Wiisms, Peter Siarker James walker 2
slave OF Mrs Mcclure Herfiet SmiIn John smith. Michael
Carpenter Mary Cor.iss Wsuen Prar, Bridget hlkuald
and child Mrs John Lace VIM Benson. John Milton Hen.
~ Curly John Hardenburg Melrs Hon, Patrick Sullivan
ard Thomas Dounelly-in al %.
SLIGHTLY ScALDED-Edmund Dulan, Maria Wells ohm
Casey, Thomas Bransgan, John Wetmcre Philip Lsney,
Patrick Kelly, Thomas Powers, Ruel Lock Michael Cat
terey James Frsenus Jacob Long Jules SaOne Elizabeth
Carey James FIitts Thomas Young Joseph Grange Mrs
Mary Morris VIM Fsgu, John Lsce, Louis Tebbe Pslnck
RuIl, Mary Levy-in al "a
The above list of the scalded comprises the
whole number and we are fully satisfied that the
number killed does not exceed that above stated.
Among those who jumped overheard were John
and Elizabeth McLaughlln-man and wife. They
we e separated by the current, and the wife was
Jwned
The engineers on watch mraculousIy escaped,
and so far as We can learn no officer of the boat
was injured.
The Republican of the 3lst has the following ad-
ditiona particulars After the arrival Of the st.
Louis in port on "Wednesday, twenty of those OF
the most severely scalded were taken 10 the St.
Louis Hospital Up to a late hour last evening no
death had occurred among them, and they were all
doing we'll The remainder OF the fifty-two scalded
persons brought up were taken among their friends
and are doing we'll
The exact number killed yet remains in doubt,
but we are satisfied it will not exceed trenty. In
fact but fifteen can be directly accounted for, and
we have every reason TO believe it comprises the
whole. This opinion is ngthened by these facts:
but seven were buried in the bend opposite Dan
cans Island, before the boat came into port, and
but eight othersAre ascertaiDed to be missing, aud
of these but four are positively known TO be
drowned.
The cause of the explosion will be inquired into
by practical men and given to the public.