The New York herald., 1850-12-29
CrieRna.

GFrom the New Orleans Commercial Dec. Isl
Norman are Jet rrithing from their wounds aud We
called upon 10 record another similar calsmity,
which has resulted In oss of life and much misery aad
anguish. About half past six o'clock last evening"
building and ratified ths frames to suoh an sI.
tent as TO impress with the belief that
vulsion had occurred In our immediate vicinity. A
moment's reelection satished that 1t a steam.
boat Tor We are becoming iamiliarzed with
such events. The scene OF the eatastrophs was the
river ct the head Of Grsver street. vhsre the steam
boat knoxvils, . complete wreck She had made
single revolution OF her wheels preliminary to her
backing out from her BERTH her trip up to NASH
Vile, when the whole four of her boilers bursted.
When reached the wreck, aud for more Than an
hour Afterwards, there was 20 much oonfusion ana
alarm from apprehension OF further explosion from
the large quantity Of powder known to be on board
that 1t impossible to obtain any coherent state
nent OF the amount OF damage the number Of the
killed and wounded The first report was, that all on
OF the destruction presented BY the wreck gave the
port the sembance OF truth Happily the resul. has
not proved so fsarfully aisastrous
There were but six passengers on board, and are
informed that they all escaped unhurt Capt Harris
Was thrown overheard, and Is not seriously injured
The first clerk escaped unhurt. The second clerk Mr.
Geo. Oldham, injured, but to what extent cannot
learn The two engineers we're likewise injured Mr
Henry, the pilot; Mr.. Mccoy the mate: and Mr.. Null
the bsrkeeper, are missing. At the time
writing, there have beea only two bodies recovered
The Knoxville had four boilers all Of which ploded
One Of them projected In northerly direction,
passing immediately through the cabin OF the Martha
washin gtop, which lay next below her making aodg
second boat below the Knoxville The other boiler
thrown In southwest course, meeting In lite passage
lot of some two hundred barrels Of bour piled up
thelevee, about eighty OF which destroyed Tho
boiler IL entire and apparently uni osrsd aud lies
the levee M least three hundred yards from Its late bed
the deck OF the boat The Ne Plus Ultra the boat
next above the Knoxville, dam In her guards
by the expotion, and bsr captain. Philips and mate
seriously Injured The mate OF the Buokey., o boat
stil further the rver slightly injured By Amis
ellie Of scms kind or other.
Since writing the above. have received intsI-
gsnee nom the hospital, that eleven wounded
carried there from the wreck. OF these. Desdy the
engineer has died Henry. the pilot has had his skull
sidsred mortslly wounded Their names Henry
1nmsn. Patrick Connolly ID. II Franklin, John Burns,
Peter Mullens y. Burke, John Collins, Pstrck Con-
ntrs, and Edwin -. aud constituted the crsw
Fortunately, there wers no ladies on board The
only female, the ehnmbermaid escaped without In
jury.
The Knoxville was owned by wm. A. Violet Co.,
and Capt Harris, Who was her commander. she had
assorted and valuable cargo and bound for the
Tenneftee river.
There are a number of rumors aaoat ss TO the char.
many causes assigned for the explosion. We forbear
sGvertipg TO them until get some definite In
formation which, trust will be the result Of rigid
and thorough investigstion.
It fortunate that the boat did not leave
hour sooner when the evee was unusually throBged.
At time, there apprehension Of injury to
the immense orovd that attracted to the scene OF
Destruction and such doubtless would have been the
cste but for the timely and decisive action OF eur
worthy collector, Mr. Frerst, In suppresting tamut
and msiniainins order.