The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-10-10
Awful Disaster!
PADUCAH, KY, Oct. 7,

The steamer "Kate Fleming" Captain
Dunham, from Louisville for Cairo, burs,
both her boilers on Saturday, the 5th inst,
at about noon, at Walkers Run.
She had been aground, but had got off.
and had been floating short distance
when the bell rang, '.go ahead, slow
After making a few revolutions she ex-
ploded, and afterwards burned 10 the wa
ter's edge.
The cause of the explosion is thought
TO be want of water in the boilers.
Annexed is list of the killed, wounded
and missing, furnished by j. A. Lowrey,
clerk of the Lafayette, who was on board
at the time and narrowly escaped. He
arrived here this morning with several
others in a skiff, from the scene of the
disaster. The list is as complete as could
be made out at the time.
Killed and Nissing.-E. F. Babcock,
Christian CO., first clerk; o. Dell, bar
keeper; Annette, chambermaid of Joseph
Hewitt; jeff and John, steward and cabin
boy of Lafayette; Hutchinson, servant of
MIR. Moore, of Miss; VIM. Jennings, of
New Albany.
Wou,ded.-Capt. Dunham; J. Thorn
burgh, of Miss; steward of skate FIem-
ing second cook and mate and several
deck passengers; o. S. Dickinson, ].
Bayard Thomas, John Shelter, Thomas
Crocker, George t. Parker, Captain Nc
Quewan. s. Il. Moore, of Miss; Miller
Ferguson, pilot; Erastus Gates, P. Hook
er, Edward Brown, NJ. Ostrande, Harvey
Bentley, Mr.. Webb, of La.
Badly Brmsed-W. Whitaker, Baily
and Brown, of Shelbyville; j. Cochran,
of La; Capt. James G.. Bentley, Sol.
Wilborn; ]. G. Spencer, and o. F. Bart
on, (cabin boys;) Caleb Warren, John
F. Osborn, New Orleans; Il. F. Moore,
Maysville; Judge Haskell, of Texas
Capt. Durham, Capt. Quarsier and Mr..
Lowrie, with several others, were stand
ing on the hurricane deck, and were
blown up several feet into the air
Captains Dunham and Quarsie fell on
the bow of the wreck, MIR. Lowrie and
others into the river and saved themselves
by swimming.
DIR. Jones. of this place, left this morn
ing for the scene of the disaster te relieve
the sufferers.
The safe containing a large amount Of
money belonging to the boat and deposited
by passengers, was blown into the river,
and it is thought will be recovered.
But little of the baggage and clothing
belonging to the passengers were saved.
Some had the presence of mind to throw
their trunks overheard.
Capt. Bentley, of the Lafayette, re-
manned at the wreck, when our informant
left, to recover the safe.
Heart rending EUent resulting from.
carelessness. - The inhabitants of the
lower districts were thrown in a state OF
great ferment, yesterday morning, from the
culpable negligence of young man in a
drug store. The victim of the heart rem
ding affair Is young lady, who was much
respected by those who knew her, and
was the idol of fond and doting parents,
residing at No. 2O6 Fitzwater street. Her
name was Anna r. Nell, daughter of Jes.
sc Nell, who for short time past had
been afflicted with bilious attack. On
Thursday evening DIR. Scoffin, her physi
clan, visited her rs usual, and finding hel
convalescent gave prescription of few
grains Of qulnine. The physician soor
after took leave of his interesting and pret
ty patient, and the prescription was sen
TO the drug store on the corner of Nintl
i and Shippin streets, where it was com
pounded by young man in the abscenc,
of DIR. Chamberlain, who was in the coun
try, and instead of giving quinine, simi
lar quantity Of morphine was prepared =
The bearer took The poison TO the patient