Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-28
EXPLOSION OF THE ANGLe-NoRMAN.

New ORLEANs, DECEMBER IA.
We again have to recount appalling catastrophe from
steamboat explosion, which has death Of
Of most valuable citizens, woundng and manning Others
and spreading dsmay and terror among the entire commnni
ty Yesterday, pleasure excursion Gas conempated)
came off on board Of the Anglo Norman, low pressure
towboal being the last built Of line which has proved emf
nenty successful The enterpsng and hospitabe
of this lne in the joyous feeling attendant upon success
vted number Of their friends take an excursion up and
down the river and to pastake of their good cheer Some
hundred guests were assembled and with happy an.icpaons
embarked on the new steamer. At 10 O'Clock the boat left
the wharf The old and young, the grave and gay compos
ed the party The gallant steamer silently for she low
pessure) and swiftly sped her way with youth the Prov
and pleasure at the helm pleasure day in anticipa
ton the skies bright the weather delightful and &C.
NAL humor pervaded the whole party The boat had pro-
ceeded the river about hirtyve miles was on her
turn to the city, about nine miles dsan and the guests had
partaken Of the hospabe fare, whom the dreadful catastrophe
occurred.
We have taken considerable pains obtain from the most
reliable version Of this calamity fearful it
is, and eoiced to find that is destructive
generally reported and believed last night In The first place.
the guests numbered about hundred, and the crew. with
their friends about thirty thirty6ve At the very
outside there were not over one hundred and fifty souls
board.
From the closest scrutiny that we have been able to make
we find that Of the killed and missing, there are JUHIus
BEEBK, of most enterpsDg and respected citizens
CHARLrs PERRr, reporter Of the Bulletin, worthy man,
and tried and faithful employee in Office ALyaED Still
of Baltimore, and four coored persons.
Of the wounded, have heard Of Capt Annba. J. L.
Warner, Capt. J. p Barnett, Richard Nelson, William Ell
lott John Taylor, Mr.. Wht,emore Mr. Thayer Mr. Bra
dy, mate Mr. Hil FIRST engineer, Captain Thompson, Mr..
Storm Mr.. N Jarvis, Mr. Stephen Jarvis. Mr. j. w. An
drews, J. O. Ferson, MI. Bigney, Mr. Kidd j. Wilson,
deck hand, the cook, and three coored 6remen,
There several ladies board who fortunately escap
ed without injury.
The steamer Naope, Capt CAsrxLIo bound up the
to st. Mansve, within two hundred yards Of the An
go Norman at the time Of the explosion. Every assistance
that required promptly rendered, and the N0nipe
returned to the city with the survivors. The Creole also
brought number Of the sufferers and afforded timely relief
is utterly impossible assign any for the expo
sion. Il trial trip Of the boat many suppose.
She had been running heeor four weeks and had made
many towing trips up and down the river. Her hull,
which is entirely unnjured, built here, her whole
machinery and her boiler BY competent judges consder
ed perfect piece Of workmanship constructed
in any part Of the Union. The Of the boat the build
ers mschinss and competent engineers be found
any where, board exercising careful and vigsnt
supervision She carrying at the time Of the catastrophe
about twenyx inches Of seam and the entire engine
working satisfactorily. The explosion canted If may
call it. forward and carried away the entire forward upper
deck Of the immense boiler and chimney, there scarcely
particle remaining. -BUketn.