The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-12-23
From the New Orleans Crescent, Dec. II
Awful Catastrophe
Another TerribIe
STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION!

general gloom pervades the city. The new
low pressure sleam-towboat Any! o-Norman.
which had been built entirely in New Or
leans, under the superintendent OF her able |
commander Captain Relnhardt aud recent
ly placed in the trade. left our wharf about
II o'clock yesterday, on a pleasure excursion
up the river, with large party OF invited
guests OH board. Among them were Il large
number OF our principal merchants and shipl
owners, and several gentlemen from the
North. Including The crew, there are sup
posed 10 have been about one hundred per-
sons on board
Much pleasure was anticipated on the trip,
and all was gaiety. The noble boat moved
along like ii thing of life, and little did any
one, among the gay tlrong which it carried,
dream that many of them were destined new
er 10 return from tina; excursion. The boat
proceeded up the river some thirty or forty
miles. and then turned again towards the
city. AT little past two o'clock, dinner was
announced, and the party set down TO a table
perfectly loaded with every thing the heart
could wish, in the way OF cdibles and flui Is.
Several ladies, including Mrs. Junins Beebe,
were present, and pleasure and good feeling
reigned supreme. II
The table not being large enough TO ac-
commodate the whole company, second set
out was necessary, and al Il little past o.
clock, many OF those VINO dned AT the first
+, rabe were on the boiler deck. forward, and
- adies had retired aft when it was an
roa,", by Capt. Reinhardt that piece Of
po.,{, ,T,etten for the OCCASION would be
f - 10y, W 'ne ihor. This drew the attention
" ,i",y, VITO 'e'>she boier deck and return
life would have be be-. create '''o '0oS =
AT this momeny ulIncns.. boilet~,r lilo
boat exploded with terrific report carryl.,,
away the whole oil tire boiler deck. ard en-
veloping every thing forward with steam
) All the upper works forward of the main
gangway were completely demolished. the
cabin floor was raised up, and the upper part
of the starboard wheel house blown OIL
Those who were standing on the deck were
blown into the AIR, together with fragments OF
the wreck. in all direciions, and prccipitaied
into the river The sight is represented 10
= US, 10y those who escaped unhurt, to have
heen horrible. The explosion took place at
Nine Mile Point, short distance above Car
rolltOn, and fortunately the steamer Naniope
was near at hand on her way up the river.
Her captain, whose name, we regret TO state.
we do not know, Immediately rounded TO and
came alongside the Inflated Norman. Him
sell, as well as his officers. did all in their
power 10 rescue those who were in The wa
ter, and alleviate the sufierDgs Of those who
were on board.
AL the wounded passengers. with one or
two exceptions, were taken Oh board The Ma
NOPE. and brought TO the city. Much u u.s..
Is due TO the Captain of the ". ior leaving
his own business, and returning To the town
The job boit Creole soon after arrived. took
tAhlse wfiifekr IL ftr d rfsse1igtrs tipwa
u. S. Marine Hospital, where such of the
officers and crew as were injured, were i'm
mediately taken. The Norman was made
lust at tins place. aud the PASSENGERS came
over 10 town in the ferry boat.
; With the confusion. excitement and hume
rous ru,nors il is impossible TO obtain all the
particulars. and we are, OF course, unable TO
say how many lives were lost. Several Fer
srns are missing, who may have been picked
up and taken ashore by skifs where the ex-
plosiOn took place, but il is painfully certain
that many who were OH board, will never be
found.
Among the missing, and supposed to have
! been killed, as he was seen going into the air
amid fragments of the deck is Mr.. Junius
Boebe, one of our oldest aud most enterpris-
ing citizens. His lady, as we have before
J stated was on board, together with her two
children, and no one can imagine the anguish
, with which she gaZed about when all was
over in search OF that husband and father
She saw him not. however, and we lear, will
never behold him again.
The following Is IL list of the lied. wound
ed. and missing. us far us we could learn. AS
a matter of course. there will be many err
rors, which we shall correct hereafter Char
les Perry. local reporter of the Bulletin
killed; Capt. Annable, leg broken bldly: J.
l.. Warren, badly injured; Capt. J. p. Bar
nett leg fractured Richard Nelson, pilot OF
the boat, badly scalded, but not considered
dangerous-he is lying in DIR. Stones Hos
! pital; VIM. Elliot, badly injured; John Tay-
lor, slightly; MIR. WhtIcmore, oitIo Mr..
layer ditto; Brady, mate, badly injured
, Hill, first engineer. badly scaled Captain
Thompson, OF the ship Lexington, badly
7 wounded n. Jarvis, slightly injured J. w.
Andrews. ditto; Mr.. Srllman, OF the Novel
" Iron Works. New York, badly scaIded,
badly scalded Bigmey, local reporter Of the
e Delta. slightly Injured; ii. A, Kidd, one OF
the editors Of the Crescent ditto .. Pier
! son. slightly injured VIM II. Garland, ditto
the cook of the boat, ard several OF the fire
| men and deck hands whose names we DID
| not learn were scaided and otherwise injured
0 Mr.. StiIlman is AT the u. S. Marine HoSpi-
tai, and at the time we left there last evep-
> ing. il Y thought he could not live. Col.
LaIhrop1 Is also among the badly wounded.
d We are happy to state that the ladies. who
: were on board. escaped without INJURY us also
. did Capt. Reinlardt.
The cause Of the explosion APPEARS as yet,
l. TO be involved in mystery. Weaver inioral-
r ed that bu, about five minutes before the ex-
e plosiun there were only twery Hour inches OF
n steam on, and the boiler vas calculated 10
sustain IA much greater pessure. We have
L heard no opinions expressed on the subject,
e but we presume The patier will be iavesii-