Southern shield., 1851-03-08
From oar Ertra of last Tuesday.
Explosion of the Steamer
 OES
Great Loss of Life!!
SHIELD OFFICE, HELENA, Tuesday, March 4, 10 A. M. )

Tuesday, March 4, lO A. n'
 Through the polteness of our friend !. J. Evans, Esq, we are placed in possession of the subjoned account of the explosion of the fine steamer Oregon, on Sunday even- ;no last about 3 o'clock. and as our paper will not appear until Saturday, we have concluded to issue an Extra. The account was written by the clerk of the Iroquios:
 It again becomes our painful duty to re- cord ore of the most awful calamities in 'v''ae annals of steam navigation. The fine b4amer Oregon, bound down from Louis vile. burst her boilers in the chute of Island S2, killing and scalding at least 60 persons. The Oregon was heavily freighted, and had on board from so to 100 passengers, who had just finished dining, and were collected h the Hall and on the forward guards of the boat at the time of the explosion, the majority of whom were either killed or badly scalded. The boat took fire immedi- atdy after the explosion and burnt to the water's edge, and must inevitably have con- suned all on board but for the timely asSis- tance of the steamer lroquois, which was lying to, wooding, within one mile of the Oregon. Capt Lee, of the Iroquos, upon seeing the explosion, immediately went to her relief, and succeeded in reaching hel just as the flames burst through her upper deck, and in time to rescue all those on board that were able to walk or get 10 the guards of the boat.
 The steps of the Oregon were entirely blown away, and it was only by means of ladders that those on the upper deck and in the cabin were got on board, by which time the Oregon was perfect sheet of flames.
 Capt. Montgomery, of the Oregon, was on deck at the time of the explosion, and was blown a considerable distance in the air, falling on the deck, slightly hurt, and showed great presence ofmind in trying to quel the alarm on board. The Clerks office was entirely blown away, together with the books and papers of the office. Mir. George Brown, lst clerk, was in the office at the time of the explosion, and was killed. It was one of the most heart heart rendng sights the human eye ever witness ed. Persons burnt black and scalded from head 10 foot, others dreadfully mutilated with pieces of timber of the falling wreck. The piercing cry of ladies, some of whom had lost their children; others with them in their arms crying for help; men, frenzed with pain, ready to leap overheard 10 save themselves from still more horrible death by fire, together with the piteous lowing of cattle and neighng of horses, was a sight calculated 10 make the blood run cold thro ones veins. And had it not been for the timely aid rendered by the Iroquois, there the sad tale of distress.
 The Iroquois took on board 9 of the scalded, ) of whom have since died and there is but little hope for the recovery of at least l5 others. The floor of the Iroquois presents an awful spectacle, the Hall being covered with the scalded, many of whom are in the very agonies of death; the guards covered with corpseS, the work of the aw- ful catastrophe.
 Below we give list of some of the killed and wounded, which is correct so far as it goes, but there are many others that were killed whose names we could not learn:
 KILLED.-Geo. Brown, lst clerk; Rich'd. Young, Shelby CO.,, Ky; Rebecca Dorsey, chambermaid; Jane Harlan; Wm. Miller, Harrison CO.,, Ia.; J. c. Musselman, Coving- ton, Ky; one engineer and seven firemen on watch; Ben, slave, belonged to Peytona; Mrs. Asher's child and servant Isaac Knight, c. B., Louisville.
 WOUNDED AND HURr.-Capt. Montgom- cry; Barnet Mulligen, 2d Clerk; w. Lyons, Barkeeper, slightly; Mir. Cornell, Pilot, do; J. w. Cox, Nelson CO.,, Ky, badly; c. At kinson, Galloway CO.,, Ky, badly; Isaac w.. Fall, Princeton, Ia., badly; Patrick Murphy, Louisville; P. Lyons, deck hand; w. Larkin, St. Louis, badly; George Rochester, Edw'd Davis, Jno Jones, Filing Chiles, Ben Loring, Calvin Wise, cabin boys, and Jno Johnson, Barber, all badly.
 Tie steamer Bulletin came up soon after the accident, and Dr. Sanders, of New Or leans, and Dr. Williams, of Somervile, Te., passengers on the Bulletin, kindly rendered their aid 10 the distressed, and remained on board the Iroquois, and with untiring vig- lance rendered every medical aid in their power, 10 mitigate the sufferings of the un- fortunate victims of the sad calamity.
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