Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-03-13

LouIsv1LLr, March 7th. P. M.


10 New Orleans, when passin,
through Shute Of Island 50, in III
Mississippi. about one o'clock, P. M
on the 2nd inst, burst her boiler
with tremendous report, carryin,
away her forward cabin and killing
and scalding at least sixty persons
She was heavily laden, and had oil
board from eighty TO one hundret
passengers. Dinner was Just over
and the passengers were principally
in the Hall, aud on the forward
guards at the time OF the explosion
after which she Immediately tool
fire and burned TO the waters edge
and had il not been for the steamer
lroquois which was wooding about
one mile off at the time, all on board
would have persisted, as the Oregon
was in the channel, and under full
headway.
When Capt. Lee of the Iroquois,
saw what had taken place, he imme.
diately put off to the assistance oI
the Oregon. but was necessarily de.
layed for short time in consequence
of one OF the cylinder heads being
out at the time, making some repairs;
she, however, reached the wreck as
the flames had burst through her
harrieane deck. Men, women and
children were collected together on
The after part OF the boat. with the
ragiag flames almost around them,
and no means OF escape but TO jump
into the river. The shrieks Of the
women, and the phrenzy oil the men,
is described as most heart-rending,
and then the groans oi the scalded
and dying would melt heart Of ad-
amant.
Capt. Lee ordered the Iroquois to
run with her bow aft OF the Oregon,
and ladders were then placed from
the upper deck of the Oregon to the
lower deck OF the lroquois along
which all on board of the wreck,
who we're able to walk, passed on
board the Iroquois, which was all the
time in the greatest danger Of ta-
king fire. After all were taken on
board which could be found, and as
the Iroquois was backing away Capt.
Montgomery, who was the last man
to leave the wreck in attempting TO es-
cape on the ladder fell into the river,
but was rescued, badly bruised, how
ever.
The Clerks Office was entirely
blown away, with all the books and
papers Of the boat, and Geo. Brown,
the lst clerk, was in the Office OF the
time, and was killed. The cabin |
crew were at dinner, and were all
killed except the steward; eight white |
fremen we're also killed, but it is
impossible to give correct list Of
the number, or the names OF those
lost, the books being gone.
The Oregon was scuttled, but she
raised as last by tightening OF her up
per works as the water admitted
caused her TO sink. The Bulletin
came up soon after the occurrence,
and endeavored TO extinguiSh the
flames with her engine, bu: did not
succeed.
Mr.. Williams and other pasSen-
gers on the Bulletin rendered great
assistance, and remained on board Of
the Iroquois until she reached Men,
phis, when the wounded were taken
TO the hospital.
1t is said that the cabin floor Of
the Iroquois was covered by persons
blackened, bruised and literally skin
ned, many of whom were in the ag-
onies Of death, eleven OF whom died
before the boat reached Memphis.
Below we give the names of the
killed and scalded as far as could be
ascertained:
ScALDED AND INJURED.-Capt.
Montgomery, badly hurt; Barrett
MuIIekin, 2nd Clerk.
SLIGHTLY ScALDED.-Mr. Lyons.
barkeeper; Mr.. Connor, pilot, and
John Cox Of Nelson Co., ky. &
KILLED AT. THE TIME AND SINCE s
Brown, lst Clerk; |
Richard. Young of Shelby Co., KY; '
William Miller, of Harrison Co., In
diana; Mrs. Asher OF Louisville; !
Patrick Murphy, Louisville; Patrick
Lyons, deck hand; William Perkins,
Louisville; six Of the cabin crew and !
one engineer, name unknown; eight )
6remen, white. q
badly ScALDED.-G. c. Mussel- 1
man, of Covington. KY; c. Akin /
son, of HalIoway, Co., KY; Isaac |. s
Fall, Princeton, Indiana; and John 6
Johnson, Barber.
ESCAPED UNHURT.-Mr. Dean;
Jas. Dean; Mr.. Piatt; John White,
Mr.. Miller, Mate; Peter
Brigg, Watchman; /. Smith, Carpen-
fer; Mr.. Curd, wife and three dsugh- /;
ters; w. D. Quissenberg, Of Geor- :
gia; D. 6. Robb, Wife and Son, of I
Indiana; three Engineers; and mum. {
Der OF Slaves. +