The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-25
From the philadelphia Ledger.
Dreadful steamboat Accident Thirty five
Persons Killed and Wounded.

EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, September 22d-The
steamer James Jackson exploded Yesterday,
Just as she was leaving Shawneetown, ia Illinois.
A dreadful and hea. trending scene ensued.
Thiriy-five persons were killed and wounded.
The shrieks of the wounded and dying caused a
thrill of horror in every breast.
We received the sad news here this morning
by the steamer Summit.
The names of the sufferers, as far as we have
been able to learn, as follows:
John Frances, of Louisiana, badly wounded
and scalded; Philip Rance of louisiana, killed +;
Capt Holmes, of Natchez killed Capt " aIker,
of Arkansas, killed; John Gromar, of Vera Cruz,
wounded and scalded; Emanuel Brown, of New
Orleans, scalded; Sol Warren, negro Of Lou.
jsiann, killed; Isaac C. Green, of Texas, killed /;
Noes Embray, Of Columbus, Ohio, wounded
Austin Johnson, Of New Orleans, killed Judge
Judas. killed: - Coleman, q negro, killed f;
Dr. w. Wood, of Georgetown, KY. killed; Mr..
Fisk, scalded; Eliza Pits, of Georgetown,
scalded; Mr. Silvey, of Arkansas, slightly
wounded Andrew Southworth, of Louisville,
slightly wounded; Mr.. $. kimbal of Albany,
b div ounded; Mr. William Mitchell, of
Georgetown, Ky, badly scalded Miss Graf,
seri iusly hurt; Charles Aloney, of Louisville,
badly scalded james Larhins, of Louisville,
slightly wounded; William Warren, late of
Providence, slightly scalded; Isaac Coode, of
Mississippi received several COMMISSIONS; w.
Garrett and wife. slightly scaded Jas. McFad-
den, of Baton Rouge, badly scaded; s. G.
Thu me, If Tennessee, had his leg broken; Ar
mold Lashley of Kentucky, received slight in.
juries.
Mr.. Beul. of Misa. slightly scalded r. s.
Rashley, Of Misa, slightly wounded Mary I'm
son and child, Of Chicothe, Ohio, killed p. X.
Cochran, of New Orleans, slightly scalded d.
Marshall, of Illinois, badly scalded; D. Hood,
Of Mississippi, killed; ]. J. Mitchell, of Missis-
spp, badly wounded A. c. Kuno, slightly hurt !;
JUICE G. Morgan of Louisiana, slightly sealded !:
Col Stewart, of Penna. serir usly wounded !;
r 4. Mediation, of Mississippi, badly hurt A.
L. L'ron, of Mississippi, badly wounded; c. c.
Shsckelford, slightly burned.
Mr. McEwen and Dr. Glen, the two pilots Of
the boat, were slightly wounded.
Some eight or ten Others, whose names could
net be ascertoined, were killed.
The engineer in charge of the boat, mmedi-
atey after the explosion, is reported TO have
jumped overt, BARD, and reached the shore, when
he took to the woods
lady, who got aboard at Shawneetowu, was
killed before getting out of sight of her home.
The steamer Cumberland Valley was but
short distance below the Jackson at the time of
the explosion, but Immediately returned, and
the officers rendered nl the assistance in their
power.
After taking on board the wounded, the Val
lev lowed the Jackson on shore.
The Jackson was completely torn TO pieces
from tho fore to the after part of her cabin. Her
DO Ters are smashed fiat
Every assistance that could be rendered to
the sufferers by our citizens was cbeerfully done
IN the confusion Of the moment, II was a very
difficult thing 10 get correct lie, of The killed
and wounded