Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-09-11
Another Terrible ste cnmbont Dis
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Another Terrible steamboat Dis
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The following accopnt oftiis disaster II
taken from the I'll Louis Republican tof
the oad ;nst. NJ ta5 ttifatsf ali I'd a8 hsta
We received yesterday by the Morse
Sontllernline the following despatch. u i
Il ST GENEylEvE, AHgststs 2Rl 1862
The steamer DR. franklin No. 2 col.
llapsed flue 1T Turkey Island, about four
miles above this place. ut II oclock last
might (2ist,f inst.,) scaldihg and killing
near all her deck passengers and crew. to-
gether with both epglieers.. A few Of her
cabin passengers only were injured. She
was towed 10 ST Genevieve BY Tie s.eafi.
or HefmanrI, wigiuh boat rendered every
assistance possible. 4 The boat was ruia-
ming slowly Al the time down stfeam, and
approaching bar. ..s4 .a. 4. ss..
The Dr, FfanklIh No. b lef. this foit Oil
Saturday for louisville, with d fair amount
Of deck, and cabin passengersitsi " te.lsf
From despalcbes sent by persons on
boatd, We gashet the following aslll'tioaal eaaI
|Ifacts:
But three Of fotrr of the cabin passeii.
gers were injured, and these slightly.
There were In all about thirty soald6d,
and it had been ascsrtained that there
were nine deaths and six othets missing.
OF the missing are the chief engineer and
hfs STRIKER. None Of the officers, except
as stated, were injured We presume the
hull of the boat was not much iiiurede ne
welearn by . dispatch. from Mr. Ander-
son that lie and Ills bar were safe.
"A Mr. Bennofdy. we presume cabin
passenger, teiegrephs that lie had bis arm
cut by piece Of iron, thrown off by the
explosion, and was slightly scalded. d .sag,
Private telegraph dispatches received
yesterday evening ailnouiice the safety of
the following pefsot1s 8. 8. Taylor, JaD.
Taylor, Mrs +. Al. Hart, William Ander-
son, N. Fl Clarke. y. M. Chapely,sPeier
Doligherty, T.. Schneider, J. Warden, Il.
Bartlett. and Messrs. Apprion and Tclie-
view, Thomas Owen, clerk, james IL.
Birch, Jr., ard Samuel Ashton. sts''a
1 We have also the following despatcll.s
Il CIR Crurvtr,,r A,o,,st 90 1890
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ra,nrra,,,Iea 10 sfya,,tot I5a,l;us h,,,.,,s, ~
s;eL on shore ard did not or, ant with. ler
We do not know Who wns in charge but
snpnose Il wns M. Montuomerv tha
cisrt. she fsownsd ~ Mr IIey;ps ~ 81
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inc 1s.,a,sh l.v Morss,. sou,tsrr l;as
ST. Grnrytrvr. 1nguss %. 1852
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,rar MrNfe.ear. Milton II stssfa I.nnes
NJ. Massisv, / Ryawa sTel,m ss1nnss' f,ha,ls.
Villa ~. ps,,;eh. !. .Mnr.l,av.sIrh. Ml,nh.
all Tan.us NJ pouell Ms covne ard
habes Jacob Richards. James Harrnan and
sa,, u,oh nnnr paf,;cI Kartsr III.
y,sTd D. T.ay;,,ch / Is, sTnvs,ov Ma,ca,st
sehwe;,,ar and severaI others names not
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sne;nss, s,d ,csnrge sRocl,sr' Ill - -.
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