Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-04-22
LATEST NEWS.
Terrible Steamboat Accident.
EXPLOSION OF THE RED STONE.
I,nrlense Ioss of LIFE.

Immense LOSs u LJe.
The Louisville Journal Of Monday,
gives the following particulars Of the ex
plosiou Of the boilers Of the Steamer Red
Stone. killing large number of the pas
sengers and crew, and totally destroying
the boat.
The Steamer Red Stone. bound from
Madison to Cincinnati. blew up all three
of her boilers at Scott's landing. 81 miles
above Carrollton. about half paste o'clock
on Saturday. She had stopped there to
take on board the Rev Mr.. Scott, young
Baptist Clergyman. who was going TO
Warsaw to preach there yesterday. The
wheels had only made two or three rev.
olutions, " hen all the boilers blew up.
making perfect wreck Of the entire up
per works ofihe boat, except the ladies
cabin. She then took fire, and in a few
minutes burned to the waters edge, and
the hull then sunk. Nothing but por
ton ofthe wheel-house was visible. The
books and papers were all burned, and 1t
will therefore be almost impossible to as
certain the exact number of lives lost
The second and fourth engineers were on
watch when the explosion took place.
Three of the engineers We're killed, iuclu
ding the first. a Mr.. Berry, the second, and
the third, and the fourth was So badly
wounded that 1t is not expected that he
can recover. Capt. Tate, the commander
of the boat, had leg broken, and the 9th
err considerably bruised. and his recovery
was considered doubtful The first clerk
was blown in the air, and fell into the ri
yer, but swan ashore and escaped with
some severe bruises. One of the pilots
was killed, and the other had an ankle
| broken. Only seven bodies had been
found when the Rev. Mr.. Franklin left
the wreck The Rev. Mr.. Scott was also
killed. His mother and sisters were
standing ashore to see him Off He had
not had time to reach the step leading Ia
the cabin before the explosion occurred
Some of the bodies were thrown on shore
several hundred yards distance. On the
trees in tire neighborhood We're hung the
tattered garments of the unfortunate be-
lngs.
The following strip from the Carrolton
Mirror gives some additional particulars:
CARRoLLToN. Kentucky,
April 3, 5 o'clock, p NJ.
About half past 9 O'Clock, the Madison
and Cincinnati packet, Redstone, passed
this place. When about three miles a
boye, it seems that she landed at the Ken
lucky side, and. as she was backing out,
her boilers exploded with tremendous
noise. tearing the boat to atoms. and
causing her to sink in less than three min
utes il 20 feet water. Several gentlemen
here whose attention had been attracted
to the boats racing, and the great quantity
of steam she was working, saw the explo-
sion. Her ehimneys were blown half
way across the river. 1t is said that all
on board have persisted. The flames are
still visible from our Office.
Later.-We have just returned from,
The scene. hich is entirely INDISPENSABLE
Comparatively but few ifany Of her pas
sengefs - ere saved.
The only officers saved are the Captain
and first clerk. The former will, in all
probability die-There were from so to
100 passengers, so 10 70'of whom must be
] li'Nt. nv lbiCt ~ tilt tN tfItHiDi III ~ Dt
judged from the fact thattNo bodies and
a part of the boiler ere blown more than
1000 yards from the eek.
The boat was just backing out from
Scots landing.
Mr. r C Scanland. who got on at tina,
place, as on the forccasie, and seeing
the danger. went to the stern Of the hurrl.
cane deck; and vas by this timely forecast
"a ed
Rev Perry A Scott, who was on visit
10 ms parents, had just gone on board. and
his parents and sisters standing on shore
only to see him blown into eternity.
All the ladies on hoard are thought to
lie suyed. Nome oflhc eisht persons v no
got on at this place were lost although sew
eral Of them are badly hnit
Tits stated that the Red Stone was run
ning trial trip against the time made by
the Piuslurg on former trip-anorher
instance Of the folly and crime Of steam
boat racing.