Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-10

rally shattered to atoms, and the wree
was almost Instantly la flames.
1.-THE shrisks of those on board ii
burning boat were heard by the passei
gers on the California, and as the fiafne
rose and extended, the suspense and All,
iety became agonizing. Captain Easig
steered directly for the wreck, but the fiji
was SO intensely hot. that he was CON
PEELED by a due regard for the parsons I'm
mediately under bis charge, to haul off
short distance. The boats belonging 4
the California were launched, manned, all,
went to the aid of the sufferers. Som
were lii the water, and others on III,
wreck, and as many oil the former as wer,
discovered were rescued.
aThe flames rose from the centre Of Iii,
St. james, and Captain Ensign made !,
second attempt to reach the persons on t1,
wreck. He succeeded by skillflrl manage
ment In getting under the stern, and {
large number of ladies and gentlemen
gained the decks of the California"
We append a list of the casualties
KILLED.
Judge Isaac 4. Preston, of the Su.
pfetne Court 5of the Stale; Richard Tur.
fer, formerly commissary Of the late
Fourth Ward. Second Municipality John
Molloy and Nicholas Read, members o
Protection Fire Company. Nc. 10 J. M.
Wolfe, q member Of the Bar of this city
james M. jones, the mate of the boat
Mrs. Asher, her daughter, Melissa Asher,
Jagged about f~iiteen) her daughter Kate,
(sged abou. sES) and an infant child
Robert Smith, ai officer Of the boat the
fourth engineer, name not known; the
watcllman Of the boat +; a servant Of. DR..
Penniston ; a boy Of Capt. Turf /; a free
colored boy John, a colored man, the
second steward, and Mr.. s. FORESTER, d
passenger, WHO was badly scaldej, and
died at Ltzenhurg's Hospital.
These persons, sixteen iii all, are known
to have been lost. 1t Ia fearfully ooniec.
turej that The" list Ia incomplete. Not
over half the passengers were registered,
1t is raid, and II is impossible at present to
ascertain how many others may have fall.
len victims to the catastrophe. The fol-
lowing are reported
MIR. Maxwell, formerly Deputy Tax
Collector, in the Second Municipality;
John L. Shed, of the Mint In this city,
and Mr.. Gacllet Delisle, who rot OH board
at Bay st. Louis.
WOUNDED.
Col. II. w Palfrey. slightly scaljed on
the hands French Frank, a deck hand,
badly scalJei Frank Bolton, scalded and
wounded James Bell, frat clerk, scalded
Charles Reynolds. scalJed w. Ii. Wright,
owner Of the boat, severely wounded
John C. Jones, passenger, slightly scalded
A Webb, do. do. james A. Blanc, do,
burned ---- Neal, a deck hand.
severely ecalded Capt. Thos. Clark, mas.
ter of the St. James, severely scalded.
Besides the above, the following are
wing at Luzenbnrg's Hospital:
Francis Turner. Assessor of the First
District, slightly scalded.
VIM. Collins, lst engineer, badly scalded.
Eliza Wilson, injuries in the back aud
scaljed.
VIM. Deacon, arms aud upper portion
of the body badly sealded.
F%raneois Francis, passenger. badly
Harry Harvey, passenger, badly scalded.
j. g. Wheeler, Waterman, slightly
Mcmillan, deck hand, right arm broken
md badly scalded.
Gregor. cabin boy, a slave, belonging to
isabel, badly sealded.
Patrick, belonging to the same lady,
scalded.
George. belonging to Moret; Bill, be-
to Stafford Julius and Patrick,
III firemen, badly scalded.
The above named wounded were res.
'ued by the California.
The following incidents Of the scene
IRE narrated by the gentleman from the
oicayune:
We lcarn from Mr.. Archibald Binney
hat Judge Preston had his birth over the
No "a. He was seen 10 retire to
est. and Immediately after the explosion
occurred, the: place wllere he had been
wing was observed to have been shattered
D pieces, aud he was no where to be seen.
I is presumed that he persisted instantly,
Though a faint hope, which will cling 10
ne when the destruction or safety Of
are concerned, was entertained that
y some miracle he might have reached
shore. which was not far distant.
-. NJ. Wolf and his son, a lad about
'urteen years Of age. were seen standing
n the wreck Of the ST james together.
The boy urged his father to jump into the
later, and declared that he could save him.
he father refused to jump into the water,
nd the boy left him and struck out for the
,alitornia, which was then approaching.
10 reached her In an exhausted state. and
ms saved. A rope was thrown 70 him
y. as he cried out that he could struggle
b more.
John l. Shed. of the Mint in this city,
as on board the st. James with his lady.
lrs. Shed was rescued, and her husband
supposed to have persisted.
Sol. Palfrey was among those taken
ON the water, having swan from the
wreck. His hands were slightly
lrned.
"A negro;boy belonging to DR.. P,snnis-
y was LOST The doctor himself was IN.
iatigable IN his exer,ions for the relief OF
g wounded, and his conduct excited til 9
miration of all who observed him.
I" The steamboat St. Charles had ar
'ed at Milneburg, but the light Of the q