New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-15
~ In The Tribune of the 9th we published

e In The Tribune of the 9th we published
dispatch announcing the destruction of the ste nbost
Geneva on the Mississippi near ST. Louis. From The
s. Louis Intelligencer we derive the following particu
lars:
The little sternwhcel steamer Genava, Capt James
Perry from this city and bound for the Illinois River,
departed an early hour Friday evening. 81 inst,
and sbout9 o'clock that night landed ut the woodward
near n mouth OF Wood River four I'VE miles below
Alton for the purpose of woodng Soon after landing,
one or both her boilers blew up wreckng the forward
part Of the boat and the flames sprnging up soon ai'e
she burned 10 the waters edge and sunk portion OF
the cabin drifting Oft and lodging at shore four or i've
miles below. m
The steamer Hiberna, also bound for the Illinois,
reached the of disaster some fifteen or twenty
minutes after the explosion and rendered valuable eii
in rescung the wounded and dying from the burang
wreck aud with the dead, up TO Alton, where med'
cal assistance procured.
The killed and missing by this dreadful explosion IA
far asoertsned Capt Chsrles Deane OF the nrn
OF Carson Deane commission merchants OF this city
Capt James Perry, OF Pittsburgh, commander OF the
boat Capt Willis c. Johnson, clerk OF the boat; Henry
Mor,land bar.keeper; and the Waterman whose name
we have not learned Capt Deane, 1t Is believed, was
tie only cabin pas engcr few moments before the
explosion he standing at the stove in the social
hall in conversion with Mr. Johnson the clerk. I'M
mediciey after the explosion the steward OF the boat
ststes tst Capt Doaue and himself fell with the wreck
Of tie cabin in the water. and that Capt d. called to
him fer assistance which he unable to render. IL
feared at fret that his body was consumed in the
fames hui report reached US yesterday that II hal
been {, und portion of the wreck several miles be
low where the accident occurred
Capt Pony on the hurricane roof and was blown
to Considerable distance He brought 70 this city
in Tie Amazonia Saturday morning, and died Of h' in
juies o'clock Saturday night at the Sisters OF Char
ity HOsIital
from the wreck dreadhiy manglcd and speeches.. He
survived about hour. during which time he neither
spoke evinced signs OF ignition. His body came
down tie Amazonia, and was taken up to HANNIBAL
ty the new Lucy Saturday evening, To be conveyed
therce t. Palmyra, where his aged mother and large
humber Of rel tiyef 7, side.
The Hibernia remained ut Alton with the killed aud
wounded on board uniilthe Anaz onia down. when
they transferred TO the last named boat The A.
brought TO this City the bodies OF Willis C. Johnson,
Capt james Perry in dying coalition, Alexander Ke-
sey, first ard George Fulton second eneineer1 badly in
jurod; VIM. Henley. mate, slightly; VIM. Coll pilot,
arm broken, and otherwise badly wounded the stew
ard two cooke, cabin boy, and three four OF the
hands, All viii survive but Capt Perry.
Fortunately, at the moment Of the explosion the ma
ory Of the hands shore the destruction Of
life would have been much grcatcr Mr. Johnson the
second terk brother OF Willis G. Johnson ALSO
shsre and escaped uniujured to AS 1T in the painful
duty ofdrsggiug the mangcd body of his brother from
the burning wreck and minlatcr 20 hIs dying wants.
The explosion from all accounts, must have been ter
rife The noiso was heard for the distance of several
miles and The whole lorwerd part of the boat rem.
dered mllete wreck To add 10 the fortunes OF
the scene tie flames spread rapidly aui soon the entire
boat burned TO the wa ers edge AMI sunk.
We have heard but opinion expressed "a 10 the
cfufe Of tie exp sicn the absence of water in the
boilers The explosion quick and attended with
little steam hot water that thempreson OF those
board WIRE in the first instance that quantity Of
gurpowder in the hold had ienited and was the sole
cause of the disaster. Mr.. kelsey, the head engineer
wa on watch at the time
The Geneva had been running three four
years She recently purchased by Capt Perry and
Willis Johnson the clerk and had made several
ful trip, up the Upper Mississippi She partly in
furcd hut the policy does disasters occa
conod by explosions the loss falls upon her unfortunate
owncTs. She had barge in tow, freighed with dry
goods for the Ilnois, which not injured. A SIN al
quantity Of freight in the hold consumed with the
bent