Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-04-12
IsTEaMB0AT EXPLOSIONS.

1Uenfy 70 Forty Lfres Lost- Many
WoandedN-- Boat aenfirsly Destroyed
--Baggdgs, Books and Papers total
Loss-Incideats, &c, Sc,
One of the most terrible calamities that
has occurred on our western waters, for sey.
erai years, took place on Saturday afternoon.
last. full particulars oe which il is impossible
to give this morning. We are indebted to
Capt. Mcclellan Of The Telegraph, and Ar.
Wilson Brown, Clerk Of the Hoosier State,
for the following particulars in connection
with some statements Of persons who were
teye-witnesses 10 the melancholy disaster.
On Saturday ~ NJ. the opposition Gin
cinnai and Madison Packet, Redstoue, Jeff
Madison for Cincinnati on airial OF speed,
with about twenty cabin passengers. The
number on deck is moi known. The officers
and crew numbered about twenty persons.
She landed al Carrolton and took on num-
Der of passengers, and then pushed out and
started on. Upon arriving at Scotf's land.
ing. four miles above Carrolion, atifs foot
of Craig's bar, she WAS called in FOR pas-
l,senger, the Rev. Perry A. Scott, n Baptist
minister. formerly stationed in Covingion,
land recently in Warsaw KY. Mr.. Scott
had been on a visit 10 his parents, and was
returning TO his chnrge. His parents and
three sisters accompanied him 10 the land
ing to witness his departure, as The sequel
1 proved. inio the presence Of his Gcd. The
Reds,one showed out and backed down from
lie landing about one hundred yards
Strong wild was blowing in shore; il was
with difficulty thai she could back her way
out.
/ AT the second revolution she made 10 start
forward. berFtiree boilers exploded al The
| same time, with Tremendous noise, sba..sf-
ing and tearing the boat literally 10 aloms.
| She sunk in less than lhres minutes, in
| twenty feet water. The ladies' cabin and
! aft part Of the boat, from The main deck
up. IN lis shattered condition. took fire and
burned down to the waters edge. In The
/ explosion ber chirnneys weie blown nearly
across The river. 9e
Between 90 and 40 persons, il IS thought,
were instantly killed. and many seriously
| injured. The river was covered with small
pieces Of timber, bedding. wearing spparel,
&C., &c., while the trees in The Immediate
/ vicinity. ON the Kentocky shore, were coy
cred with clothing, bedding &c. The
scene, as itpresenttd itself, is sindescribable.S
Eleven were blown on shore and Instantly
killed.
The 1st engineer, Robert Barry. and
] Striker" or 81 engineer, ,- Hulchin.
son, were fonod near together in an apen
field. over one hundred ards from lhe rlyer.
| An opening near The fop of large oak
tiee, over one HUNDRED 'ferl high. was nisds
by the engineer who passed through. strip.
ping him enliiely Of his eloihing, and lear.
4 ing large pieces Of flesh from his body.
+ A piece Of Que Of the boilers. weighing
bear l,500 pounds, was found dis,sncee q
one hubdred yards from the ploce Of disus.
4 ter; and other pieces ut various distances,
some near 600 yards eff. ~
TIE two engineers were entirely naked.
and so mangled and torn that they were
scarcely recognizable. The secoLd engi-
! neer, Lewis Barry, was found in "a CORN
field, ali mangled und lorn 10 pieces. MIR.
4 Goeble. editor OF the Lawfehceburgh Reg
ister, and - Myers. foreman in his
office, were fourd al q distance OF about ak.
y yards from The boat, SO b,dly scalded.
burned and muilated, that they were hardly
known. Capt. PATE was blown iato the
river, breaking leg. fsacaring knee.
burning his fuce, and dothefwise injuring him
SO badly, that his recovery Is considered
doubtful. The pilots. Charles Jackson. Of
Rising Sun, Ind, and Sidney Llng:ey, OF
4 Aurora, (the lnIler at the wheel. w:re Sc.
riously bruised and injured internally; The
former. ii is said, may recover. The clerk,
Mr.. Saper, was standing near the Office
B door when the explosion took place. lie
| e l..
two hundred feet, and fell into the river.
but received no serious iljry. He swan
ashore, and seeiog fellow being struggling
in the water. plunged in to his assistance
and succeeded in rescaing him. The per-
son proved to be Capt. Pate. There were
two lady passengers on board; faey and The
chanbsrmaid were in the ladies cabin at tha
time oflhe disaster, and unipjufed. After
The boat look Are, one oi the ladies eprang
/ into The river, aud was rescued by gentle-
man from the shore. A skIff was sent to
the relief Of the remaining TWO, who were
saved the moment the flames, were about
10 envelope them. A; his lime The deck
was in flames. andit was impossible TO res
cue those who werei In that part of the bout;
tho number thus destroyed has not been
asceriained. Several sprang into the river
and were drowned.
Thomas Bates. the bar keeper. found
himself about one hundred yards dista ut. on
part of the hurricane roof. He was bad
! ly scalded, and injured internally. It is
supposed that Eve cabin boys perished in The
flames. Mr.. R. c. Scandland, one Of the
passengers who got on at Carrollon, escap-
ed uninjured, he being on The ait part Of
the hurricane deck.
The Hoosier State came long about two
hours after and rendered considerable aid to
the unfortunate sufferers. She brought f!-
teen Of The wounded 10 this clys Some Of
them were taken TO their friends, while
those without home or friends were taken
to the hospiia. When. the news of the
catastrophe reached Carrollon, the cilizens
turned out an 1,ansse 10 the relief of the sHf.