New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-27

The Explosion Of the Saluda-Ltst OF huieos
In addition to what we have hitherto
published relative to the explosion of this il-fased
steamer we subjoin the following particulars from the
Extra Lexington Er,ress, of April l3:
ON Friday morning. little after o'clock the steamer
saluda F. T. Belt master which has been lying at this
port since Monday morning the 3th, having on BOARD
sbouf lis passengers principally Normons bound TOR
Salt Lake made effort to get under way About the
second revolution of her wheels, her boilers oursted
with tremendous explosion, which was heard and felt
in every part Of the y bs speny .ns pa Of
the boilers and timbcrs in every direction
This much is certainly known, but bow many nd
man beings, without moments notice, werc mas
tened into the world of spirits, viii perhaps never be
known till the great day Of accountability We have not
heart to attempt description Of the scene. Twenysx
manged corpses collected together, and as many more
with limbs broken and torn Oh, AMI badly scaidedI
wives and mothers frantic at the loss Of husbands and
children-husbands and bereaved orphans engaged In
searching among the dead and dying for wiye, and pa
scenes which we can neither behold nor Dc
scribe yet such was presented to the citzens
of Lexington on Friday Below we give a list OF the
cabin passengers far known. The probab ify 10,
that the number of killed and badly wounded 10 about
one hundred. No register of deck passengers
from the Regsey Of the Bodt-H Fsle Kansas Bowes AID
Weston Murphy Do Nam Sc 1S.sps s
Wycua do Jas shymer, do; MI. Hamilton do; A. Flsher
so W Rose do g Dhss do Cole St. IG:spA ,1
and negro Weston Abner Martin and lady Council Bluffs.
H. Gum and lady, Independence; Mis- Whitaker, Council
Bluffs; Miss Randall dol Mr. Tillard, do; Mr. Hslmec, ST
Joseph f. Bayless kanesvle; Sampson, Independence
r. Serpes Kansas NJ. Payne, do; Mr. Lamb St Joseph
Mr Knapp Independence; Mr.. Foleyhnber do. John r.
Sutton iowa Point; Mr.. AcCallster berty J. T. Carter
Kanesyie. - 80
The following il list of the names of those killed.
whose bodies have been found:
Capt T. Belt and second clerkbodies sent to St Louis
for ntenent Layne barkeeper; Mr. Nash Portland La
Josiah Cheney, second engineers f. Shafer Legs B. Was
lev Jonathan Brock Mrs Dunbar and child two children OF
Mrs Rollins two Miss Bayeys from England; four men
and boy, and q neHo whose names are not known
Lat Of Pe,sons ko,cn be Lost ohose bodies hase not
been fouad-J N. NCaister, Of Boone county, Mo-; VIII
liam H. Bridges NewYork, the Yankee Comedian Of the
Mcfarland troupe; C. Labarge, pilot; Lewis Tebo do
Mr. Evans first engineers three white and two colored
fremen.
Persons who witnessed the explosion Say that several
persons were blown the middle of the river, and
others blown q considerable distance up the bluff
one man. standing some distance on the shore, was
struck by piece of timber and instantly killed.
We learn that the Saluda was not insured, but that
a considerable part of the merchandise on board was
insured in St Louis. Some portion of the freight has
been saved, unnjured such as whisky, moasses, and
other goods in tight barrels, iron &c, In the hold OF
the boat Men still employed in saving portions OF
the boat, and all the goods they can