Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-04-08

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ash.e' g cupgain h|Oi.eiia1 0f lie Teller
z.SPI Spa Mr.. Wilson bsoRn, Clerk Of The /
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e oo'|scten with some s'a'eInsni7 of PET
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,;s, oi,';s,ar corn,J 49, 4. sss'si
in and recsn,lv ;n Vs. t5 WI M,l
ssou had bsen ~ Y;s;, - h;s .rap,s snJ
W. re,urninc - b;s chor.a E;s na,on,. a
nnd ,bree s;s,ers accomnen;es hin - ,ha
|landino 10 w;,nass IL dsnay,rra os he 90 go
|tnsI Anrovod inc ~ ,,1.anoo .c Ia ca
hhe Reds,one shoved m, and hscLad down
nom ,he l,ndino ahc., ono hnnd,sd va,ds
ISrong wind was blowing n shore and i,
was with difficulty .ba, she could hack her
way out. Al he second revolution she
made TO start forward. her ,bree boilers eY.
ploded al the same time, with tremendous
noise, shatering and tearing the boa, literally
to atoms. She sunk in less than three mi. nj
nules, in twenty feet water. The IsdieS'
cabin ard aft part Of the boat, from the main
deck up, in It's shattered condition, took fife,
and burned down TO the waters edge. In
the explosion her chimneys were blown
nearly across the river. Between twenty
and forty persons, il is thought, were in
stanlly killed, and many seriously injured
The river was covered with small pieces o
timber, bedding, wearing apparel. &c, &c.
while the trees in the immediate vicinity, or
the Kentucky shore were covered with clio
thing, bedding, &c. The scene as it pre-
/. sented,hself, is indescrbable. Eleven were
blown on shore, and Instantly killed.
The 1st engineer, Robert Barry, and
"striker": or 81 engineer, - Hulchison
were found near together, in an open field
over one hundred yards from the river. Ar
opening near the top of large oak tree
over one hundred fee.high was made by the
engineer, who passed through, stripping him
entirely Of his clothing, and tearing large
pieces Of flesh from his body. A piece o
one of the boilers, weighing near ffeer
hundred pounds, was found distance O
one hundred yards from the disaster, ant
other pieces at various distances, some nea
six hundred yards off.
The Two enoineers were en,;relv naked
and 90 manoIed and torn ,ba, ,hev wer,
scarcely recoenizable. The second enei
neer. Lewis Barry. was fonpd in . corn
i field. ali manpled and ,orn 10 pieces. M
Goeble. editor Of ,he Lawrenceburu Regis
ter. and - Myers. 4 lnrernan in his Office
4 were found AZ djsta "a & of about sixtv ward
| from the boat. so badly scaIded. burned an,
muila,ed, that ,hey were. hardly known
Captain Pate was blown inio the river
breaking leg, frac,uring a knee, burnin
his face, and otherwise injurng him SO bad
Ily, ,ha, his recovery is considered doubtful
The pilots, Charles Jackson, of Rising Sur
Ind, and Sidney Langley, of Aurora, (th
: latter at the wheel) were seriously bruise
, and injured internally; the former, it !
said, may recover. The clerk, Mr.. Sopel
was standing near the Office door when III
: explosion took place. He was thrown I'M
: the air distance Of nearly two hundre
q feet, and fell into the river, but received n
g serious injury. He swan ashore, and SCI
1 ing fellow being struggling in the wate
plunged into his assistance and succeeded
. rescuing hlm. The person proved TO
Capt. PATE. There were TWO lady passel
gers on board; they and The chamberma
h were in the ladies' cabin al the time Of Il
:, disaster, and were uninJured. After the bo
took fire, one Of the ladies sprang into Il
river, and was rescued by gentleman fro
;. the shore. A skiff was sent TO the relief
the remaining two, who were saved the m
D menI the flames were about to envelol