Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-11
EXPLOSION OF THE STEAMER REINDEER.

SAUGERTIEs, SEPT. 4.-The steamer Reindeer Captain
Charles W. Farnham left New York at eight o'clock this
morning. and arrived at Maiden Saugerties landing at
quarter after o'clock p nj.
She had landed the Saugertes passengers, and was
drawing in her gang-pank, when the pipe which
meets the fues called the connection Of the return fues
burst
The steam rushed out between decks tearing down
temporary bukhead and passing through pantry into
the lower cabin, where number Of passengers were
dining.
The work Of destruction in the dining cabin was
plete every person there being either killed badly
injured.
The also passed up the chimney carrying away
the smoke pipe which fell the hurricane deck,
breaking it down.
No persons however, injured above the decks,
cept the engineers and cooks.
We have witnessed the of disaster and
hoart- rendins epovt~vie puheIu Language
cannot describe the condition appearance of the pitt
able objects we saw.
Our citizens unremtting in their Offices of kindness
to the suffering and their friends at distance may be
assured that nothing win be omitted render the wound
ed as comfortable as possible.
Dk,DFrederck Morre clerk Of the boat; Francis
Robert Farel waiter Dennis seoy Brown New York
LAST Or TIM scliDrarwood Benwsy head steward badly;
ton the United coastns survey R Hsy not % s
Rev r" George WamsGn wife and child badly
Wiley, very badly Ege Albany badly and
low Beach Cox engineer very badly fatally;
very badly Mr. lockwood mother and daughter Of Albany All v
badly; VIM IL Smell, Richmond Virginia very badly scvoy,
Ss .iisSy Joseph slass
slightly injured, whose names were not ascertained
FROM THE NEW YORK COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER.
The year 1852 win be memorable in the annals Of this
State for the number of dreadful caamies which have
in it. Not speak of the tragedy at the Staten
Island Ferry and other casualties Of equal horror the
terrible disasters of the Henry Clay and the Atlantic are
still wildly before the memory The shres Of the dying
sufferers by those caames scarcely Of our ears
before another vail Of agony sweeps down the Hudson
and again shocked by the intelligence thattwenty
eight persons have been killed. and that others
suffering tortures from scalds which may yet perhaps
result in death
The steamboat Render, Capt. C. W. FARsHAs, left
this city at o'clock Saturday morning for Albany
About quarter past o'clock she reached the Maiden or
Bristol landing where passengers for Saugerties
set ashore after which the lines were off, and the
pilot pulled the bell Of the engine to "go ahead"
the boat having at that time hundred and sxtynine
passengers board, and crew Of thirty three men.
The paddle wheels had scarcely made one revolution
when the back connection of the fire box exploded with
tremendous force carrying away the smoke pipe and
pilot house, shatering the upper saloon, and tearing
away temporary bulkhead deck
Fifty sixty passengers seated Mt dinner in the
lower cabin and the doors being open the rushed
IN Win great velocity three were Killed instantly three
others died they taken into the fresh
air. and the remainder scalded dreadfully that
twenty-five have since died. and others still in danger
Very few persons above deck injured The boiler
in which the explosion took place was situated about mid
ships with its fues and facing towards the stern
Of the boat, and about fifty feet from the cabin.
Many Of the passengers who escaped injury from the
explosion we're greatly terrified by the idea that the
steamer fire, and several jumped overheard, but
only drowned. IL discovered that the
alarm as to fire groundess and the panic then sub
sided
The surviving sufferers conveyed on Shore and
provided with apartments in the Maiden House and other
hotels where every possible attention shown to them
The resi- Is made every exertion TO alleviate the pain
Of the scaded, bringing in quantities Of blankets, oil,
wool, &C., and Drs. Dowers A. b. and w. c. Dewitt,
Veddcr Rogers and Charles Dewitt Of Saugertes; with
DR.. George Lorllard Of Rhnebeck and Dr. Irving and
Son, Of South Carolina we're promptly in attendance.
II is probable that there may be in this list,
but is accurate be ascertaned from the ac
counts which have yet reached us.
The majority Of the unnured passengers were convey
ed across the river at Tvo where they took the cars On
the Hudson river railroad The rest took stages ior Ca
skill and other points
The water in the vicinity Of the Reindeer was dragee9
with grsppes in the expectation that several rno p
overheard might have been drowned, but only one
recovered, and that is included IN tne ns' " jug
above mentioned.
[The Telegraph reports that FIVE more DEANS na.s "a
Cured making the total number positively
to be thirty and that several OF inc sCa'eu
| ed in hopeless condition.