The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-04-24
THE EXPLOSION OFSTEA MBOAT
REDSTONE


ter. which occurred on the Ohio river the Sd
INST, We copy from the C'.cuH.ati GN,e'tc Of
The 9Th:
The Rc,l>,onc had lately commenced run
hin. between this city and Madison AZ an in
drprndcu. evening passenger boat. She left
Madison on SATURDAY. at -. NJ, and the on
L. landing She made before the explosion was
at Culsitau She passed on to Scots land
irr. II t'rai-'> lar. three miles above Car
ro.t"n "rr tin. kentucky >idr-t" take on a
passed., -rr-l Rev. Perry \. scott. formerly OF
to>irg'"n. While the steamer WAS backin"
out from this !an!u-. She had Somv difficulty
in turning. H. the wind WAS blowing hard
>horcwarl, and WHEN about loo feet from the
landing. the fearful explosion occurred at the
second rev ou'inm ot the rn.inc-ihrrc boilers
exploding ~ the >ln" instant. Al the upper
worn "f tn, boa; forward - the ladies' cabin
was blown To- atoms the hull swung round
with the current. and Immediately sunk AT the
IN SaG hi o.d fi mar &F Fl" E4r the i F r W$r$
on boar At the time, about c. passengers. of
whom ii is thought thirtv-tivc must have been
killed.
There were but two Lady passengers on
board. both of whomand the cabin maid were
saved. and hat slightly injured. Among the
killed are the Rev. Mr. scott. a Baptist min
i>trr-wh" hail been on a visit 10 his parents
who, with his sisters having Just parted
with him. were standing on the shore. and saw
HIM blown to fragments Mr. Gollr editor
of the Lawrcnrrhurg Press and Mr. Myers.
foreman in the same office. Mr. G's body
WAS horribly manglcrl. and all the hair scali-
I'd from his head. The first engineer and
Second engineer, and all the fircmcn were
killed Instantly
Mr. Sopcr. the first clerk was standing near
the Office. and SAYS the first intmaiion of the
danger he had was being lifted up full loo feet
and falling INTO the river when he SWAN a.
shore; a moment after he heard a cry of dis
trc>> III the river a few feet distant he swan
ont and rescued drowning person. This was
the captain (Patc) who had one of his lees
broken The second clerk was accidentally
left at Madison. The pilots were badly in
jurcd Capt. Wright brought Mr. Langley.
one OF them, mp To the Aurora-hc had both
LEGS broken. The other could not be moved.
and it's probable that he will not recover
The awful force of the explosion can he con-
crivcd from the fact that large piece of one
of the boilers was blown halr'r mite. lackinr
five or SIX wards, from the wreck, Eleven
bodies We're blown into a cornScld at some
distance from fhe water. Anon" them. those
OF the first and third engineers.
The people of Carrolton and the vicinity
hurried To the scene, and TWENTY-FIVE dead
AMI wounded bodies were immediately borne
to small farm house on the top of the hill
which rises back from the river. and which
WAS converted into a hospital The inmates
OF this house gave mp their rooms, bedding.
and everything in their possession to the sui:
fcrlng. The scene here bcggars all dcscrip-
ton. The manglcd and ghastlv cornSes hr
the side of the wounded and dying. with in
adequate medical aid and means for the care
ct the latter. the floor Of the rccms covered
deep with blood; this, and the view Of ,h,
scattered wreck and the awc-stricken multi
tude on the shore below, made up a scene of
horror before which the intensest pa;nt;pns
OF Sue and Dickens pale and grow dim.
Inc river for some distance below Carroll
ton was strewn with the fragments the boat
machinery, furniture and clothing. Small
pieces OF bedding and clothing were found at
the distance OF very near half a mile bacL
from the river, while the trees along the
shore were Uttered with the fragments of the
SAME and the wreck
l he lioosler State, which came along soon
after the catastrophe, rendered every assist.
ance, and took on board fifteen of the wound
ed-ot whom but two could help themselves
and brought them to this CITY. where tho
majority have either homes or friends Ono
VI Two were ". taken to the hospital
=, Nv "e'','"hr was not racing at the tim.
with any other boat, bnt she was hurrrina in
of'eF to make as good time as possible be.
tween this and Madison. r''''e oe-