The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-22

EXPLOSION or THE BUCKEYE BELL.-The Colum.
bus (Ohio) Journal publishes the following isas.
ter on the Musk ngum river, already noticed
which destroyed fifteen lives:
BEVERLY, November 1910 d, m.
hasten to inform you OF one of the most awful
catastrophes that has been the lot of apy one
to wnessthe explosion OF the boilers OF the Buck.
eye Bell, this afternoon about four o'clock at the
Guard Lock, jest above the town, in the canal
The boat ID the most complete wreck that was ever
seen. Even the lower deck and hull are % com
pl.tey torn to fragments that there hardly re-
mains a whole plank forward Of the vince l.house
aud the cabin, pilot.hou and every thing back
Of the wheel house shivered to atoms, and strcwu
to the four winds, covering the ground and water
for great distance around with kindling wood,
furniture. runks and baggage, limbs and bodies
nation could possibly conceive.
There were about forty passengers on board,
(besides the boat'screw,) am"ng whom were seven
eight ladies from this town, some with their
children, every one of whom escaped with their
lives, aud with only one or two slight injuries
which was most remarkable, AZ the ladies' cabin
was completely broken 'p-even the floor almost
fell to the lower deck; but as fortune would have
II, tho cabin deck did not fall to crush them. They
remained on the stern Of the boat, (outsde of the
cabin,) until they we're rescued by their friends in
skiffs. From among tho passengers and crow,
seven were killed outright, and two have sincc
died, and probably one or two more will die be
fore morning Their names could not be ascer-
tanned except Mr.. Barbour, from Pittsburgh.
Among the WOUNDED are your friend Zealand
Murry, who is badly scalded, and some VIA /
bruised, but think not dangerously; Mr.. Z. G.
Convey. of McConnellsville, right leg broken below
the knee; Mr.. Okey, representative from Monroe
county, badly scaldedj Mr.. Bartlett, representa-
tive from Washington county, do Mr.. Wilson,
clerk, leg badly broken; Calvin Stull, pilot, lcg
broken; Mr.. Evans, do; Mr.. Daniels, engineer,
badly scalded; Mr.. -, mate arm broken; Cap.
tain Hahn, scalded inwardiy, and arm injured;
and five or six more that have broken limbs or are
scalded more or less. And there are from six to
ten or twelve that are missing, who are probably
among the ruins of the wreck, or in the water,
which cannot be told until to- morrow, when the
wreck will be cleared out.
The boilers were completely blown to pieces The
largest piece (about one haiD was thrown moro
than fifty yards over the boat, down the canal
(thc boat was going up,) another piece upon the
guard lock, and other pieces more or less in sixe
strcwn in every direction-oue large piece alight.
ing near tho top Of tho bill, somo three or four
hundred yarde from the wreck and come of the
bricks Of the fiuc were found in the lot on the top
of the highest hill above town.
The people have shown all tho sympathy that
such q scene is calculated TO call out, in taking
care OF the dead and wounded, and doing all that
humanity could prompt in relieving the distrcsses
of their fellow men. .'... ...
But the attempt to describe the scene that pTe-
sented itself at the boat when we arrived would be
impotent and futile Imag ination 10 hardly lively
and prolific enough for the task. The scene was
too horrid for description. We almost doubted tho
sense of sight, 80 like q dream it seems.
The OK plosion was no doubt occaeoned by care.
lessness Of the engineer in letting the water get too
low, and the moment the engine was stopped 10
such shock 10 shake the houses all over town.