The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-04-15
Frightful Calamity.
ST. LOUIS, April 5.

ST Louis, April 5.
The steamer Glencoe arrived from below
last Saturday evening, with large pau or
emigrants and 200 cabin passengers On
hoard, and Immediately after landing both
of her boilers burst, causing an explosion
that shook the city like an earthquake. I'm
mediately afterwards she caught fire and
drifted down the lcvcc setting fire to a num-
Der Of other steamboats, as she foatcd by
None Of the steamers, however, are lost =
The Glencoe is completely torn to pieces
The numbered lives lost is impossible to say,
but dead and dying bodies were lying all
over the levee, among arms, legs and other
pieces of flesh, and mutilated fragments of
human bodies.
The Aleck Scott was somewhat damaged
The Martha Jcwctt was saved by getting up
steam and starting out. She took fire while
some five hundred passengers were on board !;
some jumped overheard and were drowned.
Further Particulars Of the Explosion Of
the Gtencoe-The Glencoe was attempting
an entrance between the Cataract and Geor-
gia, when two or more of her boilers explod-
cd, spreading death and destruction in every
direction about her.
She had about 80 deck passengers, more
or less, and % cabin passenger, The after
upper works of the Cataract, which lay close
by, taking in the whole of the ladies cabin
was destroyed Shortly after the explosion
the boat was discovered to be on fire, and
commenced floating down 1t is supposed
about 40 lives were lost Among the num-
Der killed are John Denny, clerk of the
George Buchanan, the engineer, son O.
Capt Lee, Miss Kenn on the Cataract The
fire was communicated to the wood boats as
she passed, seven of which, fully freighted
she destroyed, and five empty ones ALSO
One of the Glencoe's chimneys struck thu
after part of the Georgia, demolishing i
completely Some slabs fell on the hurri
f cane roof of the Aleck Scott breaking it il
several places. Capt. j. Lee escaped with
7 fracture about the shoulders. The ladies il
} the cabin escaped. Many of the passenger
} were taken off in yawls while the boat wa
, burning. Mrs. Finng succeeded in Sauint
r several children from the flames. Both pilots
t Robt. Hughes and Henry Balser were injur
] ed badly. The mate and carpenter are miss
. ing. The cabin register of the Glencoe wa
r found. The list of passengers, are, Pete
: Shanathan, w. j. Nobbs, Jesse Harrington
. Chas. Benvist, Walter Anphete, Bralthway
' Bingham, Forbes, A Lucas, Fannon, Her
+ man, Knickule, Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. Benti
: Miss Watson aud servant from N Orleans
: Most of the above were saved. Owing t
b the shattered state of the bodies but thos
: already named could be recognized.
$ The Glencoe was built at New Albany j
c 1916. She had four boilers. Capt. lie
e purchased her this season, and had mad
: four or FIVE trips. Her boilers were lately il
: spected and acertifcate given to her owner
3 Another Steamboat Explosion. We Al
u again called upon to record terrific steam
d bat explosion, by which from 80 to 40 pc
d sons we're killed The steamer Red Ston
/ bound from Madison to Cincinnati, blew i
+ all three Of her boilers at SCOTS landing 8
n miles above CaFroIton, about half past
e 81 clock on Saturday. She had stopped the
IS 10 take on board the Rev. Mr. Scott, d your
i Baptist clergyman, who was going to Wa
# saw 70 preach there yesterday. The vince
i hid only made two o. three revolution
: when al the boilers blew Up, milking pc
feet wreck Of the entire upper works Of Il
baat, except the Indies cabin. She then tor
e fire, and ID few minutes burned to 4
i waters edge, and tie huh then sunk. Not
!, ing except portion q the wheel-house =
s, visible. The books and papers were .
a. burned, and Il viii therefore be almosf !.
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