The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-09-11
ANOTHER STEAMBOAT DISASTER
on TIE HUDSON RIVER.

.Saugerties. Sept. THE steamer Rcln-
deer, Capt. Chas. w. Farnum, left New York
at this morning, and arrived at Maiden,
Slugcrties Landing, at L. NJ. She had
landed her Saugcrtics passengers, and was
drawing in her gang plank, when the pipe
which connected the tlues called the cOnnec
ton of the return fues, hurst. Seven per-
sons were killed instantly. two or three
were blown overheard. and drowned. thirty
very badly scaldcd, and MANY others partially
injured.
.SunddY Erening. Scpt.5.-Thc following Is
the list OF the dead, As far as a>ccrtancd up
to : o'clock this evening Jas. Brown, OF
New York: Frederick Mcrril, bar keeper
: Drain. fireman; Peter Fouckc, waiter
John Bowers do: solomon SAVOY. colorcd.
oi Hhinchcrk. drowned; Mrs Mary Ann
Bowers wife Of Daniel 1. Bowers, Of Alba
nv; John g. Rumtrldt, an employee Of the
Danish Consul; ID. F. lIoldridgc. of Albany
'Tho> j. Barnes. of Richmond. Va: Hugh
Riley, OF do; Margarctta and CamcI!a An,
drcw>. step daughters Of Riley: II. b. Cox
"a Engineer: Joseph Brown. deck hand
E>tclla Lonpc. daughter of Mr. Loupc, of tn,
York, agcd - wears; Gdrwonl Rrnswav
steward. OF Pine Plans; john SAVOY OF
Rhinrhrck German waiter, name unknown
Dennis Savoy. colorrd Mrs Sarah y. Loo k
wood of Albany: Augustus W. Whippl.. of
Cambridge. Mass: Rev. Geo. Il. William
....... =. -,.-;... :'Ira,"@a co: Norman E!at
Williamson. son of the preceding: VIM II
Smell. of Richmond, Va. 50 far there ar,
. deaths, and ii is pretty certain that other
OF the badly sraldcd cannot live.
.N,w l"rl. Sept g.. The report Of the ex
plo<ion of the Reindeer was heard for s,vcra
miles up and down the river. The steamer
was supposed to br on fire after the fearful
explosion, which added to the CONSERVATION
Of the surviving passengers. The scene,
which followed were hcartrcnlinr.
The dead were picked NJ and conveyed Ia
the warehouse of Mes: rs Kellogg x Co. on
the wharf Those of the passengers scal,le,l
were found in great agony. with the skin
dropped from the bodies and MANY of them
at the point of death from nhaling the steam
Those taken ont alive were removed 10 the
houses i'll the vicinity, where medical attend
ancc was procured a, once. During the con-
fusion several of the passengers were obScrv-
cd to leap into the water from the promenade
deck, but in all probability most of them were
saved.
Mr. Hugh Riley. of Richmond. Va. with
his two stcp-daughtcrs. and the Misses A.
drews, were badly scaded, and taken to the
Maiden House where every attention was
paid to them by competent physicians
Mr. Riley made his will. devi>ins his prop
rrtv to his two step-dau"htcrS. in case they
survived the accident. Mr. Riley was very
badly Scalded. and suffered externally. bnt
his mind remained clear and strong to the
last
The step-daughters fingered a short time
after their protector, and then followed him
to the spirit world. There were five in this
party, all of whom are dead, excepting Mr.
smith. The remains were deposited in a
private vault
Another of the sufferers. who is probably
dead. is Woods Baker, Esq. of the L. S.
Coast Survey, residing at Princeton, y. J..
Tie made will dcvisng his property to his
wife and two children. Among the saved
are Levi Cooper and J. NJ. Whittier and
wife, Boston; also d. I. Wolscy and wife.
Bridgeport
Sang'rti's. Sept. 6.-The number of deaths
have reached 80. Several of the scaded
remain in a very hopeless state, but none
have died since 5 o'clock this morning, at
which time Lllv, German expired.