New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-05
DREADFUL STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION.
Thirty % Forty Lives Lest.

Thirty 70 Forty Lives Lest
The GaIcsstos Veps Of the 25th ult., gives
the following sccoupt Of explosion on board the
sesnbost Farmer about ii O'Clock the night OF the
23d when she about ten miles from Galveston, In
The bay on her way from Houston, by which calamity
large lumber Of lives lost and many persons more
The stesmer Neptune and Farmer again undertook TO
race last night, coming from Houston to Galveston.
About II O'Clock the Farmer blew up little west OF
Pelican leland in sight Of Galveston
The number OF killed and wounded has not yet been
s,certsiDed The Neptune wa close by when the ex
pioecn took place. and Immediately took of the survv
ore and some Of the killed and wounded.
Amor the killed were 8. f. Hair, w. HUBBY, l. nae
the sessiant bsrkeepeY, and several others. mr.,
Aissing and supposed to be killed are CspI m Yep
the commander Thomas Pritchard, the clerk; Caieo
Roberton who kept eofee,noa use, 10 uH eASi WI"
Warner, ID engineer, and c. H. Sterns-
Among the wounded are Mr.. DIXON blakenlan me
mate Curtis the engineer; Mccormick, the pilot q.
Hunter Of Cincinnati and Mr. McheyDods
The lsdies all escaped unhurt We learn inst me
Nepturpe was about hour employ ed IN taxing on "a
killed and wounded The scene Of dstress described
M heart rendiDg in the extreme Inc Neptune feenrnel
hmm distey after dschargng her passengers, 10 renew
the sesrch for the missing and has not yet got back
we learn there we're some 30 Passengers on the
Farmer, but we cannot get list OF names ,.,
Mr. T.. NJ Stackpole was slightly wounded III $40
that be wa expostuatng with Capt Webb against such
reckless exposure of the lives Of his passenger "nen
The boat blew up, and was getting the 70 n
e written protest.
Since writing the above, we learn that Mr. Dixon Is
not expected TO survive, and that Ar McReynoids 10
very badly though it is hoped not fatally injured.
We have iust seen Mr.. WestrOp, the steward OF the
Farmer who is very badly wounded, and can hardly be
rec gnzed wm Hale, assistant steward, Is also badly
wouDded, one leg being broken His recovery Is
doubtful
Mr.. Hunter of Cincinnati il severely hurt. Mr. Bar.
num- Of Maine has had to have his arm amputated.
James Cotton, Of Houston, is one OF the missing.
Mr. Geary, formerly connected with The Journal of
this city, il also among the missing.
Haifpaa o'clock dM-The Neptune has just came
IN with the body OF Mr. Stsrnes the only one OF the
missing that has been found. Nothing can be seen OF
Capt Webb or the rest All the forward part of the
Farmer Is blown to stoms. IL is the opinion OF all
whom we have seen that fully half Of the passengers
are lost.
Mr. Dunlevy, carpenter, is among hemssing: Philip
Msndus, a Mexican, from Guadalajara, employed IN
the stewards department, died this morning about 10
o'clock.
The mail. books, papers and money are lost. The
boilers ssototaly gone We add the names OF some
Of the passengers who are saved:
C. M Hubby w Snodgross Mr. MCGOWAN, T. Mar.
tiD Rev Mr. Petwsy, Chss BTaDard Mr.. Turley, slight
ly hurt p DAVE, Mr.. stansbury, s. A. Nichols Geo
Sherman.
ExGov. Wood, with some two or three otters, left
the Farmer while the boats were locked together, and
was on the Neptune when the accident took plsce.
Passages Bounded-G. Hunter, Of Cincinnati, Sc
yerfly scalded Mr. McReynOlds, Of Galveston severe
Iy scsded and leg broke f. NJ Stackpole OF Palestine,
slightly hurt Mr.. Bsrnum, Of Maine, arm amputated
since George Morgan, Of Houston, slightly scalded
Dr. Junman, Of Crockett, slightly hurt g. W. Grubbs,
Of Yazoo City, thigh broken.
LATER-RECAPITULAT1ON
FRIDAY MORNING, March 25.-The steamer
Star State with number of our citizens spent most of
Yesterday at the wreck and at night in with FIVE
dead bodies Mr. Cotton Mr. Geary, and three negroes
She also brought of the furniture OF the Farmer
She has again returned this morning to the wreck with
cannon in hopes OF raising the bodies OF the rest OF
T. f. Royal of Yszoo City, is unhur Mr.. Wood.
dsrd Manager Of the Houston Railroad Company, Is
missing; C. 81. john formerly OF Lynchburg, but re-
siding Beleyille Austin Co, died last night at ii
o'clock.
There are yet many passengers whose names cannot
be learned They were mostly strangers and their
will probably be found on the registers OF the
Thirteen of the Farmers crew have been killed. In
addition TO those already named are the following;
Lewis HldebraDd, Charles Swizer, and one, name not
known Also two negroes Of Mrs. Gardiner; one do.
OF Capt George Delesedernier; do Of James Cox,
of Houston; one do of Thomas Wesrop, died yester'
day.
OF the crew saved without insy three negroes Of
Thomas Westrop; one do. OF Mrs Gardiner; do OF
Col John Manly one do. Of Capt Brown second cook,
not known; Fritz German was wounded also
anotehr German was eighty hurt.
These make fourteen of the saved, provided the
Messrs. McIseynods, Dixon, Hale and Hunter are all
considered in very critical condition
Passengers killed, whose bodies have been found,
eight officers and crew killed, thirteen.
Passengers escaped, including wounded twenty; add
ing TO these eight killed and supposing, according to
the best information that the total number OF passen
gers was forty.fye, have seventeen other missing,
and consequently killed, making the total number of
souls lost thifty elk
FURTHER-The steamer Star State again re-
turned from the wreck OF the Farmer AT 2s O'Clock this
afternoon bringing the bodies OF Capt Webb, Thomas
Priichard clerk A. f. DuRlevy carpenter and sGer.
man. name unknown,) who passenger Three of
these bodies were found by graphing about sixty yards
AHEAD of the wreck. II is known that there five
others killed whose bodies have not been recovered
One OF these the second engineer il is supposed
blown 20 atoms the bricks of the furnace scat
tered with much apparent force in the direction of his
usual position.
II Is believed that but small amount Of money was in
the clerks charge the safe which Mr. Ptchsrd the
second clerk had formerly held the key Of sold in
Houston and Mr. John the chief clerk of the Farmer,
remained here her last trip and held the key Of the
other As the second clerk had then safe into which
to deposit money, presumed that he would not re-
ceive any large amount.
Mr. Cleveland, our Deputy Marshal, who was dis
patched TO Bolivar by Postmaster 10 obtain the
letter mail found there by Levi PART has returned The
lock of the bag appears have been blown OIL but the
packages Of letters far casual observation could
determine, appear 70 be safe.
Point Bolivar beach. for miles IS strewn with trsc-
ments of the wreck The pieces are generally rs small
as wood would be split for kidding purposes.
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