Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-05-18
EXPLOSION OF THE JENNY LIND.

EXPLOSION OF THE JENNY LIND. !
AwtM Catastrophe Trenty Dead and Thirty Sir
Scalded-List of Killed and Woundsd-Fal
Particulars.
From the San Francisco Times and Transcript April u
The awful news reached San Francisco on the :
11th. of the explosion of the steamer Jenny Lind.
on her way from Alyiso to San Francisco. The
steamer Kate Ksarney was despatched as prompts
ly possible with physicians, &C., to render all
the assistance necessary. There were one hum
dred and thirty passengers on boprd tho Jenny
Lind, mostly from San Jose. .
The sad catastrophe occurred at half past
twelve O'Clock in the afternoon, when she was
about thirty miles from the city, and midway de-
tween the two shores of the bay. She was not
racing at the time. The steamer Express, on her
way to Alviso, met and passed her bout half an
hour previous to the accident.
When the explosion took place, a large num-
Der were just about taking their seats at the first
dinner table, while others were standing around
the cabin door. Fortunately there were only
eight ladies on board. All those on deck, except
those forward of the fire room, were uninjured.
The explosion tore away the front partition Of
the cabin. and thick mass of hot water and
steam was in instant projected into the cabin.
filling it and scaldng atleast sixty of the passen
gers.
The scene was indescrible; the furniture and
the human beings were thrown into q mingled
mass, and the groans and screeches from the tor
tured crowd were heart-rending.
At the time of the terrible accident FIVE men
sprang overheard, of whom we regret to learn that
but two were saved.
1t is impossible for us to give list of the pas
sengers, as the names of those who came through
from San Jose are not ON the books of the boat,
those only who left Alviso being recorded.
A boat Immediately dispatched from the steam
er to the shore, containing two men. One. Of
them, Mr.. Clark, pushed on for the city to bring
the news, while the other prcc lred lin en- and oil
from Steinberger's Ranch, and returned to the
steamer to render all the assistance possible
For several hours the suffer RS remained drifting
in the open bay, without medical assistance,
when at about six o'clock the steamer Union, on
her way from Alviso to this city, came up with
the Jenny Lind and took all her passengers on
board, both the dead and living.
The Kate Kearney left Long Wharf, to 90 to
the relief, about half past nine o'clock. AT least
an hour before she started she was crowded with
people eager to see their friends who they sup
posed were sufferers on the Jenny Lind. But af-
ter few remarks by Corouer Gray, etting forth
the Importance of there being but few on board
in order to make room for the sufferers, the great
er part of the crowd withdrew.
The Kate Kearney met the Union after she had
been out about half an hour. There were some
six or eight physicians that rendered their ser
! vices.
When the Kate Kearuey met the Union, the
scene on board the latter steamer beggared des-
cripton. The dead, the dying, and the wounded
lay promiscuously. 1t was with the utmost diff
Guilty that one could pass among them. Many
who were most seriously injured suffered scarcely
murmur to pass their lips. Others were SO
shockingly disfgured as hardly to be recognized,
while the voices of others were hushed forever.
The saddest sight was that of the little children,
seven of whom, as we write, lie dead on the deck
of the steamer.
| Among the passengers were Mr.. James Tobin,
late of the firm of Tobin & Duncan, who was un.
injured.
We regret to state that our estimable fellow
citizen, Mr.. Noah Riply, of Brooklyn, with his
wife and children, were among the scalded. The
children died before the steamer reached the
wharf. MIR. Ripley died at twenty minutes after
the steamer reached the wharf Mrs. Ripley is
very badly scaded SO much SO that her life is des-
paired of.
! Mr. Of o1;rv 10
injured.
| The lady of Mr., A. Larrain, Clay street, badly
injured.
| Miss Kimbal, a resident of San Jose, who was
coming to the city to make a short visit, was
badly scalded that she died about nine o'clock.
Miss Willnack, music teacher of San Francis
CO, died just after reporter reached the steam
er Union. She complained but little, was sensi-
BILE and hopeful to the last, and with her last.
breath said she felt confident she would recover.
Mrs. Emerson, fatally.
R. A. Wyman, of Wisconsin, badly.
Mr.. Davis Page, of the firm of Smith, Longee
& Co., Battery street, went down on board the
Kate Kearney and found his daughter dead, and
his wife fatally scalded.
F. F. Collyer, of Wisconsin, badly.
George Simmonds, badly.
Charles White, ex-Mayor of San Jose badly.
William Bell, late of New York, badly.
J. E. Hoppe, of San Jose, very seriously,
Judge White, of San Francisco, fatally.
Mr.. Murphy, of San Jose, dead.
Mr.. Balm, of North Beach badly.
C. A. Shelton, fatally.
Mr.. Simon, Frenchman, seriously.
Of those connected with the steamer Jenny
Lind, one fireman, the first and second stewards
were killed, and the cook slightly scalded. The.