The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-29

tvics TO the tndow to which the BODY lay snt
look ont anna rem uy fearing to jump The
taken IN charge b, Mr. Duane, Chief Engineer and thu
The buildinr was ox ped by Msssrs Beleau Guillsrd
and occupied as a lodg,y house and restaurant Thsb
loss win be about oot Some damage done in til,
immediate bberh. Cd removal of 2oofs though b,
largest portion the neghbors preferred to trust
s and they had 3 bsn
summoned jury, and held an inquest upon the body
but nothing OF importanes tsi as to the origin o.
the fire. The remains have since been idenhed as those
Of Mr. James Coleman BE was ece an editor In Mary
land and afterwards employed in tne Patent ohcs a.
Office Ia this city Mr. Coleman was ,bont thirty eight
years OF age and leaves wife and two chidren in Mary
| land.
Steamboats, American Eagle an Stocl<top
Blown up Many Lives L Ost.
From the San Fran Times and Transcr pit Oct 20
yesterday morning intelligence shed city OF two
dreadful accidents on the San joaquin river Through
an extra OF the san Joaquin Republican, of Tu sday, tho
18th inst obtain the following particulars o. the dis
aser to the steamboat American Eagle She left this
city Monday evening at five O'Clock and had oeeeded
to within twenty five miles OF Stockton when twenty
minutes past three o'clock In the morning board
boiler exploded shvtrng the boat forward of the -hee
house almost to atoms Capt Hrdison states that light
Among the wounded is Mr.. McCaudle, who il sss Ned
and cut in the head badly Mr. Higgins the clerk, ssa
@ noth hands sssided r. Downing mats scalaed; RIG VIC
Gallup watchmar, and fireman nance Franz; another
fireman, name unknown. Several Others were slightly
scslded and wounded The berth occupied by Captain
Hardson was cut in two in the middle and he thrown
out deck ssnseless for five nutss bu: received
| no other damage than bruise on the leg
The An erican Eagle had large freight nd about fifty
three sanaers The passengers uniniured With
Captain Chad wick viii be despa tchsd unn.edi.tsy aud
viii probably remain with the wreck this Of The
officers and ere" acted in cool and deliberate manner
throughout the kcene of devastation Tae boats
low cred, and three persons picked up by the crew.
Immediately on the receipt of the news at stockton,
Capt Chadwick rsd to go down With his steam boat
the Sophie TO the scene Of the catastrophe Nc Gavsn
OF the rn Of Holden Co who boar the Aueri
Eagle states that at the moment he thought
"orsatiou had broken ooe;' for saeh noise Of the
crash Of timbers smash OF glasses and csockey au o.
sne esros,on lsei ne never hearu me perrin o. tne
broken in I've. The es,ape of Capt Hardicn. VINO
thrown on ths deck with great force, is miracle The
chief clerk Mr.. Rufus Higgins, in the cabin q. the
time; the ,abin utts wreck and still he
injured Some thrown into the water and God only
knowns how many suffered death in this msnnsr MIR.
Haven that as he engaged at the stern OF the
vessel et the ksdye anchor which he bad thrown out
obs man in the water cried out for help Mr.. Haven
sade him to be Of good chesr tina the boat would
immec istely 10 his assistance. That's right" said
| Of him.
Within ten minutes after the explosion Colonel Jack
Hays cried out that the remnant of the boat
There large number of cases of brandy deck
these Of broken and the spirits gnited The
fire was with considerable difficulty extnguished.
The captain and such of the unpju
first effort of Capt uardison directed t. the
stand he ,aved the lives Of several persons
Mr.. W. Owens worked like q Trojan He Jumped into
shirt on
The passengers we're not in the least degree confused
but set Themselves ndustriouty to work to relieve the
sufferers many of whom dreadfuly scaled aud
were lying on various pSits of the deck In riacs
was the leg or hand Of msn in another lay China
man, who presented dreadful picture. Fortunately,
MIR Havens had seersl of oil board which were
generously placed at the disposal Of the sick by thai gen
temap and were the OF allaving much suffering.
TIE RtTub3tcnn s. II Is impossi Die to assign
cr the aociieas .e nsinsers were careful aud sh.Efa
1t was Think Of those unfortunate occurrences
over which human foresight or sa' has no contro
DEiD-Fopr of the passep gers known T. missing
However it ii Impossible tell how mau, are lost.
Five OF the crsw are dead Geo. Stackman second
gineer; Frank Hudson fireman; Galop ~atchman;
Charley, second cook Chi les BreDheui, porter.
WOUNDED -3ufus Higgings, bndly scalded MacArde,
first engineer badly scalded Wiiam Rolson deck haod
John Green badly bruised in tao h ulder several Of tins
passengers xers badly scalded
The engineer of the Sophie says 30 has carefully
mined Boiler of Eagle at the wreck aad that the
explosion cid oot occur from short snpps OF water Hs
thinks that probably the boiler made Of bad iron.
The Stockt, n, new steamboat blown up the
day u the dreadful disaster inst recorded Tbs
accident occurred at five oe,ock, A. snort distance
the sheet of the boiler blown OF and the
Meeting sseamppe burst TIE explosion went up through
killed Captain sharp slightly scalded ard thrown
overheard, but saved Mr. Peyton stockton. and Mr.
HSai1ed.
also Of the tanned very ba4ly
hurt aad soalied and fYoothers scadei. When the So
phie reached the wreck a. ~ o'clock The HT Clay
aongsids rendering all .ae aid possible 10 the sufferers
Mr. Psase came down OF the Sophie and the other, in
! jursd went on to Stockton.
The H. T. C,sy took the stockton IN two. aud her pas
sengers on board IAssenger who came down ths
Sophie informs US were ak
ed TO have been killed instantly, whose bodies
saTs not found Some or ge ers severely and
dspgeron,ly scalded.
The sufferers prncoaly we're connected With the boat
Df In ritz
last night who hAvs been promptly .en led TO- and sent
to the hospital me cause q the disaater W., the
burning out of the Under head and the immediate s
plo ION OF the conducting steam pips.
The Stockton JcT,A says the sosp San Pablo IN com
oatps the surface Of tia water near the scene
OF the late dsa ter the american Eagle. The Coro
stanty part, to sesare tie be- lies Who ony
found two tho oti ers herng separated from them in
rome way lae bodies we're pissrd up and inferred On
examination one Of the bodies identified that OF
Mr. Galop, the unfortunate watchman the other
not be recognized One Of as foar bodies observed by
the San Pa ,lo was negro.
The Stockton Jogna of Ike 2lst announces he death
Of ptaa sharp OF the steamboat Stockton caused
m rom IS, to tow e1 ot Hnd.o @
Yorh, where he leaves large circle o. luantances
| As gentleman, and humane commander we DO not
| beieys his superior existed In the community.
NJ kenney Is doing very we'll recovering slowly fom
the effects Of the scaids received the steamer
Stockton.
M Thompson who was so sadly scalded Il /, thought
| Will survive. though he suffers great pain.
Nr '. b. PeytoA whose Injuries we're deemed but
slight considered the worst sesldsa Of all the yyors
| 1t is thought, however, that he VIII recover
Departure Df tho Sonora Expedition,
from the Alta California, 0st. ~
II has already been announced that the parties who
time since chartered the brig Arrow for supposed
Sonora succeeded few days rince in getog
away the Caroline The real objects OF the expedition
ts known 10 the public rs when the Air
OF the Arrow r6er consideration The parties there
selves declare hs purposes 70 be peaoeao. and ltvfg
While the pat.c unite generally IA the belief that they
go with revolutionary fibusterlpg inentt rs. Al
though legal evidence hss been adduced po5aoly
be adduced that the expedi,l 10 viola OF
lava of he United States, !, nc. to be do1bed
question Of fact tina. tha acts OF the parties az
ter reaching their destination, will be of such char.
acter 10 subject them to the sevsrest penalties II
the urlsdi ion Of he nited States could reach them