The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-01-08

The ST. Loni. Republican Of the OIL
inst. contains the following particulars o
4 the explosion of the steamer Geneva, nea
/ Alton. III, on the I'd inst. BY which a mum
Der OF liyss were lost The frat is let,ei
to the Republican, dated at Alton, ILL.,. or
/ the 4th inst
Last evening. At o'clock, the tern
wheel steamer Geneva, two boiler boa,
/ lsit 81. Louis for the Illinois river with a
barge in tow. -Four miles below Alton, a
Hayes woodward. she landed TO wood
When the boat had just been landed snc
fastened to the shore, and the deck band,
were Il, the wood pile, the boilers exploded
with terrific force destroying all the for.
ward part of the boat Captain J, J. Per
~, commander, was standing on the hurri
cane deck. aud when the explosion took
place was thrown up and fell into the fan
on deck; but was rescued BY persons or
the barge He is injured in the spine ans
terribly burned, and cannot recover. TIE
first clerk, Capt ". {. Johnson, and IT,
pilot. WIN Gall. were thrown upon the = 4
part Of the hurricane roof The IIiberui.
No. ,. came sioag, aud discovered tn
floating cabin, which had parted from tn
hall. about tw~ milss oeow the wcodyara
In the cabin were the pilot and elet
This was about q O'Clock nj night. IT
plot ia terribly burned. but viii recover
The clerk died IN q few moments after be
inu taken ON board the steamer liibernlt
Captain Deanc. of the firm of Carson s.
4 -, 81. L. Il,
trade. was the only passenger Oh boar
lie WIS talking with the clerk, Capt. tohn
son. IN the cabin near the bar at the tiue
and Is lost. He was on his way up the
liuos tlser 10 boy grain.
The barkeeper aud Waterman are al
missing. The iiheruia proceeded to t,
woodward, iwhere several OF the WOUNDED
and most OF tho crewwcre waiting. Ihrc,
deck hands, who were on the barge at L.
time, were badly scalded One had an an
broken, aud another some OF his rih
Those wounded were brought To hou.
near by, before the lliberuia arrived, who
they are now.
The two engineers were here, both haolt
scalded The steward, two cooks, and fouI
cabin boys, were here also. all more oi
less scalded. The appearance of the ser
oud cook was an awful sight. The chan
hcrnald WAS here uninlured She manag Ell
to gain the baree-how, she knows uot
The libernia took all ON board, and caais
up to this city.
Dr. Randall and Metcnlf were immcdi
a,ely sent for aud proceeded to dress tl.t
wounded The CLERK lay dead the cap
tain diving. The engineer, pilot and o,hef.
s,fcwed abou, the floor. Every attentof
was paid 10 the wounded. and at :; 'clsch
in the morning they ahd the deHd Wei,
transferred from the iiibernia to the Aua'
coma, which came down on her way TO 81
Louis.
The number of missing persons of De-
Geneva Is not eAacth known, 1t is thought
some six or eight. The boa, is total iass
She was two Years old and insured to soma
eSten'.
Dne credit should be awarded TO Capt
puce, aud the officers OF the hiit~rnis. fei
their kindness to the uuiortunaie.. Noi
Will the valuable and instantaneous service.
al Drs Randall and Mc,calf be forgotten
by sympa,hi1ng community
There was considerable freight in the
barge which was uninIured. There was q
small lot also Tor Peoria on the steamer
which Of course is lost. The ahseace o
neatly nll tho hands At the wood pile. n
the tune OF the explosion, WAS 4 ioftunat,
circumstance that la,is but little sho,t of ,