The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-05-25
EXPLOSION OF The JENNY LIND.

EXPLOSION OF THE JENNY LIND.
The Jenny Lind started from San Francisco
on the 9th on a pleasure excursion to San Jose.
The Mayor chartered a steamer and Capat. She
left Alvso Embarcado about o'clock on Mon.
day morning and was off the Pulgas Ranch,
about midway between the two shores, when
the accident took place. There were on board,
according to the statement ofthe clerk, l25 pas
sengers, among whom were about Is ladies' and
children. The cabin table was laid, and unfor-
tunately the cabin was full when in an instant,
the after head of the boiler blew out with u ter
rife noise ejecting dense volume Of scalding
, steam into the cabin. Several ladies' were SO
| irightfully scalded that they died before the
steamer had anchored But of FIVE children
not saved. Nearly 40 persons were
dreadfully injured, some ten sprang overheard
with fright, and not less than killed
outright. The steamer passing over the
flats a. the time, and she was instantly anchored
and signal of distress made from her flag staff.
The accident occurring in the after part of the
vessel, there was no injury done forward, where
number Of passengers were collected. Mr.
Peter Smith swan to shore. and arriving at the
San Francisco road sent the news OF the disaster
to town. The steamer Union went to her aid
at 5 o'clock. The Kate Kearney ran out 10
, meet the Union with medical aid 1t was ten
hours before the sufferers put in charge of
the physicians, which delay greatly increased
mortality
The total number Of passengers on board the
steamer, according TO the statement Of Mr..
Finch, the Clerk, was one hundred and twenty
FIVE; the number killed outright and who have
, died up t. the time of our going 10 press, is
thirty; the number scaded and who now
0 lying in a more or less dangerous situation, is
n fourleen; SO that out Of one hundred and twen-
ty- five, we have the sum total OF about sixty
! persons killed and wounded by this appalling
tastrophe
The following is the list Of the dead 80 fur as
n ascertained:
o 1. The body of an unknown manage and
l. country not ascertained-tha head waiter Of the
il steamboat.
! 2. jeremiah Van Buren,, aged Is years; a
a fireman on board the steamboat, and native
# of Greenbush, N.
II 3. Francis Henry Macabee, aged "a years
II a native Of Yonkers, New.York.
n 4. John Brady, aged IS years; I'd steward
and native of New Orleans. His body was at
N the coroner's Office during the greater part of
3 yesterday.
: S. Blanche Beaudeshou, aged 5 years; al
m SO native of California.
'. g. Charles Beaudeshou, aged years al
, so a native Of California.
,e T. Atalie Beaudeshou, mother of the above
se children, aged "a years; residence, No.7. Vir-
,e ginia street, San Francisco.
w 8. Adolph Behn, aged years; a native of
IN Mexico. :,
O. Q. Lafayette F. Drake, native of Portage
B. county, Ohio; late merchant of Diamond
s. Springs; age 80 years; leaves wife and family
ne in Ohio. A
4. 10. Miss J. B. WinIac, born in Scotland,
aged about 35, resided in Santa Clara, where
o. she was attached to the Santa Clara Female
a. Seminary as musical instructress.
ID, IL. Byran Murphy, aged 30 years, q resi-.
he dent of San Jose born in ireland. =
ce H. Sarah Emma Page, daughter of David
CHI Page, Esq, of San Francisco; aged years.
-. born in Boston, Mass. 90 ,az..'z
in l3 Noah Ripley, Esq, of Barre, Mass.
h. aged so years. aM @lfs zs#r.
he IA. Mary Mu!ters Ripley, wife of Noah aged
nst Is. Sarah Frances, daughter of the above,
to aged 10 years, born in Brooklyn, N. Y.
llv l6. Charles Edward, son Of the above, aged
zee years, months, and IA days.
70. II. Unknown.
or IS. Mrs. Sarah Ann Page, aged "a years
:, died at her residence at 3 P. M.
ice 10. MIR. Charles White, of Ireland, late o.
Nv. San Jose, aged IS years; died at IL o'clock, Al
At Jones Hotel. ,-s.~. e rG
he 20. Mr. James Hopkins, of Geneva, Cay
Ike uga CO., N. Y, aged 80 years, late Of Sar
zee Jose.
9th 81 John s. Bradbury, of Clifford, Chenango
it'll County, N. Y, aged about 80 years, arrived il
md the Northerner three weeks since.
La %. SaleO Wl0SoI, OueHaHSo O0untys ~
Y, aged % years, arrived three weeks since.
he 90. Thomas Kell, Of Quebec, l.. c.. aget
ra. %.
of %. e. A. Shelton, late Of San Francisco
Jon died at Jones' Hotel at 81 P. M.
ted Is. Charles Emerson, died at Crescent Git
his Hotel yesterday at 81 r. M. -
we &C. MIR J. S. Bradbury
the g. A child of Mr.. R. s. Westfall
The %. Mr.. Jonas Hawkins.
ish 49, Monsieur Carpenter, Frenchman.
It'll, The above mentioned FIVE persons ages an,
zee, places of nativity not ascertained.
Did The following were scalded:
.he Mrs. Emerson, badly nephew Of Mr.. Muir
ian ply s, badly; j. d. Hope, of San Jose badly; Mi
me mn Bell, Of Wisconsin, badly E. F. Colyer, o
m Racine, Wis, badly; r. A. Wyman. Racine
the Wis, badly S. Harper, Pennsy vania, cabi
ing boy on the Jenny Lind, badly Thomas K ele
ee. badly Thomas Golden, badly Claude Simon
OF Frenchman badly; L. w Ryder, slightly; MI
me Balm, of North Beach, badly; l.. F. Gregg
geo badly; and one colored man, cook Of the boa
go slightly. Total 49,
teat The boiler Of the Jenny Lind was an old one
'ne on the high pressure principle.