The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-26
AWFUL STEAMBOAT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LIVES LosT-DEATH OF SEVERAL OLD
RESIDENTS.


of those awful catas,rophes, inc!denla' 10
steam navigation, carrying distress ano
lismay to the survivors, aud death and DC
tormity 10 tho sufferers. Yesterday, u
bout l23 o'clock, as the steamboat jenny
Lind was on her passage 10 this city from
Alyise, just as she got abreast Of tho fu''
Jas Rancho, the plate on tie alter head oil
ner boiler blew out, sweeping away. ~ IT.
course. aud followed by the whole body 81
steam, the cabin, bulk head and the eN-
haus'ion pipe Of The engine.
|, is but proper to premise tins account
by ST a,inp That The hand hole is small
elipiical hole in The head Of the boiler. Tor
ihe purpose Of cleaning il out when dirty
aud is different from what is known as the
man hole, which is used TO admit person
inside the boiler. II is secured by cross
bar, fastened down with screws. The
creates, possible care is requisite N put.
ting in this plate, which is frequently
known to blow cut, but scarcely an IN
stance has ever occurred. where il has re-
sisted the pressure on il for 50 long time
when defective. The exhaustion pipe be-
inc carried away, at the same time &C,
counts for the excessive destruction or
this occasion.
The Jenny Lind was running ST her
rsaal rate Of speed when the accident ee-
cured She had lately undergone eNten.
sise repairs, and was supposed 10 be IN a.
good order rs any other boat on the line.
No blame has been attached, as far as We
have learned, to any one connected with
the boat. which will arrive here day
open 10 the inspection otthe public.
The terrible loss OF life is owing to the
fact that The maJpr part ot the passengers
had Just sat down 10 dluner, and we're IN =
direc, line with the boiler when tho ex
nics n ocrurred and The cabin bulk heat
blown through. The whole number 81
scaided. rs lar az has been asccr,atnen.
amounts 10 iitir persons i'll ail. There
we're u the time eight ladies' on bohfd.
yearly all Of whom we're ~ the table ane
are among the sufferers, and we are snrr,
10 add that all are either dead or probably
will die.
No passenger list has been obtained, ow.
ing 10 the fact that ont, the passenger
rem Alsiso were registered on the boai's
books. those from San Jose were not pal
down We have. however, succeeded IN
obtaining the names Of the following per.
sons: Mr. Noah Ripley, vile and four
children, three Of the children died before
arriving in this CITY, and the other died
soon after; both Mr. Ripley and his vile
were in the agouies Of death when our re
porter saw them. this morning at o'clock
Tbps whole family had been swept a
way al one fell bow Ut the universal des
troycr. Judge White, fatally scaIded.--
Miss Wiluuc, u musical teacher, dead
Mrs. Psge, fatally, and her child dead
Mrs. kimbaii. dead. Mrs. Emerson, dead
4 lady whose uame We could mol learn
probably French lady, dead. Mr.. Muir
phy If San Jose. dead. Mr. j ID. Hoppe
II san Jose, badly, il not fatally Mr.. {
A. Shelton, fatally Mr.. Claude Simon
Frenchman, badly Mr.. Balm, Of N"rii
Beach. badly. Mr. r A. w man, ol Wis
cousin, badly. L. i. Coiler, Of Wisconsi,
badly. A. Goldsmith, slightly. George
Simmons, badly. Mrs. l.orfoin, badly
Mr. Bell, badly. One Freuchman, name
unknown, fatally. The cook, slightly
B lh stewards. dead. One o! The french
lead. One child, name unknown, dead.
Quite number Of others, whose name,
We we're unable 10 obtain last night, acrt
muie or less injured. The loss al lie lhu'
Tar has been computed at eighteen, ans
he Whole number injured by the disaster
oliiiy. |, appears that those ouiy ~he
we're in The cabin AZ The time, or on lins
with he volume OF steam were Injured; al
those on deck, on The guards and torwart
II the boilers received no damage. Iht
dinner bell had just been rung, the ladies
we're seated a, their places and the gentle
men just taking theirs, when this borrbI'
accident occurred. iIad The explosion
happened but five minutes previous it i
| aid that moi soul would have been inur
ed, as the cabin was empty, all hands he
ing on deck; 30 other part Of the boat bal
sustained amy injury, the cabin only hav
| iug been blown Ia pieces.
As soon as The accident had taker
place and a bost could be landed, Mr.
Clark aud another gentleman went ashore
4 The PuIaas Runcho 10 obtain aid. Mr.
&. hurried On To this city for medical assist
ucc, there being none 10 board, While lh,
lher gentlemen employed himself in car
:, inu If ell. lint aud ever, Thug else b.
aould think ot fer the relic. of The suffer
rs NJ persons belonging to the boat,
except the two stewards and one fireman.
" hu are dead, aud The CO slightly inir
ed, we're anlung the sufferers. A. sooi
as intelligence WIS received here, tw,
boats were Immediately dispatched to the
relief Of the Jenny Lind sud the uuiurlu
mates On board Of her, but The passengers
we're all brought down by the Union.
The scene on board beggars all descrp.
lion. Hero fond wife, herself sinking
in the arms VI death, looking at the last
struggles OF an atfec,Ionate and long triec
husband, surrounded bs the dead bodies Of
their tour innocent offspring, but few
hours before buoyant with life, health,
happiness and hope. ln another spot was
the diving mother. endcaroriug with her
raw end scaided arms 10 embrace the onl,
child Of her bosom, cold, stiff corpse, un
timely hurried to eternity by violent and
dreadful death. There laid strong man.
c0nvnsively wrestling with death, lille