The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-24

resumN her place in the line
Th. mill Of II. Code, Gass xhsh we're sroSsss ul
bcr Of Ban Diego with considerable but al 9TH
safety This mall = =: sndsr:..d; the nsss% Letter Ter
San FrADcisoo pnt ON %, numbering one hundred and
hir,y Eve bsgs This box and general deliveries ~i DO
Steamboat Explosion.
TWO MEN KILLED AND sEvBRAL INJURED.
From the San Francisco Herald, Jan. ~
Yettsfday morning 1t nine O'Clock, the steamer
helen Hensey was about leaving Jackson street. whxr
tiu ,ton sround At the time Of the sxpos on there
quito large number Of persons scattered about In
different psrn Of the beat auorg whom we'e several
lsdies, and good many we're standing me
wharf This steamer has high pressure engine with
four lsge boilers end furnaces In front Of these fur
upper deck in The OF the boat These ssarwAys
formed barrier, occupying nearly one half OF the area
scond boiler on e starbosrd sdsths head Of the boat
bs'ns At the time towAr the city In the sxpohou both
ends q the boiler blown ont. The priaoipai de
srucion WAS However In the froAt part Of the boat
The entire 'front.' including the stairway, demolished
and pat Of the stairway With furniture and otasr ar
oes which bad been placed On the lover deck blown on
One Of the nrsmsc, named Hugh Fiissimmous, vas
forward With the rubsh into tbs railing the bsss
where hts muhlatsd body hung for some time When
svea from this position he was not Jet dead bat short
J after expired One msa wss thro n upon bed from
tn forward deck to the wharf DC gathered himself up
very quietly, and renArkiDg thaI he "belsved he
away his baggage negro was blo~n SONS thirty feet
the cir and fell into the bay from which he picked
mp ~ihou hsvni sustained Any damage Several Other
persona knocked OVERLOOKED but promptly
eusd Mr. VII Hicss Graham, Of this city, was. No IN
derssand, badly scalded.
d.. Wake Bryariy, Of our city and Capt. j. B. Frsbs
OF sopoma we're, We lesrs, very slightly soslded well
as several other persons Whose names We have been
upAbe - obtain several gsnsemsn we're standing ON
the lower deck In front ct this time II the explosion
escaped uninjured-the nyiug having psxssd but
few fest from them. geod many we're also staining
thA ala fp.r.a AtstAI skp.a
entirely xnDjared. We not Of the fass
thst any female Injured, al hough seemed TO
have suffered greatly from fright
For Gsvsrs after the explosion al vas oonstr-
nation and confusion Wen order restored that
examination could Be made the boat fouad 10 be
on frs Tns alarm Was immediately given, and several
engines hurried 70 the Of the disaster Before any
one arrived hosever the forcsp and hose Of the
steamer Cortes the ether side Of tho wharf were
brought int requon and the progress OF the flames
arrested The dead body Of tins fireman taken .
removed TO the hospital The Of the explosion
have not been able to ascertain clearly and shall there
FORE defer any remarks uAt investigation shall have
amount to between one ssd t~o thoussnd dollars
Since the foregoing wAs prepared We have obtaiaed
addition to Mr. FEsim have 70 record the death
Of Mr. Thomas Norris the soord engineer Of the boat
who died from the effects Of the steam and eontusons at
the Keystone House Davis stres Aboat half past ave
O'Clock yesterday afternoon These she only lives
known to bave been lost st night Reports in
cuauon hat other persons we're misdpg but they
presumed 70 bs without fousdaton
Tie extent Of the injury to individuals cAnno now and
we're wounded inmsiissiy bs,ooI thsmssi,ss or vera
s.es % their Places Of ss%cs :nd their so,dcs i
tie ipsred BE- added the pane Of Hr John Glover
tie q CIR, Of tee boat, and Mr. g wniope, Assem-
sl,m,u nom Hannah county, very L'ghty sosdsd
asu.i Captain Fss.s, W. E.rS, ~. 10. .esidss hi:
ootss were merely saturated. Mr. Graham very
face Last night he vas doing we'll me damage TO
the tost greater than ct drt supposed rAe bulk
hs.d IN frons vas not only carried away bat also beh.d
riddled. We understand that Howard Engine Company
No the arst to throw water the burning boat
prompt 10 prevent the fame from spreading shortly
after the occurrence the Helen Hepslsy towed out
from her berth and taken to Happy Valley, whore she
to undergo repairs.
Indian Intelligence.
INDIAN DIsTURB AFCEs on TIE KLAMATH.
We have Obtained through the Oh sstA Cbsey, she fol-
lwrg particulars Of the affair bet ~sen tbs Indians ssd
Herald Extra Of the 1lth uit:-
The hostiiiss were commsneed by the Indians, who
KLAMATH miles above ferry and Supposed
be rpsey tribe anc the ShAatAs They we'll Arnsd
and IN s: ar party o. sn x. that
ssys II sscortaiDed that the Indians had large
Of cattle and borses which they mad stolen from
citizens On the llth party OF our cit Esus about
thirty srefs ont to tue stolen property
The Indians Of their coming and surrounded
tn. party say rs,rs.a ;, sins Ii. .n,uy aud
nshtips their way through them Four killed aud SO.
vsrs wornded Oar party lost al their prov sions, .
number n gurs e hit Ten pistols SIX horses all their
blankets snc IN fact completely dseatsd The psr
sors killed were Bran Halls, J,na Clark, - Hatsn,
John Hsdfed; and WIN. Newell IL dangerously wounded
TIC others wounded not dangerous We leAra far.
th r that Csst judah, CON psndsr o. Fort Jones,
mas 'st ms, pps. WIN u Nv n.,s t'fos LOT "a.
Firt Lieut.. j @. BopnJcsstls, and 5eoosd Lieut. W g.
Crook al Of tbs 4,h Iafsnsy. As tie Indians on ths
Klamath sra vsry strovg brave and flushed with vic
tory eyptct shortly to hear OF had fight
In the Klamath
PIvR INDIANS KILLED.
We in:o med, aaJs SHASTA CJuricr OF the 14sh
nit, By gentleman who came up from Humboldt Bsy
tome Gays sines tba. ja.t before he Irrved at Burnt
Rancho Trinity river ave India ~ sd been hot By
party of whites II sasms that Mr.. Fish, who
sd9g the rArcho had just started out IN search OF
sons ,niua All ,ass were est when three iasisn. wen
OF tue rsrcho approaching the house he becoming
frightened started At osce In psrsuit OF Me- fish sna
quicsly overlook him. Mr. thes returned to the use,
de~ hts gun upon the Ard thus compelled thsm
yield theft arms After whsh be irove th'm into sns
house. In few moments thereafter two Indians
up met With the lnck oorreisd in ths
hrse The ytupg mrn item stsftsd t. obta tins Atsn
Al &c Of severed miners 10 d,tsrp ming thu tsm nt 70
Av,rted the savsges while Fi-b stoot guard o. the
door. 81 after The miners arrived dozea more Ia
dsDs, all fully armed we're discovered ueos ,he
rom ding hills This le doubt upon "a OF
whites that 1t their intention N sgan barn
hors~ IL pcssbie snc thu piieoIsrs therefore aksa
opposed 70 the presspos Of shits men in that
and secordirgly taken every opportunity to annoy
the settlers by runnisa on thsi' stocS.
LAiR rHws PROM y1Is INDIA RESERVATION.
Capk Howard arrived In ssooktsn On the Goth uit.
from the f.ou Pass He LEFT the Isdsn Rs ervaton
10Th o the present r,oath aud be gives the most
eovioq description Lent B-sl.'s experiments sith
The Indians. He 10 working wentcrs. Taere are nou
t.o thousand three hustrvd OF thess Wild inhae
the sierra Nevada probably eogsgsd In the al
tvsop Of the SOIL AID every day brings aecsssions
Ii missks 20 suppose that theeo Mtssoa laiians
the vast msj irity men who have frequently bseo
brought In hct with the whites Runnevs have beea
ssp every part Of the stAe Ard even toss OF tas
cI smen,o rgor have their representatives. to ta
quire into the eonoon OF Affairs and AL are delighted
.; the prospect Lieut. Heas had only sixty Indians TO
comm With: bat tbs reached the ears Of
the most Influential chi.fs the southera DISTRICT
and he brought In evssy msa n bis tribe.
Capt Howard that tbs osj ction which some urgs
sxxiuft LIZ ut BsAlss pao namely thatt 10 stuaed 10
e dst Of coausy which wall ultimately be settled By
the whites foroe 1t appears that this reservations
Il borsosd u north by desert country ths west
BY lake, and TIE BY the mountain region; on
the nth again lies slm,st desert country fhs In
rseds tnle hnaeea Of iher ktrua ION bat