The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-26

during the morning. very active the wharf and some
we're crying out passages on the Nevada for two bits
On the pilot house OF the Secretary placard posted
with the inscription, "Down with Monopolies-Fare
and shortly after the fer the Secretary an
nounced that tickets could be had for dollar The
boat soon 6led up, and when she left the wharf there
were we have every TO believe as first stated,
about sixty persons board Many persons were in
duced TO take the Secretary she had the chsrac
ter given her of being the fastest boat. BENG side
wheel boat and smaller than the Nevada which was
propelled by stern wheel represented that she
would make much better time in the creek, which Is
known very crooked and would arrive at her dest
nation couple Of hours sooner than her rival when
the Secretary started her small cabin was so full Of e
males that several of the were compelled to
go upon deck good deal Of excitement was produced
among the by the fact of the boat being SO
crowded and some apprehension excited by the time
she had gone short distance
Before starting the engineer was heard by one Of the
witnesses to tell the captain that 'the id old boiler
leaked all the water out and that must get
person to pump in TO which the captain replied
not appear, and the fact that the boiler in leaking
condition seems to have excited some alarm when
abreast Angel Island it was observed that the Nevada,
which had left quarter of hour after was rapidly
gaining on the Secretary and remarks to this eect were
made by the passengers As she approached good
deal of restlessness observed the part Of both
officers and passengers, and in few minutes more it
observed that the Nevada did not fill up the gap
I on board the b sv
who were drinking held up their glasses towards the
Nevada as though they in the spirit Of the race
in the motion Of the boat also perceptibe nd
eating that there had been increase Of steam One Of
Capt Travers, of the Secretary, tell the engineer
through the pipe which led from the plohouse to the
engine room, to s'let her CO."
The same witness expressed the belief that from the
manner in which the steam sounded, she must have
had large amount of steam on He went below and
asked the engineer what amount there to which that
officer made no reply He saw the engineer turn the
cock at the head Of the boiler but nothing but foam
escaped leaving the impression that there water
above the cock Another witness, who was in the en-
CINE short time before the explosion, and whilst
the boats the passengers said, racing he
saw lashed the safety valve. Once the
gneer lifted the handle Of the the blade of which
was on the Lever Of the safety valve A. the same time
shove her up" Who it was he did not know. He was
satisfied there steam than she could carry
because the safety valve lifted up every minute
two by the pressure The captain, he thought,
cited by what going Another Witnesses passenger
he was crowdng boat which the engineer replied
that he not He also asked II there was plenty OF
water in the boiler, to which the engineer answered
that there Capt Travers he went to the engi
and told him not 10 attempt to go any
to crowd her The engineer said he would not-that the
boat was not going any faster than usual After the
Nevada had come up and passing her, he says he
again told to crowd her. they could not pass
the Nevada, to which the engineer repied-"Captain
you told that before, and told you wouldn't
her. The captain says he expected to pass the
Nevada in the creek As the oar he states that the
barkeepar had informed him it fastened to the safety
valve and he asked the engineer about It, who told him
that it was not So The captain then asked him what
he had the in the engine for and he replied
that 1t was TO pry up the valve when he had nota full
complement Of steam The captain gives it as his opin
ion that there not n suficiency Of water in the
boiler generate steamon the contrary that gas
the only pressure that caused the boiler to explode In
this opinion he he confirmed by the fact that but
two three persons were scalded.
The effect Of the explosion as described to us by Dr.
James shorbe who one Of the sufferers was appa
PEELED TO leave the cabin In consequence Of his inability
to procure seat At the time Of the he
leaning against the pilot house, The vessel was rent into
a thousand fragments by the c0ncusson and brief in
terval elapsed before he cast into the water He
sank and although he could not SWIM Immediately
to the surface Graphing fragments he endeavored
to support himselfbut they being too light, he again
sank and rose second time He then seized rope at
tached the bow of the boat which few feet above
the surface and narrowly escaped being knocked of by
q horse which had been the boat, and swimming
about the wreck. By of the boat he climbed up
the bow to which two besides himself we're cling
ing On the hurricane deck there two other per-
sons-one q mariner named John Smith, second mate of
the ship Don Quixotte who was on his way to the Rus
sian River mines-the other the of H. G. Day, who
recently dered Davis street This boy had re
manned the deck, and had not got his shoes wet
All the others who were board were blown into the
water. Many of them floating apparently lfeless
and with CHASTITY bleeding countenances unconscously
supported by the fragments which literally covered the
surface of the water Others struggling desperately
to support the mselves whilst others were by Dr.
shorbe from the wreck to sink and rise The
aid which rendered by the Nevada prompt as
Nv blow from tho corner Of the pilot house ana is now
lying at the Franklin Hotel corner Of Broadway and San
some streets, rapidly recovering
House sitting sofa in the cabin, with her child,
infant in her arms. On the same sofa were Mrs
Harding and Mrs Clark-tbey oil blown into the
water Mrs Clark killed. and her boy picked up by
the Nevada che returning to this city Mrs Hard
was YESTERDAY doing very we'll at the House.
Mira Hlman found floating on the water insensble,
in which condition she remained until yesterday morn
ing when she for the first time became fully conscious
of her situation and inquired for her child 1t never
after the explosion The mother, though severely
injured considered out of danger yesterday after
noon.
Mrs Day the widow Of Henry G. Day, in the cabin
with her two daughters all Of whom were cast to con
siderable distance and picked up by the Nevada. She
had about s400 worth OF goods board the steamer
which she taking to place she owns near petaluma
Her face cut with glass and her body bruised ser
ousy, but she in fair way to recover yesterday
afternoon. Her daughters bot slightly injured.
Edward II. Snyder, of Bodega, and r. A. Lewis are al
the State Marine Hospital ana we're doing well last even
ing having had their injuries properly cared for. Tit
former had his leg and the latter his knee fractured
Isaac Pailthorp who died at the hospital on Saturday
Ae1 ~. s lungs entirely destroyed by the in
Mrs. W. Harris and Mrs Sarah " v. Rodgers, of Bo
dega were sitting in the cabin and blown into thu
water. The former rescued In insensibe condi
ton by Mr. Charles H. Miner, of this city. Mrs Rodger
doing well at the boarding house Of Mr. j. p Van Ness
Among the names of those who are known to be lost
which have already been published Major John Ebbct
was a well known citizen of this State. Mr. Theo.
Bourg was from Thibodauxville La. Matthew Gournly
attached TO stevenson regiment and lately resided
In Sonoma. Jesse Potter native of Rhode Island
and lived at Bodega. Thos. Cameron from Ohio, blu
lived with his family at Petaluma. VIM II. Trip was
native OF Rhode Island. In addition to these have
reason TO believe that Pardon d. Iapham of the firm OF
Lapham lnman & Co, dealers in wood and coal
board accompanied by James Smith and Seneca Brown
ing, an OF them Rhode Islanders. They were known Il
have started that morning for Petaluma, and have
since been heard Of young by the name of Ross
clerk in some store in this city, is also believed to hav
been lost
nquests have been held upon the bodies Of but thre
of the suferers-Mrs Cecilia Clark wife OF j. b. Clark
OF this city, instantly killed. and VIM Easton, (know
IS Chss Smith of Bath, Maine, and Isaac Phithorp,
native OF England cook board who have since died
their wounds. Among the dead there such per
Morgan Clark.
The number Of persons board whose names hav
been heretofore published ftythree. To these We
are enabled to add this morning four Others which, ad
hitting that there but sixty persons board
which Is low figure, will still leave several other
whose names are not yet known Among the remaining
survivors we have been unable to ascertain the names
any who considered in q critical condition. and they
all will doubtless recover.
RECOVERY OF THE BODIES OF FIVE MORE OF TH0Sl
LOST ON THE SECRETARY.
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