The Nevada journal., 1855-02-02
From our Extra of Saturday
Terrible Steamboat Accident!
OF THE PEARL
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 81, 3, P. NJ.

more appalling calamity in the inland wa
tiers of this State than that detailed below.
The high pressure steamer Pearl, Davis,
master, left Marysville at 7 O'Clock this
morning with an unusual crowd Of pas
sengers, numbering, as nearly as can be
ascertained, 143, of whom So were china
men She had almost reached the city,
and was just below the mouth Of the
American river, when an explosion occur
red, which lifted the forward deck and
threw it directly over the bows. The
boilers exploded in the forward part, and
the accident is said 10 have been occasion
ed by want of water in them. There are
fifty or sixty lives lost by this dreadful
disaster. Nearly dozen were blown in
to the air, and one or two to the height OF
sixty or seventy feet, and nearly to the
opposite shore of the Sacramento river.
The wheel house was blown over board,
and the pilot wheel was broken into five or
six piecs, but strange to say, the pilot was
not killed, although he is considerably in
jured. The upper deck was blown COM
plotely off, and the passengers clung in
crowds to it, and to the guards of the
boat as the composed mass Aoated down
the river. A line was made fast to a
tree opposite Cary's mill, above the mouth
of the slough, where the wreck now re-
mains. 1mnlediately ly after the explosion,
skifs we're manned by strong arms and
were hurried to the rescue of the wounded
and struggling victims. Mr.. c. L. Knowles
was the first to reach the wreck, picking
up as he passed, six Cinnamon and then
taking from the wreck three ladies who
were transferred to large boat and car
1ied safe to shore
The explosion took place in the forward part
Of the boat. and those who were on that part
Of the vessel, were most seriously injured. 1t
/ is supposed the Firemen were also lost, whilst
! the Engineers escaped with but little injury
Some Of the passengers had the presence Of
mind to fall on the foor and the steam passed
over them without injury.
List Of Passengers and Grew.
Capt. e. 7. Davis, missing.
Capt. Randall, mate, dead
w. A. Tilman, slightly injured.
4. X. W. Williams, pilot, do
II. c. Bidwell, steward, uninjurcd.
Ed. Springer, bar-keeper, badly seal
ded.
A. S. Wadley, Engineer
! Mr.. Jordan, fireman.
Chas Jewel, do.
Jas. Smith, DO.
The following is the list Of those at the
hospital so far as could be ascertained.
Phillip Riley, leg fractured.
Thos. Chaden, leg fractured and seal
ded
Mr.. Goodman scalded and badly bruised
H. Hagar, scalded.
Seven Cinnamon, with limbs fractured
and badly scaldcd
1t is feared Capt Davis is among the
lost 1t is reported, however, that he has
been saved, but the rumor needs confirm
alton.
Vim. A. Gilman, the Clerk wcs stand
ing at the desk in his office at the time of
the explosion. He says that one-third
ofthe passengers were in the boiler deck
one-third in the cabin, and the rest below
NJ. H. Keefer of Adams & Co., had
gone aft to get his treasure box at the
time, and left his letter bag in the hand;
of Mr.. Mcbride, the messenger of WE'LL;
Fargo & Co. The bag was afterwards
found in the river. Keefer was unhurt
Mcbride is undoubtedly lost.
Col. Anderson, of Nevada, passenger
killed
There is body of dead man on board the
Camanche.
The shock was terrific, and was heard as far
as the Green Tree House, corner OF NJ and the
levee.
The body of Col. Anderson has been removed
to q room in "Orleans Hotel
The following were known to have been on
board at the time of the accident.
T. V. Mount, passenger, missing.
Nichols. of Holly & Co., badly hurt.
Wells Fargo & Co.'S treasure is missing
as also Rhodes & Co.'S.
The overcoat and pocket book OF Mr. Mount
has been found in the river.
r wo IN known m en- are lying dead at the
station house, one of whom had two bags gold
on his person.
The steamer Yolo, ferry-boat was also hur-
ried to the wreck, and afforded every assistance
In the confusion we are unable to give
! roH.