The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-07
the Explosion ON Beard the Steamboat Lex
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PARTICULARS or THH pIsAsTsR LIST or fHH KILL
I'D, w0UkDsD AND MISSING,
Iron the Louirvtbe Demo ,rat Jelly 81

Xno A1RlOsxO0 On o0oku tno Dte0m0oot Lex
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PARTICULARS or THE pIsAsrER LIST or saH KILL
I'D, WOUNDED AND MISSING.
Iron the Louirvthe Demo rat Jcly 81
LotIevnIk, ATuRDAy MONT, [
Jure 81, let6-l0 O'Clock !
ny the Fremont, Just srrivei 10 port ~e learn tas
tru al particulars OF ths pos Of the
sNsmtr kxirgtoa, on hsr way from ST. Louis to thu
morning aoout five ml.s atove sterhsss port Her on.
ue ~orss f0rw OF sheI sers BIO "a away: the
noss ,n.n ,ees aae and burred T. tas waes. Gigs. sot
copsrtrsbe nunp-Ts.
Inc ID. A Given was coming up q short distance be-
IEh her and Came n egot ir time to the ourans
wfecs hno saved all shc coal, pick up She then went
back phapsport TO bieg doctor up tue wound
cd that we're on shore Tint c. fremont came up be.
Ind ths Given rendered oil sssssance that coui
possibly besivsn The y: A Oven SUGGESTED IN saving
TIE baggage 10 . great extent.
1b Fremont tqought up eight OF the pssseagsrs ali
bae'y wtundeo- among them hr John Bernard, OF tns
CITY, wpo Is very bscy hurt; il il tnnt OF
his ribs broken n ether aud mocs seri,us ioj aries
have not bsen sustaiacj. MIR John Il. Halt from
Liberty, MR., Who his way to IAxia< on, Ky
to purchase cone negroes aod etoek for his farm Ani
VINO bad with him sons two tho issnd dollars Ia money
wss also brought Up too Fr-moat aud u ysry onon
burt on his arms trosen tnc perhaps rib; hs
tt.hs that q fret th,nt be kuew OF tte ,,oa
felt hat Ee wss going up in tee air ia bis Night cloth
Ig. VIE tie fell he struck npon the wreck he u,a
have tetn crosned us money IL all gons the last
cent and he lies in c,iticai condition. He VAS
nov.d TO the house Of Nh finger OF Broadway, ABOVE
Mr. ". q Hsws,ps, Of Madison, Iuciaaa also came up
he u badly hYyt-hs feet being krrie'y msas'ed
striker On tbt Ifxog,ou also auoos the cabin
s.prtrB 81 TIE Fftmoi ibis hurts rather gat He
cannot give any account Of tbs ensineer wis. be-
cane 81 tbsm, and ss supposed they ioAt Tarse
white men came up on deck, tao OF them very badly
hurt colsred ran, fireman, Is veyy badly dsd,
The eltf eLrs Of the Lexington was saved, bat the
botI AID pagers were all Iost No rew ooald be bal
q Csp aia Ttroop, aod IL feared that he kihsd
The steward WAS also auosg the saved well al
laaes on boara
Bo~ many were killed Is net known, the umber OF
passengers not having tesn asceransd nor how many
Of III. and OF the saved but It is
that several killed either by the explosion or In
The ot era ami passengers OF the Fremont did all Ia
the Of human teiogs to alleviate the suGroxs OF
those they brouah1 we'll as to sac all tney could
End about he The few who mad beeu taken
ashore by the data and skins CARED for By the
wen end Frtmost, and the people on shore
The u q ven vii b. up TO morrow v, Sunday, some
time before when may be able learn the fu
particulars
The xploson. or how 1t occurred nfornsn. could
not tell H. was coEstaEtly engaged in waiting
the wounded. and administering 70 their wants, that he
could not gather full news he Ia youns m 10 ami d.,
serves, he will receive, the estesm OF all ~bo may
hesr bis name which is Mr. D. Watkins. Tho ohcsrs
OF the y. A. Given and j. q Fremont acted noble art
The explosion occurring as !. do, before day, and
beng about the boat except the pilot the watch
mon and the eng neer, with three fir smsa-tae
engineer being lost supposed to be- AMI the pilot too
there vas no one ~ give information Of the cause Of tho
disaster.
from the Cincinnati Gszstte, July
later papers have snce 20 to hand in them find
the following Lst Of the killed. missing, wounasd and
KILLED Henry Lewis. Samuel Lowery. (co,ored), two
broherf name not know got on board at mihland,
supposed to TO from Georgia. killed anil the otnor
nssirg.
MssscJsncs Miller (ssc ,ns clerk Nashville, Toun),
Willis (.eeond engpeer) Mr. Fsirchiid H.nss {carpsn.
eooree Nav issnyj Marlloa s} nov SSas
che of the Georgisns above men tioosd. -
VDrSDlD,- Colonel Pay,es slirttfy. Tim.
PayLe, Cincinnati, do Thomas Y. Gibson, arst mste
swi's.r'sna % e. G pas,a.sn, Gss, eIers, P.dacsh
hrst engineer 90 81. Twgg d, : VI Aader.mita, On,
sinser, CO; .. Harris, Cincinnati do Harry, New Al
Ksntpciy, severely burned r. Finn Auburn New York,
slisbuy wounded. j. Ireem.o, (colored,l Ns~ AL.
plot St Louis badly scalded; W. =. Johnstoa Midi.
son. Leg brusen and badly bruised; Ryan, 81 outs.
badiy burt; Captain J Throop, very badly scaliei
Mr.. McElroy, Lebanon, Kentucky, slightly scsidod, J
Hall, Liberty Mo. badly wounded; Charles sqaires,
EscArsp UsrsJrnsp Sanford Duncan, Louisville; J.
Barnard, Va Eame., Portland G. Grow, Portsmouth,
Louis; W. Grina,ey New Albany Daniel Purcell CiacIn.
natl; William kron. Ohio a. bradford, 7 Ferguson,
r Rs9a::, T sraskey' J Md., J. w!nn, Mrs MARI Wei,
JAMS watis., Clay Co. No. Mr.. h.a,y a.tros.ears,
Orleans; Wm. NJ Csrk; George II. Grffn New York; X.
willard. Cincinnati Christopher Hcter!y Baltimore;
Welsn ana Tony, urcmen.
The accident occurred the town Of Rome, In
diaps 100 miles below Louisville. No up =.
the time those on tbs watch. Tho journal say
the nspe had given notice to the that chs
would not be permitted run after this season, and
acting on this hint they sold her She WA almost Ave
years old.
rhs Courier gives the following additional particu
lara
Capt. 1hrsop, who was terribly burnt, won't back to
st. Louis accompanied By his mate JohA Johnson, nrst
engineer Mr. davidson the clerk, and bsr OF the
ca bn tho Baltimore. The boat mad bottom
upward and suns Stepbenspert The econ mate
eyposioD and the frst thing he knew be caught this
Captain IN bis arms The latter the hurricane
deck the moment before. Several OF the passsugsrs
who saved including Capt 7. Whit who arrived
II o Given, bnew nothn Of the disaster till they
for nd themselves In the river In tho night dress
smOpg TIE floating portions Of tho WRECK. How they
saved, In what manter they reached this shore
vss equally mystery. passenger ssise In upper
berth saved and tho In under berth Of ths
room.
The second eng peer. Wills who the watch,
was killed. and bis assistant saved. Tho second clark
and an assistant barkeepsr killed. AMI sso fro.
men, not kDown, burnt 10 dsath In their bu axis
Two passenger who got the boat at -mthlsnd
killed. One Of tfsm gentcu Abous 30 years Of
age, nsdium trs, uish brown hair ami dan sandy
eoatee Hr Wiley Jehrston of Natao. haS his leg bro
len ard received several contn'ion' He vas taken TO
Madison on the Stradtr. German Geek band all a
coIorec who lived bacs OF Ne~ Albany disd tho
u A. Given All the ladies' chI3!en, ard psssspyess IN
tie Ai.r part o. the boat saved unhurt. One
two dead bodies. and portions Of the wrsk me.
b. the IAinbo~ thirty i've pllles beow the disaster
Tbsrtvss ard Exhibitions,