Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-07-17
CLEANER.
Further Particulars Of that Fe1rful Explosion
Names Of the Killed and Wounded.
OK BOARD STEAMER ID. A. GIyES J

Ohio River, June 80, 1855.
MR. PAscHALL,-Dear Sir: The Steamer Lex
ingtOn, viii n left St. Louis last Thursday eve
nins for Louisville, was wrecked by an explosion
this morning, about o'clock, four miles above
Rome. The forward part of the boat, back to the
whrelhouse, wa> to n literally to pieces; the three
boilers were hurled from the boat. Nv room was
on the laboard side, midway from thu clerks Of
fee to the side passages, an directly over one
Of the boilers. The poor who occupied the
lower berth in our room, was terribly many led,
and died soon after. when came in pa,t. to
my senses, the scene was awful beyond de e:crip-
tion. My ears were applied by the shr;eks Of
the dying and wounded, and the flames were rap
idly creeping aon to the toppling hurricane deck
over the ladies cabin. Just at this time a wood
boat nude its appearance, and was soon along
side, and directly after the ID. A. Given, Capt.
not been for this timely assistance, most OF us
who had escaped to gropc amongst the ru Ms must
have been drowned or burned.
All pr ,ise is due to the gentemanlv officers Of
the u ven and the IN ,nagers Of the wood boat,
for their energetic heroic efforts. Capt. Woods
wife and seve al Of his family friends were on
no ,rd, and renl, red much assistance in nursing
the wound Il. Drs. Robertson AMI Jones, Of
Rome, ca ne on borrd, an rendered invaluable
assistance, rcmaining with US until We met the
boat which hears YOU this line.
The follow ng list is as perfect as We can give
,oa at present.
KILLED AND M.ssINc,-Mr. Philips, Aiberty,
| No., Missing: W. c. Larkns, Mad son, In l.,
missing JAS. Miller, second clerk, Na>hvill :,
missing; Mr.. Willis, second engineer, missing: w.
Fairchild, bar keeper, missing; Mr.. Haynes, car
penter, missing; John TAYLOR, colOred porter
missing; Baldwin, colored. New Albany, missing:
two brothers from Grorgi,. who came on board
at Smthland, one killed., missing; Harrison,
New Albanr, missing.
| uin v1a 1.,ht tir
wonnded: Tho~. Gibson, first mate, Smhland
Kv., slightly woun lei: Harry, New Albany, bad
ly scalded; j. NJ. G.rdner. Kings Landing, Ky.
badly bruised, p. Flynn, Auburn, n. Y. slightly
woun led; Jno. a. Freeman, colored, New Albany
slightly wounded; S. b. johnson, St. Louis
slightly wounded; Capt. a. Badger, pilot, st
Louis, badly sc,l,led w. w. johnson, Mad son
Ia, leg broke, badly hurt; Timothy Ryan, St
Louis, slightly wounded; Capt. Thos. White, Lou
i>ville, badly wounded; Captain Throop, com
mander of the Lexington, badly scalded; E. u
Davidson, first clerk, Paducah, slightly wounded
Snead strong, pilot, Nashville, slightly wounded
Mr.. Neil oy, Lebanon, Ky., slightly scalded; j
Louis, badly wounded; Martin Firing, slight,
wounded; c. SOU res, badly wounded; C.. W
Fundersmith, assistant engineer, slightly bruised
ID. Harris, Cin.nnat, wounded.
SAvkp AND NOT HURr.-Sanford Duncan, Lou
isville, Nv, John Eames, Portland; John Bernard
ha les Oraw, portsmouth. O.. Mitchell Hill
cook, John B,tteese, cook, Frank Hudson, jaime
vau I'm, St, Louis; w. Gridley, New Albany
Daniel Purcal, Cincinn.ti; William Eraif, Ohio
Alfred Bradford, st. Louis, John cunning, j. I
Fursuson, r. j. Furguson, st. Louis : Jas. Gar
, dner, Kings Landing; Mrs. Mary welton, chill
and nurse, St. Louis; Miss Rosetta Harris, Day
ton, Ohio; Mrs. Jane Watkins, Clay co., Mo
Mrs. Handy, Harrodsburg. Ky. Letiiia Bar'or
chamhcrmaid; r. W. Mcdonald, New Orleans
t W. NJ. Clark, steward. St. Louis, Edward Cras
sen, St. i.nuis Peter Edds, second mate, St. l.
G. II Griffin, n Y: Richard Willard, Cincinnati
Ch Dicterly, baltimore Welsh, fireman, Pane,
fireman.