New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-07
STEAMBOAT LExING roy BLOWN UP

LOUISVILLE, Saturday, June 500 Z.

LOUISVILLE, Saturday, June 800 =. VI.
By the J. c. Fremont just arrived IN port, we learn
the truth and narrowing particulars OF the explosion o5
the steamer Lexington, her way from ST. Louis 20
this port.
The accident occurred at abOu. or o'clock this
uoruil T. about hive miles above StepheW.pOrt. Her
entire works forward Of the wheel were blown away;
the boat then took fire afd hune the wa'ers edge,
ard then turned bottom NJ Skiifs and natboa's pat
of frcn the shore possible, and sacceeie in
saving considerable numbers.
TbeD. A. Given was coming up short distance be-
hi, her and came in 81 hi IN time 10 the burning
wreck. and saved all she could pick up. She thea
went back TO SieEhesport to bring doctor up for the
wounded that were on shore. The j. Z. Fremont
cane up behind the Given and rendered all the assist
auce that could possibly be given. The ID. A. Given
succeeded Ill saving the baggase TO great extent.
Tie Fremont brought up e-ht of the passengers,
all badly wounde.-among them Mr. John Bernari
of this city, who is very badly hurt; II IL supposed
that one of his ribs is Oioken, o,her aud more seIl-
Gus IN uii,s Lave not been sustained. Nj Jonn Il.
Hall flom Liberty, Miss, who was on his way TO
Lexington Ky, to purchase some negroes and stock
for his farm and who had with him some $4,000 IN
money was also brought up on the Fremont aud Is
very much hurt one OF his arms Is Orokeh' ah9 pee
bat ole rib. lie states that the first thing he kuew
Of he explosion be felt that he going up In the air
in bic night clothing. When he fell he struck upoa
the wreck or he would have been drowned. HIS mo-
ney is all gone to the last cent aud be lies in cri,s
condiiiou He removed TO the house OF Mr.. u
finger on Broadway above FIrst-st
Mr.. w, c Hawkins of Madison, Ia, also came up
II. is badly hurt, his feet being teriisy mansied'
srl or Oh the Lexington also amo0g the CABIN pas
50 pgers of the Fremont his hurts are rather sght lie
cauo give any account of the engineers or wnat be-
cane of them, and it Is supposed they were lost
Three white men came up on deck, two OF them VerY
lady hurt A colored man. fireman, is very bGliy
sculded ADD his back terribly cut up
The ch ef Gle TX of the Lexington was saved but the
books and papers were all lost No news couid ee
had of Can't 1hroOp and il feared that he killed.
no ri
the ladies on board. So
The officers and passengers the Fremont did IA
in tie power of human beings to alleviate the suffer-
mos of tlosc they brought up well a tO save all
thew could find on or about the wreck The few wLo
LGG been taken ashore by the flats and skihs were
cared for 10y the Given and Fremont and the people
on shore.
We could not hear what was tie immediate
of the explosion or how il occurred; our informant
could not tell He constantly engaged In wait
ing on the wounded aud administering to their wants
that lie could not gather fuil news lie Is young
man and deserves he will receive, the esteem OF all
who NAV hear his name, which is Mr.. d. II. Watkins.
Tie officers of The ID. A. Given and j. L. Fremont
acted a noble part.
The explosion occurring az It did before day and no
one being up about the boat except the pilot TIC
Waterman and the engineer, with two or three ifemen,
he engineer being lost or supposed 10 be AMI the pilot
too there one TO give information OF the cause
of the dsaster.
KmLEp-Henry Lewis samuel Lowery coloed) brota-
name nwDl board smi bland supposed TO
NrssISc-Jspes Miller I'D Clerk Nashville fenb.), Willis
I'D Epgneerl NJ. Fairehd, HAMS carPenter Phillips Lo-
erty Mol John 1syor colOredl, Baldwin lcoored Ne~A
banyl Harrison NewAbany), one OF the Georsians above
WorSDTp-col Bsye, Louisville slightly Thomas Payne
Cincinnati do Thon as F. Gibson, first mate swift rhand
k.iv;ls a. r. Jobns,sn frst engineer DO; NJ Twigg
DO; 5. w Aniersmth, gneer dol U. Harris Cincinnati
Lsndins Keniucky severely burned; p Finn Auburn New
Yoik, slightly wVunded j. H. Freeman leoloredl New Albany
do f. Is. johnson, 81. LOWS do Badger pilot ST Louis
badly .cdedi p Johnson Madison leg broken gnd badly
White Louisville badly Captain j. Thoop very badly
scaded; Mr. MeElrSy, Lebanon Kentucky slightly SC nded
EscarrL USrSJuREp-sanford Duncan Louisville; j. Bar.
naro Virginia; Eames Portlsnd c. Grow Portsmouth,
Ohio; MI Hill j. Bseesei J. Hudsoni J. Vaughn, St. Louis
Hrc 6c 4 SSd E.
ley, dos, Win, Mrs. Mary w on child ST.
Dsyoo Ohio; Mrs Jane Watkins Clay County, No.; Mrs.
ny Dana h LSss c Geos "a &
fin, NtwYoIki Willard Cincinnst Christopher Dictery,
Tie ACCIDENT occurred the town of Rome, Ind,
100 miles below Louisville. No one up at the
time save those watch. The Journal says the IN
suectos had given notice TO the that she would
not be permitted to run after this season. and ting
this hint they sold her. She almost five years Old.
The Courier gives the following additional parc l.
lars:
Capt Throop, who terribly burned, went back
to ST. Louis accompanied by his mate, John johnson,
fl engineer, Mr.. Davidson, the clerk, aud and a
number of the cabin crew, on the baltimore. The
boat turned DOtlOn upNdIu anu SUNK otcpucus-
port. The second mate was standing near the for
ward bits nj the time of the explosion, ard the rs
thing be knew be caught the captain IN his arms The
latter was on the hurricane deck the moment before
Severel of the passengers who sayei, including
Cant T. White. who arrived the Given, knew
nothing of the disaster till they found themselves in the
river in their nightdess among the noatng portions OF
the wreck. How they saved, or in what man
per they reached the shore, equally mystery.
passenger asleep in upper berth saved and one
in an under berth Of the same room.
The second engineer, Willis, who watch,
was killed and his assistant saved. The second clerk
and an assistant barkeeper were killed. and two dre-
men, names not known, burned to death in their
hunks. Two passengers who got on the boat at
SmIthand were killed. One of them was a gentleman
about thirty years of age, medium size, with brow
haI and dark sandy goatee. Mr.. Wiley Johnston of
Madison h-d bis leg broken and received several
tusions. He taken TO Madison on the StraIer.
A German deck hand ahd coiored maa who lived
back OF New-Albany died on the ID. A. Given. All
the ladies' children and passengers in the after part Of
the boat were saved unhurt. One two DEAD bodies
and portions of the wreck were met by the Rainbow
IS miles below the disaster.
ANOTHER STEAMBOAT DIS ASTER.
We learn that the Tennessee River packet Colbert
was burned 10 the waters edge, together with 400
ba,s of cotton, last Monday night, 65 miles up the
Tennessee River. One Of the drownei
The ID. A. Given came M soon after, took on board
the crew and saved fes bales of cotton that were
in the river. The Colbert a small boat, and had
been ply ing 10 the riyer as lighter She former
ly owed IN this place.