The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-07-04
The Explosion of the Lexington.

The Louisville papers of Monday contain
more extended accounts of this terrible acct
dent. The friends of Capt. Joshua Throop
though somewhat injured. The Democrat
says, speaking of the circumstances attending
! the occurrence, 1.-THE second mate went for
ward from the boilers, and took bis seat on
explosion took place, aud Capt. Tbroop fell
into his arms. The only parties up about the
boat were Capt. Throop, on the root, the pilot,
at the wheel, the second engineer and his
striker, who was on watch, two firemen, and
the second mate. The striker tried the state
of the boilers, and found that there was not
steam enough-pasSed word forward to fire
up, and in about ten minutes the disaster oc.
curredp
We subjoin list Of the killed and missing,
wounded and crippled, and saved uninjured.
We regret to see the name of James Miller, of
this city, among the missing, and hope that it
may yet appear that he is saved
LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Phillips, Liberty, Mo-, missing.
Henry Lewis, killed.
Jas Miller, I'd clerk, Nashville, Ter n missing.
Poney Willis, "a engineer, killed.
Nj. Fairchild, missing.
Haynes carpenter, missing
John Taylor, coored, missing.
Baldwin, colored New Albany, missing
Harrison, New Albany, missing.
Samuel Lawry, colored, killed.
Two brothers, names not known, got on boord at
Smlthland, supposed to be from Georgia, one killed
aud the other missing.
Two Irish deck hands missing--supposed 10 be
burnt
WOUNDED AND CRIPPLED.
Jesse Bayles, Louisville, slightly wounded
Thomas Paine, Cincinnati, slightly wounded
Thos. F. Gibson, LIST mate slightly wounded
Harry, New Albany, badly scalded
J. n. Gardner Kings Landing, Ky, severely
bruised.
p Flynn Auburn, N. Y, slightly wounded.
J. A. Freeman, New Albany, slightly wounded.
s. b. johnson, st. Louis, wounded
A. Badgett, pilot ST. Louis, badly crippled.
w. w. johnson, Aadison, Ind, leg broke and
bruised
Timothy Ryan, St. Louis, slightly wounded.
Capt Thomas White Louisville, badly hurt
Capt j. Throop, very badly scalded or burned.
E G. Davidson, Paducah, LIST clerk, slightly
wounded.
Snead Strong, NashVHie, plot, Shghuy wounded.
J. p Johnston, lst engineer, slightly wounded
Mr. McElroy, Lebanon, KY slightly scalded.
j. r. Hall, Liberty, Mo, badly wounded.
N. Firing, slightly wounded.
Charles SQuIres, badly wounded.
s. W. Funder smith, asst. eng, Pittsburg slight
" wounded.
David Harris, Cincinnati slightly wounded.
John Bernard, pilot Louisville wounded.
W. C. usrkins, Madison, badly hurt
SAVED UNINJURED.
Sanford Duncan Louisville; John Esrnes, Port
lsne; Chas Grow, Ports mouth, Ohio; Mitchell Hill,
John Batteese Frank Herdson, James Vohn ST.
Louis; Vim. Griudley, New Albany; Daniel Purcal,
Cincinnati; VIM. Eroil, Ohio; Alfred Bradford, ST.
Louis; John Cunning, T. j. Furguson, s. Louis;
j. Furguson, Frank Rhodes, 81. Louis; James
Gardner, jr., Kings Landing, Ky Mrs. Mary Wal
ton, child and nurse, ST. Louis; Miss Harris, Dayton,
Chic; Mrs. Jane Watkins, Clay city, No; Mrs.
Handy, Harrodsburg, XIV; Letitia Barton, cham
5ermaid; K. w. Mcdonald, New Orleans; w. Al.
Clark, steward; Edward Crapsey, ST. Louis; Peter
Edds, 20 mate, St Louis. J. II. VIM, St Louis;
e. II. Griffin, New York Richard Willard, Cincn-
nati; Christopher DiesSrly, Baltimore; welch, fire.
man, Roney, fireman.
The Courier says:
''rne Lexington lacked only few davs Of be-
ing five years Old. The machinery was made by
Phillips. Hise 4 Co., Of New Albany, and the boat
was quite old enough 10 be condemned She had
been packet in our trade. but Was recently sold
% ST. Louis The boat was under way-had but
two fremen on watch; aud il Is the opinion Of those
who saw the wreck, that the boilers bad 20 water
in then"