New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-28
Il XPL OSl ON
On the Steamer Empire State
SIX PERSONS KILLED.
SIXTEEN WOUNDED.
List Of the Deaf and injured.
MEETING OF THE PASSENGERS.

I Wholesale manning mutt sttpn and destruction
f7nan life, occurred on board the steamboat Eupi'
stss, of the Fall River and Bcaon line liza Ssturds
night For the particulars OF tins shocking affair "
are Indebted to Mr. VIM W. Hard ng, one Of the pre-
pretors Of The Pennstirania Ir7airer, who was
past epfer on board, but fo,tunately escaped injury
The Emyre State left Fsl River fer New York at I
o'clock, Saturday evening, with s2S pa sengers 81
arrived at Newpor5 at 81 o'clock, AID Jeff again N
quarter Of m hour Everything appears 10 have gen
on as u.uar up to ueas 10 oc,oek that s; save the
it /. said the boat was running at very "a lid speed
and is furtht asserted that tie smoke s,s
| hot for son, time PREVIOUS 10 the q plosion
At quarter Before 10 o'siock, when most Of he pas
reDgeIs had retired for tts night terrific SIX oosioI
occurred shaking the boat 10 her enter asd ,res
/ ng CONSERVATION and dsnsy among the pgsra gers
TIE shock of the explosion Ssd scas,ely subsdsa be
fore dense volurse Of steam flied every pare Of tn,
vessel. The alarm among hcpassengcrs may b. be'
Der csnceivsd than described Most Of them hsNn ing
retired for the night seized their lde-weserveiB a,ld
rushed into the saloons in their night clothes Ia
few seconds the saloons filed with e,dense bod,
of stesn, ard the frantic passengers rushed wildly to
and fro through the officiating vasr seeking to ,ch
the open cir. As it *ae Impossible to the wsy
th.her they had TO fee Il out stumbling INST eaod
rg from the steam and smeke that the boat wes on fire.
and snabe from the daIsaess to The ccndtoa
of things, for come time he passengers confirmed to
blindly rush from one per.f the bost to the other,
giving vent 70 their fears loud shouts and screams
and impreestion that rendered the general consason
more appalling. Then came, loud above all the din,
the agobzing shrieks and groans of tbs woundea to
swell the horrors of the occasion.
Rxa liz 70 1,s
stopped, and then dropped srchor and proceeded to.
inv essate the extent Of the disaster. Upon examine
tien it was foxbd that the steanchest around the .ta
board smokestaek had exploded about level with
the upper deck forcing the steam all through the bost
with terrific force. Wherever the scadiDg vapor
touched it bistered and the result of the casually
il was found that large number Of people were scald
ed with more or less severity. Out Of those, six have
died. ard sixteen Others are suffering untold toures,
many of them being doubtless injured past recovery
The distressing cries OF the wounded soon RECALLED
those who had escaped injury from their temporary
forgetfulness, and every body set TO work with will
10 do what he could to alleviate the suerings of the
il ured and dying. Many of the passengers however,
could not overcome their fears enough TO lay aside
their de.preserves before they had got back to the
wbsrf at Fall River.
With all tenderness and dispatch the wounded
were picked up and taken to the saoon and although
no medical man was on board to advise they did what
they could to esse their sufferiugs. Gal, -four end
cotton were applied TO scaded parts and other means
Of relief were resorted to- 1t is feared that large
proportion Of those who scalded viii die as many
of them have inhaled the burning steam. The
wounded presented terrible spectacle. Every spot
upon which the steam had struck was scAded so Sc
verely that the skin peeled of at the touch.
Az coon after the accident as practicable the boat
was put about for Fall River to land the injured for
medical treatment The following may be relied upon
as a correct List of the killed and wounded:
KILLED.
WILLIAM MAGEE SINGLE American, aged 81. Had
been fireman on the boat for about two mouths. His
body was not found and is consequently supposed TO
have been blown overheard.
FREDERICK BoARpMAs, bartender in Dey street,
New-York aged IL, single. He fingered in great
agony until the boat reached Fall River, when he died.
He had inhaled the steam, and was much scsldsd
about the body.
PHILLIP BALL, single, sged 81. He was carpenter
who had been working at Newport. His residence
was at No. PIG Fifth street, New-York. His heed,
bre asst and arms were much scalded, and he died
shortly before reaching Fall River.
HIRAM PEAcHER, single. aged %, fireman on the
boat. He stood by the side Of the pipe that burst
his whole body was much scslded; his legs were
broken and he suffered e1cruciatng agonies, which
were terminated by death on reaching Fall River.
EZRA WILLIAMS, third engineer Of the boat, mar.
red and leaves wife and one child He was scalded
on the head and breast, and Injured internally.
John SMITH colored, q sailor from New York, aged
40. His aims, breast and head were very much in.
iured He died on Sunday morning.
yyIIrpRD
JoHs G. BEACH, lawyer, No. l36 West fourteenth
street. New York; married. Mr. Beach was standing
within fifteen feet of the boler the lower deck at
the time Of the explosion His face and head are very
much injured, but he may recover.
Mosrs Brssrr from near Hatfield, Rs-, % yea OF
age. ssoY; was returning after two-yesrS' voyage,
to visit his parents His hands, head AID bssast were
s.alded, BUT he will probably recover.
JoHs WEIGH aged 90, miner of1 hzeteTVhie, IA
has wife and three children Iss face, oreas' ahc-
head were scalded; AID he was internally Jufed' e
that ne is Lot exptcte . to- recover.
WM HosLr, FROM the came place, - years OF ago
was Injured the face, hando, and insernauy' AL"0
us "a. slight hopes .sf bis recovery.
We READ of Ead. Boston, about 20 yearu Vi ~ -
isured internally AID. likely to de-
G. KLEIN, der man carpenter, OF NO. so N'i
street, New YorA Head and bacx much scalce..
JosEPH DosEaAk, coach drivez, aged 80, rsStaes az
No. 95 Eleventh street Sew E1.i, and mas a'e al"
two children. be is vsry low.
JOHN Via aged i6, plassorer, shgntiy s'unusa'
lived in Brcakyn, ard was coming on WIFE AS mo.n~
TO ats nd A funersl of his BROTHER who was Killed oy
the falli1g of scaffod en- Friday las-, IN the Uni
verselst Church, Brooklyn -, -
HrssY KH1sspN, aged 40, foreman Of TIA ran
River Iron Co.'S boloT shop; married and Aas Two
chi e,sn. ssalded internally and vii doubtless de-