New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-17

suf6ced 10 show our true situation. The boiler hsd
exploded Over thirty Of the soldiers had been blown
filed with the most heart-rendng cries Of agony which
III possible TO conceive Of Many begged pi.eously
Of their fortunate companions TO shoot them to
put them sut Of their misery. Their ragged clothing
was in many instances entirely blown from their nun.
lated bodies. As coon possible, the sufferers were
hurried on board the launch, and q barrel Of
lard was broken open aud applied to the
wounds. OF the 50 who were put on board of the
launch, 90 died before they reached Greytown and
were buried. About 30 were killed instantly, and 10
remained at Greytown At the date OF the departure
Of the Tennessee, badly scalded that il would be
dangerous TO have removed them at that time. OF
the two sngineers one WAS killed instantly, and
the other, James Wilson, was badly scalded. He
died by my side in the launch as We came
down his injuries were not dangerous, had he not in
the madness Of his suffering insisted upon drinking
copously of cold against the advice Of the
ceOD. When we arrived az Punsa Arenas the officers
Of the English men-owar immedate sent their staff
Of surgeons 70 the relief of the wounded with nedi
cines wines, and everything requisite TO amehoraie
their suferings; and nothing could exceed the
kindness they manifested. The cause Of the
eIplorion is yet unexplained The fact that the
faces Of those who were near the boiler were
blackened with powder has given nse to the belief
that desperate character, determined TO do oil
the mischief he could, had thrown come pow
der into the furnace and the fact that there
Was no powder near the boilers ana that
none Of the powder in the hurricane-deck ig-
nited, would seem TO support that belief
The hospital at Sarapiqui under large shed per.
fecy water proof each man was there provided with
two blankets. The surgeons who attended upon us
were quecks who in addition TO an ignorance Of their
assumed profession, had but limited supply of med-
cnes, and that often inappropriate for the prevailing
diseases The raons of the sick soldiers consisted
of one cracker and half and three tea spoonrfal
Of boiled rice per day. The pretense for giving
this scany allow that to give more to sick
q wounded nun would result in his death. Men able
10 do duty were allowed three crackers per day and
piece Of salt pork. Sometimes scouting parties were
allowed TO GO out TO hunt game, which in every case
was appropriated by the oficers-they sometimes al
lowing those who had killed aud brought it in a small
pccetor their services. There was no nursing, and
Do further attention paid TO the sick than the for
al call Of the quasi surgeon, and the sup
ply CT food 1 have mentioned: AT one time
there were seventy-fve persons sick at Ssrapiqui.
should have written letters 10 the United States but
having the fate Of the letters Of others thought
il would BE- useless TO attempt it. Lockridge never
permitted any letters to 60 out of the camp either from
officers or soldiers they being in every destroyed
and in many instances broken open by him with the
view of sscertainng the feelings of men whom he
judged to be in any way doubtful.