New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-01
E.YPLOsION OF THE FANNY FERN
LIST OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
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has occurred on the Ohio in long tune are called
upon to chronicle this morning. We give the full par
ticula, they have been gathered by reporter.
| frU q the surviving passenger.
about O'Clock yesterday afternoon, the G. rn-wheel
| steamer Fanny Fern, Capt. Ben. Woodward ON her
way from ST. Lour when Just at the head Of Bosleys
Bar, above North Ber1 about IL miles below tbs
city hurst her middle boiler with mos, terrific noise
he exploded part forced up and forward, carry
ing with il all but three rooms III the short CABIN the
| forward guard, the Texas, and the p.lohouse The
| boiler was carried q distance of seventy or eighty
| wards from the boat. and sunk in the river.
| Immediately following the explosion the cabin and
every part Of the boat was filed with steam and the
widest confusion ensued, rendering anything like sys-
tenn order utterly impossible. In the cabin there
were twelve male aud two female passengers and on
| deck eleven males and three females-twenty.eigh
passengers in ALL The survivors represent the crash
which followed the first explosion as terrible and deaf
enng the upper portion OF the steamer falling in
| General upon he lower deck, as the underworld
was carried away by the exploded boiler.
Capt. Woodward Was standing upon the starboard
| guard taking with Mr.. Thompson, the mate, and was
blown by the explosion INTO the river, and has not
since been seen. lie was undoubtedly drowned. The
mate thrown against the railing to which he held
on until he recovered from the conclusion, and mme
dately got out the he-boa and made effort to
the passengers, in which he was fortunately sue
| cessul.
The first clerk, Alfred J. Rogers, and the second
clerk, Harvey Drum, both of Pittsburgh, were in the
Office over the boilers, and both throwna distance
OF about Sixty YARDS INTO the river atd were picked
| by the lieboat and conveyed to the Indiana shore
Mr. Rog r. had his face hands and feet very severely
scalded and Doctor Fishback who attends him at the
Broadway Hotel thinks he is injured internally. Mr.
Drum was scalded on the face, hands and arms but
| less severely. He is also at the Broadway.
| A lady and child, whose name Is not known,
ON her way from 81. Louis 10 some place about -
miles back of Maysyic, who came on board at Louis
| Vile were drowned. After the boat was iu flames
the mother rushed to the stern of the boat fastened
tho child Al her and IlDpel INTO the
She bad been deserted by her husband in Missouri and
had been given free passage to enable her to reach
| her friends. Both mother and child sunk and were
seen no more.
The cLambcrmaid, Hannah Thomas, from Allegheny,
Penn was blown out of the boat with pant of the
cabin considerable distance into the air, and was
seen to fall into the river, and was drowned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy of Pennsylvania, new
manied couple, on their way to their residence were
both drowned. MIS-. NJ. was upon the stern of
the boat terribly frightened and uncomfortable, and
finally jumped into the river Her husband VINO was
standing by her side followed to rescue her. but in the
effort TO secure floating plank both sunk To the bot
tom, locked in each others arms.
Andrew }. Kirkpatrick, cabin passenger, was
slightly scaded the back of the neck and right arm
but is able to walk about He is AT the Broadway.
w. Scott the pilot at the wheel at the time Of the
explosion fell among the ruins of the whee-house 10
the lower deck but escaped with but slight injuries.
Mr.. Wilson n deck passenger, an Eogilshman, on
his way to Canada, was blown into the river and
Mr. and Mis-. HariscD cabin passengers, from Ten
nessee thrown into the river, but were saved by
the life boat.
David Miller and John King, two Of the crew, were
thrown into the river by the explosion but were saved
John Hull the carpenter OF the boat, was blown
overheard but received no injuries. He succeeded in
reaching floating door, aud was successful in swim
ming ashore
james Maloy, Michael Donahue and John - the
latter boarded at Widow Maloys in Pittsburgh, all
deck hands, are supposed TO be drowned a. nothing
has been heard OF them since the clnIOslOn.
The porter Of the boat, James Anderson aged about
"a yeas from Nenia i, also ng, as the pantry
Two fremen, Thomas Walker and Robert Riddle
both colored, are known 10 be lost. Walker was
drowned, and Riddle killed by the explosion.
Roswell Beach a Waterman, was standing on the
.tarboard side of the bout and was thrown overheard
but subsequently made his way to the shore
All the persons who are known to be saved from
the wreck were conveyed 10 the Indiana shore and
along soon AFTER the injured scaded and escaped pas
sengers and were conveyed to this CITY ana prop
erly cared for. Many of the deck passengers, who
fortunately were unnjured took passage last nigh
on board The Hazel Dell to their various points OF
do stinaOn. Others remained III the city, IN charge O
friends, or as public charities.
TIE scALDED AT TIE COMMERCIAL HOSPITAL:
One of our reporter. visited the Commercial Hos
ptal last evening and found therein four Of the pas
senCcrs of the unfortunate Fanny Fern. The first
was Henry NJ. Casey of Philadelphia where his wife
resides, who was caDin passenger; scaldei pretty
severely.
phis. a shoemaker by trace, aged about - years;
hands and face badly -calded.
William Paul cabin passenger OIL the rem resi-
dent Of Canada West, on his way to Cincinnati from
ST. Louis He was in his state-room, dressing, and 10
an instant found himself among tie wreck and rub-
bsh He succeeded in gaining the shore, bady
scalded.
John w. Kerr, a canal boatman from Allegheny,
PA got on board at Louisville to go to Pittsburgh
his friends reside at Braddocks Field. lie was si'
ting in the cabin hen the explosion occurred talking
TO another gentleman, and had just remarked that
seemed US though the steamer was getting pretty not
He is horribly scadcd all over the body head ana
face and presents most painful appearance. There
is barely possible chance for HIN to survive us
| injuries. -.
Henry W. Casey lying in his berth in the
cabin on the upper deck, at the time oil the sApio-
sion In an instant after he found himself on the boiler
deck surrounded and partly covered with the runs Oh
the cabin. lie managed to extrlcate himself, ana sue.
ceeded in getting into boat, which conveyed MN -
the shore He was Scalded all over the body ieet,
face and head; his hair and eyebrows were baby
burned and a severe wound inflicted upon MS beaa'
All of the scalded persons who were conveyed totae
Commercial Hospital were promptly cared ior py 1as
Superintendent and physicians, and but one John W.
Kern was dangerously scslded.
IvcIpENT..
A young man about seventeen years oi age haineu
Thomas burke, New-lOrker, Mss working ms pass
age from st. Louis 10 Pittsburgh. After the eaR.o
SION he rushed 20 the HURRICANE ucChi an"
in launching the yawl boat when fireman manner Io
jim, jumped in, and aided in picking up three cao.n
passengers who floating upon pieces oil the wieck,
and conveyed them TO the shore. He then, win one
of the mates rowed back to the boat, when was py
this time in blaze and some ten or twelve otpefs
Jumped in and were landed on the Indiana side OF the
river third trip was made to the steamer, out no
person wac to be seen, and the intrepid young rvei
men saved what was possible III the way OIL 9sgsase.
Young Burke, who was instrumental, no doup, IN
ssng number of lives last night slept 10 the Ham
mond street stationhouse.
PEKsoss KNOWN OF SUPPOSED 10 DE- LOST.