The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-02-02
The Explosion Of the Fanny Fern.
Further Particulars.

a.
We copy from the Cincinnati Gazette the sub.
joined additional particulars of the recent calamity
on the Ohio river:
board guard, talking with Mr.. Thompson. fhs
mate, and was blown by the explosion into The
river. and has not since been seen He WAS nm.
doubtedly drowned. The mate was thrown against
the railing. to which ne held on until he recovered
from the coneussion, aud Immediately got out the
liis-bost and made an effort to save the passengers
IN which he was fortunately successful.
The first clerk, Alfred J. Rogers, aud the second
clerk. Harvey Drum, both of Pittsburgh, were In
the Office over the boilers, and both were thrown
distance of about 60 yards into the river, and
were picked mp by the life-boat and conveyed TO
the Indiana shore. Mr. Rogers had his face. hands
and feet very severely scalded, aud DR.. Fishback,
who attends him at the Broadway Hotel, thinks he
is injured internally.
widow lady aud child. whose name is not
known, on her way from st. Louis to some place
about So miles back of Maysville, who came on
board at Louisville were drowned. Aftor the boat
was In hames the mother rushed to the stern of
the boat, fastened the child to her person, and
jumped into the river. She had 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 chambermaid, Hannah Thomas. from Ale
ghaay, Pa, was blown out Of the boat with a part
of the cabin considerable distance into the air
and was seen to fall into the river, and was drown
cd.
A Dir. and Mrs. Murphy. of Pennsylvania. n new
married couple, on their way to their residence,
were both drowned. Mrs. NJ. was seen upos the
stern Of the boat, terribly frightened. and uncou
trollabe. and finally jumped into the river Her
husband who was standing by her side followed
to rescue her, but in the effort to secure floating
plank both sunk to the bottom, locked In each
others arms.
Andrew J. Kirkpatrick, cabin passenger, was
slightly sealded on the back of the neck and right
arm, but is able TO walk about.
W. Scott, the pilot at the wheel at the time OF
the explosion, fell amongst the ruins of the wheel
house to the lower deck, but escaped with bu.
slight injuries.
on his way to Canada, was blown into the river
and drowned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison, cabin passengers, FROM
Tennessee were thrown into the river, but were
saved by the life-boat.
John Hull, the carpenter of the boat, was blown
overheard, but received no injuries. lie succeeded
in reaching floating door, and was successful In
swimming ashore.
James Maloy, Michael Donahue and John Ia ne
gro,) all deck hands, are supposed to be drowned
as nothing has been heard of them since the ex-
ploson.
The porter of the boat. James Anderson aged
about "a years, from Xena is also missing, as is
the pantryman, James Zavanaugh, from Pitts
burg.
Two firemen, both eolored, Thomas Walker and
Robert Riddle, are known to be lost. Walker was
drowned. and Riddle killed by the explosion.
All the persons who are known to be saved from
the wreck, were conveyed to the Indiana shore.
aud the train of the Ohio and Mississippi railroad
coming along soon after, the njured, scalded and
escaped passengers and crew were conveyed to this
city, and properly cared for. Many of the deck
passengers who, fortunately, were uninjured, took
passage last night board the Hazel DELL to their
various points of destination. Others remained in
the city, in charge Of friends, or as public char
tie.
One of our reporters visited the Commercial
Hospital, last evening, and found therein four OF
the passengers of the unfortunate Fanny Fern. The
first was Henry VI. Casey, OF Philadelphia, where
his wife resides, who was cabin passenger; scali.
ed pretty severely.
John Flynn, on his way from st. Louis to phila
delphia, a shoemaker by trade aged about 25 years.
hands and face badly scalded.
William Paul, a cabin passenger on the Fern,
resident of Canada West, on his way to Cincinnati
from st. Louis. He WAS in the stateroom. dressing
and in instant found himself anon gst the reck
aud rubbish. He succeeded in gaining the shore,
badly scaded.
John W. Kerr canal boatman from Allegbany,
Pa, got on board at Louisville, To go to Pittsburg
his friends reside at Braddocks Field He was sit
ting in the cabin when the explosion occurred
and had just remarked that it seemed as though
the steamer WAS getting pretty hot. lie is hOrri-
bly, scalded all over the body, head and face, and
presents most painful appearance. There is
barely possible chance for him to survive his in-
juries.
Henry W. Casey was lying In his berth in the
cabin, on the upper deck, at the time of the explo
sion. In an instant after he found himself on the
boiler deck, surrounded aud partly covered with
the ruins of the cabin. He managed to extricate
himselfand succeeded in getting into boat which
conveyed him to the shore. He was scalded all
over the body, feet, face and head; his hair and
eye brows were badly burned, aud severe wound
inflicted upon bis head.
young man about seventeen years of age,
named Thomas Burke. New Yorker, was working z
his passage from St. Louis to Pittsburg. After the
explosion he rushed to the hurricane deck, and
succeeded in launching the yawl boat, when fire.
man Ianed Jim, jumped in, and aided in picking
up three cabin passengers who were floating upon
pieces of the wreck, and conveyed them to shore.
lie then, with one of the mates, rowed back to the
boat, which was by this time in blaze, aud some
ten or twelve others jumped in, and were landed
on the Indiana side OF the river. A third trip was
made to the steamer, but person was to be seen,
and the intrepid young riyer-men saved what was
possible in the way of baggage.