The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-06-19
TERRIBLE STEAMB0Afa DISASTER i
Destruction of the Pennsy lvania
oyER ONE MN DRIED LIVES L0ST-sscENEs
AND TNCIDEN7Sf

| The Memphis, TENN, papers ortbk os "h p"'
,iculars of the lees Of the steamer Pennsylvania,
about seventy miles below there, opposite the vii.
| age Of Wayne, by the explosion OF three of her
boilers. TIE explosion took place about o'clock
| IN Sunday morning The boat was not racing,
| and was only making about ten miles an hour
| The Bulletin says
| Az the time Of the explosion only few OF the
| ..b,n Messengers were out of their state-rooms.
/ MANY of them not being awake. This circum.
| .tance no doubt. was a fortunate one, ana saved
| many lives that would otherwise have been lost.
| "a the gentlemen when up congregated IN large
nomhers In the front part of the cabin, where the
greatest destruction Of life took place. The direc
i ton of the explosion seemed to he inward from
| the boi,ers The whole of the front Of the boat.
and particularly the upper parts. were shattered
70 pIecas and scarcely any one forward the wheels
| Of the steamer escaped death or injury.
| Immediately after the explosion, the boat took
Ere and burned rapidly. which added to the gen
eraI confusion, caused by the explosion. lot 81
spiri,s Of turpentine was stored in the hold which
| caught very soon, aud added additional horror 70
| he confsgration. The rapid spread OF the names
| rendered 1t necessary for the survivors on the
wreck to escape from it as hurr'ea,s hs p"s'p.e e
| and in the haste and confusion incident {" so has
| ty An exit many unfortunate creatures doubtless
| we're left b. hind, and perishedin the hames'
| Assoan as the explosion took place, Captain
| Klinefelter. who at the moment in the barber
| hon hurried forward and ordered the anchor to
| he cast This was Immediately done, but the
| strength of the current WAS such as TO part tpe
| hawser aud the wreck foatad down the stream -
At this moment the scene on the boat was IN the
\ highest degree distressing. The passengers were
| rushing to aud fro, crying out that the boat was
| IN fire; that she was sinking, etc. capt N en-
| ieavored for moment to still the tunnit and
auiet the fears of the excited passengers assuring
| them that if they would remain quiet all would
| be saved The boat by this time had, by the
course the current been carried rather near the
| shore. when n fatboat was observed TIED 10 the
! trees on the shore.
/ Cant KIine.elter had the life-boat of the Penn
| sylyania Immediately launched and in a few mo-
| ments brought the fiat alongside OF the RAFT The
passengers were all hurried aboard OF the natooat
| from the burning wreck, aud most of them found
| f,othod on it. Some of the German deck passen-
| gers were very 10th to leave the wreck without
their baggage. and several of them, it IL feared,
| were burned mp with the boat. The wreck by this
| time was almost one sheet Of flame, ana the nat
| boat was in great danger from the fire. With
| great difficulty the fiat was pushed on from the
burning wreck and secured TO the trees on shore,
| where it remained for six hours without any as
| sstance presenting Itself
| The steamers Diana and Kate Frisbee we're soon
| on the spot and picked up large number OF the
| passengers
| The steamer Diana arrived at our wharf on Suu-
day night at eleven o'clock bringing the first in
| tellicence of the disaster, and some ten of the
| wounded, which were landed here. She took on
| 20 St. Louis a number Of passengers aud some oil
the crew of the Inflated steamer. She gave the
| information here that the Frisbee below with
many of the sufferers, and the benevolent and no
blespirted citizaus of our city commenced prepa-
| ratipns for the proper reception OF tho uuf4rtu'
| nate. Mayor Baugh at once appointed large stan
Of physicaus aud surgeons of the city to meet the
boat at the wharf and attend to the wants OF the
| sufferers. while be aud many OF our prominent
| citizens waited snXiously for the arrival OF tue
steamer prepared TO render any assistance IN their
| power The Frisbee arrived at about three O'Clock
| on Monday morning, having on board many OF the
| wounded aud dying besides several persons who
| had died on the passage up. The sufferers were
immediately taken IN charge by our citizens, soue
| of them carried TO the Geyoso House. and others
| we're provided with comfortable quarters 10 the
| large aud well ventilated rooms OF the Exchange
| Building.
| The following is list of the killed:
| Father Delcros pastor OF the Catholic congtega
ton at Bolgny, parish Of Jefferson La, just above
| New OrieaDs. lie was badly scalded. and injured
| internally by inhaliug steam. His suferings were
| very agonizing and he expired on Sunday night,
| At 10 O'Clock, on board the Kate Frisbee, before
| that boat reached this city
Father Anthony, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, had
| beenion a visit to New Orleans and vas returning
| to his charge. He was taken from the wreck, and
conveyed on shore aud placed in house near the
| river. A young man, passenger on the III lated
boat. states that he saw him expire soon alter bis
| arrival at the house. in great agony.
| Mr. Leckie Grand Lecturer of the Grand Lodge
| of Masons for the State of Mississippi lost
! Joseph Pyrant, of Galveston. Texas, missing. He
| was on his way to Columbia, in this State, TO at
| tend the examination at the AthenGum, where he
| has a daughter at school.
| Lewis j Black, New Orleans, missing.
| Emanuel GeuOrns, missing
| Mrs Witt and daughter Mrs Fulton) of st Louis
| Gleason, of New York. missing.
| Fo>tar Hurst, negro trader, from New Orleans,
| IN ssing.
II =. Nicholas, of Gonzales. Texas, missing.
| Mr. Liutner, John Sinkhorn, Jas Bowles, Jas
Burnes and Vim Woodruff, all of Louisville, Ken
| tucky, and supposed 10 be lost
J I Botz was killed. rs was his children, George
| aud Phillip The third son waF brought 10 this
~i'y and died last evening a t the Exchange Build
ings.
morning. lie belonged to the Nc" Orleans ltai
ian Opera Troupe aud WAS on his way to Paris tc
spend.the summer. He was from near Stratsburg
France.
Capt Baker. from Boston, and Emanuel de Gen
eres also died at the Gayoso, yesterday.
, James DorriS, Chief Engineer, and John Bauts
cher, of New Orleans died on the Kate Frsbee
and were buried this morning.
| Joseph Smons 10y, from New Orleans, died
, at the Exchange Buildings yesterday:
Denis Corcorau. one Of the Founders, and FOL
many years principal editor OF the New orlean
e Delta. and at present editor of the New Orleau
Sunday Magnet, is among the missing.
| Among the passengers saved uuirjured, were A
C Horton, Ex-Governor of Texas, wife and son
H. A. Snead, of Va W. A Burwel and wife, o
North Carolina; Fred b Howard, of Philadelphia
agent for jules iIauei Co, perfuDers; Sls.e
| Mary CaWtine, OF the convent OF NOtFe DhIDe, NIL
waukie; Sister Mary Ellen, of St. Mary's Convent
, Emmett sburg, Maryland. and two young ladies
names unknown, in charge of The I'VE sisters
T f. Brown N. c C. b. &. Roberts, N. c., aud X
| ii. fe yior, of Tenu.
Among thsse saved, though injured, were ALDER
Martin. of Virginia, first mate badly scalded
Chas. Stone, of the Nashville Union; Capt J.
Fair field, of the ship Gulf Stream; Frank r. Jones
banker. of Mobile; l.. Villa, basso of the New Or
. leans Italian Opera Troupe He on his way t.
France aud lost 81, 0O0 and his clothing
j II Campbell of the firm of j. IL. Campbell
: Co New Orleans, had his feet badly scalded an,
is slightly bruised. but il is not considered dan
gerous. lie lost his trunk and $3.50 in cash.
s Harrison, of Yazoo City, is slightly scalde,
about the face and right hand but is not other 81
T injured. Mr.. II got aboard at Napoleon. He say
, he was up at the time of the explosion, standin.
| In his state room looking out of the window. III
sprang forward into the river and fell on the tor
: of piece of the wreck, which broke through ana
| let him into the water mp to his arms lie ther
managed to get upon the wreck, and while ther,
, | was taken of by Mr.. Busler, In a small canoe
Charles Stole, of Nashville. recently connected
with the ''Union and American" is slightly scald
ed about the arms and fs ce, aud shoulders He i,
doing we'll, and Is in good spirits Mr. S. was
, | sleeping In the same state room with Judge liar
ris lie says that the first thing he heard Aft e,
awakiDg, was q Kissing of steam, and felt hmsel
, going up in the air, and knocked about among
timbers, aud finally fell into the water, and sank
so deep that he thought he would never rise again
md when he did come up. it was under piece OF
the wreck, where he could get no air, and think
ing that be must drown or get out of that FIX
scrambled about, and finally succeeded in extrica
ting himself and rising above water, where be
could see his situation. Seeing so many frantic
persons in the wator about the wreck. he thought
it best to try and reach the shore, distance OF
several bundled yarfs, which he succeeded in do.
ing.
Judge W. N. Harris, Ct Memphis, was badly
sralicd.
f. q. Barrev. NJ. D., of Philadelphia n passen.
ger, had risen aud dressed himself before the ex-
plosion took place and escaped wholly uninjured,
receiving not a scratch DR.. Barry was passen-
| ger the excursion train on the North Pennsyl-
vapia railroad on the 5th of May, 1866 at the
time the dreadful accident happened that road,
| by which 200 persons were killed. This accident,
many of our readers will recollect, occurred to q
train containing many Sunday sch ,ol scholars, be-
cnnnnecafinns In Philadel L