Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-02-04
Explosion Of the Fanny Fern-Fourteen
Persons Killed

Cincinnati Gazette of the goth.
About 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
he stern-wheel steamer Fanny Fern,
Captain Ben Woodward, on her way
from st. Louis, when just at the head OF
Bosley's Bar, above North Bend, about
miles below this city, burst her mid
lie boiler, with most terrific noise
The exploded part was forced mp and
forward, carrying with it all but three
rooms in the short cabin, the forward
guard, the Texas, and the pilot house.
The boiler was carried distance of sew
enty or eighty yards from the boat, and
sunk in the river.
Immediately following the explosion,
the cabin and every part of the boat was
filled with steam and the widest confu-
sion prevailed, rendering anything like
system ororder out ofthe question. lnthe
cabin there were twelve male and two
female passengers, and on the deck eleY-
en- males and three females-2s passen-
engers in all. The survivors represent
the crash which followed the first explo-
sion as terrible and deafening, the up
per portion of the steamer falling in one
general mass upon the lower deck, as
the underworld was carried away by the
exploded boiler.
Capt Woodward was standing upon
the starboard guard talking with Mr.
4 Thompson, the mate, and was blown by
the explosion into the river, and has not
been seen since. He was undoubtedly
drowned, The Mate was thrown against
the railing, to which he held on until he
recovered from the conclusion, and i'm
mediately got out the life be at and made
an effort to save the passengers, IN which
he was fortunately successful.
The first clerk, Alfred ]. Rogers, and
the second clerk, Harvey Drum, both OF
Pittsburg, were in the office over the
boilers, and both were thrown distance
of about 60 yards into the river, and
were picked up by the life-boat and con
veyed to the Indiana shore. Mr.. Ro-
gers had his face, hands and feet very
severely scalded, and Dr. 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 I1Olel.
All of the persons who are known to
be saved from the wreck, were convey
ed to the Indiana shore, and the train OF
he Ohio and Mississippi railroad com
NO along soon after, the injured, scaldcd
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 on board the Hazel Dell, to
their various points of destination.-
Others remained in the city, in charge
Of friends, or as public charities.
NAMES OF THOSE KNOWN TO BE sCALDED
John Flynn, on his way from st. Louis
to Philadelphia; hands and face badly
scaldcd.
William Paul, a cabin passenger on
the Fern, resident of Canada West, on
his way to Cincinnati from St. Louis.
John w. Kerr, a canal boatman from
Allegheny, Pa, was horribly scalded all
over the body, head and face, and pres
ents most painful appearance. There
is barely possible chance for HIM to
survive his injuries.
Henry w. Casey was sealded all over
the body, feet, face and head; his hair
and eyebrows were badly burned, and a
severe wound inflicted upon his head.
Alfred J. Rogers, first clerk, severely
scalded.
Harry Drum, second clerk, slightly.
Andrew j. fitzpatrick, slightly.
Several others were more or lsss seal
ded and burned or injured by the tim
bers and rubbish in the first explosion,
but none of them severely so.
PERSONS KILLED.
Capt. Benz. Woodw and.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy, of Pa.
William Wilson, an Englishman.
James Anderson, porter of the boat.
James Maloy, deck hand.
Michael Donahue,
James Cavanaugh, Pantryman.
Thos. Walker, Fireman, (colored,)
drowned.
Robert Riddle,
killed by the explosion.
Widow Lady and Child-name not
known.
Hannah Thomas, chambermaid.
THE FATE OF THE STEAMER.
The explosion of the bodies scattered
the fire from the furnace, and IN few
minutes the boat was in flamesA The
passengers who were uninjuredl rar
wildly about, and several jumped over
board and were drowned, while Others
were picked up by the small boats and
convened to the shore. Those who were
saved describe the scene as one OF the
greatest CONSERVATION, the passenger
who were not thrown overheard by the
explosion, running about shrleking ant
screaming i'll the widest manner.
The steamer headed for the Kentucky
shore. after the explosion, and gradually
floated down the river, and at distance
of a mile and n half from the scene o
the catastrophe, burned to the water
edge, when the hull sunk within 30 fee
of the land.
Terrible Tragedy III Marion County, KY.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. p.
| have Just learned of terrible trag
edv which occurred i'll Marion Co, Ken
lucky on Thursday, the 2lSt.
MIR Van Cleave, wealthy farmer Inv
inc in that county, logged his negr'
woman severely, when the HUSBAND 0
the woman (also slave belonging t.
Mr.. Van Cieave) became very angry an'
used insulting language to his master
whereupon his master ordered HIM to b
tied mn and whipt also, but while the,