The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-07-03
ORDER As TO THE PETITION
Explosion o. the staamsr renasy!vaaI'-

If the most hcaft-Tonding disasiffs It has
ever been our duty "a record The largo
and spacious steamer Pennsylvania,
while ascending tn Mississippi river.
near the foot of Bcrdlw island. about 8
u'clpck eu sunday morning. exploded her
loilrrs, tearing away part 81 the cabin.
There il no describing th" dreadful
sconr. in which thousands OF fragments
If the cal IA seemed as II lying feathers
in the air. mingled with the mangi"d
bodies Of the killed many Of whom irll
back on The boilers in the general wreck
Of timber. The boat tioatel on down.
Capt kieiaielter. who was in the blrhor
shop at the time. WAS instantly 40 his
post aud ordered anchor cast The
anchor lre parted, however, and the
wreck Heated on down; wool boat was
hailed. The owner. Mr. Harrison, came
to the immediate rescue; the dead, dying
and wounded. as-well aa the living. were
put on the wood boat. save few who
could not hr taken oil before the wreck
took FIRE. Al one time the wood boat
seemed as il adhcring to the wreck and
much serious apprehension was felt rs to
the prospect of some two hundred being
burned up in the wood boat Owing.
however to the energy and decision oi
purpose of few noble and daring
spirits, such Of whom mention Is made
ia series Of resolutions herewith trauH.
rnitted, the wood boat after being scpa-
rated was drawn over 10 Ship and Battle
lslano. where they Witnessed the wre, X
Ia l.t .ft.a.sft
If about ten mnntcs, and where they
remained until about o'clock. when ,he
steamer Imperial. bound for New Or
leans. was hailed aud tuwed the wood
boat down ia Austin
Whom the wood boat was FIRST drlfled
over TO the Island large number Of ibn
unliilured passengers volunteered tp re-
main ON the fence. in order 10 Hight up
the boat 50 tina, she NIGH, dlil, on down
70 Austin IN order that the wounded
might obtain medical assistance. 1t was
found npracticabic to manage the boat
short Distance hrluw where The uAl.
iurcd passengers were lift, until the In.
pcrial came along. hence those on the
ieucc on the oycrllowcl island, were loit
there until the Kate Frisboc camc up,
about four O'Clock.
The scene during the evening and
night ON the Kate Frisbcc was If a most
appalling character The whole cabin.
from stem 10 stern was thr0ngod with
the dead, wounded, aud dying. You
could scarcely ,ook around without SEQ
ing as It were. some strangely distorted
figure bearing the human form, gasping
wifi the death rattle in his throat.
Alas the apparently silent horror Of
death seemed as ii only occasionally re-
iic1ed by the shrek Of some more acute
and loss dcadcncd snlcrcr As they
died they were taken ont ou the guards
and laid out with every care and at
tcn,ion
The Frisbee, though having done but
her duty has dome il most uohlv. When
Capt. Mason learned that n complmon-
'ary resolution, in reference to the noble
conduct Of himself and officers as well
as passengers, he simply stated that he
and they had but done their duty. for
which they but deserved the respect of
humanity, yet all must feel and testify
10 the unparalleled generosity. Kindness.
and attention Of both the officers and
passengers. Everything was as free as
the water that flowed down the Missis-
sippi, aud every possible attention was
given to those whose necessities required
1t. \ collection was taken M amount.
ing 70 near one hundred and Glty dbl
lars, all Of which viii bc properly dis
tfibuted among those who may most
need human aid
The following IS a lbt Of the Killed and
wounded, as far as asccrtaincd The
Pennsylvania. il is thought, had about
$50 passengers on board
PASSENGERS Losr, Joseph PLAN. Texas,
Lewis J. Black; Father Delcross. New
Orleans; Emanuel Genapas; Mrs. Witt
aud daughter Mrs Fulton, Of ST.
Louis; f. Gleason New York Foster
Hurst, negro trader New Orleans; II
i. Nichols, Of Gonzales, Texas; DENIS
corcorau, New Orleans.
About one hundred and twouty pcr
SONS. including deck hands and passen.
gers, were on the llslhuat. An English
gentleman from Cuba who had horses,
name unknown, and has sister near
burlington, Illinois, left brother in
Cuba, is lost end horses also lost.
Mr. Linter, John Sinkhorn, James
Bewiea, James Burns and WIN. Wood
lord, all Of Louisville.
Mr.. Lacky Grand Lecturer Masonic
Fraternity for Mississippi
PASSENGERS lsJrHrp -Gustalr Karlalp,
Havana, badly scalded; II Fshee. New