New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-19
TWO HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
LIST OF THE KILLED, IsJURED AND SAVED.
STATEMENTS OF THR SURVIVORS
Fro~ he 81 Lo.i. ptne.rat ysre,L


in The ist Of tie disasters ard excistaont which
BY reason 81 the eres; food prevail in our city sad
tie surrounding country there Inc yesterday svsass
most s,nnrii sloCk Of news r., m the Lo yer Msss-
sppi, which il horror ecpsed ali others The stesmx
Pennsylvania hsd blown up below Memphis on n
cay rn.rnirg and buried TO the ~sters edge c.usrg
tie Ices Of ii ore thsn one runeTed lives!
TIE fol owirg is lit Of the oss saved aud inju I'd
so fsT IS l. at prssep, known:
Losr-Fa,her Delioss Mrs Witt and dsaEher Foster Hurt
Bsussher sri Denuis Corco,sn Of Ees odesns s.spS
Plan Of Texas. Mrs Futon Of ST. L-qi: G;ea.oe Of NY
H. 3 hlchos Of Texas Mr. Ls'key Of M. NJ Ssiaet Joan
ftLon IsEss posis Jsm c. Bs a. wod.sd .aot
rsu ircr cuba Who IA, Sister ivUs near Bahns;5u c.I
B, F1s Sn s.nBy c. a S e s.,t
Xae Bspch L. Vel, of toe French ope Henry C.usas
M1t Kelly q St eu. SAMUEL M.rt'o Psnos,lv.ni. Ch,dss
stone Ct Eshyi,e Daniel Eeese Of KeotGs AID s.sl
RosoT. Brohe't Of coIanbus oHiO, Jane, Mcconri CO...
BackeTs Il EewYoIk Chsis Ashbrook Of ). Loas Cl9t
j. " Fa.fs.e Il bestcn Hruiy Shuts Matthew Com n,oSs
aad s,er May Ellen. of ,hs New 0rssa. cOny,nti G No
Cn.br Of New 0Le~ l',ae Tee Of Ss nO5e wm Broth
K.utacky A. L. Bartlett, wife add chhd Of NewystI A.
mat' saa ~i W @ MePtS% vile ',d sSs Of ;. LSai.
York John H. Creighton Of Springfield D. aud henry Etx Of
orrIcERs Gap. Kloefete1 uninjured O Wood, secaa
clerk slightly injured herry Clements Of ST Louis third clerk
Dsr,i.e second ogneer dead Abner Martin h ms dsa-
serousy wouadec sceoui mste unsno~u badly lti
WIN Jackson Of Lexington. bar keeper slightly scaled Mr.
lie Pennsy lyalii was on her way from Nex-0r.
lesus 10 It. Louis, and wss owned by Capt. Kline
fetsI George Black n Co aid ths two engiaeers.
Tie boat ard csfgo are total loss.
TIE Penneyvapia Was bound here from New-Or-
leans and to leave sgain for the South on Saur.
day.
She was valuable steamer, built at Pittsburgh,
and probably Nsured there.
Der commander Capt John Klinefelter, is al old
boamsn ara had tbs reputation OF being one OF the
most careful and efficient r'vermen on any OF the
Western rivera Whatever may hSvs been the cslss
Of the fearful disaster it doubtless of the nature
of thoe causes which ca1pot be fofeieen or guarded
against
The bost, having been destroyed by explosion, her
policy of insurance. If any, is yitisted. gentlsnn
rferns that Capt Klineielter was heard toremsrk
lot long since that he oended rot to iosnfe his boat
suy more as be had always been very fortunate Tao
river.
We ale under many obg 4tions TO our esteemed
fellow citizen tie Hoa Washington Klag, who came
Up on the Diana last eGerng, for an eccoun. OF the
terrible disaster which has almost mo0cpslzsd the
public attention for the last two days.
Quite mistake occurred in the announcement that
Mr. Krg AVE up on the A." Pennsylyania."
lie lett New. Orleans the Diaus aud aid no! roach
the scene f the horrible catastrophe until elk nouns
after the explosion.
FIRST INITIATION OF THE DISASTER.
Tie first irtimsOn that the passengers OF the Diana
received Of the accident was from q signal gwen oy
the inhabitsuts of log cabin, about 10 miles above
Helena. The cabin WAS psrtlsly suomerged aud
upon coming up to within snort 1isssnSs OF II .eey
sufferers yrg there badly burned and soalded. Taey
took the poor peop pie aboard and upon hearing from
tho m that many Of the survivors were on bosrd the
Imuerial some seven or eight miles below, Cspt. Stur-
GeOn ordered the pilot to round about, and returned
down the river to where the Imperial lay
Upon arriving at the place .whsre the lupefislay
the Disra found alongside Of her the Steamer Kss
Frisbee.
THE APPEARANCE OF THE CABIN or THE KATE PRIsBgg.
Mr. King rays the cabin floor of the Kate Fisbee
presented tee most horrible sight he ever Witnessed.
From one end 10 the other lay, hu idod together, the
wounded, the dying and the dead. The ar resounded
with the cries Of Of pain, ald tho voices OF
TIE dying growing fsiLter and fainter, until the lips
were sealed made an impression upon the mind never
TO be eraeed.
SISTERS or CHARITY.
Through the crowded cabin could be seen q oouple
Of the SISTERS of Charity" first heretben there
wandering through tho thrcnged hospital like angel
visitants, speaking en- encouraging word to one-af'
ftrding temporary relief TO ano.her-whispenog
prayer with hird-mutteripg blessing upon the
expiring No effort was spared by them in their work
They came az passengers on the Pennsylvanis, and
being in the ladies' cabin at the tiue Of the sK.
p0sIOn, were saved.
TIE IMPERIAL.
TIE Imperial was also C DIVIDED with the survivors.
Her cabin floor was put to the same ule as the FRS
bee and every officer ON either boat spared no pains
to render every assistance it their DO yer to
tdOid.
PASSENGERS RESCUED FROM THE DIANA.
Tie Diana took about 100 Of the survivors from The
Imperial ara about % or II of the badly wounded.
Ste left the wounded ct Memphis, where they
taken TO the ilcsptal. Half Of them, a. least could
LOT p. selby recover.
The passengers ofthe Diena Contributed 200 toward
deayir their experses a. the Hospital. AS mspy of
the survivors "a desired to do so came up on the
Diais to Cairo.
THE OPERA TROUPE.
There WIS en opera troupe an board the Peunsylvt
Ma On their way from New. Orleans to ST. Louis.
No e the msle members were killed Some three
OF four put of at Memphis by the Diana, to DO
conveyed to the hOsptsF. There was large poruy
mou il the company, whose rame 10 not known, whs
was put 4 at Memphis. His arms ard hands were
burned r. crisp, and from his internal sufsrogs It
was evident no had Inhaled the hot steam. Hs used
to sirg With Madame Dovries in this city; bss
singer, wore G large ,pusteche, and was Of vey
heavy bald. lie cannot possibly survive.
D. Mr. Kipg, in conversation with the survivors wh1
csme up on the DIANA learned the following psrcu.
lars
CAUSE OF IHE EXPLOSION.
The first fireman Of the Peunsy anis has been On
Ter III e. her fret trip. DE states that they had jass
ceszed cut the Ye bed and start d fire. when the
ploson took place. lie attributes the Cause t. want
81 wster tie bolsrs. There were two explosions IN
quick succession. lie was blown into the water over
the side of tie beat.
THE EXPLOSION.
The boat separated fiom a lire drawn across the
boat fl m the bsrOer-shop ard pantry. Thoee Who
we're IN the forward part were all more or less injured;
these in he eft portion were scarcely touched. a
double stateroom divided by the partition Of tho
boat; those in the forward beths were killed. those 10
TIE rear not in tee least injured. Capt. Kline
cter at the NONE nj was in the barber-shop undergo
ing the process Of being shaved and he was sH
bsrmeG IN toe least particular. passenger stated @
Mr. ng that the boat was 60 Gro 1ded thst he had
"a m in in with fan