New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-02
THE EXPLOSION or THE STEAMER ST
NICHOLAS.
FILL PARTICULARS.


The stramer St Nicholas. Capt. McMulen, from
ST louis exploded her boilers at Island Sixty, under
full headway at 10 o'clock Sunday night last, Aprii
a. 1852 by which nearly sixty lives were lost, and
tbe boat with laige and valuable cargo, entirely de-
s,roved. The destruction of life by tins accident was,
perhaps, greater in proportion TO the number OF souls
on board than was the case on the occasion OF tho
memorable explosion of the pennsylvania, winch oc-
CURED near the place in the Spring OF last year
Below we give the full particulars of this dreadful
disaster so far have been able to gather the-
THE BOAT.
The ST. Nicholas what might be termed al old
boat having been built at Piitsburg IN 1888.
TIE Explosion
took place as before stated at 10 o'clock Sunday
night at the head of st. Francis Island. II rs the
onpiop of a the survivors that all the boilers OF the
boat exploded a, one time, causing Il complete and
instant wreck Of the boat. As is usual IN snch cases.
no reasonable cause be assigned Tor the accident
The boilers Of the boat, though somewhat DID, were
considered safe when properly attended To, and the
engineers said to have been attentive and careful.
THE BURNING OF TIRE BOAT.
Immediately after the explosion the boat took lire,
the flames spreading with great rapidty, and quickly
enyeloping the whole boat in sheet Of flame. No
imagination conceive, pen depict, the dreadful
horrors of the heart-rending scene which was pre-
sented at the moment when the glow of the flames
from the burning boat revealed the sad picture. The
mind shudders To contemplate II, and the heart sckehs
over the fearful reflection.
THE DEATH OF CAPT. M'aULLEN.
In the vast records disasters which have occurred
on our Western waters there is nothing To compare
with the heroism exhibited by Capt. McMulien, the
commander of the Inflated st. Nicholas. AT the time
of the explosion he watch and was in the pilot
house heavy piece Of timber, displaced by the ex-
ploson caught his feet and held him fast. BY almost
superhuman effort he discngaged his right foot but his
LEFT still remained fast During this time he exhibited
great solciudc for the safety of persons on the boat,
and not until the flames had come within reach Of his
own body did he exhibit any anxiety for HIM
self Then finding he could not release himself he
nploed those in reach of his veice to relieve him from
his dreadful dilemma, requesting Mt last that some
would bring and but off his leg. Every exertion
made to relieve him, bnt without avail, and tho
noble captain and true man was consumed 10y the
flames meeting death manfully at his post.
FEMALE HERoIsM.
One of The most affecting incidents of this entire
tragedy occurred in the conduct of Miss Kennedy.
She was thrown by the explosion from her stae-room
into the river and hoated down TO the stern Of the boat
when she caught her hand in Of the rings attached
to the hull, aud hung in that perous dilemma, when
death stood threatening upon either hand. To loose
her hold to sink into the waves, and to hold on
WAS To burn with the wreck To which she was cingng
every moment being an age OF alternating hope and
despair She remained in this position until the hamex
actually burned the hair and skin from her headthe
only pant OF her body above the water, except the
hand by which she chung 10 the wreck, and that
burned to a crisp. While in this awful suspense and
suffering intensely from the heat, such her pres
encc of mind and her wonderful heroism, that n
man, who was worse stunned perhaps, than herself,
by the explosion floating by her, in drowning
condition she seized him by the hair with her olsen.
gagged hand and held his face out Of the water until
skf brought 10 the of both. IL often falls
to the strong Of TO assist the helpessness Of
woman but in this instance the strength of endurance
and courage that was stronger than her arm, made
the preseryer of herself and Of the stronger
TIE KILLED, wOUSDED AND SAVED.
Below will be found full lsts of the killed, wounded,
missing and saved, which we believe is accurate
il is possible to make them under the circumstances.
Cap- MoMuLLES Of the st. Nicholas.
Mrs CLINE clerks wife.
Mrs. DuSsIcA, clerks cousin
Mrs HcKSIGHT.
Mrs CHRYsvP, Pttsheh I'LL
Mr. CHRYsUP. Pttsheld, III.
One Lady, with babe-nsuue unknown
WV FaULEsER McGresory's Landing Iowa.
Joan JESgINs, second engineer.
WILLIAM fEw, frs, engineer.
JOIN BOND cabin boy.
JANIS aud kitty PoEs, Nauyoo.
Thirteen deck hands and fremsn missing unknown
Ps.try cooL
Law WADE. berh-maker, Ottawa, H.
2Berth msten; names unknown.
siIs s' j.tHso as hrs ffSs%Bcmaid St. Louis.
fiye slave women. Psntryman.
T. ID. AEaoR.
One gentleman from Baton Rouse--nane unknown
EDWARD sTEFEEss pilot, ST. Louis
BADLY ScALDgD.
Brs @ GLrNE chief elert Of the boat, g. Loni. Mo.
yosA MeAtrry saIseeP,T slightly, s, Louis, NJ.
JACOB LAsCsIEs, passenger, Pittsburgh Penn
ne casTss . as:Snss sssTTfn ,s s PENN
mi's HELEN KENNEDY, cousin Of b. O. 0LIsE, Brunswk
RosE ST. JOIN tcoIOred eh4rnbernsid Hsworan. Louis.
WN. PassYRaEER wStehmsn St. Louis.
FRED MILLER, fireman
~ ii. REYNOLDS Sioux City
Gro hIRGLE, fireman since died
ID. Cars Pennington, III.
ANDY STICK, fireman; since died.
'So' LVahLcK fireman since did.
scALDED, But NOT SERIOUSLY
II. GILLIAN, second clerk
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