, 1860-11-09
CHICAGO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1860

FRIDAY, NOVEMB1
lowetmost parts Of the wreck, In which case
they will not probably be recovered till the
hull Of the propeller is raised-
4 few minutes before the accident, Walter
Hale, son Of Martin Hale, Of this .city, Was
seen standing over the engine looking down
upon It. he has not been stnce se%h, aud
there remains no hope but that hs WIS one Of
the victims Of this sad calamity. -.
There ia . report that one Aof the German
girls above referred to, with her ffAthez, are
among the killed The report needs sontlr-
nation, and it is hoped may be euttrely IN,
founded. >; :.
TIE INJURED. =
Robert stoddard, list Mate, il at the Farmers
Hotel under care Of Dr.. Walker. He is in}urA
ed severely but not seriously, and will be III
right In few days. The following Is Ill.,
statement:
ten minutes before the accident; ilaf The boat by
is s1s iao On III the sSa ssd sasS
@ ii I'll asy s ssS
sion canc something xfrucF mo on The b.rF f12d
across me IN nv Kin. w nv ~ fert were 1<ee fr1sIiRy
nc oat vas - ~ % $aea 81 5*1snehed by bln hsaIea
The escape Of Henry c. Bum IL & clerk Of
Of the Globe, was something morc than mar
vel1ous. Hc cwas writing in his otf1ce, upon q
standing desk, under which wss an iron safe,
Weighing about three hundred pounds. sud-
denly he heard the explosion. and felt himself
hurled into the air. The safe itsc1f vns b1ov.
clear of the steamer. md in lte descent rasse,
through the roof of thc dock md landed nm
the ton ri n wood nile wha,a It rou; uso Mr.
purns rscaned with severe Int mt danoaron.
cpts and bru;ses Tbc following IL b,s sta...
ment.
vas stand,no At mr. deal. In the r1ert.. o.Bcc
writing: The safe was underneath the deet little
The expi6sion sseing @ G A. II ten thoss.na an c.naaa
wese firing, and felt tie rush Of things and myself
eanesin and to axud hot Steam o or MIR nir ciat az
my mouth, keeping 1t closed long as could hold
5 o u tSrs fes ~ be, isnas
itwas on ny hands and knees, landed on the
nyhsnd on lie Gisht haud pociet of nv naiss.
loons containing ny portetnonaie, and finding that
eant,nts Wcre cone niceet M 1wn As ~ ~ stra,
quarter dollars that had fallen ont Of my pocket,
ed ne. 1 thcn walked fosward. and rom H. 1'on1
and lamensss IN my hip, felt thst had been in-
dor to the room. and fben tnrne re IN n
| and went to he'd.
Another narzo" escape was that Of Q. IT,
salisbury, we'll known citizen. He was On
board looking to consignment, and vas
In n I'm
gangway, when he found himself suddenly car
ricd ont and along the dock witha force and
speed that left him very little time to study
means, manner or end. He was conscious Of
IN explosion, Of n shower Of missiles, from the
descent Of which, as he crouchcd halfstunned
upon the ground, he instinctiyely protected
his head with his arms, which were much
much bruised, as WAS his entire peraon, By fall
ing fragments.
Nelson Ludington, we'll known citizen,
WIS driving In his buggy along North Wells
atrcet, when the descent Of large fragment
completely wrecked the vehicle, severely In
49,
1af1ns mr. L. lie was able to proceed home
@ flo,a ae,th r,s ru H. ' s'sps
~"''~'> "'~' e'J '"J"'eo 1o'"1
the head
John Hoff. f,rr1nan deck hnnf1 hr1on1;no
r, n.n~, es
IN DuHaio, mad Ills lcS Dsokcn and WIS badly
scaldcd Tie ,vas taken IN thc Marine Hosp;.
-, ~ n.-.n,.'r
tal. 1T Fo"cll informed us last evening that
nc sn ap1on'ty tasan Or ,a hle ,,.
a man taken 10 Inc Marine Hospital delirt
Gus and very dangerously hurt rave his fame.
;n l.r,, ,.t.-..7 c...,.. g.. ~
III q 'ac'a lntefsa, a. onafieH 0nee' -1sfa nc
belonged in Buffalo, He is not recoenised as
euch hr f,,n+ pro++ ,or aooe ~. ,,,rra .,,,,..-
ou-" - e*4p' A1"st, no. 0oeo a19 nAu4e appear
upon the clerks List. 1t was thought he could
not survive last uicht,
Besides those more seriously injured wcrc
quite number Of persons both On the dock
aud in the streets adjoining. tbat received
slight bruises from the FILLING fragments which
lie scattered throughout several blocks extent
WHO WE'RE ON BOARD.
Capt. Pratt ut the time Of the disaster vns On
South Water street, He furnishes the follow
ing: