New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-11-15
altlu G)tIsslls 4aiIu Grfstaat.
s.ss,loaso.. = e. IsEepsalar Globe II chieage
on RAT l.ogs OF I,IF!E

trpphe :
xhe citizens and tradesnen IN The Viciitty q
Ui&fk aHd Wells street bridges, were started az y
tsrfIlie rsport this morning, about e'csocR uioa
tAe north side of tle riser The same instant inc
dir Was eh9kad wifh beams tmsefs, spllnsssrs,
o0raw0ud ana coal wllieh aescshasa " =
by she EXPLOSION of tho boiler soi sRe propeller
Giahe. Capt Amos Prats, lying at Haie's dock, pc.
tween CLARK and Wells street bridges.
4sfe (sIabs le4t Buffalo one week ago this morn
iafr yfsf eiwfst 0r nine passengers and cargo Of
S8Ue Barrels spf apples, and q large quantity OF
afnvss and ether hardware. Size arrived at this
port dis morning at holt past 81 At the tine q
tho aSeiaen a The had left TIE boat.
the eneEileaFs gDi iiEeHen were III the engine room
taking 0Il cylinder head. The steam had been
h1ewno H from one Of the boilers and inc hEe pnl
1Ht The other boiler had hut Attse steaha 0l y
tt8y had just commenced geftaug " ZIP 20 moist
freight The second mate informs rs that there
were act more Imam ten pounds On az the time.
While thus aged lA0 boiler exploded with ter
rifle force tearing the propeller into atoms and
sreTing the hsusetpps, streets and the river with
Z Tie SntfutaT6a debris As soon possible a large
@Agsx al sirnmen, under the supervision of Chief
EnEiueen Harris, aided BIZ citizens, commenced
t5ak Aer station an the dock to be III readiness iii
casa III fire breaking ont In the hulk, but her
vices were not required
The following were taken out dead from the
rIinss Mary Ann Galden girl about 10 years Of
age, who was ON The dock picking nh apples Jas.
Hohhie. at years Of age, and formerly conductor
On THE stats street horse railway. He was on
board AZ tEe time, booking for some apples which
ind been consigned to him. Another body was
fsEeu ont but % terribly dislgured that, up to the
hour Ill gaisg TO press, it has not been identified.
Fasaiak Dsnahoe, who vas walking along the
west sifn Of Wells street., near the bridge, was
STRUCK hs D portion Of the arch, and instantly
hijiaas h;s head being dashed to pieces.
~ liyea pa N esf Harrison street, aud leaves
large family.
Anpthes body was found upon the top 81 Haleis
Ha wasI eae 0l ths deck hands.
lila lreW of The Globe numbered twenty i've IN
all. and Il u supposed Me most 81 them were on
bBYfd Benjamin. Wilson, First Engineer; Richard
Fufsythe Second Engineer, and tie.four firemen 4
are kN0Wn To have been killed. How many of the
halanee pf Tie crew are buried In Che ruins il i
impossible ri present ~ estimate
@ Peter Barnhard, of Elite, Pa, was taken ont of
the ruins alise and removed u The Marine Hospi-
tut but W. are Informed died this noon. David
Damn drayraan, was badly injured by o falling
beam. ohm Hayden of Rochester, an \, was
i1jared abogt the head bnt will probably recover.
Julien Hatch, living an Wells street, had his leg
terribly cHt below tbs Knee. Michael CHsick was
severely injured about the head, ana lies in pre-
cariegs condition @. Y. Salisbury was blown
to tlis river, but escaped with slight injuries N
Ind dington lumber merchant, who was. driving
along Wells street in buggy was knocked out OF
IL hy q failing beam He was badly injured upon
the head and side. bnt will recover. @. FL. Burns
the Clerk of HE boat. was blown into the air some
distance fell upon the hurricane deck, and es-
capped with some slight injuries upon the head and
nip. Robert Stoddard, frat mates was badly in
jured, but wild recover. Charles FeddeF had his
head SEVERELY Ont and il in q dangerous condition.
"A ASrmaH, name nnknDWn, Is living al the Marine
Hospital il A ccnaatose condition. John Rolfe, of
WIZ out about TIE head and face, but will
recover Several others escaped with injuries too
slight 10 need particuiarzing.
Il The force OF the shock was terrible. The long
block of buildings djoning the north side Of the
TiyeT Was shaken as hy Ar earthquake. The
troyeH Several buildings on the west side of
Welfs stfeetwere cracked and otherwise damaged /
Yha windows on the river side of the Board of
Trade building were all broken, and many also in
Gilbert. Hubbard 8 Co.'s building, on South Water
street.. IiH telegraph wires On Water street were
snapped In several places, ana roofs Of buildings
1t considerable distance from the wreck were
broken by falling beams. The long shed, or ware
Wels 10 Clark street bridge, was broken through
In luany places. X
ne Globe ~ ID did beat, owned by Dr. Hell
nler, of I0ckpart New York. She was valued at
$l5 s1)a and insured for 10000
LATER Mere are many conflicting rumoFs upon
the street relative to the cause Of this terrible dis
aster, but the true one. as near as we can ascer
tain from conversations with the captain and mate,
ii this This engineer had received orders to get
up steam on The donkey engine, to hoist out
freight THE b6ilar was exceedingly hot, and but
7 Hitllng amount Of steam on The pumps were
caused the explosion.
The total Number of the victims to this new ca.
lamity will probably reach fifteen. The captain /
inforns ns THAT the two engineers, four firemen I
and three deck hands arc missing, and undoubtedly
lost. 4lIs Wonld give q total loss of fifteen.
One 0f The bodies stated in cur first account as I
unknoWn, has been identified as that of David Glib
bors, who lived on Dawson street The Coroner's I
Inquest commenced at o'clock this afternoon, /
sad thorough Investigation will be made.
Of the tremendous force Of The explosion the I
Times says
Soiie laea may 30 formed 81 the wonderful I
power concealed lii drop OF water from some of I
t1e particular effects Of this explosion. The iron
" the boilers, have said, ripped asunder
as i III had nniy been SO much paper. The boilers
WeEs literally tom 70 #hreas, and one Of them, less
torn thaa I'LL ssthers, " as twisted and collapsed
Ike ~ hid eIt hat that had been through an cleo.
ton day 6ghf
4 plses IL timber. weighing some two hundred
ana f1ty pounds was thrown across the river and
ins0 tho rear Office of Meaars. Stewart, Youle &
Cos IN the Board of Trade building. It entered
win tho wind6M and landed in the faiddle Of the
room. At. Stewart had left thereon scarcely F
minnie before TIE intrusion Of the unwefcome pro-
Sectile.
Ancther fragment, Of smaller size, entered one
Of the upper stories of the same building smash
ing 0at 4 Window IN its COURSE
piece n coal, weighing about thirteen pounds,
va silf0wn To Insight 30 iuamense that in falling
STRUCK lid roaf of Gillss hotel, corner Of North
Wells md North Water streets. passed through
tile neor next below il, before It's force spent.
" ttftes W Els r7s fEH0eFS pieces OF TIMBER nafG-
lag ofltsde the vessels guards4was torn from its
iassenIngs and thrown distance Of three hundred
yaEs agrees thu river over the fve-story Buildings
az SnstA u aisr street, and through the rear wall
q fae bulldine occupied by Messrs. Earrabee q
y ORTIZ, on Lake street. II sfrnck an iron window
shutter standing open the fouftsi-stery, passed
enf1rsiy through ii leaving hole like that huge
eant0p bail would make, went through the brick
wall and fell Hpen the floor about forty feet be
yands The piece OF timber which performed this
astonishing feat issxfeen feet In length and weighs
] y pounds. Before it could leave the vessel, an
IRON BOA over inch In diameter, had to be broken
oh. The bolt appeared TO have been snapped
asMnaeE as easily al u pipe stem could be broken.
Ihs stout boiler IRON was ripped asunder IS If it
naa I1eeu ~ much brown paper, and the boat was
tpih inso ten Thousand fragments, which ehoked
sae alS1 a3Rdfseetloaa Such was the astounding
sqfse o. the explosion that the earth trembled and
sloek fof several squares around, and people ran
Ar&hteheu 6uf at buildings, fearing that they were
ABOUT "a tumble down. The leng warehouse shed |
on Hates wharf was thrown down ana rinped ID |
pieces almost as badly az the propeller itself The
windows Of buildings the opposite side of the
river were broken by the conclusion OF the atmos /
pheEe. Fragments Of the wreck, some Of them
weighing az much az five hundred pounds fell lie
AanHef from the clouds upon The neighboring
buildings aud into the streets, killing some persons
and wonnding others crashing through roofs ana
even Gold brick walls with force truly tnarseoas
Enc nusse which accompanied the explosion was
nsero ~ q great distance. The noise and the uio-
IsA1 conversation Of the earth probably formed the
nearest AppQarh 10 earthquake which this region
ErfH14a