New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-11-06
The Explosion of the To,vboat Baltic.

The Mobile Evening News gives the following
particulars Of this disaster, which have already
mentioned:
We are indebted to Mr.. VIM. r. Fell, clerk Of
the towboat Baltic, for most of the particulars Of
the disaster which occurred to her yesterday eve
ming. The Baltic was on her way up from the feet,
with barge in tow, both freighted with hay, and
had about twenty cabin passengers from the fleet,
including five ladies and eight children, and on
deck twelve sailors and ten shoremen. About
quarter to O'Clock, when opposite to Deer river,
some ten miles below town, the middle starboard
boiler exploded, parting in the middle. The fore
part went forward, being blown entirely out of
shape; the afterpart was buried in the deck, and
brought up in one Of the coal bunkers, which no
doubt preserved the boat from sinking. The social
hail. and everything forward were entirely carried
away, the cabin furniture completely wrecked, and
the whole scene was enveloped in darkness. The
first thing of which the alarmed company on board
became sensible was, that the boat was on fire for
the immediate care of the wounded--was at once
directed to getting rid of the hay which was burn
ing ON both the barge and the boat. II was all
rolled overheard, amounting to 400 bales, when,
by Capt. Brainard's direction, Mr.. ]. Crimmons
came up to town in skiff for assistance. The
steamer Col. Clay Immediately went down, and it
judged best to bring the barge to town at once,
with the wounded on board, which was accordingly
done. The Baltic was towed up by the propeller
Neaffie arriving about O'Clock this morning, and
now lies opposite town. 9aa
The following is the list of casualties far we
have been able to ascertain them:
KILLED.-Walter Wilson, I'd engineer, in charge
at the time, missing, and no doubt blown over
board; sailor from the ship Pettigrew and q
bayman, also missing; the striker (3d engineer
| both legs blown off, survived about twenty min
utes; negro sailor from the feet, and another
| sailor, whether white or black not known.
WoUNDED.-Capt. VIM. Lee, lower bar pilot, was
| injured, it is feared fatally vomiting blood and
| suffering much pain; he has been taken to the
| hospital. Two or three deck passengers and four
negro hands; Baptiste, (Sibley mastery Frank
| (Krebs) Peter and Leslie (Turner) were badly
scalded; Baptiste the most, but none. it is believed
fatally Two or three others were slightly injured
The entire number Of killed and wounded il
about seventeen, not including trifng commissions
| etc. .4 "a
Capt. J. NJ. Brainard and Mr. A. NJ. Godfrey ha'
| a narrow escape, as they were passing from th
cabin to the social hall at the moment of the eS
plosion, and the deck was torn away from unde
their feet. Capt. Brainard was prostrated, bu
clambered back into the cabin, and with the grea
est GOODNESS Immediately devoted himself to th
care of the sufferers and Of the boat. He was ah
seconded by Mr.. Godfrey, Mr.. j. Crimmons. an
| Mfr. VIM. A. Wallace, the mate of the Baltie-t
all of whom the highest praise is given for the eff
1 cheney of the services rendered by them in th
| hour Of alarm and confusion.
| We learn also that a bayman named Lorenz
1 Pratt was very seriously wounded; also a MAJ
| named Adams, and boy named John Wood, i
missing; two negroes belonging to the ship Ark
wright were killed; John Picon belonging to til
ship Pettigrew, was slightly wounded.