Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-10-20

Tho steamer Bayou City. Capt. Forrest,
a regular packet plying between Galveston
and Houston, exploded her boilers on the
night Of the 9th ult killing seven and
injuring some ten or twelve Others From
an extra of the Galveston News, we cx
tract the following:
Our city was startled this morning BY q
report that the steamboat Bayou City, one
OF the packets plying regularly between
this port and Houston, and which left here
last evening, had exploded her boiler wheu
near Lynchburg, causing much loss Of life
and wounding many. 1t was known tha,
there was large number of passengers
on board, besides the full compliment. o
officers and crew
There were as far as we could ascertain
from various sources, about sixty or Sc.
venty passengers on the Bayou City in
cludins FIVE or six ladies' and some chill
dren. None of the ladies or children
were hurt, though piece of iron flew in
to their cabil. Two boys were saved by
one OF the stewards, a coored man. who
stopped them as they we're running to the
bow, alarmed by the noise, took them in
his arms, ran down back way and placed
them Oh the barge.
AS the clerks office, with the safe, books
and papers was blown to pieces, it is no,
likely we shal! ever have a complete lis,
Of passengers.
Several of the latter, with some of the
crew, jumped overheard, and we have We,
no means Of knowing how many were
saved aud how many we're lost in the wa.
err AS the bayou is quite narrow at the
point where the accident occurred, those
who could swim, and jumped overheard
uninjured by the steam, had good chan ce
to save their lives.
The explosion injured the boat, we un-
derstand, only Immediately above the
boilers.
The physicians Of Lynchburg and its
citizens generally. We arc informed, has
tened to the scene Of the disaster, and did
all they could to alleviate the sutferings OF
the wounded.
ADDITIONAL PARrlcuLARs.-The Ners
Of the 10Th has the subjoined additional
particulars
On the steamboat Neptune, that went
up to Houston last evening, on her reyu.
lar trip, we found three gentlemen who
we're cabin passengers on the Bayou CITY.
They were Mr. Hewse, of New Orleans,
son Of the President Of the Opelousas
railroad Mr. T. p. Lloyd, of Stevensville,
Texas, slightly injured, and DR.. A. NJ.
Potter Of Galveston.
Col. and Mrs. Sharps, Of Columbia were
among the passengers, and remained at
Lynchburg. They were unhurt.
Mr. Hewes lost negro boy named
Frank.
DR.. Pottor's room mate was saved
name unknown. DR.. Potter went out
through the ladies cabin to get into the
fresh air. He saw in the ladies' caoin the
piece Of iron we referred to in our "extra
1t was red hot, and he thought, amid the
smoke and steam, that rhe boat was on
fire. He, with others, prevented several
ladies from jumping o7erboard; and he
then poured water on this piece Of iron
until it was cooled
Mr.. j. T. Irwin, Speaker Of the Georgia
House Of Representatives. and one Of the
most prominent men in the State, was on
board with a family Of nine negroes. and
his brother n-law, Mr.. O. l.. Battle, Of
Egypt. Wharton county. He was seen
rushing aft, and it is believed he jumped
overheard and was drowned. None Of
his negroes were injured.
Mr.. Galloway, We learn, - large plan.
ter, near Washington. Georgia. lie came
over with Messrs. Battle aud Irwin, with
Wow to settling in Texas.
We learn tha. Capt. Hall died las,
night.