New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-11-02

frightful calamities which seem TO be inseparable
from the navigation of American waters. On
Wednesday night the steamer H. r. W. Hill, Capt.
Thos. Newell exploded when near College Point,
forty or fifty miles above this city, killing and
scalding great number of the passengers and
crew. Mr.. E. c. McMichael, second clerk of the HILL
has kindly furnished us the following account of
the disaster, and he informs that number of
the sufferers had died since his list below was made
out, making the loss of life up to last evening
thirty-two:
The steamer Il. R. W. Hill left Memphis for New
Orleans Saturday, Oct. 81 at 8 o'clock p NJ. On
Sunday morning, 28th between the hours of IL
and IL O'Clock, when landing at Australia landing,
struck concealed log or stump, breaking several
plank in the starboard quarter just forward Of the
wheel.house, whereby she made water very freely.
The pumps were Immediately manned and every
exertion made to the boat but in the position
she lay we could do her no good
The boat was then grounded on the bar opposite
Lacona, where she sank in eight feet water.
| temporary hulkhead was erected and the leak
| stopped. She was then Immediately pumped out,
and once more afioat. -
She then proceeded on her voyage, and nothing
of note occurred until Wednesday night between
the hours of eleven and twelve o'clock, when
I about 55 miles above New Orleans. A noise like
| the report of cannon was heard, and the whole
| boat was enveloped in steam. Mr.. Kennett. the
| pilot on watch, headed the boat for the shore
where she was made fast. Then all who were able
commenced work. assisting the sufferers (the num-
| Der Of which il given below. 1t was then re-
| ported that the boat was again leaking, but by
means Of the assistance Of the doctor boiler, was
/ soon pumped out, when the steamer VIM. NJ. Levy
came to our assistance, and the kind officers did
everything in their power to alleviate the suffer-
| ings Of the wounded.
Capt Pickett of the VIM, NJ. Levy, then kindly
offered to tow the wrecked boat to New Orleans,
but as the wind was very high, Capt. Newell
| thought the Levy incompetent to manage the Hill
with her freight on board. Now the wind had
lnlled, and the Captain concluded to risk the Hill
| in charge Of the Levy.
Among the dead and wounded are:
/ Gideon Meek, striker, on watch, killed; James
| Henning I'd engineer, on watch, badly scalded
4 Charley Haggins, negro porter, missing; George
Curry, I'd steward, (negro) missing; Pat De-
laney, John Coulden, John O'Neil, Red. Ohern
i Antony Coyne, John Kesler, Adam Lispy, Pat
i Connolly, Edward Kelly, Pat Honeberg, Robert
Dismoods, Owen McCann, Peter Halspen, Pa
n Coyne Barney Canlin, Pat Higgins, Chris Toole
Pat O'Bren, fremen, dead. Thomas Sharkey
owen McGinnis, William Revel Pat Parel, JohI
Haokett Pat Dougherty, Henry Hagen, Mix,
Wright, Pat Keren, James Black, Steven Gray
Dewitt Welsh John Brown, John Quigley, fire
men, sealded. Brady; deck sweep, scalded Henr.
Foster, barber, slightly scalded.
Our marine news reporter furnishes the follow
ing further particulars:
The New Orleans and Memphis packet Fl. R. "
Hill, Capt. Newell, from Memphis, bound to thi
/ port when opposite College Point, about ffty-fv
miles above the city, at half-past IL o'clock on tn
+ night OF the 3lst ult., exploded the third boe
from the larboard side, blowing out the after par
of it, which passed through the engine room, til
water and steam following with tremendous force
killing and scalding every one before it.
From Mr.. lehman, a cabin passenger aboard tn
Hill, we learn that about thirty persons, dec
!. hands and firemen, were killed and some forty o
fifty wounded. Amongst the killed was the secon
engineer and striker, who were on watch at tn
time. The barber and steward jumped oyerboar
:, ! and were drowned cabin boy also jumpe
: : overheard and swan ashore. None of the cabi
!, passengers were injured any Of the officers
! the boat, excepting Mr.. Lehman, who had h
! hand slightly scalded. Il
:, The steamer Wm. Levy, Capt. Pickett, arrive
j soon after the explosion and towed the Hill dow
!. and landed her on the opposite side of the rive
/ The steamer Hannibal went the river to briI
4 the Hill to the landing.
i The Fl. R. w. Hill had on board 1900 bales
e cotton and large number of steerage and cab
r passengers.
The manifest of the Hill will be seen by referrir
v to our marine columns.
- : ADJUSTMENTS LAST EVENISG.-Th wntry wealth
e did not prevent a general assemblage of the fl
X. and music approaching public at the Academy
e Music last night. The entertainment general
III passed off amid great applause.
III In the Museum, the Hippopotamus had, throug
out the day and evening, a constant succession
OF visitors He is the greatest curiosity ever intr
oe duced to the New Orleans public. His oddity, |
er immensity, his doeility, his intelligence and
everything else, constitute grand whole, ma
Fe niicent sum total which everybody will have
D. look at.
ISL Atthe St. Charles rather meagre crowd asse
oe bled. The entertainment was good, and we
81 marked that the q Anvil Chorus with hot iron var
pc tions," was expunged from the bill. The Origin
Campbell Minstres offer good bill tonight.
be A Polish acrobat, named Neimzeck, who W
his two sons was lately performing astonishi
up feats of strength at the Hippodrome, in Paris,
nd with a sad accident A cord, suspended at a gr
Id. height, became detached, and the three fell
ro- father was seriously wounded, the oldest lad
ng his legs broken, and the youngest was killed.
ne. -<R@&----
nc Two theoretical believers in easy cure
i hydrophobia father and son. recently tried to
nd themselves bitten by mad dog, at Abort, Fran
~, in order to illustrate the beautiful method of he
,ot ing the dangerous wound Bystanders refused
permit the dangerous experiment.
ler George H. Peacock who was recently killed
eat New Mexico by the Kiowa chief, Satank, was
our piled to, last spring, by the Indian for recc
the mendation to any whites he may meet, but knc
up ing his treachery and cunning, instead of ct
IND mending him, he gave him a writing warning
persons to beware of him. as he was treaeher
the and dangerous, presuming that, as he could
'pe read, he would never know what it contain
Some Mexican translated it for him, and he xii
les Peacock in revenge.
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