Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-09

Explosion of the Steamer BaItio-Seven-
teen Persons Killed and WOmded-tRuI
Particulars Of the Catastrophe.
Sundays issue of the Press contained the
telegraphic announcement of the explosion
of the steamer Baltic, on the previous morn
ing, and the Mobile (Ala.) Evening NetOs has
these particulars Of the disaster:
The Baltic was on her way up from the
feet, with barge in tow, both freighted
with hay, and had about twenty cabin pas
sengers from the feet, including five ladies
and eight children, and on deck twelve
sailors and ten shoremen. About a quarter
to seven o'clock, when opposite Deer River,
some ten miles below town, the middle star
board boiler exploded, parting in the middle.
The forepart went forward being blown en-
tirely out of shape; the afterpart was buried
in the deck, and brought up in one of the
coal bunkeTs, which no doubt preserved the
boat from sinking. The social hail. and
every thing forward, were entirely carried
| away, the cabin furniture completely
wrecked, and the whole scene was enveloped
in darkness. The first thing of which the
the alarmed company on board became sem
sible, was that the boat was on fire foreward,
| and every effort, except that required for the
| immediate care of the wounded, was at
once directed to getting rid of the hay which
was burning on both the barge and the boat.
1t was rolled overheard, amounting to
400 bales, when, by Capt Brainards di-
rection, Mr.. J. Crimmons came up to town in
a skiff for assistance. The steamer Cot Clan
Immediately went down, and it was judged
best to bring the barge to town at once with
the wounded on board, which was accord
ingly done. The Baltic was towed up by
the propeller Nea6fe, arriving about seven
o'clock this morning, and now lies opposite
town. The following is the list of casualties
so, far as we have been able to ascertain
them:
= Killed-Walter Wilson, second engineer,
lin charge at the time J, missing, and no doubt
blown overheard; a sailor from the ship Pet
tigre0, and bayman, also missing; the
striker third engineerG had both legs blown
off and survived about twenty minutes; q
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, vomit.
ing blood, and suffering much pain; he has
been taken to the hospital. Two or three
deck passengers and four negro hands-Bap.
tiste, Sibley master; Frank, Krebs; Peter and
Leslie, Turner-were badly scalded; Bap-
tiste, the most, but none it is believed. IA
tally. Two or three others were slightly
injured.
The entire number of killed and wounded
is about seventeen, not including trihing
contusions, &c.
Capt. J. NJ. Brainard and Mr.. A. N. God
frey had narrow escape, as they were pass
ing from the cabin to the social hah at tn,
moment of the explosion, and the deck wa
torn away from under their feet. Capt
Brainard was Frustrated, but clambered bacl
into the cabin, and with the greatest cool
ness Immediately devoted himself to tn
care of the sufferers and of the boat.
A bayman, Lorenzo Pratt, was very seri
ously wounded, also man named Adams
boy named John Wood, is missing; tY
negroes belonging to the ship ArklVrigh
were killed; John Picon, belonging to th
ship PettigresO, was slightly wounded.