Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-05
Dreadful Steamboat Disaster
The Explosion Of The II. r. W. HilI--- Thirty
fUs % Forty Ldves Lost, and 7tssnty Per-
sons HOanded-- list Of the iSgferrs-- IN
eidsnts Of the Catastrophe. ID III

EDe 10 rory IaOeS L0st ana 1penty fer-
sons WOanded-- list Of the SgferTs-I1-
eidenb Of the Catastrophe. #s i
The telegraphic dispatches to the DAILY
PRESS have given conflicting accounts Of the
dreadful explosion Of the II. r. W. Hill, and |
Fridays New Orleans papers give the full |
particulars of the melancholy catastrophe.
The Della of that date has the following:
The steamer Wm. L. Levy, Capt. Puckett,
hence for Alexandria, when opposite College
Point, was hailed by the steamer II. r. W.
Hill, on Wednesday night, at about twelve
o clock. The Levy ranyaloHgside, and asccr-
tanned that the HILL was in distress, having
exploded the third boiler from the larboard
side. ..>a 4
The lLspy returned last evening, having in
tow the HiLl, when she landed her at the
foot of Girod-stTeet.
At the time of the explosion there was a
head of steam on varying from l20 to l25
pounds to the square inch (the usual power(
but owing to the fact that below Australia
Landing the boat had run over q stump
knocking a hole in her hull, and no doubt
thereby affecting her boilers, this explosion
may be coDjectured. The engineer, how
ever. told us that the boiler-head is made of
east-iron, and bears the mark of an old crack
on Ine Ilnl Wuere IL was SeN0lSu nun the
main boiler.
The explosion is of curious character.
The boiler-head is driven out only from the
upper part, and doubled over in its center,
having the appearance of circular book
cover half closed. When the explosion took
place this boilet-head was only partly bent
over, consequently, the steam and water
escaped upward in great force, aud broke
the floor of the saloon and damaged some of
Ao4 41a ofo nd tuata
gained egress, the pressure against the boiler
head caused it to fall over as already de-
scfibed, and then the steam and water took
a horizontal course, dashing in the greatest
fury aft over the cotton bales, where some
forty-fve persons, deck-passengers and all
hands, all 1rishmen, were sleeping.
NAMES OF THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE
DISASTER.
From Mr.. johnson, passenger, we learn
that on Wednesday night, at half-past eleven
o'clock the after headof the boiler, above de-
scribed, blew out, passing, with its contents,
| (steam and water )entirely throughthe engine
| rooms, killing the second engineer and the
striker, both of whom were on watch, and
also killing some thirty or forty deck-hands
and passengers; also, badly wounding fifty OF
sixty more.
None of the cabin passengers were injured
except Mr.. Lohman, he having his right
hand slightly wounded. .-..
| The officers all escaped without injury.
The barber, G. W., Scurry, of Nashville
and Charles Hagger, of Nashville, jumped
overheard and were drowned.
Mr.. Glidden Marks, of New Albany, wa
INSTANTLY killed. Henry Foster, of Memphis
was considerably scalded, but not danger
ously. a-. w Iegizs b..
A Young boy, name unknown, who hat
iumped overheard, succeeded in gaining th
shore. .-.y I.it 20.
Mayor Monroe quickly, together wit
Lieutenant Jacquens and body OF polieE
were in attendance on the HUI last evening
in removing the wounded TO the Hospital
also rendering all aid to those whose pre-
carious situations required immediate atten
ton. is.ll '-aia ,..L a.
Nine wounded men were sent to tn
CIiaI ity Hospital; three to DR.. Stones IL
irmary, and two are still on board the Hi
badly scalded. g' .
II was melancholy spectacle, to behol
the whole cabin of the Hill strewn with th
, wounded, dead and dying, and every perso
on board endeavoring to his utmost to II
|, lieve the suffering of the unfortunate. Foo
Not a female was hurt on board. ,,-
The dead bodies make an exhibition b.
! yond description Each body was strippe
! placed on pallet, and laid out on I'll
saloon-deck and covered with sheets.
| Some OF the DOuleS are enJlrely shlnne
and present horrible sight like highl.
colored Indians. Others are stripped of SIX
in various parts, presenting afeartul appea
: ance.
"a 1t is said that certain boat passed the II
v at the time of the accident, and though Il
It agonizing yells and piercing shrieks of Il
!, diving and wounded could be heard a distan
It Of FIVE or six miles, and the boat alluded
was even hailed, stiil she refused all assis
q ance, as wiHSbe seen by ouririver-news I
: port. y.EC suuIly .Q.F ..E,." z.rT
!, Last night we visited the Charity Hospiti
Il and found that one of the sufferers b
breathed his last-died in excessive agony
a The others in the hospital, some of who
Q names are eseertained to be John Maily, Pt
d rick Parle, John Hacket, are doing as W
asit is possible under their painful conditit
v still, one of them may not live during t
night. 81 ,.r
:, The clerk of the Hill not having his list
killed and wounded yet correctly made Of
requested US to wait their publication un
81 this noon.
n Thedamage to the Hill is trihing compar
& with the loss of life, and beyond the boi
and the small destruction to the saloon-ho
a she is scarcely injured.