, 1862-06-23

up in the pantry, where its progress WIS stayed
Then followed scene which beggars de.
scEiption. The decks we're crowded with
nearly 200 men, and as the hot scalding steam
Was thrown with tremendous force between
the decks . terrible cry Of agony, arose which
my informant says, will ring In his ears to all
eternity. Out Of 180 men twenty-five are all
that escaped injury. Every officer but one
was Ecalded or killed outright. He was on the
upper deck, and out Of reach Of the steam.
He was first master c. Dominy, Of Peoria
Capt. Kitty was in the pilot house, and was
badly scalded about the face, hands and feet,
but is expected to recover. Several jumped
overheard, and the yawls Of the other gun
boats quickly went to their assistance. At
this juncture Col Fry, the inhuman devil in
carnate commanding the rebel Notifications,
ordered his sharpshooters to pick off the
poor sailors swimming in the water, and for
some time Kept firing at them with his large
guns. 4 shot passed through the Conestogas
launch, but fortunately killed no one Many
Of our men we're killed in the water, and se7-
eral drowned.
Col. Fry is said to be an ex-lieutenant Of the
federal navy.
By this time firing had ceased, and the Lex
ington towed the disabled Mound City into
the beEd. The tug came to the transports for
surge ons and assistance for the scaided. Tho
sufferers we're all stripped, the skin coming of
in large fakes with their clothing, and all
turned to render the assistance SO imperltigely
demanded. One Of the men, who was dying
On the gun deck by some means
caught hold Of the rspe by which
the cap on the guns exploded, and in the ex-
tremity Of his agony discharged the 1arboard
bow gun, a very large one, and the shot passed
through the engine Of the New National, for
ward Of the wheel, cutting off asteam pipe Of
the larboa1d engine and severely scalding the
engineer.
At this time news came from Col Fitch
that he had taken the fort; also that Col.
Fry, the rebel comrnandant, was badly wound
ed in the shoulder.
| Col Fitch did not loose man Of his COM
mand.
! The steamer Mus6elman was ordered to
| take the wounded to Memphis, under convoy
| of the Conestoga- About sun down all the
| living were taken aboard, and the steamer
t started on the 18th, about day light. The
I steamer reached the mouth Of White River
durirg the night. Twenty died: among them
Sd master John Il. Kinzie, Jr., Of Chicago :;
five men died on the Conestoga; among them
n. G. Gum, the puEscr, and surgeon Jones
| was not expected to recover.
AttWelye o'clock N. on the 18th, the St Il
| ers stopped above Islands No. 67 and
6s, and buried their dead, twenty-one
from the Mussclmau and four from the Cones
toga. They were buried In single grave, OF
square well, with IN inscr'pt..l1n Tn at the head o
each rounded hillock, denoting the name and
rank OF the deceased. Their bodies can be
easily recovered, if desired.
The body Of young Kinzie was brought te
M,mphis and will be forwarded to his friendf
in Chicago. After the explosion he jumped
overheard and Was shot three times in the
wHter by the fends through, his legs and arms
At first 1t was thought that he weu1d recover
but he failed rapidly towards morning, and
at four o'clock on the morning Of the 18th
just as the snn was kissing the tree tops q
banks of the great river, his spirit passed
| away.
Fourth master J, s. ScoyiI1e, also Of lChica
60. was one Of the victims. He WIS left OF
:he Mound City, and will be buried with tht
rest
First master Dominy, the only one unhurt
says that the number Of those killed mt
those Who must die will exceed 125.
Some Of our gunners were killed at thei
pieces, By shots from the rebel forts.
Col. Fry, and the prisoners taken By Col
Fitch, will be turned over to Flag Officer Da
Wis, at Memphis.
Too much praise cannot be bestowed upor
Col. Fitch for the part taken BY him In thl
affair." All officers and men behaved will
great gal}antry, and are deserving Of th
highest commendation.
The body of purser Gum arrived this nom
ing on the steamer Kentucky. Flags from gov
ernmcnt buildings, steamers and naya
depot or flying at alfmast, and there is al
around Us evidences that the people sadl,
sympathise with the tlotlIla in this last grea
calamity which has betal1en them. God gran
it may be the last.
This account is entirely reliable, and COT
tains facts that fell under the eye Of my in
for1nant, who was in the engagement, AM
know them to be true.
CA1Ro, June II, 1857.
The following further Particulars hare com
to hand:
MEMPHIS, June a0.-The following Is pa1
tial list Of killed and wounded Oh the steame
Mound City: Capt. A. q. Kitty, Baltimore
Md, body scalded- ". H. Hartte, Dubuque
Iowa, second master, killed, body nc
recovered; John Kinzie, son Of job
b. Kinzie. Of Chicago, third master
both scalded and shot dead; John NJ Gunr
payraster, New York, scalded to death; Get
E. Jones, surgeon, Cincinnati, badly scalded
John Coz, Cincinnati, chief engineer, bad1
, scalded; Daniel Clemens, first assistant CT
gineer, scalded; Charles Young, pilot, Ci1
cinnati, sca1dcd; Leonidas slgor, surgeon
steward, Cincinnati, scalded; James /
, Scoyi1le, Chicago, fourth master
f mate, killed; H. R. Browne, master
mate, killed; Geo. Holnngsworth, Srd e.
gineer, lost two arms; McElroy, gunne
: | slightly ecalded. First master G. Donney
s about the only officer unhurt. The 2nd e
gineer Of the gunboat st. Louis
:. reported killed; also man by Il
n name Of Nixon, q White River Pile
a The General ]. C. Hfndman, captured l
y Col Fitch, was member Of Congress fro
y Arkansas, with the Colonel. It was Hindm
|. who passed the no quarter order at Lit
l. Rock, and Who had the spirited discussi'
h thereon with Col. J.:R. Curtis, then at Batt
vile.
= Information reached here at eight o'clo
IS last evening, by the Union, now Lancast
r No. 5, that 1t Was feared Col Fitch, vi
Is his 500 men, would not be able to. hold
10 position at St. Charles, "a large body
Is rebels were in the vicinity and preparing
Eg attack him. Gen. Curtis il supposed to be
d BateSVfle.