Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-06-12
Explosion Of the Cunbeat Chatta hoochie
Sixteen Persons lied.


Explosion OF the Cunbeat Chatta hoochie
sixteen Persons Killed.
The G. S. gunboat Chattahoochie explo-
ded at Blountstown, Fla, on the 9th ult
with the most disastrous results, sixteen
persons being killed and the vessel sunk.
She was lying at anchor at the time. with
only seven pounds of steam on. A cores
pondent Of the Columbus (Ga.) San says:
A few moment prior to he accident the
two engineers In the engine room Nlessrs.
Hodges and Arents) were heard conteudiag
as to whether there was water enough IN the
boiler, one asserting that there was enough.
and the other that there was not. Soon at
ter the dopke, pump was started, and Mr..
Fagin left his bed to go dowa and see to
matters. The disaster happened immedi-
ately after the cold water entered the boil
err.
The magazines Of the ship were within
three feet of the boiler. and the shell room
as near As soon as the explosion occar-
red panic commenced, the men jumped
overheard. fearing the explosion of the mag
azine and she'll rooms. A this point, the
gunner. Mr.. John A Lovett IN the absence
Of the LIST Lieutenant, took charge and DIS
played great energy and courage II SAVING
life and property, and IL rcassuring the
pauic-stricken men It is to be hoped that
he viii receive the proper reward Tor bis
conduct
The ship was found to be filing, when the
poor wounded and burned suffers were land
ed, together with the personal effects ct the
crew and officers Thomas Miller seaman.
deserves special notice for having burst
open the magazine scuttles and passed down
water to drown the powder. when it was
sance
It was raining and blowing very hard,
and the bank was very muddy upon which
the wounded were landed Here the pic
ture was horrible The poor fellows lay
wrthing and groaning in the mud for some
time before they could be got to cotton
gin near by Assistant Surgeon Marcellus
Ford. although scalded. remained and con-
tinued to render aid during the entire night,
exposed to the storm Our country can
boast of but few better men than Dr. Ford.
The ship was hauled in near the shore,
and has sunk to her deck, settling firmly on
the bottom The powder and shells fare a
total loss.
t The guns have been landed and the 8
inch and rifle are already in position at a
strong point, and although the loss Of the
vessel and the brave men is much 10 be de-
plored, yet with the guns ashore, manned
by the splen9idly drilled crew of the late
! Chattaboochie, the river is much safer than
ever before.
Midshipman Mallory is the same gallant
little fellow who pushed his way first aboard
the U. S frgate Congress, at Hampton
| Roads, after she had struck her colors te
the Virginia.
Those killed by the explosion were
Midshipman Mallory; Henry Fagan, of Key
West, Florida; Euclid ? Hodges, of Mar
| yland; Frederick w tArnents, Richmond
Va. (recently transferred from the Sd co
Howizers to the naval service. Asst Err
gineer; Eugene Henderson, Paymaster's
clerk, Tuskepgee, Ala: w. B Blbro, pilot
Columbus, GA: Charles Fl Berry Quarser
master, Tampa, Fla; four landsauen. two
fremen. one coal HEAVIER and one seamen
German Indignation Meeting Eleventh
Army CORPS Defends &.
Under the above caption the New York
Times gives an account of great demon.
stratiou ano..4 lie C,af:ljsna VI New Yofk
in defence Of heir bretheru al the I1th aF-
nv corps-noted for niakiag good time a,
ChanceIlorsvilIe Tra meeting had 154
vice presidents and 27 secretaries It paA
ed resolutions resolving that the Germans
had acted bravely; that the Generals were
to blame; that the 18th Corps was mostly
of native troops &c Mr.. Wesendonok. in
bis speech, very clearly showed that the
Eleventh corps was thrown off to an isola-
ted and most perilous position on the ex-
IRENE right of Rockers line, and when as
sailed, WIS attacked simultaneously from
three sides at once by al overwhelming
force; that it most CALAMITY maintained its
ground, so long as it was either practice bic
or reasonable TO do 50. and that the suisse
ouent roat was the inevitable result Of the
faulty and discordant arrangements Of the
head commanding General Moreover, the
corps was much more largely composed OF
other than Germans. aud the slater were not
seized with panic, but rallied in soid array
the moment they could extricate themselves
from the general melee Hooker, in this
fine plans for the surprise Of the rebel army
at Fredericksburg, had not counted on Jack
son. He had looked for the attack from a
totally different quarter, and when it came
as it did he was utterly bewildered and help
less. To cover up this wretched failure a
scapegoat must be found, and the old spir-
it of 1ativism, still SO vigorous found thai
scapegoat in the German corps Applause.
But it is mistaken if it supposes that the
Germans will tamcly submit to such mis-
representation. Renewed applause
Banks Repulsed at Port Hudson.
The accounts from New Orleans leave n,
room to doubt that Banks repulse at Por
Hudson was severe and disheartening Th,
divisions which did the fighting were Sher
mans and Augur's The Northern paper
claim that the rebels were driven into thei
entrenchments after nine hours fighting =
The STEAMER Natchez arrived at Mobile las
Monday from New Orleans with $50 parol
ed prisoners. BY this arrival tie Mobil
papers have received some information from
reliable sources which the New Orleans pa
pers are not allowed to publish. The Fed
era loss was 3 600 Among the wounded