The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-11-15
FRIcHfFUL BOILER EXPLOSION.
The Gunbost Tulip Blown Up
on the Potomac.
ALL BUT TEN OF THE CREW KILLED.
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WAsaisoron Nov. IL, 1854.
Information has ossn received to-day that the Tuips
attached 10 the Potomac notiIa exploded her boiler
Friday, down the river and fghtuI saortnss
tsu accounted Tor.
The following ia tho official report u the explosion q
the United states Sunboat Tulip
USsrsD STATES SToRs-ar wyAsDAsxt
ST. ISiGoxs Nd, Nov. 10, 1864
Ss-Ia obedsncs 10 your orders would respectfully
make thu following report OF the disaster to the Unstsa
states steamer Tulip
On the llth OF November, at three O'Clock r. NJ. ~
left st. Inisoss naval station bound for wasbiog.os,
steaming under boiler. After passing the guard
schooner WIN. Bacon, being then officer Of the desx.
the pilot asked why going stop at psnsy
Point. told him that did not know. He thea asked
Senior Engineer George H. Parks and be told him shaA
they were going TO get up steam On the other boiaer
Third Engineer John Gordon, then watch said Il was
not necessary to stop-that he had already steaa
the other boiler. We did NOS stop AZ Ptnsy
Point but passed up the Potomac. Nothing unusua2
had occurred up to ak NJ, when WAS relieved Absas
sixteen past six O'Clock WAS the sorepart Of
tho vessel, heard noise and excitement In che g.
glue ROOM started aft and volumes Of steam cems
up the engine are batchways aud heard Enss-
ueer Gordon cry out, 'Haul your fires Al that mo-
meut Senior Engineer Parks rushed down the sogos
room, and Engineer Gordon cried out, "For Gods ssks
somebody ra,se the safety valve" Seeing there was
danger walked aft when came abreast Of the cabin
companonway the explosion occurred and the ator pa
OF the vessel went down In about two minutes. Very
respectfully, your obedent servant,
JOHN DAVIS, Acting Masters Maze.
Commander r. A. PARSRs, Commanding Potomac FIe-
ta.
The survivors, in number. picked up a,
O'Clock by the ueboa Hudson and taken TO st. nigos.
The vesse, was entirely blown TO pieces.
Ine following is list OF the officers and at NE
time the explosion So far ~ can DO ascerained fro
Paymaster Carpenters books
VIM n. Smith, Acting Mister Commanding; r. y.
Wags,se Ensign and Executive Oicer, saved; John Ruf-
fenberg Masters Mate John Davis Masers Mate saved;
Julian s. Reynolds. Masters Nate, saved; John Ham
mond Masters Mate; George H. Parks. Third Assistant
Engineer John Gordon Third Assistant Engineer Bcpjs
min +. Teal Third Assistant Engineer, saved; Charles
Henning Paymasters steward W. Mccormick. Surgeons
Steward James Jackson Pilot Johu Roberts, Boatswans
Mate: J. Allison John Nolan James Porter. W. II Si0-
nonsor Reujan.n Pollock and Patrick Carroll second
c,sss hrcmeu hospital at Point Lookout Horny Johs-
stoa, Ships cook, Michael Holland, wardrooda
ooos saved since dead Thomas Carter wardroom staw
ard Chas Ruod captains steward Peter Johnson. Mar.
,iu senizin Patrick cuinlan, semen James Robss-
SOU coaheaycr Jas. Carroll do John Coey, do jers-
nsh Hailaud, do, saved; Geo. Wilson, W. O. CoonsI,
Brackeu. Inos Watson SouoVefp 'an LV0yp
David piesser Nelson H.ssins (savedl Beverly Bark.
Elijah Jefferson, Robt. Warren, Bepj Brown. Flee, Bur
roll, wayesiy Masoo, Frank i. Green and v. Fstcho.
lsndsmen, gbss. Stems, Battle Fixhugh, Noah Broous
gas Buger John Digs Frank snowdsu. Jnles Vaos ana
Wan. Lindsey, nrst class boys
Smith, jus, discharged from the Yankee; Css.
ireland boy not enlisted Jas Porter ana Mchasi Hot
land have since died at st. Inigors.
Gaskn and Burrsn and Engineer Teal were subss.
quently sent TO Point Lookout.
Acting Ensign r. d. Wagsad, confusion OF right foos,
Aing Masters Mate Julian Reynolds, oblique fracture
Of left femar; Acting fnrd Assistant Engineer Bename
F. Teal confusion OF right temple and Of face; James
Porter class 6reman, soaIded Nelson Gasktas,
isndsmsn commiuued fracture OF right femar and dis
location OF joint Fleet Barr landsmsn. scaided;
Frank suowden arst class boy, fracture left temsr;
Michael Holland and jeremiah Holland, scalded.
The Tup or the steamers built originally Tor
She Chinese coasiag trade, and purchased hY che
government and converted into eunbost.
No trace could be found OF tue remain, Of CapsaY
Smith except his hat