The New York herald., 1864-10-16
NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA.

| Trrom the San Francisco Alta California
/ SACRAMENTO, Sent. q, 1884
At half past four O'Clock this morning the Ore bells Of
tne cay were rung and our cltizeps were aroused 70
learn that dreadful catastrophe md occurred during
tne nshs attended by terrible destruction OF life and
ssIsst ., half four ocedK bringing the Information
ploded at hapast nine O'Clock the evening before.
the trip up from san Francisco the having board
oasS some aIrsy nss below :. ssoPameuso, sa and
lops, Captain Foster. having started , M from San
sY bSa,. sl yss an hSSs
extended to the sufferers all tho aid which t was posi-
na 70 render Az the Living passengers injured or un'
When the Antelope s foo, Of street sS. ran
he s. N @
panys boats to tow her OF successful. Tie scene
on board was such has been rarely witnessed the
Pacific coast The oor Of the cabin and portion Of the
| deck we're covered with the dead and wounded.
| The mattresses and bedding the boat had been
brought into requiston and some forty sufferers
were stretched OUT some OF them enduring great
anu Qhers too badly injured 10 be conscious OF their
condition The most o. the physicians Of the city had
a,d within ,hslr power. Amorg the seriously injured
we're Three w0nth tY9 q them sisters died after fer
otheF Anna MoGee had leg broken and was Otherwise
injured The other sufferers mon, who had but
few hours before been stricken down the enjoyment
full aod vigorous health They were, without
exception badly scaded about the head face hands,
aud many Of chem over large portions OF the breast ana
body
large number D. citizens visited the evee while the
boat remained at the foot OF street, many OF them
searching anxiosy for relatives ttionds. At aooat
half rast nine O'Clock the Antelope was oaucd oil and
towed up 20 her landng at the oo OF X street ~ inat
time thousand peraoIM had assembled on tie evee
| aud impromptu Sani,anr Committee was organized
The Vernon House, on strA'i hid oeen englSea and
4 opened hospital. StreL'ners were hastily con
s'ruc.ed and cots were fetched no reluson 90 wnio
Tie victims OF the disaster were emoved to tho vernon
House py volunteer citizens whot tnan'eea laauaole
desire tt do everything possible shcA humanity dic
| taed
sevcra deaths occurred alter the hoa> aided ana Of
the torty or more badly INJURED threeion g. VIZ pro
baby die. u is impossible 10 tell ~ ~ = File no"
many lives have been lost but II seems tint ~ eas'
seventy five have been either killed or falalp 3'af
We learn from Il. H. Ste ncns, chie ceris. ! hat th
we're oIe hundred ana ats three 20 boad
on leaving SEn Francisco, and several others on
board at Benica Rio Vista. lhe Ante,ore orouehi
up, killed injured ard unniarcd, ahoat eighty leaving
Ave or six doat bodies aud three or ioir injured
persons At the ocsly OF the lbe Der ouvgu
overheard, or killed. aud remaining IN she lower cabin,
can0ot cuursa be at present ascer tsned Tbs
senger lsi was ost aud canuot be referred Pasen
gers, who escaped un,njurei. describe the scenc
tie OF the catastrophe as hesYtrsnjing IN
the extreme. The lights were, course. eytngushed
~ the shock The report of the boiler followed oy
crasnug pe fragments OF the boat and toe roans
and OF the wuuaded. Some called for hep
form, anil some another asked Tor tgut.
for water desired 50 thrown overboara. and
others nmpeG overheard saaDlsd
ger % snare did and ,ute -. bushes in
search Of recs. II sai tbat aDaiu Kdt sad me un
injured officers prompt ia extending ree hut lad
of course eut fe" tac.aies az hapd, Whea The isse
,ope arrived taptaa foster cHo CLERK Wan e't aud ali
the officers and crew exerted all tnclr power t, relieve
the suffer ING ana to ensure hom all comfort ossbc
tner way TO the city.
siArsMENr or II. II. sTsrHgES CLERK
had lust lao down IN my berth, about ieen minutes
70 ten o'cocs IN the starboard forward :ie
boat was gong RAPIDLY Ny hst iaDresstn Was hurst
or whiz OF steam, soundtag like Isars something; I'm
medate!y shutting mouth and putting aand over
my nose. rushed for the door winch elrst % the
hinges Went on % The safbDard quarter Of tne b'ii
Tank II was one OF the starbpard exploded |
thnk the ait mead " the boiler rst and threw TITO
fes forward as the boat ~as on hre IN taes Tor
ward immediately after tho explosion The explosi
sne took soear, and having headwa3 enough |
rsn ashore. Think toe ooH was ao0u. thirty |
yards shore when Tho boiler exp,odod rne Ante |
ope arrived about two hocrs after tue expostso Had
one huuoTed aud hftythgee Passengers ard when
we is.t San Francisco was cerI o the "asooe Cap
tam hid VAS IA the pilot noi,e With 3aid~ and East,
,iots ana all escaped nnnlufct. Robert Merrison
the mate, asoep he texas bio lnd tell
through The deck, but escaped without injury. We
aoou. lies Tue Tho <ysapoiis. The scene
nearnenins fisherman brought sack OF hour and
bottle q oii and did everything he could 10 alleviate
the suferers.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
From Messengers who came down bt the Chry2opol.s
las, evening" ,earn the following additional partcu
After beng made fas, a tree the shore boat
slowly settled ait and tue bodies of of tho victims
were undoubtedly swept away ny the current OF tue
river
Many OF the injured persous partially drcsso,, or
wholly undressed escaped the shore. wandered
around in the bushes frantic agony and the
the arrival OF the Antelope j. described he psssen-
gofs as being hearrendng aud horrible beyond descrp
ton
me Chief Engiuesr, D. y Anderson died tbs hos
pi,a alter the arrival OF the Antelope Sacramento
o declared with his dying breath that At the time OF the
explosion there was Dui hundred aud twenty nve
pOurds pressure the boilers that there
depth OF solid water the boilers aud that the explo
could only have been caused By rotten
sed the manufacture oi The boilers II stated
by those have been employed the theJ
hundred and eight pounds the utmost hch
she had beeu brought to bear previous day
ths explosion.
rhe body Of Mr.. Alexander Dubois OF this city, was
recovered IRON the wieck ON tuesday despatch TO tue
fcugd under the sba!s OF the boat tuesday baen
den tned as that OF the her o. the lutte chd meu.
toned yesterday desYa.ch. The husband OF the
woman i said to be in the Siass employ at san Quentin
She mad left there 10 nav visit 70 relatives in this cy
There three rings hand, OF which
marked &C. G.' She had ou bounced silk dress, 10
WI ch Yas attached brooch hair and gold
chain around her neck, 10 which was suspended
A lot OF ch!drens garments we're found near her,
but no child. On the cabin floor Of the wasboe WAS
found memorandum book, belonging 10 Justin |
Hosg OF Spring valley with certificates u mung Stock
and other rho book and papers in the hands
OF y v Boag, OF 700, thinks hud the owner
lu the fcruon House Hospital the badly injured have
been decrearrd by death Until they now number only
eght for the most or whom hopes OF recovery
tertainsi. Tho following the names o those who
main. B. Blake, bil poster and runner (his wife,
ton Dupont streets william simpson, OF san Francis
co. Albert Busss, san Francisco, late from Massachu
sets Glespe from Auburn, samuel Harland, Washoo
City.
lisr oF KILLED A,p IsJURxp
The following list or the ksled and injured as far
a. has been ascer.ained:-
ratpcv Jamss Csllan, Islndro Mrs. Il. Leckic,
Cork Ireland wife OF policeman Ieckie, OF san Francis
COY Mary u hodens tors, Ireland. Albert X. Myers,
chief cook Of the wssboe Sacramento W. Simpson,
man Washoe u NJ Anderson, chief engineer, Nasboe;
d. Gray ludley, sacramento; Mr. and Mrs. Brown val
hndieDam, Idaho Territory; nr. Ross, ditch owner Of
Greenwood II Dorado county Henry Clark OF The
stage line from Auburn to Michigan Bun. John G. Tur
ner londoo England; Thomss Anderson, engineer, san
Francisco; John Smons san francisco Charles Mont;
W. :. williams Mrs. r. oonncyau, san Francesca Nicho.
las Salameneti deck hand, Austria; Edward sricxott,
Ian Francisco, ". N. Hsk, Dcnner lake Henry r. A.
Myers, native Of Germany, sacramento; David Davis
Manuel NJ Brom, Drytown, Amador county; Edwin Ja-
cobs; Marshall porter on Washoe Samuel W. Crush,
steward, Nevada Emanuel King, Drytown h. Farran,
SAP Joee and - Benrlt, Spring Garden Placer county
INSURED.
J. 6. Baker, Sacramento; Anna McGes, neg broken,
Sacramento, Thomas Icwnard, Sacramento: Charles