The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-16
APPALLING DISASTER N the HARBoR.
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ExDlesisn ~ . Bsilsr On Beard the
Gunbsat Chsnasgs.
Over Thirty Of Her Crew scalded
Terribly.
Prompt Assistance Of che Revenue Cutter
Bronx, Gunboat Rose and
Transport fillsy.
acfNtS At the MARINE HOSPITAL, BROOKLYN.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE VESSEL,
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SCENES At TINE MARINE HOSPITAL, BaooklY
DESCRIPTION OF THE VESSEL,

S~SsAA A~VAs - $1,000 sA~sAs
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moss terrible accident occurred IN the lower bay zee.
srday afternoon owing TO the explosion Of Of the
boilers Of the United States gunboat Chenango Lieutenant
Commander T. =. Fiebrown. She proceeding 10 the
oorng buoys At the Horseshoe for the purpose OF
sectug her copasses md to have taken the onclad
Onondaga In tow this mornngund gone to sea, Fortress
Aoproe being her destination When opposite Fort Haml-
tcn at quarter past p NJ, her port boiler suddenly
sxploded, blowing tho decks and severely scadng all
connected with the engineers three
AD One was blown overheard, but subsequently re-
covered, but badly injured; has died, and the
ssainder in very critical state. Several Of them
viii probably die. The United States revenue cutter
Bronx, being in the vicinity, Immediately repaired
70 the scene Of disaster, and proceeded TO the
Quarantine, where she procured number Of ply
sicians, and took them on board the Chenango TO
relieve the sufferers. The United States steam trans.
port Tiey, Captain Pourne, from Alexandria, while
coming up witnessed the explosion and Immediately
70 the Chenangos assistance doing great deal Of good
Also the United States steamer Rose, which
hand rendered all the aid in her power The Tilley and
Rose and the cutter Bronx in tow and brought
Der 10 the Navy Yard
Among those severely scaldsd ars:-First Assistant
Engineer Joseph ~ Cahi in charge; Second Assistant
Engineer Albert Murray and secou Assistant Engineer
Frank p. Root
when the Chenango left the Navy Yard the yards Of
Sbe North Carolina manned by order Of Captain
Meade and three cheers given in compliment to the
crew Of the vessel The salute returned by the
sailors board the Chenaueo, and amidst loud pro-
onged huszahng the gunboat gded cut into the stream
and proceeded on her voyage down the bay. Hardly
two hours had elapsed from the time Of her departure
when news Of the shocking disaster received tho
Navy Yard producing the most intense excitement among
he seamen and casting decpsloom where all had been
ME end activity.
On arriving At the hospital found quite number Of
surgeons present, who were attending the injured men,
Among the number noticed Surgeons Smith, Bresan
Bates Zeuzen Rhoades Bogert and others Tho hospital
Steward Mr. Currer, cxertDg himself TO the utmost
- were the nurass and attendants, well all the
vssesna patients Ths sailors were working like heroes
y alleviate the agony Of their shipmates.
was reported that Lieutenant Commander Fnlebrown
Was mssing; but wc know that he uninjured, and
Wrsss ssssr v Commodore Radord after the explosion
sosk place. Therefore no could not have been hurt al
shas time. He did come shore last night which
may explain the cause Of the rumor.
rhe wounded transferred To the Rose a. soon
- possible, and she steamed up 70 the Navy Yard 10
have them sent 10 the Marine Hospital Commodore Rad
FORD Immediately sent for all kinds Of comfortable con-
vsyaness and the sent up 70 the hospital
rapidly a. circumstances would allow Tho groans Of
thSse poor follows were hsartrending, and elected the
wasmsst sympathy from al who present ~ the sad
spscAce Every exsrton and every device that humane
tssple could think Of put in requstion to alleviate
~ suerngs Of the unfortunatss and hundred hands
were busy Cor time forwarding them 70 the place
whore the best Of medical attendance awaiting them.
~ the hospital the was Of the most intense ex
element About thirty noble men, In al stages Of suffer
- and TORTURE lying outstetched upon BEDS their
AoAsn n of Paw AMI burni 6eoh
No intense agony others moaning pitifully, while
eshsrs were quiet and subdued, their backensd and
swollen faces plainly showing the acute suffering within
~ soon they arrived they stripped Of their
slohipg and bathed In oil and lime water, and covered
with copsbus covering Of -four, which kept the air
from the raw hesh. Everything that medical
pkii and science could afford was done for
me poor unlortunaaes seldom does witness such
beest-rending scene Men who but Q few short hours
ago were in the enjoyment Of all that makes life happy,
zero but Of living IRE and agony. Tho cries
o. some Of them terrible. Some had lost ther
On IN consequences Of the sxcrucasng suffering they
Usss undergoing. Others wore hurriediy and feebiy
Ayawing their last s.brsath One lay corpse, having
l>A m hsIsg transferred from the Navy Yard 10 the
oAspital. We noticed ono mans head which was 90
svosssn that 10 might have been taken for
- head Of an enormous giant. One poor fsl-
low, Andsmsn uncomplainingly said 70 rs,
"Wby ava Heaven send such calamity 70 usf
Ia jus shippsd. what, Oh what, win my poor mother
iSP' Scarcely any Of them could talk much-in fact
= us shaa u vas impossible 70 gain any reliable par.
ossuIaus q shb I'd accident. One young man told NJ
shas ne vs0s - ssihy shattered the spar deck
Ven @ " hurricane dsck being tern 70 fragments
~ Boiler Further than this little could b. learned
noeseoly ran could b found who knew the names Of
Aasn psssoas % board Of the ship ~ the time Of
~ $780, s~ss = ~ fscs thss ths vessel had bus
ESssuy s.ss - N sosSss.ss0u, and shv bed nos
Sesoen( acquainted.
~ y names ~ ssni on shore By the paynasssr
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synioa 4 shs suftssas thas nsst u ths suset WIN 70
Nv4. Possibly some half dossa win de- There d
~ cpur Il them WIG seem 70 b. marked with DEATH
= Si rsdO,fg 66me thirty sx hours 70 ASCERTAIN who
1--we inhaled sueisut steam 70 cause their death Our
pspssssr ld nes ssystbs hospital uat ts hour, when
y = severely k|sfsd kad arrived sSd wsis q fomtcr
sbls = circumstances would allow.
- welsh, fireman, residing In water street, was
taken V bic residence where he lies In precarous con
eWjep. ~ss-y stss.sr
IA canss o. NE sccdsn. a present unknown, ana
1s cannot a. shwtims pretend 70 account for n . was
impossible 70 learn the amount Of steam pfessure On ihc
SeIsrs, ana this pare Of ths dss.is must remain In
3ssnv Snln future time ~
fns CnsnaBso wss s Has.whssl steamer, sHswn ~ .
Souhlesadsr. Sic had an armament q Ten guns, and
vss bulls by Jsre. smonson, ~ Grecnpoint L. l.. ana
,aspehsd 70 lsse. The following srs her dimsnsons,-
Length over all. .......... ......s......2l0 feet.
S1efeme brcedth 30 feet
poptn 0 noo ...s ........., ....'....s.., ~ Iccss
1onnAeo. .SIA tons
Hsr engines were buis Al the Morgan Iron Works. and
I'd any eight ipch cylinder, with eight fest stroke
ns had two Of Martins Boilers, and was considered
fast vessel @M M.D
sSs Wa pus commission In February. 1904, and has
Nssn ready for several weeks, waiting only for her
evSv she wee destined for special service end vac
M slsss vessel Of The Kind.
no following s list Of her ofnoers'-
kuaswari Cbwmsnd~-I 9: TI'ebrcwp.