The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-08-19
Disaster Caused by Negroes.
Washington, Aug.

ashlngtoO, aug. w. -
This morning Gen. Grant reported the =,
explosion Of an ordnance boat, loaded
with ammunition, 3, City Point wharf
No details have been received Col. Bah
cock, of GEE. Grants staff, Was slightly
wounded. .... ..,.-s.s5 .a.r,.l.
Washington. Ang. 1 1. 4.
letter from City Point, dated the
10Th. gives an account of the explosion OF
the boa, loaded with ammunition. Build
ngs were demolished, tents scattered, per-
sons killed in every direction. Tbs new
depot building is p mass Of ruiLa, aud .
number OF persons were killed and wound.
ed. The boat was being unloaded by ne>:
croes numbering nearly one hundred, and
i. is supposed shell must have dropped
which communicated fire to the whole lot.
Luckily most of the shells, &c. struck the
steep bank Of the landing, or The loss Of
life would have been large.
The Post Office and Adams Express
office were nearly thrown down. The
large number o: persons occupying them
miraculouly escaped with slight bruises.
A boa. loaded with stores lying along
SIDE another vas torn to pieces, large
portion Of i! being raise completely out
of the water and thrown on the dock -
Capt. Benedict and Capt. Amss Of the
commssAry department were in The build q
irg AT the time and were buried beneath
the ruins After considerable labor they
were extrcated, neither being fatally in
iured, though good deal bruised.
Cap. ID. ID. Wiley, in his tent. quite .
distance from the spot, was struck in She
head by piece of shell and injured, the
not dangerously. Mr. Mckee. his clerk.
was so seriously injured a. the same time
that he cannot recover.
Lieut. Lane, Of the navy department,
was slightly Injured. q
Jas. Thorp, clerk in the ordnance OF.
fec, was killed.
Mr. Fay, of The saui.ary commission,
slightly injured. ..........
Mrs. Spencer, relief agent, received
slight Injuries.
The cs,ualte. are believed to he At least
so k; led and about 100 wounded
A number Of bodies Of co'ored persons
have been found besides those above men
toned, and there are l6 in the boat lros.-
pital, while others were scattered in differ
ens localities Twenty five colored men,
more or less wounded, were taken TO the
colored general hospital where several am
putations were. performed. Five shells
passed through the SANITARY commission
boat, hut no one waE Injured. 1t is br
lieved that many bodies are blown into ,le
river which viii never be recovered
Capt Schuyler, Provost Marshal, WHO
was sitting on top Of a bank Of the river,
lifted up and thrown Il distance Of 10, or
II feet, receiving a shower Of SHELLS
around him, bu, escaped without a scratch.
Our loss is pa, down 10y him al, about 80
! killed ard 20 or 50 wounded. Twelve Of
the killed being soldiers. Nothing has
vet been discovered as to the7csu'e Of the
calamity
In lie commissary department, men
are known TO be killed and some rs
men belonging to he railroad were injur-
ed. The loss Of property is not known.
but will prove very i-rge
The Goth N Y. volunteers lost six kill
ed and seventeen wounded
The lash Ohio lost three killed anil
four wounded
The boat Lewis caught fire. when
WIRE cking tug run ashore, and, extending
her hose. threw six streams on the fire..
putting out the flames and thus saving =
large amount Of ann urrIon