Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1864-09-17
STEAMBOAT DIsAsTER.

steamer Washoe on her way from San Fran.
cisco to Sacramento exploded her boiler and
collapsed fue at half past nine o'clock last,
| night,whila at the head of Steamboat slough
40 miles below Sacramento. She had on
board l50passengers, large number being
! females, only about ten of whom are saved
! Capt. Kidd and most Of thes officers of the
boat are unharmed, The ashoe sunk near
shore,a complete wreck. The steamer Chrys-
opolis was long way ahead and knew no
thing of the disaster. The Antelope being
behind, came up and took off the wounded
and large number Of the dead, and brought
tie first news of this sad affair to this CITY,
The Howard Association turned out to attend
the wounded. he steamers Visalia and Gle
opatra at once proceeded down to the wreck.
Besides those found dead a number is suppo-
Sed to have been drowned, as the Washoe
careened over and sunk her stern under water
DIR. Fry, who has Just come from the An
telope, reports a few dead on board and GO
cases ofsevere injures-of these at least 50
will die, they having Inhaled steam. He es-
Inmates that about $50 persons have been
wounded or killed. of whom about 80 are
dead orwill die. Only two women escaped
injury. The Antelope brought only the
wounded to this city.
The explosion is reported to have taken
place at ten O'clock, at point iusQ below the
Hogs back, about ten m les above Rio Vista.
When the Antelope reached the foot of Il
street, the scene on board was such as is rare
ly Witnessed on the Pacific coast The floor
of the cabin and deck was covered with dead
and wounded. Some forty sufferers were
stretched out, some of them enduring great
pain, and others were too badly Injured TO be-
conscious Of their condition. The most If
the physicians Of the city had been sent for,
who promptly responded, rendering all the
aid in their power. Among the seriously in
jured were three women, two Of them sisters,
who died after being placed on board. The
other, Mrs. Niece, had leg broken. The
other sufferers were men. They we're almost
without exception badly scalded about the
head face and hands, and many Of them
about the breast and body large number
of citizens visited the leyee while the boa5
remained at the foot of the street, many of
them searching anxiously for relations and
friends. Nearly q thousand persons had as
sembled at the levee, and an mpromptu San
itary, Commission was Immediately organized
The Vernon House on street, has been en-
gagged and opened as a hospital. Stretchers
were hastily constructed and cots forced into
requisition, on which the victims OF the dis
aster were removed to Vernon by volunteer
who manifested a laudab4e desire TO
do everything that humanity dictated. Sew
errl deaths occurred after the boat landed
Of the forty more badly injured, three-fourths
will die. 1t is impossible 10 tell, as we write
how many lives have been lost but it seems
that at least 10 have been killed or fatally
injured. We learn from H. H. Stephens.
chief clerk; that there were 1853 passengers -
On board Ola leaving San Francisco, and sew
eral others came on board at Benicia and Rio
Vista. The Antelope brought about 80, lea
ting some Eve or six dead bodies and three
)r four'iniured persoas in the locality of the
wreck. The number blown overheard, killed
Ind remaining in the lower cabin cannot, of
,ourse, be at present ascertained Passenger
ist is lost The lights were extirguished by
he shock. Some called for light some for
water; some to be thrown overheard otherO
umped overheard. Capt. Kidd ana his I'M
INJURED officers were prompt in extending re-
ief, but'had' few facilities at hand. When
he Antelope arrived Capt. Foster, Van Pet,
hef clerk, and all the officers and crew ex-
rted themselves to the utmost.
Statement of H. II. Stephens, Clerk
hink it was one Of the boilers that exploded.
nd threw the fire forward, as the boat was
n fire in three places Immediately after the
Xploson. The explosion was up and aft
he steering gear was ruined, but she took
leer and ran ashore.
The Antelopeiarrived two hours after the explo-
Oa. Capt, ID was in the pilot house with
aldWin and Easton. The pilots all escaped nm.
jured. Robert Morrison, the mate, was asleep:
as blown out and fell through the deck, but es.
lped uninjured.
The following is a list Of killed and injured as
r.as known !;
KILLED-Father James COllan, San Leaudro,
iss.; l.. Like, Cork, Ireland; Mary A. Goddens,
ork, Ireland; Albert II. Myers SacrmeRto;
Idaho Territory; w. Simpson
'eman; DR.. Boss Ditchman of Greenwood; H.
lark, Auburn; ]. G. Turner, London, England;
nos. Anderson, San Francisco.
BADLY INJURED.-J. q. G. Baker, Sacramento:
ma McGhee, leg broken, Sacramento; Fhomas
ONWARD, Sac Chas. Myers, Sac; Il. Connolly.
lc.; j. }. Marshall, Sac; G. W. Pollock, IN. T.
lgan, l.. B. Blake, John Simons, san Francisco:
mes GIooney. Nevada; W. 0, Williams, Fora
i'll; E. Brcket, Boston; w. N. HaskllI, Donn5p
axe; j. Il. Pollock, Virginia City; Henry Stein
)ston; r. w. Kinder, Madison county, Illinois.
Tomas, Campt0nvile; w. Brown, Portrayal:
/. Burgess, Boston; Peter Brown, New York; &
Inns, N. j., &. Jackson, Dutch Fiat, n. L. Ham.
on, Carson City; JIG. Horra. Folsom; Maurice
. Brown, Dry Town; one Chinaman. Nicholas
ANN, p. NJ. Anderson, John Day, e. L Stew.
t, Samuel Crush, Nicholas SalamCuti Austin:
lrtholomeW Gillespie, Auburn; i. DOdson, col
ed boy, ). w HarlOn, WashOe City; Mr. Mar,
all, Comod YOnts, Deadwood
SLIGAILY IINIUREn,--H. II. Stevens Michael
nm C. CraSSen TbOS Fox TuhD q l1norl,, 4,