The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-22
Appalling Marine BlsasteF-ExplOslOn
Of 4 Boiler on Board the GunbOat
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trip on active service Calamity did
the little craft steam out on her desti-
nation, and with a crew Of as fine men
/ IS were ever inclosed within wooden
walls. Proudly enough did the Che
mango pass down the Bay, her crew full
of spirits and enthusiasm, little dream
! ing of their terrible impending fate
/ When opposite Fort Hamilton, and less
than two hours after her departure from
| the Navy Yard, her port boiler explo-
ded, blowing up the decks, and carrying
death and destruction to all connected
with the engineers department. The
/ terrible scene which ensUed may posi-
/ bic be imagined but not described
1t was some time before the appalling
/ character Of the disaster could be ascer-
tanned The United States revenue cut
( ter Bronx, being in the vicinity, imme-
/ diately repaired 70 the scene, and pro
/ ceeded to the Quarantine, where she
/ procured q number of physicians, and
took them on board the Chenango to
relieve the sufferers. The United States
steam transport Ti!ley, Capt Bourne,
from Alexandria, while coming up wit
messed the explosion, and Immediately
went to the ChenangO' assistance, doing
6 great deal Of good Also the United
States steamer Rose which was near at
hand, rendered all the aid in her power.
The Tilley and Rose and tho cutter
Bronx took her in tow and brought her
to the Navy Yard
The Injured men were placed on board
/ the steamer Rose and conveyed to the
Navy Yard, and from thence were sent
to the Marine Hospitals where they re-
ceived every possible attention. Dr.
Smith, assisted by Drs. Bates, Rhodes,
BOgart, Lyman, Freeland, and the As
sistantSurgeOn Of the North Carolina,
were assiduoIs in their attentions to
the sufferers during the night The hos
pital steward, Mr. C. l. Kirby, the nurses
and attendants, all exerted themselves
to the utmost Every device that hui
name people could think Of was put in
reQUisitiOu 10 alleviate the sutferiugs Of
the UntOrtunates.
The scenes during last night at the
hospital were Of the most heartrending
character. There were thirty noble
men in all stages of suffering and tor
turc, lying outstretchedU upon beds, their
bodies a mass Of raw and blistered flesh
some screaming in intense agony,
others moaning pitifully, while others
were quiet and subdued, their black
ened and swollen faces plainly showing
the acute suffering within. As soon as
they arrived they were stripped Of their
clothing and bathed in oil and lime
water, and covered with a copious Gov
eri1g Of -four, which kept the air from
the raw flesh. Everything that medical
skill and science could afford was done
for the poor unfortunate. Seldom does
one witness such O heartrcnding scene .
Men who but few short hours ago were
in the enjoyment Of all that makes life
happy were now but q mass Of living
FIRE and agony. The cries of some Of
them were terrible Some had lost their
reason in consequence Of tho excruci- (
ating suffering they were undergoing
Others were hurriedly and feebly draw
ing their last life-breath Every little
while death would relieve one or other
Of the poor sufferers, until seventeen
were dead, and four more died this'|
morning The following are the names /
of those who had died up to eleven /
o'clock this morning;
LIST o. TIE DEAD.
John Mahon, coal HEAVIER.
John Murphy, fireman
Wm. Brown, fireman.
Michael Brodie, fireman.
Joseph Smith, seaman.
VIM. Ware, seaman
Bernard Boyle, seaman
Albert Murray, First Assistant En-
gineer.
Frank 2. Root, Second Assistant En- /
gineer.
J. W Cahill Acting Engineer.
John White, Third Assistant Engi- /
neer
Archibald Fleming, coal HEAVIER
Henry Livingston, coal HEAVIER
Robert Cullen, lsudsman.
Eugene o Leary, seaman
Geo. Wilson seaman.
Joseph Lyon, seaman.
Martin Mitchell landsman
John y Smith, landsman
J. 4. Smith, fireman.
John Rudy, fireman
TIE INJURED
who will survive are as follows, but their
condition is such as to afford very small +
hope Of their recovery:
Wheeler Sherman. coxsWain-
John Mooney, landsmen
William Hicky, Sesuen.
Alfred Yates, landsmeu
Charles Wilde, coxswain
William C. Wright, gunner.
John Kelley, Seamen
John Walsh, captain mate.
John Peigeonpi gunner.
Frank Silver, seamen-
John Fursey, cooper.
Thirty-one persons in all were injured 1
twenty-one Of whom are dead Several /
OF them were residents Of this city two
Of Baltimore, Nd, several were from .
the western part Of this State; but the
accident was so sudden, and the men
being all strangers to each other and
having only just entered the service, II
has been impossible thus far % obtain
positive knowledgeas 70 where they al
Several Of the deceased are
known 10 have been members o. the
Masonic fraternity.
TIE UNITED sEATEs sTE-A2fEn cHEEAECo
was a new 2essel, recently built and
cited ont at this port She is side
wheel steamer, known as a double-ender
She had an armament Of ten guns, and =