The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-11-03
STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION.
Terrible Explosion and Less of
Lilo ON North Rlvor..ExPl0stOn
n Fortress Monroe.

NEW YORK, Oct ZS.-InA morning Ut
quarter to O'Clock, while abreast of Twentieth
street, the port boiler of the steamer st. John,
from Albany, exploded. Seven persons were
killed, IL wounded. and one is missing. There
were only about 100 persons aboard. 90 the
casualties were not SO great as they would
have been during the summer.
At the time of the accident the engines were
making thirteen revolutions per minute, and
carrying pressure of steam varying from 26
valves are weighted at 80 pounds.
None OF the engineers can account for the
explosion AMI regard it a. very mysterious,
which can only be solved by thorough inves-
tigation.
At the time of the explosion there were two
firemen In the boiler room, one of whom q
Frenchman, name unknown, jumped over.
board and SWAN for shore, but it is supposed
drowned. The other escaped.
The steam owing to the position and char
acter of the explosion did not affect the main
deck 90 much as the main saloon deck. One
of the deck hands was severely burned on the
lower deck. The rent in the boiler, which is
fortunately located ct the guards, is about six
feet long and three feet deep, leaving an OPEN
ing into which three orifour men could easily
enter. The whole upper edge of the sheet Is
torn OF The aperture Is on o level with the
saloon deck, and when the explosion occurred
the steam was followed by tons of scalding
wafer which passed the several state rooms,
and rolling in torrent across The deck enter.
ed the ftase rooms on the opposite side, and in
few seconds the boiling water was at least
five inches deep on the floor.
The explosion also tore up the hurricane
deck, making splinters for q long distance
around. The gallery and state rooms over
those that were destroyed below. were terribly
shattered. The large pillar in the center Of
the saloon Is perforated with large piece of
rNH~s f. - L. AZ
~ in the gallery on the opposite side of the
saloon, and over 20 feet from the place of ex-
ploeion, are shattered and drenched with wa
ter.
Mr.. Homes, the baggage master, narrowly
escaped death. The steam forced the bulk.
head of his room inward several inches. There
were numerous very narrow escapes.
boat Morristown went to the assistance of the
st. John, and after some delay she was brought
to her berth, pier No. Al, North River.
Medical assistance was Immediately secured.
Capt. Beck and Mr.. Colgrove. the clerk, and
all the attaches of the boat, did everything in
their power TO alleviate the sufferings of the
unfortuuates. As soon as she came to the
dock, the police took possession and kept Off
the crowd.
The scene on board was sad. Forward near
the engine room bulkhead, lay the dead. LIST.
\ mother and two children, next 8 mother and
child whose husband and father lay at the 9th.
er end of the saloon. suffering tortures mex
pressible. Next a mother and wife, by her
head sat her husband. He was alive, as was
their child. He had gone ont Ut their room
just before the explosion occurred
The following are the names Dr.. Brooks,
OF New York; Mrs. Wallaber and two children
of Albany; Mrs. Archambly and child of AL.
bany; Mrs. Julia E. Reynolds of Brooklyn:
Mr.. and Mrs. Archambly and child, occupied
room 123 and Mrs. Wallaber and children
room 121. The Others occupied rooms imme-
diately over these. The scalded were disposed
of in another part of the saloon. and in two
state rooms near by them lay grouped around.
The following are their names Mr. Searle and
Baggagemaster can scarcely live; Mr.. Archam
hly severely sealded; also, T. Lyons and wife
OF Yorkville-Mr. Lyons can hardly recover;
s. w. Northup of Albany severely: L. Seaver
of Batavia slightly; j. Cunningham New York,
his wife and two little daughters, all had their
feet terribly scalded c. E. Saulspaugh of Rome
and wife, feet badly scalded; Mr.. Coyle of Al
bany slightly scalded; H. Dudley of Brooklyn
slightly; Mr.. Caldwell of Albany eighty; j.
Anderson, of steamer st. John, scalded; Mary
Mcdonald, steamer st. John; scalded in feet.
NEW YORK, Oct--The following additional
deaths by the explosion of the st. Louis are
reported Mr.. and Mrs. Z. F. Lyons, T. Lam
berton, reported missing. and John Anderson,
l1uoIp hosaI