New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-30
TERRIBLE CALAMITY.
Boiler Explosion on the Steamer
st. John.
Ten Killed and Many Wounded.
The Decks Flooded with E0iling
Water.
NAMES CT TIE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Thrilling Statements By Eye
witnesses.
WHO is TO BLAME I?
Coroner's Jury Empannc.ed.
NAMES CT THE KILLED AND WOUNDED
Statements by Ly
witnesses.
WHO is TO BLAME :?
CCroner's Jury Empanlc.ed.


II again becomes the duty Of the reporter TO
dip tie pen In blood and give ghasty record Of dis
aster Shortly after O'Clock sunday morning. one
Of the boilers Of the splendid Albany packet ST. John
exploded. Wien Just below Bulls Ferry. on her trip
down he Hudson flooding the cabin floor with soading
water instantly killing sH persons mortaly woundins
another, and badly scalding and muiiating many
more
Shortly after tie accident 90 ofthe passengers were
taken of the 81, John by the ferry boat Morrisown.
TIE steamer managed to reach her pier al the FOO, Of
pesbrosses.st, few hours later by tie use Of one
boiler. Here she was Immediately boarded by the
police. and a number Of physicians who proceeded to
dress the wouud. Of the sufferers and prepare oE burial
those WHO were happily past all suffering.
The ST John was almost bran-new. and, IN point Of
size and elegance was the fIcs steamboat that ever
foaied upon the broad waters Of TIE North River
Great excitement therefore occasioned throughout
the CITY. when the news spread that she had blown
W Killing and voundng almost eyeryb body on board
a. rumor first lad aud at early hour large cro'dsoi
people pressing abou. tie gate Of the whshouse
au1 ous 70 crauf, the morbid curiosity which nearly
I'll have 70 look upon scenes Of wreck and slaughter
Bui strong fore O: poiSenen. under Cartans Braof
,u Petty and Peck kept the way coar permitting no
one spproach the steamer except on urgent business
or on tie sad plea that relative was among tie
sLaeIer..
IHE EILLID.
Tho names - The TassengtIs and crew Killed were ~
Merritt : Brooks, aged % years, residing at No. 3-3
Mr. r. Auchaubanlt ard child orb. Montrea.
: Mr. julia a. Reynolds, - wears. Albany.
Nrs Harriet T. Wallabcr y years. and two children,
two aud bali years and four moaths respectively al
JOIN Anderson deck hand and assistant blrkeeper.
joseph james. assistant fireman. toolded. jumped
SCALDTD.
francis Lyons, Yort,ile, terribly soalded about the
body g.. ,ho
clerks u tbe Common Councils badly sceldcd about the
Lead and breast Sic only married last Thursday.
and Is now lyin. 81 the New-York Hospital.
y Caldwell slightly sca.dcd about Tie ieeti re
moved to The Ans0n House.
Henry Dlaley. reading nt No = fresldent-''''
BrooLju: terribly scalded about the Lead and iacei
Ineios Seavor sl.hty scalded about the feet place
~ busiucft No. 10 Broadway. Adrimie Insurance.
V,gn = Cunningham. No. ell Sccond.ave.
Na.y L. Cunningham bis wife. aud Mary and Clara
teir two daughters aged respectively u and ~ years
an badly sca,lcl about tie 'cct ana ahkhs an '"teh
lour These parties were in stiterooms No, 10 ara
IN Immediately over tie boiler and IL il almost nj
raonlons that they escaped with their lives.
Adrian Scales. bsggagemasler' cut and Ea9eu
about
Nov lying ~ lie NeW-YoIk Hospital. o-.,,-
Charles T. Saulpaugh. tobacconist Rome Oneida
E.hcr. hi. WIFE, of Niagara Falls; badly 'calded
Corril. Auehambsuit. lawyer Of Montreal; head and
body very badly scaded; New York Hospital
Mr.. ;. W. NOrthlOp. No. % SpenoeT'Hl.' AIDhh!'
Adam f. Cooper colored employed Oh the boat
badly scalGed about the bead and iec'
PHYSICIANS IL ATTENDANCE.
mo nh re
ance upon The sufferers soon after the arrival o iAe
boat at her dock:
Beach; Dr. ChTslopher Welize. Or. James ". Bar
ney, eK Coroner. DIR. a. BrsytOn Ball.
MI J.. r. y. Hal of Montgomery Co.. pa1sfnPer on
bonrd the boat elfO made himself conspicuous by acts
Of EiDdno-s toward the sufferers.
olTCERs OF TnE BOAT.
Tie following are the OF Gers of the ~ John. Capt
Mlinhn H. leck QorlneIlJ in command Of the Newton.
i iJA yuhgu NJ on Tie hudson River two years ago)
clerk, W. H. CosgrOvei CLief.Enginee Jnmes Hook
nssaa'ani hngi9 Joseph Wright Pilo,s Henry
hayward and Wm. Ensign.
THE ACCIDENT.
Inc accident was occasoned by the bursting ~ the
sarboard boiler, almost immediately above the fires
and about twenty-five feet forward Of the wheel house
Tie aperture IN the boiler is about eight feet long and
two and ball feet IN width and IA situated near the
TOP OF the boiler but incnng toward the interior Of
the boat. The piece which whs blown out stI remains
appended 10 the lower edge of the hole hanging down
IS snugy as If IT had been beaten down fat By blows
Of hammer.
The boilers Of the St. John were buf, bv crobort. &
1heal No. ~ 10 No % Harrisonst and were nut in
In March last 1t cost Of s62 900 The iron of which
they were made appears 10 be about quarter O. an
inch thick and the general appearance Of lie boilers is
that they were stauch and sound
Al the time OF the accident the boilers wcr. carving
from - q pounds Of steam. the officers of tho boat
having the lawful right 10 carry az high IS pounds
1t il the opinion Of Engineer Hook and others thst
the accident Ocoasoned ty defect In the boiler.
the material OF which. they say composed " what
is called sand ifon"an inferior brittle Kind " iron
which is sometimes used In the manufacture Of boilers
ON account OF its cheapness.
TIE NATURE or TIE ACCIDENT
with the exception Of the destruction Of the boiler
Immediately above it, the boat itself has sustained but
jittIe damage; but, as may be imagined the widest
confusion rcigned among all the passengers, most Of
whom ere asleep in their borths at the time. Almost
All those who we're killed occupied the etsterooms in
fhe near vicinity Of the boiler The explosion tore
hole completely through the entire cabin framework on
IN. ,taJboard sds Of the boat large would baye
been made by hundred pound cbainshot and Hooded
tle eatre fcgy of the eSiI sita tseGDg "t'sr 10