, 1865-11-08
FROM THE PACIFIC COAST.
Awful Explosion Of the Steamer
70 Semitic.
FORTY PASSENGERS KILLED,
The = Earthquake In Sacramento
From the Alta California, Oct. III

passengers have been killed md many were
wounded. It Is supposed that the cause Of
the catastrophe VAS the neglect to let of
steam while The boat was lying ut the wharf.
ceiyed by tho Navigation Company:
"6AcRAAEsTo, Oct 13-sA.x.
"CArr. JAMES WHITNEY: The 70 Semitic
burst her starboard boiler at Rio Vista Wharf,
last evening.
"Hcr upper works forward are complete
wreck
"The chzysopolIs brought up thirty wound
ed and aye- dead. y -
ACapta1n Poole and crew remain on her.
"Scnd up boat 10 tow her down.
"Captain Poole, Enos Fourat {Pilot,) aud
Johnson tClcrk}, arc almost unhurt.
Pnurkytc Engineer>; and Creigh (Freight
"W. Il. TAYLOR"
The following details are gathered from prl-
Among the killed arc 31r. Henry Resens-
burger, residence corner Of Pine and Stockton
streets, and Mr. Lindaucr, Of Lindaaer &
Hittchman.
Mr. A. Fenkhausen, liquor dealer, Is report
ed badly ecalded.
den Cooper, was blown across the river, but
was not Injured. He Immediately SWAN back
TO render all the assistance In his power.
Wells & Fargo's regular messenger, William
Ahcarn, also escaped.
The treasure, which consisted Of silver bars
aud gold, to the weight of almost ton, Is
safe. The stanchlons were blown OF, and the
whole mass was capsized into the hold.
The Chrysopolis took up the wounded and
dead to Sacramento, where the former were
placed under the care Of the Howard Bepcvo-
lent Society.
By q despatch received by bis son, We learn
that Mr.. eeaton, State Senator elect from
Amador county; was killed.
STATEMENT OF MR.. BARNES, ONE OF TIE PAS
SACRAMENTO, Oct: 14:-Thc following was
prepared by VIM, W. Barnes, one Of the pns-
sengers, aud is as inll a report as can be
gathered up to the present: a.
The injured are being cared for by our citi-
gems. They were taken to the old Court
room, corner and Fourth. Geo. Scaton ex-
pIrcd soon afler his arrival here.
nyron, ,Sa crp;'sys s,; of Strawberry Valley was
We can learn Of no further deaths at
present:
OFFICE SEEAxz9 ..C@gHxseroLls" @
/ undertake painful duty III attempting to rive
you Description Of ,hs terrible aisastef 10 On 5he
Vista landing last evening, and from which prosi-
ss DC aatS R: s5t e.pe :. es sesT W.
~ - 49, .,,. ~ sIs. ~. unsaS
al tho upper c4pth, pl!ot-hoats, and everything
tot"nru Q! toe emoHn SUCK tnt1 tola N1eSk,
creating scene oE death and disorder most terrible
TO Joe up1n, ana wnasa VI T. nSi @ nt.empt 70 de.
gt,e a. correctly a. possible the terrible recosd
Of ne Killed and wounded
!. IL Myers, conedfan, OF AaEu1fe Upcfn donse
5. II. Fa,iou, Treasurer Of Aaguire's Opera
Hsn.s-ki1led %.,s- ia!ss,n,., =, u.,,,,. u,...
kilIsd. ., ,,,. 49, IT,
killed
nh7. MsssG7usGG; G m9s'e'an' OF Mcguire opefa housa
nfaG{ Il + R,E1eS EnsaaiI Fitted
ca-missIug.
Diminishing.
- Nuo1ne!. o. d1gg sM1g1a1,, Mgd'aaA-"lsbns' ng
Geo. l. Smith. badjy scaided.
Folk Hughes, badly sealded.
James 7. Dunn, LEI: broken.
5ennihgs, c1ecS-aksi, badly scalded; -
=, HaIG 1Hi sSa5 a1sGad5eo SOLDIER uon oen- orante
THomas Iolisns Al, old rr,raent of s,n Fr,oc1.co
badly ecslded.
Joseph Mla4&{u, Of Virginia, Eevada, slightly
sca1oed apa ld%1ea.
-Four t ChinaMgn @ ndly senlded:
pot.n 1,,s eaed naat hs.,tx tsugat;y se3"eo
t.an+,rs M - ~ rhsT h.a,, .-.,a.d rot
cxner.efi 10 iye-rnade his Mil m hnenI the ShsY
eopoils,
William Wilkinson, deck boy, badly sca!ded and
in!nrea. c.u,,. .,. .uu..,-
,,sHa a. .'e'6u' e'osA - 11e setn'''' snsuuJ
ssesne Gsnt 2 roo1s. Of The ro sem,te Wis tbrovn
from tbe boiler ock forward 10 the sIn decE but
received no err1ous injury.
>. nesse, Of Sscsam ento cut IN the faee.
"a in. FsnH h1s o. San FRANCISCO oaa'' aeaded
u y nsskin, iste Senator ft%n ,n Mono, Us blown
tnto sAe 4NeI rAaA s"aA1 ~ eu7 oPPos1E euals.