The New York herald., 1865-11-10
THE CALIFORNIA CATASTROPHE.
Details Of the Explosion Of
the Yosemite.
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Forty Of the Passengers Reported Killed and
Large Number More or Less Injured.
NAMES Of The KILLED AND WOUNDED.
FEARFUL SCENES AT THE WRECK.
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Speculations as to the Cause Of tho
Disaster.
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NAMES OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
FEARFUL SCENES AT THE WRECK.


Disaster.
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Our San Francisco Correspondence.
SAN FRAScsoo Oct Is, 1860
The new and magnificent steamer Yosemite, Of Tho
California Steam Navigation Company, Sacramento and
San Francisco line, was blown into perfect wreck by
the explosion Of of her boilers last evening ner
downward trip to this city. She was lying at the wharf
Vista the OF the catastrophe. II is reported
that forty of her passengers have been killed and
wounded. 1t is supposed that the cause Of the
catastrophe was the neglect let of steam while tho
boat was lying at the wharf
The following is a copy OF the despatch received BY
the Navigation Company
SACRAMENTO, Oct IS--SAN
Captain JAMES wmryrY-The Yosemite burst her star
board boiler at Rio Vista wharf evening Her upper
works forward are complete wreck. The Chrysop0lis
brought up thirty wounded and five dead Captain
Poole and crew remain on her. Captain Poole. Enoa
Fourat pilot and johnson, clerk, almost unhnrt.
injured. W. H. TAYLOR
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
The following details have gathered from private
dispatches to citizens Of this place.
Among the killed Mr. Henry Regcnsburgor resi-
dence corner of Pine Stockton streets and Mr. Lin
dauer, of Lindauer b Hirschman. Mr. A. Fenkhansen,
liquor dealer s reported badly scalded Wells Fargo
the river, but not injured He Immediately
back to render all the assistance in his power wels,
Fargo Co g regular messenger William Ahearn, nis0
escaped
THE TREASURE
which consisted OF silver bars and gold to the weight or
about ton SAFE The stanchions were blown on, and
the whole mass was capsized INTO the hold
The chrysopos took up the wounded and dead TO sa-
Of the Howard Benevolent Society The citizens also
aiding In the care Of the wounded many Of whom wec
taken to the old Court House, corner OF and Fourth
streets
Mr. George seaton Senator ecc, from Amador county,
wounded, and died after reaching Sacramento.
STATEMENT OF PASSENGER
The following prepared by VIM. w. Barnes, Of
the and is as full report as can be gathered
oYYcx STEAMER CmRYsopcrIs,
Friday, October 1872 A. NJ. I
undertake painful duy In attempting to give des-
cripton Of the terrible disaster the steamer Yosemite
which occurred at the Rio Vista landing last evening" and
Few minutes past six r M as the steamer was lesv-
ing the landing the boiler exploded, throwing all tho
snok into total wreck creating Of death
and disorder most terrible TO look upon and which viii
NO; tenn s All can nope 20 10 % ~ %
ribe record OF the killed and wounded.
J. H. Myers, comedian, OF haguire's Opera Bo0se,
killed.
J. NJ. FaIon treasurer Of Masuire's Opera House,
killed
- Major machinist Of Maguirc's Opera House killed
VIM. H. Stephens, OF Maguiros 0pcr a House. killed
- washburgh, musician, Of Maguircs Opera House.
slightly s.an.. sca,ded .,,,..
s. Sutherland, Bank Of British North America miss
= Decker, OF Central Pacific Railroad Company,
missing
A Lndaner, Of Virginia, Nevada, missing
- McCreary, badly scalded
George L. Smith, badly scalded
Polk Hughes. badly scalded
Dennis Driscoli, deck hand badly scaded.
James p Dunn, leg broken
- jennings, check taker badly scalded.
ID. Barrett, discharged soldier from General Granite
Thomas Collins an old resident Of San Francisco badly
Joseph Middleton Of ofvirgina Nevada slightly scalasd
and injured.
-Four Cinnamon badly scaldcd.
Joe Butler chief cook, slightly scalded.
Peter Burke, cook, badly scaldcd-
George Bower, cf Chareston badly scaded, nOs eI-
pected TO livc-msdc his will on board tho Chryso-
william Wilkinson, deck boy, badly scalded and IN
jursd.
Captain r. Poole OF the Yosemite, was thrown nom
the boiler deck forward to the main deck, but rsceve
y" q HOSE. of Sacramento, cut in the fsce
A. Fenkhausen, Of San Francisco, badly sea'dsd s"S
j W. Msskn, late senator from Mono, Vas blown isto
the river and swan TO tho opposite shore slight consu'
sion.
r. I. HAstings or McAnan Kelly, slightly scs'dsd
George l. Smith, Of Boston, badly scalded
sSrEs Sssrss sws smn had check No. H. hts pocket
for ninetyonc dollars twenty I've oens IN coin and
trunk key ~ o. which are n charge spe ssvaro. n
Bowen. very badly scaidsd has mother ,sarah
Bowen living at charlsstown hasa has lived FOR sSe
- sxsstappls head Gu, sshtly; superintendent Of
% john Rsnscn, Of Sacramento slightly scalded in tho
back OF the head.
Jimmy Griniths slightly cut in the head and sca'ded
Charles wilkins. Of Sacramento, slightly scalded sDd
William Rogers, killed.
Three white unknown.
II wiskoski, Of Virginia City, Nevada scaided
Y. Jacobs Of Sacramento, foot broken
Cooper, messenger Of Wells, Fargo Co, was IN
his ONCE and was blown nearly 10 the opposite shore,
and returned uninjurcd-
Michael Clancy, badly scalded
Patrick Croweli, coal passer. killed
Captain W. Campbell, Of Gillig, Mott 90, badly
bruised.
william Sharon, President OF Branch Bank q caBfos
Captain Ager, Of San Francisco, badly burned
l.. J. Chase, known at Yankee Jims ~ kne ieg
Janson, Of Janson, Bond Co, scalded and anklo
Robert Barerphyte Chief Engineer Of the Yosemite.
badly scalded
| killed
In addition to this List given ey m ss,ne a
IN the hold Of the steamer Their fate u ~ yet un-
certain as Il impossible TO clear away the wreck be-
fore the Chrysopos took the III fated passengers
IL believed thero several OF the miseng passep
| GERS under the ruins OF the cabin
You will readily undoIsanu that IN ,ns coh'uton
arising from the disaster impossible that thss which
sepd TO you by the first overland mail can be full
| account and many may have been lost who bad no
friends or acqusinsnccs on board TO toll the tale
The injury sustained by the Yosemite L. not yet fully
asceraned The forward cabin In entirely demolished,
but the hull IN supposed 10 be uninjured
Al the moment OF the explosion tho safety valve wa9
blowing on steam, under q pressure Of twenty. four
pounds The Yoscmites certificate allows thirty nvo
pounds
The steamer had been detained from FIVE to seven
minutes the landing Of the quarterly set
tcment with the Postmaster and had just commenced 70
back from the landing
The only plausible conjecture which have hearG
given cause for the explosion tho rush OF pas
sengers the shore nds, causing list which throw MO
water TOO much 70 one side Of the boiler
Iarge Qobberv an Chicago.