Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-02-03
Fr5u the CiuciansH Commercial ian. 81.
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From the Cincinnati Comm 7rclal Jan llr
EXPLOSION OF THE MISSOURI.
Yesterday noon, dispatches recevie
from Evansville announced the eXpl0
sion Of the boilers and destruction Of th
large and splendid steamer Missouri, %
Rether with the loss OF one hundred lives
The Missouri was commanded by Capt
Jesse Y. Huri, Of Portsmouth, Ohio, ant
belonged 10 the Atlantic and Mis-issipp
steamship Company, and was bound
from New Orleans % Louisville, ana per
hHE Cincinnati, on the present favorable
Stage Of the river The intelligence cast
a general gloom throughout this city, =
the officers and crew, and number OF
The pa-=euvers. belonged or were de5-
tined for Cincinnati. The Missouri was
built here in March, eighteen hundred
and slytv-four. and was one Of the largest
and most splendid passenger steamers
navigating the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers. Admiral David Gibson expended
over one hundred and twenty-five thou
sand dollars in her construction, ana
sold her. together with her cOusort, the
Mississippi. and the Ben Sticknsy and
Pavrona. 10 the Atlantic and Mississippi
Steamship Company. she was worth
one hundred thousand dollars when de-
s-r1ved, and has proved one Of the most
remunerariVe investments in steam boat
D.
wreck was first seen floating in the river
shove Evansville, without a living soul
on hoard The Dictator, Capt. ". B.
donaldson, another large aud splendid
steamer, was only short distance ahead
OF the Missouri when she blew up, near
the mouth Of Green river, a short dis
-alce above Evansville, and came along
side, rendering all the assistance in her
power in relieving the sufferers. The
L.
uarely there were very few passengers on
board. The body OF the Captains wife
was found in The texas, but the dis
patches conflict relative 70 the safety Of
Capt. HUrd. He had two sons on board
one, Arthur Hur6, aclerk, and another
son who was learning 70 pilot A cor
RESPONDENT, writing from Cairo, SAYS:
THE Missouri arrived ten hours
quicker than any person anticipated, as
from the reports brought up by the Con-
rireuCsl and Dictator, il was presumed
she VoGld be st least twenty-f0ur hours
behind them. Instead Of that, she ar
rived here Monday morning At one
O'Clock. only seven hours behind them,
and landed down Et the coal pile, 50 that
never knew she was here until she was
gone, a. she only remained few min F.
UtssT
We Judge from the above note, the
Missouri WAS Masking her best time UP I.
the river sitter the Dictator sRd Silver .
Moon, when her boilers exploded. She 4
was provided with tubular boilers, Erltieh 1
have been 30 unfortunate during the
past two wears, and fast being discarded. F.
The Missouri was not insured, the At /.
la1-fc and Mississippi Steamship Com F.
pany taking sl risks on boats Of their I.
line. II is wei known, however, that F..
underwriters do not insure against eX- z
uI0-i1us. The Missouri had a very light
cargo. her freight for Cincinnati being
only one billiard table and q small lot Of
oranges.
We give below all the dispatches re- I
ceived relative 70 this depiorablei disaster. {
David Gibson, Esq, received the fol- f.
lowing disusteh relative 20 the disaster
% the Missouri: i
EvASsvr1.LE. Jan. 50. Il.fj An /
The Missouri exploded at the mouth Of
Green river, at two O'Clock this morning. .
Total loss. Was st the wreck. y o living ]
persons left on board. The Silver Moon I
had taken on the sufferers. The CharmeT I
las charge Of the wreck. The wreck is .
one mile above here, Ia the middle 0f the 4
river. Don't know who was lost, Must 4
have been a good many.
JOHN z. HALL /
second Hispafch.
EraSsvILLE, Il.50 AZ. !
Il was the Dictator which took the peo- /
Ole on OF the Missouri. The Charmer .
brought her safe and books down
JOHN 3. HALL /
Third Dispatch
LOUIzvIILE. ] p. NJ T.
The Missouri was blown up al a point .
above Evansville. The wreck hOated .
down in sight Of Evansville. No one on 4
board.
Telegraph1c Cor. Cincinnati Commercial
ETASsvIILE. Jan. 3l.
LAST njSt about two O'Clock, the .
steamer Missouri exploded at the mouth .
of Green river. ana the wreck h0ated .
down 20 within three-quarters Of q mile
Of .lis place The Dictator was just
ahead Of her. and dropped back. taking I
ON board her passengers. We can learn
bu- few facts. as no one from the boat re-
turned % this city. I learn that the
Dictator landed az Newburg Ind sEd
took on board two physicians, DIS.
Slaughter and Brother, who reported
that none Of the deck hands were saved
IL Is reported that Capt. Hurd's wife was
lost The boat Is a total wreck. A part
Df tha ladies' cabin is still above water,
rI- her texas pilot house, and gentle
mems cabin are blown into atoms, and 1
she il evidently bFoken ia two pieces,
though stiH hanging together.
EVANSVILLE. Jsn. 3o
We have no particulars. The body OF
Cart Hurd's wife has been taken from
The wreck The Missouri i torn all to
pieces forward Of her wheelhOUse, and her
bull is broken in two.
cox HUMPHREY
EVANSVILLE Jan 30
The precise point al which the steamer
Missouri blew up was a hsIf-mie below
the mouth Of Green river. From all the
Information received, not more than
twenty-five persons were saved. Among
the number were Capt. Hurd and son.
The boat had been racing with the Silver
Moon and Dictator, and was up 20 her
fun capacity Of steam. When at this
wharf. she pad on board not TO exceed
twenty-five passengers Her portage
book, which was secured by the editor Of
the Journal. showed that she had one
hundred and twenty officers and hands
Late this e.sning the crew Of the Ar
mada discovered Tie body of lsdy,
found in the texas. She was q middle
aged lady, and supposed to be the Cap
tains wife.
There ere great many rumors that do
not seem 20 have a foundation, but the
above sre, perhaps, facts. There can be
little doubt of the loss Of az least one hun
1rel lives. This conclusion is arrived SO
10y carefully collecting all Information
that could be obtained.
EFASsVErLE, Jan. gl
The Armada has returned from the
wreck The body Of the lady supposed
20 he Capt. Hurd's wife, Is recovered.
end il is reported the body Of q little zirl
was recovered. The port list contains
one hundred and twenty names. Pas
seugers probably about twenty-five. /
From the best Information the loss Of life
must be near one hundred.
From me Cairo Tines. lst.
Another Account
The steamer TacOny, which arrived
here this morning from Louisville, brings
the particulars Of the loss Of the steamer
Missouri