The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-08
srEAnnoAT ACCIDENT.

MADISON, IND, August 6.-The
steamer General Lytle exploded her
boiler twenty-five miles below Madi-
son at 3 O clock this afternoon. The
boat is total wreck. The ladies were
all saved uniniured Eight dead
bodies, including Captain Goldman,
and seventeen persons badly wounded,
have been rescued from the wreck by
the steamer St Charles. -Four pas
.sengers aud twelve Of the crew are
missing.
Second Dispatch.l
PARTICULARS oF-THE DIsASTER-LIST
OF PASSENGERS AND CREW
MADISON, IND, August 6.-The
steamer General Lytle blew up this
afternoon at Bethlehem, Indiana
Passengers say she had been racing
with the St, Charles all the way from
Louisville. When the accident oc-
CURED they were close together. From
fifteen to twenty lives were lost; most
of the crew are saved Captain God
man had just laid down, when the ex-
plosion took place, and was instantly
killed. The boat is a total wreck
The officers of the St. Charles rem
dered every. assistance to the sufferers
possible, and brought the killed and
wounded to this place, where they are
being cared for by the citizens Capt.
Godman's remains was taken to his
-brother-in-law Colonel S. B. Sering.
The officers of the st. Charles exon
crates the Captain of the Lytle from
all blame, and denies the charge that
the boats were racing. JGIrJ1
The affair has cast a gloom over the
aentire city. The following is a list OF
I her passengers and crew, with the ex
eception of the deck hands:
4 Passengers from Louisville to Gin
cinnati: Heynliller, safe; Elster, bad
| ly scalded; Elston, safe; Burns, safe
Bodmann, safe; Starns, safe; Levy,
safe; Fielding, safe; Howard, safe
Gallagher, safe; Thomas, badly scaId
/ ed; Brown, safe; Hall, badly scalded;
Stodard, safe; Ellerson, safe; Snyder
and boy, missing; Peak, missing
! Gault, safe; Boyan, safe; Hustin
j safe; Finley, safe; Miss Leboe, safe
Miss Dubois, safe; Emerson and wife
Z. safe; Mrs. Meyer, safe; Mrs. Livy
safe; Chase, wife, and child, safe
| Miss Bradley, safe; j. I. Bell anc
wife, safe; Mrs. S. T. Hall, safe; AL
manda Cane, safe; Ralston, missing
i Miss Bradley, safe; Mrs. Hathaway
safe; two Misses Hathaway, safe
Miss Bodley, safe; Miss Hustin, safe
| J. w. Denny and wife, safe; Susar
Beelin, safe; Goss and wife, safe
Yeager and three children, safe
Owens and wife, safe.
Passengers for CarrOlltOn, Ken
tucky-Mrs. Brickley. safe; NJ. Briggs
safe. Madison passengers-Mrs. Bu
hon, safe; Mrs. Coulter, safe; Mr.
Sheets, safe; Mr.. Steel, safe; Rev. DR.
Grove, Slightly scalded; Mr.. Griffith
slightly scalded; Mr.. Rosenberger
missing; Mr.. Boundarant, safe Mr.
Geisel safe.
List of Crew Captain HI. Goldman
killed; @. Mains, first clerk, badl
sealded; G. Creeger. second clerk
safe; G.. Defour, pilot, safe; G. Brash
ears, pilot, badly cut; Joe MeekiI
pilot, safe; Mr.. Meller, first engineer
badly scalded; H. Edwards, secon
, engineer, badly sealded; j. Caine
striker, safe; c. Miller, striker, miss
| ing; G. Gayler, carpenter, safe; {
Reise, mate, badly scalded; J. Whee
Ter, second mate, safe; NJ. Morgan
steward, safe; j. Molomaker, cool
e missing; d, Allen, second cook, safe
f n. Hechebrath, bar-keeper, badl
, scalded; the other bar r-keeper a
right; J Desurton, first pantrymal
2 safe; two porters safe; cabin crew a
safe; Ben. Smith, cabin boy, missing
chambermaid safe; J. Harrison, ma