Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-03-06
another Terrible Disaster
EXPLOSION OF IHE Z. J. LOCKWOOD.
FULL

Agsin wearp called upo8 tochronicle another
disaster. attended sth a fearful loss
ofufe. We had hoped that the reaznt conha-
rrarion al -. Louis would end the chapter Of
harrors, extending throughout the past ak
week. during which. some tweuty-ihres or
ryur Western steamers hsye been lost, carrying
sorrow 10 20 many hearthstoHeS, 5qton Sunday
NIGHT The Southern sky was iluminsieI with
another. and the good steamer P j. L~ocksood
nov lies fathoms deep, al the bottom Of the
Father OF Wste-S The lockwood was from
the port OF Kew Orleans sgd bound Tor ~
r. Louis, with q valuable cargo end "a fair pas
senger Tip. she was built for the Missouri
river trade. but. owing 70 the suspension o:nsy-
fr.tion there, She had gone south and Gnto the
0u.ghit trade. IL seems that Ehlle running
shera b.r boilers were damaged. and before
7-avf,v Nsw Orleans they were repaired and
inspected. As xiii De seen from tie certificate
below on tbgEeninr Of the 2srh ult, she left
New Orleans. a. ~ have stated above and
nothing uuu-usI ozauFtld until Helena was ap-
preached. when the engineer reported one OF
her boi.srs was leaking Capt. Zen. tioWara'
her commander, went below, and af@F exam
ing the boiler, decided % make Helena, --ld
then lay by for repairs. buf the engineer IN
esrrea that he could safely make t8ls port by
cooling her down and working slow
and, reluctantly. Capt Howard consented e-I
IN this manner Helena was passed, and all weni
ueI enough until after supper, and while The
crew we're eatIzg. and when in the vicinity OF
Czt Island, some Is miles below this city capt
HouardlEho 81 seems E-as I'll 81 ease, walked
forv ard 20 the stove on the boiler deck and en-
,e-ed inroa conversation vita Capt willard,
A. Old steamboatman. on the suGesJ when the
fos.ers exploded with terrific force tearing
ausv ~ forward. paTt Of the cabin, scaliing
Cant Howard snd upssttiDg the stove, the con-
tents OF whsel set or Ere the cabin, but Capt
willard. with w11d-rful presence Of mina
-ized The water cooler and emptying It's con
tsutr 90 the floor extfnEu-hed IT, Ahwast then
-5-gvn into confusion 10y the arTeamins Of the
ladies In the cabin end The aspI-f1ug ArekS
a lie wounded on deeL ana n the ukF "heTe
a1ev had been thrown Try u1e explosion ana 10
Id q, the surrounding horrors, = was olscoN-
cred thst the boat had caught IRE &aplaanlpN
Fortunately the n. = Mepham hove 10 SIGHT
fau 81 this critical moment and discovering
ras ~tusIon Of tie lockwood, Capt LIE
Woods rounded his boa 70 aud came mp under
she stern OF TIE Lockwood. @hL Capt Howard
running the nerV ~gauDiet. N-mbed over
800. deck Of the MephaD and 10 g ter FoIds
v.-gf,1 The situation, and Measures Jeie
,vr.4t...,- taken % rescue the survivors ms
- ~. and the Merham being la-
- - or indamma5ls material,
was obliged % drop out 0, l'' way p
Ing wreck. TIE life boats ~
manned. and Captains Howard anU
king charge Of them, succeeded H.
cliug al The cabin passengers after when,
they pulled forward 20 the bow OF the
boat where the crew were huddled together. /
and brought OF the majority OF them.
We spare our readers, and especially those who 1
A@d fleuds on board, the recital oftha details
Ofthe disaster. unlceitt 0-av.t that every enort
vas made By Capt. Howard, Capt Woods and
b who's crew OF the Mepham, % rescue The
survivor oftbe explosion, aud the cbarrsd and
blackened wreck uas only abandoned after ev-
every cry for help had been hushed by the Gre or ]
drowned iu the angry nOod. We give herewith
aIst Of the casualties, 10 far as we have been
able % ASCERTAIN them, together with q list Of
uhs saved
LIST OF THE BILLED
EuLED-CIem Graham, 2nd Eagineer, = y
George sisneT, Barkeeper, RI Louis, james
King. staten Island.
DANGER0UsLY ISJUEgD-Aleck McDouzaI.
LIST Engineer, n. o., Jno. u. Robinson, Clerk,
JenerA0n Cts, No, n Mclaughlin. striker.
sLIGHTLY IsJURED.
Capt Ben. Howard, Ed. Pallet, Cairo; q. r.
Enochs. Philadelphia; r. Z. Evans and ". H.
Myeu. commerce. ChaS Smith, Cairo; Captain
n. II. Curry. Fredenck, H.; Joseph MeCay,
pilot number ofihe Grey, whose names are
unknown are known 20 be Loss
SAVED UNHURT.
Timothy Lzneham. Frank Brady, Nike
Bryan. Martin Burke, A. Penger. Pat D-onenan.
Wm. stanton, r Converse and Joe. Detry, New
YORK; Pat Morrtssey, Jno. Cummings, A
Renno, Thos. Conway, gno. spraEge. .carpen-
teri Jno. scausky, Louis Prest, Mike Frees r.
Prince. Mike Higgins. Andrew Myers Chris
BurthoL St Louis; JaO. Hart and J. ". WI
Hanson. Louisville Mn Mclaughlin, c. J.
carrier. I'd clerk Tho Goslu. pilot John
Grady and Chas s~ederman, New Orleans; Nike
n. thar. Chicago; Mrs. W. T. Myers. Commerce
-. g. W. willard, Centrals, iii.
0-r.Se lockwood had taken fire the Ma
80. ho,,.7 down, snd The Victory, bound up,
enc in siebt nd both hove TO- aud their on
-ars asa sU neal. their power 70 aid the suf-
fersrs The vtctory fOok on board Capt How
z- and wfIsrs. aud She Clerk, M Robinson,
and brought them 70 IRIS sort but the majority
OF the wounded were taken 70 Helena by the
Nephsm. Can't Howard let fof home yes
fer5sv on The ear. and Mr.. Robinhea VINO Il
sadIv scaiaed. il Iging at the eayoso he-e
Notwithstanding the welknown 1aci
Howard is one Of the most careful ana
J10ls river men we have. tbs u the foa4lN Doa
he has lost within the iast six months, ana H''
but due % him 10 say thatthe boat ~FssFgnnne
with les than 100 rs. ofsteam Al theunae9l bae
explosion, though rs pounds was alloSea, -
viii be seer BY the accompanying certheate-
He speaks very warmly Of TIE kindness re-
oeiyed a. the hands Of Capt WOODS and the
crew d the Mephsm. a. veil az those q the
Magenta and Victory. He the lost a.
Fifteen, though II may go beyond that number.
me lockwood Was comparatively nsN' ana
owned oy Capt Ben. Johnson ofst Louis sud
valued at $4,000, and D. total Ioss IS she Easun-
insured.
nEPEcnoE's C~ERrIFcATE
AEs OELEANs, Feb. -, 1865.
This is to eertlg that ] this day puE a hy-
1fa4lc pre&uneo OF ~ pounds on The boiieFs Of
The h.J. lockwood. Steam pressure allowed
80 pounds. The boilers have just received
repairs and are good.
signed CHAs Z. WHITMAN,