Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-02-10

Wayland, clerk of the bont, was saved. lie
is, however, severely hurt. The first and
second mates were saved. Tire first cngi-
nccr was killed. tile second engineer and
striker were rescued, both severely scaldcd.
Tho bartender WAS hurt by falling tfmbcrs.
The officers of the Dictator, after rcscting
all whom it were possible to save, provided
every comfort for the wounded, and did
, everything in their power to alleviate their
suiierings. Three or four of the survivors
are probably mortally wounded.
Tire bartender stated that some one hun.
| drcG and fifty passengers got off the boat at
Cairo. At the time of the explosion there
were on b0aid sixty deck passengers, mostly
! contrabands, and about twenty cabin pas
scngers. Only three bodies were aboard tae
boat, and none are missing but the captain S
Nife.
Nearly all the hands oe tltc boat mum.
, lriing perhaps sixty--werc lost
INCIDENTS.
The survivors lost all Their clothing,
money and other va.uaLlcs Nearly all of
| them had no apparel, save their night
! clothing, when rcscurt.
A gentleman and his wife from Nassachu-
setts, escaped with the loss of all their bag.
| gage, including 5000 and Il fine gold watch
icwelry, &c, which they lad placed under
! their mattress.
In searching among the ruins, the body
! of II middle.aged lady was discovered and
! taken out of the wreck. fiom the location
/ Of the body, it was surmiscd that the lady
was tie wife Of Captain IIurd. She was
| clad in her night clothes. Her head and
! face were somewhat disiigurrd, but not
/ withstanding this, gentleman who had
} Ia,
/ quite positively as TO her identity.
a Irightful cash on the head indicated
shat she was killed instantancupsiy by q
piece of timber or splinter of tho wreck
which crushed her skull and laid bare hci
brain. She had one or two bruises on tho
body. She had on her fingers two beautiful
rings--onc of item set with seven handsome
! jewels, which gentleman described to Il.
as a ruby, emerald, garnet, amethyst, ruby
and diamond-a bouquet of jewels whost
initials spelled the word regard" Tho
other ring was also jewclcd, but We did moi
ascertain the description so clearly.
Mr.. Lawrence Schroeder, of New Albany
was the second engineer; and went of watCl
some two hours before the accident occurred
He states that tl,e boilers were in excellent
condition when he left his watch, and tha
they had not occasioned the slightest trouble
or misgiving during the season. They were
tubulars, and had been put into the boat a
st. Louis during the latter part uf last sum
mCr.
1t is Ills opinion that mo Of ihc boiler.
cxplc,lcu lie bases Ills opinion upon The
condition of the wreck, the boat being Gu
in two near the matches probably by ont
of the boilers passing down through til,
hull the kcelson was torn Off aft to IL,
rudtcr post, and the deck floor was torn W
forward to the iorttastlc, and the nosing q
the forccastlc and the caps,an and iaehsta!
carried away. This would Indicate that ON
of the Ipilcrs blew out fore anil aft
The Mi3souri's deck crew numbered abou
seventy men. A large number Of those wcr
lying asleep under the boilers at the time o
the explosion. or ,lbic uht'tf the boiler
not one escaped.