The New York herald., 1868-01-08
TERRIBLE STEAMBOAT DISASTER.
Particulars Of the Explosion md burning Of
the Harry Dean, Nenr GaIiipolis-Twclve
Lives Lost, aud NenrIy All the Omcers
Wounded.
From the Cincinnati Commercial, Jan. 8.
GktIfrofIs Ohio Jan 1893

Wounded.
from the Cincinnati Comm ercial, Jan. 81
GALLroLIs, ohio, Jan. A. 1868.
The stern wheel steamer Harry Dean left here this
morning al O'Clock, having BOARD about twenty
i've passengers including four ladies aud turee four
children among the She had proceeded nearly
two miles when terrific explosion heard by the
ei'zens OF Gaipolis ana the Harry Dean had become
water. She dritted around the bend IA the river aud
to the Virginia shore The boat had on beard four hun
dred barrels OF oil, which soon lgned, aud vast COL
umns Of smoke we're soon followed by explosions and
flames.
;bo scene around the wreck was shocking In the
extreme several OF the sufferers lay scorebcd, black
encd aud burned upon the ournng mass with sum
ctent consclou ness 10 be aware OF SUI greater
calamity, their total annhlstion by nre. Many
struggling In the river aud eDdeayons 10 reach spar
piece OF the wreck 10 AID them When the bost nrst
reached tho shore line from the bow was mads last
on the bank, but from some cause became looscned,
and she swung around bow down stream, when a line
was fastened from her wheel to the bank.
Mr.. Beare, passenger on board from Galllpolis,
states that he the doctor ., tho time or the az
plosion, and hearing tho engineer rims tue Tire bell be
glanced AZ the steam gusgc and saw that she bad one
hundred and fifteen pounds Of steam. Immediately
after the explosion The force Of the explosion
was upward tearing OF the front part Of the texas and
leaving tho forward part OF the cabin standing.
Every hour adds 10 the list Of killed missing. From
the absence OF all authentic Information a. TO the mum.
Der Of people the boat is impossible 70 know how
many Injured Thr following h believed TO DO cor.
rect ss far as IL goes
near Guyandoc, killed and body lost; Captain George
W. Norton, OF 1ronion, killed and body lost; Captain
N. Biggs OF Ashand Kentucky, killed and oody os,i
Nr. Horauo Booth, clerk OF the boat, aud son, both
slightly wounded Captain D. y. s.yre. severely
wounded; Pilot John Lsvssy, Harry Bays and En.
glnesr Chamberlain, slightly wounded; Captain Bureh,
(pnot severely, but no. fatally, wounded Mr. Burns,
OF Parkersburg, badly burned; John Hancs, nremsn,
fatally, arms broken and body badly burned; MI
Muncv, barber, seriously and probably fatally; John
Ryan, OF Washington county Ohio leg broken and oacy
burned; Brown, formerly Of the Thirty. .sxth ONO
rseimsnt arms broken and otherwise injured; cabin
boy, name uuknowp, fatally; hr. Buchanan. deck
hand burned 70 death. Two deck hands, names IN.
known we're also burned 10 death The second steward
ana missing in addition 10 four more, and are
supposed 10 have been lost Two men we're thrown
from the boat into the river, but clngng 70 pieces Of
tho wreck, escaped, unharmed, 70 the shore num-
berswers injured slightly, who are not reported. -
All the books aod papers Of the boat were loss TN
boat adencd with oil, salt potatoes and apples
heavy freight trip Ths major part o. the crow and
number Of the wounded veut up the river on the
steamer Ednburg short time altar the explosion Az
this late hour dense smoke is ssi rsns rom the
wreck which In IN charge OF mste KhoL
Csp,aia Hiram Burch Of Marietta the plos % watch
at the time although seriously vouhdsd kept hts post
:. u. vhc. sua hsd As boat u9 sAs struck 'hs vir.
gins fhore,