The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-01-21
lFrom the Maristts Times. Jan. 81
Terrible steamboat DIsasteri

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lFrom the Marietta Times. Jan. 81
Terrible steamboat DIsasteri
Explosion of the Harry Dean.- Loss &
Life and propsrtyia- The Boat ard ca,
60 Total LOss.--Eia Of the killed an
aooaaded. - 9
Our community was thrown into pro
found alarm on Saturday morning by
dispatch communicating intelligence .
the blowing up Of the Marietta and Gin
cinnati packet, Harry Dean, two mile
below Gallipolis, at the bend. As In,
officers, most Of the crew, and some- o
the passengers we're Marietta, Harmar
and Washington coupty people, the so
licitude felt for then was iutense. Il
the afternoon, abonts1 O'clock, anothel
dispatch was received, giving further
particulars, which did not in the leasi
abate the anxiety of our people. Later
accounts described the scene as. horrible
in the extreme, A large quantity of oil
was on board, which was igni.ed, and the
wreck was soon a mass Of flames. Sever.
al of the sufferers lay scorched, blackens
ed and burned, upon the burning mass,
with sufficient consciousness to be. aware
Of greater calamity awaiting them.
their total annihi!ation by fire.. Fortu-
nately, the number of passengers did not
exceed thirty Eve or forty, though the
boat was heavily laden with freight, her
cargo consisting Of oil, potatoes, salt,
apples, etc.
The following is a list Of the killed:
Capt G. W. Norton, OF Ironton, burned
10 death; R. M Biegs, of Ashland, Boyd
county, KY, drowned; George Buchanan,
if Harmar, deck hand-found on the
boat either scalded or burned to death;
John Haines, Of Hsrmsr, fireman, scald
d and burnt-aied on his way home, on
he Edinbuyg, three or four hours after
'eceiying his injuries; mulatto called
yellow" Of Hsrmar, scalded to death; I
Jas, Faris, of Harmar, second steward,
killed; three passengers, names unknown,
we're killed; Major j. W. Ryder, of the
irm Of Ryder Il Casvell, near Guyan-
lette, w. Va, killed; DR.. Howells, of
Beverly, killed outright; Thomas Ryan,
# Watertown, legs mashed--since died
It Pomeroy, where he was left; besides
hese, all the deck hands off, which at the
inc Of the accident are supposed to have
,een killed, as they were asleep under
he boilers, and have not been seen or
leard from since.
The wounded are; Capt. Daniel Z. Say
es, burnt, right leg fractured below the
snee considerably bruised; HoratioI
2 aaesh fir fsst r. si4Fk burnt and bruised
lot seriously; Capt. IIts-7~--- !, !.
ournt on his breast and neck, one rib
broken on the left side--considerably
bruised and Jared wounds not consider I
ID dangerous, though severe; J ohm Lewis
icy, of Harmar, pilot, and Cliff Grain.
ind James Chamberlain, engineers, slight.
y wounded; Mr. Burns, Of Parkersburg,.
,adly burned; Mr. Muncy, barber, Sc
'iously Injured; J. j. Brown, formerly
# 36th o. v. l., had both arms broken,
md was otherwise hurt. There were
'thers more or less injured, but We have
lot been able to ascertain their names.
There were but three lady passengers,
md several children on The boat, all Of
whom escaped without injury,
At the time of the explosion, Capt.
Sayres was in the hall Of the Texas
Japtain Burch and Frank Booth were In
he pilot house, and all fell through to-
he lower deck. Capt, Sayres found him
elf between the boilers, and got out in a
manner unaccountable to himself. The
,eat was rounded to, with view to land
ng, and the pilot had reached for the
'ell rope to stop the engines, when the
explosion occurred. The momentum Of
he vessel, assisted by a favorable wind.
arried her nearly to the shore. Mr..
]rain, jumped into the river, got a line
shore, and Sayers checked the boat after
oosing the anchor. e
The cause Of the explosion is unknown.
She was carrying log pounds of steam
It the time. By the inspectors license
he was allowed AS pounds. One Of
he boilers was leaking little, which
vas first discovered when the boat was
,wenty miles above Gallipoiis. -
A few minutes after the explosion, the
Edinbarg-- Captain Thompson and Clerk
Thompson-from Cincinaati bound for
Parkersburg, took aboard The sufferers.
and the entire crew and passengers. Capt.
Thompson treated the unfortunate people
with great liberality; he told bis, hands
to drop everything and attend to their
comfort. Some of the crew of the Har-
ry Dean being destitute Of proper clo-
thing, Che accident having occurcdwhile
they were in their beds ilwere supplied
by, the-oficers of the Ediabarg.
The Ohio No. 3 bad reached Parkers-
burg, where she first learned of the ex-
piosion. She returned to Burlington, met
the EdiaJarg, took of the dead and
and broughtthen to Marietta.
The Enpress. free Of charge, took friends
Of the wounded to @Parkersburg, that
they mi ghti minister to the suffering ones.
For this act Of kindness, Captain Ans
ehutz, and his brother, Ed. Apsehptz,
clerk, have endeared Themselves to the
people Of this community. IS
The Harry Dean was owned by GBpt,
d +. Sayres, Hiram Birch, Horsto
Booth, Ed; Boolh, Henry Chapin, Lew
Barber, john Lesissey, James Chamber
lain, and Ben. Hall, al Of Nlerietta and
nsrmsr, and was valued at sl6, coo. She
was insured Tor $4,000, but as her los.
vas by explosion, hcr. owners can, recover
nothing.
1t is1eaaier to pretend to bea what you
are BQf, thap to hide Nhst yoA feali are
but he that cln accomplish both has lit
lie tolearn ia hypocrisy, =
A German En.nsrar taok. fur his ins.ttn