Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-01-15
steamboat Disaster on the Mississippi.

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notice Of the steamboat disaster on the
Mississippi, some fifty miles above New
Orleans, at what is known as Valcurine
Crossing. The boat was the little stern
wheeler Glide, commanded by Capt. j.
F. Muse, which left New Orleans on
Thursday, with six or eight passengers,
for Grand Econ. The boilers of the
steamer exploded about midnight, when
every one was quietly sleeping, dream
ing not of the dreadful hour Of waking
of the dread catastrophe, that did cause
the lives of eight or ten of the passengers
and crew. Some twenty-five others on
board we're scalded badly, and received
other small injuries:
The Evening Picayune of the follow
ing day says: The Glide had been rum
ming along with the steamer Blackford,
bound for Bayou Cateaubleau, aud had
passed short time before the accident
occurred. The Blackford aud the Thos
Powell both bound up, reached the
] Glide some twenty minutes after the ex
| plosion, and took on board her passen.
gers, who were in imminent danger from
| the flames which were then making rapid
progress. At the time the accident oc-
CURED, the Glide was in the middle of
the river, and there was no way for the
passengers to have gained the shore, had
not assistance been given them by the
| steamers mentioned.
Shortly before two o clock this morn
ing the steamer Governor Allen, Capt.
Tobin, bound down to the city from the
Ouachita river, reached the scene Of the
| disaster, and at once rounded to to rem
der assistance. The Governor Allen
| took OF board from the Blackford and
Powell most, if not all, the injured, and
brought them down TO the city; some
being sent to their homes, while others
were sent to the Charity Hospital for
| treatment.
We are indebted to Colonel Eugene
Tisdale, of Monroe, Louisiana, for the
following list aud particulars regarding
the killed, wounded and missing:
THE CREW.
Captain j. f. Muse, steamer Glide,
head and hand badly scalded
L. W. Clayton, first clerk, badly
scalded; not expected to live.
Charlie Nose, second clerk, not very
badly scalded.
John Anderson, first engineer, hor-
ribly scalded from head to feet
Kelly, second engineer, missing, and
supposed to be killed; was on duty at
the time of the explosion.
Thomas Clements, first pilot, left arm
pretty badly scalded and bruised.
George Moore, pilot, badly scalded.
Peter Sullivan, assistant pilot, unhurt.
Chas. Conklin, mate, seriously scalded.
Steward, name not given, terribly
scalded, and not expected to live.
PASSENGERS
At the time we write, we find il almost
impossible to gather accurate details in
regard to the passengers, some of whom
we're injured and brought back to the
city; some not so badly injured, and
some who escaped Injury continuing up
the river on the Blackford.
Among the passengers who were badly
scalded was Brevet Major NJ r. Marston,
of the First United States Infantry, who
had been ordered up the country to in
vestigate the killing of Kimball by Gen.
Mclaughlin, in the parish of Winn.
Msior Marston was taken charge Of by
Col. Tisdale and conveyed this morning
from the boat to his residence on Camp
street. He is suffering greatly from
serious scalds on the feet, hands, breast
and face Capt. Tobin placed his boat
at the disposal of the sufferers, and did
everything that kindness could suggest.
DR.. W. L. DeGraffenreid, of Caldwell
parish, passenger on the Gov. Allen,
was untiring in his attention to the in
jured.
Captain Muse, of the Glide, is of the
opinion that some eight or ten in al were
killed by the explosion, The boat and
cargo, and passengers baggage, is a
total loss
One passenger named Hindman, saved
his trunk, said to have contained guam
tity of gold, and went up on the Black
ford.
Captain Muse was able to walk this
morning when leaving the Governor Al
len to take carriage for his residence.
Two of the family of Ex-Governor
Wells were on board the Glide-a son and
nephew; both slightly injured.
On beard of the Governor Allen were
number of the crew and passengers of the
steamboat Idaho, which sunk in the
Ouachita river, some twenty.fv miles
below Columbia. They we're taken on
board on Monday last.
LATER.
Since writing the above we have OBJ
tanned the following additional facts con-
nected with the disaster;
Mr.. Richardson, a passenger, was
badly scalded taken to the st. Charles
Hotel. s NJ George Shepherd har-
keeper, badly scalded, as also Mr.. Thos.
Shepherd, his assistant. One of the
cabin boys missing. Seventy mules,
which were on board, we're burned.
The following are the names of the
sufferers admitted into the Charity |
Hospital, and their condition
James Middleton, owner Of the steamer |
Glide, scalded on hand and face; wounds
painful, but not serious.
Eli Jerold, pilot, pronounced fatally |
injured by attending physician.
Lawrence Rudy, engineer, injuries
pronounced fatal.
Martin Hines, DECK hand, mortally in
jured.
Peter Logan, deck hand, badly scalded.
Michael Roach, deck hand, injuries
pronounced fatal.
George Sloan position not known,
injuries proved fatal.
john Dempsey position not known,
badly scalded.
Walter Allen, colored passenger,
died at the gate Of the hospital.
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