Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-20
THE GLIDE DISASTER.
Further Particulars Of the Oceur-

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Further Particulars Of the occur
renee.
i The New Orleans Picaystne OF Thurs
| day contains the following particulars Of
the explosion On the steamer Glide:
The Glide had been running along
| with the steamer Blackford, bound for
Bayou Cataubleau, and had passed her a
short time before the accident occurred.
| The Blackford and Thomas Powell,
both bound up, reached the Glide some
twenty minutes after the explosion, and
COX on board her passengers, who were
nimminentdanger from the flames, which
were then making rapid progress At the
time the accident occurred the Glide was
in tho 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, Captain
Tobin, bound down to the city from the
0uachita river, reached the scene Of the
disaster, and at once rounded to to rem
der assistance. The Governor Allen
took on board from the Blackford and
Powell most if not all, of 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 s.as.5f -.
The crew-Captain J. +. Muse, steam>
er Glide, head and hand badly sealded;
L. w. Clayton, first clerk, badly scalded,
not expected to live; Charlie Nose,
second clerk, not very badly scalded;
John Anderson, first engineer, horribly
scalded from head to foot; Kelly, second
engineer, missing, and supposed to be
killed; was on duty at the time of the
explosion; Thos. 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 scalde
ed, and not expected to live.
Passengers-At the time we write, we
find it almost impossible to gather accus
rate details in regard to the passengers,
some of whom were injured and brought |
back to the city; some not SO badly I'M
iured, and some who escaped injury,
continuing up the river on the Blacks
ford.
Among the passengers. who were badly
scalded, was Brevet-Major NJ X. Mars,
ton, of the First United States Infantry,
who had been ordered up the country to
Investigate the killing of Kimbali by
Gen. Mclaughlin, in the parish of VIM. |
Maj. Marston was taken charge of by |
Col. Tisdale, and conveyed this morning
from the boat to his residence, No. 167 |
Camp street He is suffering greatly |
from serious scalds on the feet hands, |
breast and face. Captain Tobin place
his beat at the disposal of the sufferers,
and did everything that kindness could
suggest. DR.. w. l.. DsGrafenried, of |
Caldwell parish, passenger on the
Governor Allen, was untiring in his at
tention TO the injured.
Capt Muse, OF the Glide, is ofthe opin-
ion that some eight or ten in all were
killed by the explosion. The boat and |
cargo, and passengers baggage, larea total
loss i &
One passenger, named Hindman, saved
his trunk, said to have contained guam
tity of gold, and went up on the Black
ford.
Capt Muse was able to walk this morn
ing, when leaving the Governor Allen,
to take q carriage for his residence
Two of the family of ex Gov. Wells
were on board the Glide, a son and ne-
phew, both slightly injured.
On board of the Gov. Allen were a
number of tae crew and passengers of
the steamer Idahoe, which sunk in the
Ouachita river, some twenty-five miles
below Columbia. They were taken on
board on Monday last
Mr. Richardson, passenger, was bad
Hotel Mr.. George Shepherd, bar-ksep-
er, badly scalded, as also Mr.. Thomas
his assistant One of the
cabin boys missing.
Seventy mules which were on board,
were burned.
The following are the sufferers admit.
ted iRto the Charity Hospital, and their
condition
James Middleton, owner of the steam
err glide, scalded on hand and face,
wounds painful but not serious; Eli
Jerold, pilot, pronounced fatally injured
by attending physician, Lawrence Rud-
dy, engineer, injuries pronounced fatal;
Martin Hines, deck hand, MORALLY in
jured; Peter Logan, deck hand badly
scalded; Michael Roach, deck hand, in-
juries pronounced fatal; George Sloan,
position not known(, injuries proved +
fatal. John Dempsey position not kuown), /
badly scalded; Walter Allen colored
passenger, died at the gate of the hos
pital H I'd.
The steamer Glide was built in Pittsc
burg in 1868, and had three high-press
sure boilers, the port one of which exa
plsded She was inspected by the Local
Inspectors of this district, August q,
1868, and pronounced in good condition.
Her tonnage was 233 tons, and she had
the reputation of being very fast boat
The scene on the boat just after the
explosion is described as being heart
rending Major Marston declares it was
the most awful half hour he had ever |
passed IN his life The boiling water ran
down upon the decks, and passengers and |
employees of the boat waded about in the |
scalding fluid suffering untold agony.
The screams of the dying and wounded
rent the air, and until the two steamers
appeared upon the scene and rendered
assistance, there was the most fearful |