, 1870-08-05

natl, and - o.. tire pilot. arc dead The
elder Jortan NJ lost At the wreck. ths
younger died on hl* way down On ta" City Of
or two after 'fr vii :; 1t t..e hnspit. i
1had- Witt IL, Gead clerk. los,: Gso-s,
TAYLOR, second mate. lost Fonr white ron ,;-
abouts who got op ut Memphis, wore lost !;
nsmes rot known. A DutcAman who gat ~
hoard At Memphis b; mistake. and aEtcrvlrd
:s.nsea te 81 aseoFe on coal bargs, was lost
E'ght cel.red routtahouts Lost, namea
not known Two cabin bors, BOYD Smith Aul
tar@aek, lost. A chamnermaid, Aary
Niock, iosl. Ntt Dody, second atawari, Of
';ine1nnstl, was ios:. lie s,ept on the boiler
''cSk Nd WAS tlown to pioees.
lhe following are the names Of tbs men in
aost u t'erc It present:
Mhhe1iachan Magic, watchm,u, burned
'cls hand and arm aud face: A. II. Singleton.
second clerk, eaine sort of injuries, both OF
T. ". Gill, Louisville, decx hand,
buried On left arm, and foot errained inmp-
ing on Flle Of crates to tho dock Of the
Colored-Hcnrv Rawlstop, porter. burned
about the head and face, thighs and stomach
bad George Williams, st. Louis, burned iu
Lead and hands-bad. William Duncan, Louis
vile. injured II out the bo1y bv crate being
blown against him; he got ashore On a plank
Erl,lism Marshall, Cincinnati burned in the
I. ct; lGchard Coae, 1hchmond, Ohio, cook,
uas in wli,t is called tue Texas, asleep, and
Nlcn tie explosion tock pl,cs fell to the deck
.s tie lost. shoulderiu1ured and head burned;
rnaiEed lying en- the deck until the boat took
re. sEd then rolled into the river with
bcfrd. ard 80 got A-he1e.
lie tayH white rnau took care OF him and
ts:ice Q. four others with much tenderness,
All 81 II people who were rescued speakve,y
el: lily Il the kind treatment they received at
;Ge hand" o. The engineer corps Of the
NoTtt tF,b Ia ., -+4s,t Dali
O. eratlng in the ncishborhood Of Motrison's;
'lso. Of the active bencrolence OF the Captain
OF the Cairo, who Was tiseless in hia exestions
to give comfort and nd to the injured. Three
Or four men were picked up swimming down
tie river, BY the Cairo as she passed
np' i is thought there vere
e S shSSis 's arhsf et down ths "fsss s ss4 ssss
which lave escaped the phi1antlropic rigi-
,snce Of the Captain OF tho Cairo. Whatever
:: uid be done for tho sufferers At Morsisous
''as done. The men now at The hospital here,
and those who wele taken on in hacks to pri-
vste houses, are Ill expected to recover.
T, ". Gill. a deck hand, uays that tia t,,;uc
occurred by the falling dow Of lamp from
the Cabin. when tho explosion took place.
The lamp broke On the top OF \ crate, and
the straw Immediately took arc. LII from Eve
10 ten minutes aftcrward the whole deck
of The boat Eas light blaze the people ali
AVNA ~ AAC N~AEEy duA &I4G CAQ&IA OIL kQq E1ECE
falling OVER on the barge that caught fire also
very room, and the people, burned and
MANNED y they were, rushed pell neil into the
water The barge YVES hauled tight. and vas
i ing up closo TO the bozt rs is usual when
owing. The explosion blew the freight out
:oWa:d the barge. 60 that the hawscrs could
net LIE got al to cut the barge Loose. This
Ml1ortuHe was the Cause Of much loss Of
.eter. @'''@S~> 49, >''
nichard Code, tile cook, says that Tho cause
OF the exrloaion was tho stopping Of the dos
:sr. by which the boiler ran neatly drr, and
vas quite rcd At the time tho catastrophe took
7'7ce. The three tiremen, all colored, who
~.rn up at tho time, were blown to pieces.
~ thse who were immediately in front OF
'he boilers, whether working or III hammocks,
aere Instantly killed.
By Ito arriv Al of tho steamer City Of Alton,
which reached our landing from st. Louis 1t
moon to-day. We learn that tllsy passed. the
wreck tf tho Silver SPRAY, lying on tue bar
tuning. and was nearly destroyed. From Ap-
rearances, il would burn to the waters edge.
The Alton did not stop, Int ran c1oss into tho
shore, and bsiicd crowd standing on the
'.ank. and inI,iiredwhat boat 1t vas. Tho an
.ser was, "The Silver Spray--l,ad exploded" !"
ed, the answer WIS, "No,." Tie City Of Al
scl continued on her way to the city, and
rasscd PARTS Of tho wreck floating in the riiver
all the way down Some of the tL3ris floated
ly the landing Just before noon. and at this
Writing portions OF the wrecked boat continue
tn pass 1T intervals.
s1r. n. @. Ashford, tho chief engineer, ar
rived by the City Of Cairo at * o'clock this
morning, and. dnsing tic forenoon, II COM
ra1.y with \. Meredith, secord engineer Ell
win Patterson. pilot James Cofkiu. mate,
and the boats carpenter, Wade, repaired to
the office of Captain Washington, local boiler
uspector. where they made written state
uents, all in effect agreeing with escL ot'.er.
Mr., Ashford says that while the boat lay 1T
the wharf hero tho bo,1crs wera corcIuiEr ex-
sminetl, and tho tlues cleaned Ont The m1l
valves wesealeo raised and the uoiers cleanc !.
.veiitling. was in gool; condition, acil
thing indicated ANYTHING WONG. Wb;'e at
Sew Oricaus new sheet had b.Gn put n to
,tt-ir defective one, and everything work. /
we'll all the passage up Tho boat lett hero At
e. Sunday evening, aud at II p- N. the engi.
nee1s changed watches. alr. Ashford a1an.
iued The 1oil.rs aud tried tho watef lie found
~ NJ we'll supplied aud the thi.tl water cock
OF steam; The supply doctor worked we'll,
1nd lad done 80 all the trip. He va kel att 10
oil tue crsnk wrists, aud upon returning to
tie enGlno room the explosion occurred In
All instant everything wAs darkness. and he
could not tell whether ono or mora OF the
boAc1o lAu ou!ot- oHtil tue boat LOOK n'e,
soon afterwArd, nothing could be seen. The,
eveEyt ing Was light enough. and he weut to
work trying to save the people and TO pat out
The tle- The dtbrts OF the wreck was SO pile4l
~, over the furnaces that he could do no good
III -1tiugnnisting the FIRE: lie then went tc
care for the wounded The second engineer
testified to having tried the water before go ne
I'll watch. The boiler, tafesy-valves, and
everything we're in coed condition. Tht
government safety guaGe WAS locked in
side of locked s,ox, aud blew of
al tue pressure fixed very low He had been
ordered by the first engineer never to allow
more than 1856 pou.td> of steam. He made
-aso tho people, and he thinks tho middle a1d
stzrtoard boilers exploded, as ono end OF the
latter lay dow, in tho steamers ho'1. Tit
i.rlta boiler was standing, seernstsv1r r-,i7
jurcd. The boilers were six yc.rA old.
Ill the officers agree that the ooe'1eo.
ami s&col high iu The estimation OF tho cse r
Hey we1e sober aud attentive to their dut {
| At nil timer.
From the san.e Iupsr, Ans. 8
The Silver Spray WAS built at Pittsburgh
Ia, Fcvsn years ago, She was large stern
vi e1ler, and ran 1h the Cincinnati and Ncv
Orleans trade. She belonged to Captain Joh1
tain Patterson Was not on board at tho time o
explosion, but had left tho boat here AK
gone through TO Louisville hy rail. Cap
tan 4. M- jordan, ono Of tho pilots. va:
| in Charge Of the boat, and was lost. IS Va
atso his son. Captain James F. Lukcr, OF til.
Iii. conduct toward the sufferers by the Silve
| Spray disaster. His oficcrs, Chas. Hougt,
Nm. Blake, Zen Shisely, and Nr. Parker aut
others, also. did everything that rkiu and at
setltiou could do toward saving and relieving
he wrecked and injured people. The Cay o
Cairo left here Sunday evening, and the frs
intimation she had Of tho explosion was meet
Slo at cnce stopped, and picked up all rh
could find, crossing the riyer from side to sid
! as lorE As there WAS any hope Of find
ing. living soul. Alter rendering nil possibl
assistance. eho turned dowa the liver, bring
ing the sufferers TO this city, When she round
I'd the bend below Mound City, the cou,motio
aud excitement on tue St Louis whArfboa
vas yeIy 64sat, and everyone was ut loss I
conceive what dire dlsastcr had occurred
Many thought tie City Of Alton. due her
tl.is morning, bad bten lost, ana the Cair
vas returning with IN news. Upon round
la'1ed. and in reply answered that I'll
Silver Su-ny had exploded her oi1ers
This relieved tho anxiety felt reg,rstin
tho Alton. The latter boat sa}7ed Eallantl
iLto port about noon, safe aad sound As dol
lhr. Captain LlEer, of the Cairo, gave all I'll
| suutEHlB q EODu LTGAkI4eI 0el11F l>eIUltLLN
them 10 60 ashore. After seeing the woundc
| were properly cared for la backed odt An
vert on his way toward St. Louis.
Tbs cngo Of the wrecked vessel consists:
pril c,pa1ly Of crates OF English crockeI!
si1ts-nine OF which wcro for Louisville
eighty five for Cairo and ei1 for Evansville
There hamrerel up the sides Of th
vessel 20 that the crew found it in
rceslhlc to put out tho Rre after
| lot a start. A number Of barrels Of sod
wt1c also among the freight. Mr.. vicsc
Fuchs, Of this city, rendered tho nse OF III
! 4lunc-Exrnn To r4rrv fha xxanrIe1 n ~,