, 1870-02-15
THE STEAMBOAT DISASTER

THE STEAMBOAT DISASTER.
Explosion OF uhe Htsanfr Ms3E'e
II lays Nnfsc En- txoute 10 Sc Lou's
The GAktntu ncd Secoa0 GnAA-
nsoF kuIed-fnKoe feFsons n.
jnred, snd several m'ss'nx.
F5onn the Atmphh Asatznehs, fta- Il
iellIle talpuss e1pca1uu ocra11sd on .ae
AAss,r'pLl k'.eI, .: s1e toos Of ca1te g. AnoG
ioit, -1te Lilies oelow Hei-a 4 Atao.4A aaota1
M.1 Looa OF T:ursday. -hIoa fcsai % ~ 'as
!a'ai oe-truc.,u OF the steamer A.E:e aMs: o,
lr:tso1Iso, tue I-atn Of the conne dsf. Bernard
e Mart d zoe seto1d epgtcre n caAe1 hepsf'
niLi. three co;1Ied dsc1 lAuas. aGa oos ate III.
RLd tbe kcA.olt 4 and hraNEE OF hAve5A DINER
r.r,ilu!ara OF tae ca,attsopne Wero ree.'Ted ia |
Ab.ut . O .rt ck yeaftld.Y nululnQ and "a "ex-
ua" -, er N , !, ,ssnel. aud the in2n ial soci-
us,s ou oec.1 : tae 1aeoe Of general coarefsa-
WI ILe - .a.aef ,as Maggie HAYS wa l.rze tea.
xeee toA', n ~ oult std osoeo ~ .as Ga.y
sou.,a e MI "a: ,sa.. M
Nss 1Ared i 1,aoQo The LILA cd ssea osr YET:
New O1.sa,s 70. s.; L3als; = Lee w.,a snaa
iuil crew, on 3ts.etdsy Week. about ocos6 10
the xt;esLoo1, toa,nR barge loaded Win Pig
rue steamer Esd been plying between c'nsiu.
nAsl, I1;tApu.Gp and SeH Dr.sAnA She va los led
uo L.f !a.I t..p tor it to1!s, Ald a. tn aA7e fe
!o4otd there 10, New OIL. saA Tia boilers we're
de .c,!ve, and raciy oafu'd, tnnagn eEeIr ptessu
ton al T. 81 IA en b. the officers Of tne sosi 70
Gusru se aiLsl Acuaclt Tue nEst epglneer, Nj
t,eLlLr. t1tcetsu The to3t 10 :hiA Puf. u nako
Ai1sleeu.t MS 10 p.tcn the ooltrs, coIs.qas4uJ
tte elgLea Hete IN chArae OF MI. AeDttn nIt-
who wss tcslded 70 dtstn. Iae tot sa 1a
A,coto erxI err II ACE = lucAy escape by oelaX
ahrLArget lle tie coat ~na IN Neg ofse1af'
LIS t1cEtesor bttu4 FL ed oy tue eIpioetoa- CAP
tst1 Drrso, the chi.f c!~'k, also nnde tocky
..tup4 i, tuult z thro9gh from Eex Orieaus oy
lAl " 1t xLd 4oue buslLers hrre, and VIA Hooat
u tuR.e= oad OF cot1oo for Ne~ ussta.s H1eu
Nm fGr- t1k LAA ~ n
ntd lotA Of MA lreLds. Captain Dsaso leiI !A.s
ntsnt 'e1 he!el. 10 ta1e en..gs & G'pssn MI
~ u. 10 ns tteaos r e ''a 'As''
AI-eot Il. untu oisels Landing. on tae At
Ea-tas thele. AZ tee foot Ct Cna:e es, ~as
purpore Of n1lng the boilers, ~n'cn ~ese to = de-
itctlse cot olston. Alter Lnis Esd been accom-.
plsaed tte boat again GOT uaoer vega Aoo1:
atd ptoce-reo no tue caute. IN aooas tar'y
mlhtes aiteI tne boat Iets the lana.hH
tas hree.sa ,,, boiler .,,, suadssly e1p10iss
| oecks in ~ direcuouH, and uasktnz cou7ie;e
~Iec1 ci tho c44- .vu pilut. house. Tue lasooatd
PEI HLrAs raled oJ the force Of the explosion asr-
ersl feet Il tue ar AID Ieli oace o. lie deck
nn Sa Tas n s7', q ~ ~ as
suuc lcn pIeaen:ed af.er The explosion Is Tide.
| kcfibanle.
| In Al II statt atserward the s'eau from the ex-
p Or. boiler huls. for1n witt lou roar. sad the
| doomed seAkel Was son ense.op.d With dease
vapor. The pastcnger., who hal Just .rtaAeu OF
I'D bit foF tsis t.: The ioss Of l,ls YOU'D DaSs
hecn much gtea.er Than it Is our melancholy d1J
! 70 Iecotd-
| Mr. Euee As.a!a:. hsd nsa at:latAnt NJ. SAIL
J"Lts, ~tIc 10 tne lil,t house. and although II
was siu 81 eb.lre,v destroyed. tneJ e.cspsd IN
M,s. IL. r, aausuter of csp'Alu Reese, one OF
tie o1Les. Vi tee utfale7 boa, who 3As On a
ii 1he ul,ce al ,he tine Of Ihe exploston, And By
lhe toE.e o! the conclusion wsa pscned several
teet me tue cA1io, su,ra'niog lnuElts aboot me
I,ous Ct arse CT. Bl,Lded aluo.t pY sae steau,
tho succe~d,d III m.k1rg her ~sy 10 tae ulios-
hot'c, where she VA xll dlJ cared ior By Ntssrs.
sT,:nef eompanaon d. rvpact Was IN III lns % te1e, as
| tue .l1e ! . uller borstta. but fortunately abe
aiso tsca ed With .llgas btu ses. ALTO sbouk lns
| he8t and face This lacy, also, rushet 70 the
pilot coutu through thick sApoz anorly AFTER the
! explosion.
p!loa Observed thxt the toAs wAs OF ore IN Seve-
| IL! places, AID they tooE Immediate steps TO run
her ashore, AID headed toward the N.sdstlpai
b6LE.
Meantime the handa Of deck were using every
e1ertion 10 euodut tne na1es, but the de7olt,nS
tltneLt gained kuth head ny that all tner euOrI1
Tsse =, a'a ~ nd no t'tas VA tos: ru M:
piuceeted with the greatest ala:rily 10 attach q
lie to he fAo.tatt OF tue aeane:I AID, teA 2nR
Dknsre. mAde the Icze faa; - tree, but tucn sd;
tte.ner began to d1tlt down the r,seE; Ia III.
meantime Ac. Asnoian, the caiel pilot was
chimney guys sor the purpo:e OF maS,ng rop5
!. 70 reacn tne Atore, vi Gu MAJ qnlcxl! accom-
p,.tsa: The m.se, NJ. A1dre1 W.isoo. -:
} q tnt dtcE btnde. q. si 1hon Appear to nave
wossed e!:n the creates co iii cas- ana ,nttepidty
. Rol oat a haRser forward, ani the burAtoE
steamer H8s lately lRLded and ul,d5 fast 10 ths
bank.
TIE passengers, auorg shon were severA
iaa.ts lLo Gil dter, wno Md behaved ia the mo-,
J ps'lseN.Hshy and coel tnanre: under ths trylD&
. | c:rcun stances, were then all placed safely OF
b. $40 the barge oy tne rat", Mt, Wusea, aod IL.
| .wo p'llss, Mss'rs- Hsndlan and Sam J,les.
secuted, heascn ans nsie Ioe he boy Of ill.,
c.p'ap. ssit vas coElectored y al that as nt
, bag see1 .sss teen cn ne 10! *nd hu1r:cAae I1o
| explatiou Ihe Cspsa'b. he1aic COIN 1hd-r
Was found lying rcs1 the csps:an. ws1thsDs IN ii.
S.en boan iion Inc ,se nus1c.na no g., O..
doun On to the lover deck He Was htu col
I kttoDs, aud alttocgn s1Ger1ug the greatest pam
5 and tariff 70 the mate, Nj. W!lso5. ne a,trd
, NTH q ,elEl be wldered looE, "whas has ha )
! 7-Leu.". Wnen tu'd the bnat hsd exploded h,
/ anx ons;y said. Go AMI try ati Save the peo2!t
aua Itate n he1e-" lie sppesred resxne1 t.
H.. ts xnen soa sns; 81 ins nss
. then tAtsD mp by the U1.H abd pilots aed cAIriet
i on o-aru tho barge, where cserjlhlng VAS doa
Q tur IL relief which the eterunsarces allored
,p:, III S6e toN il Sew esisaas ana DC: cans : !,
5 Meurh:s II trstr, for the purpose OF puscnaiin
suIes, !ools lesa.!'s ios his Departments s.stho
!aE,ly or board, al Of whom esc.e+ed without It
y i1rJ. ~
l. The sseopd cec1nee.. Mr.. Henry McDssm.,
i Of tie enslpes st lae 1ne O. the explosion, a6
: 4hs o discovered be vas loucd lyitg outEt1a III
.nsite-1oom door: He Vas terribly sealde
e tody; IN fact IN the uotte Of oar ialo7lnan
j. be wss lrtQ' tuly scaled from beAd 10 foo
C Tic dish WAS oatgnE IN Aatsd', AID Ain61sn
n still conf &C Gus, and when pcked 1p 1ad paccj q
e W. iett WI able 70 .a!k a.ose We as:k sosat
]. wa'sh human iii! eoald suggest. -
! ms ss1. NJ: lsl, kce.: ~. coming up trol
:, aid ~ss badly tcsloed ~ the sieAn Abou. Il
e ftle. Histt10rcs. VIC are gssu 10 STATE, are III
d CT = ter1ous cra.ac'er. He was on bis ray 10 Il
Il rf1ce. a! even after he encouni.sed The steau
he snf pus !cd on. Only 10 aed that tue Office s4'
!. iLttt.nfr, Gcuis. htd pApefH hAd ali been blo
e ctl1plttsIJ oEettus1d BY the foIcs Of the kx1l
= I S'nr.
/ Three decf h., ds and 1ienau, al colosed. Al
It ulssi E, AID ills supposed tntJ were Al bios
IS ose.btaldi iisio The iiEtf ano dto@neo the
!, Ean,ss ste M tounx.: .'a;aee Aordi1s, arema,
!. Tcn Wilson, R+laiF: nAvsd S<'ps,', :, bsis1' -
i Jcnn nattls, Pittzourgh, ueck hsuds.
q lev nIautts alter The ,erriblu catastsopa
+ sns amt y before the nti:siusate steamer ~
e owrcs OF tho OLret'a v wooo.ya<d, on the Art.ns.
Il shore. shors uitr,t C from where the acctdel
= occurred, put ont 1iom his yatd In a ya7i, at
Was tocn u op e. board tue ha:se. rendering every q
stl1lce IN hts power. W1.h tre n5..sauce Of ii
p'lOIs, she Nate sid banda OF the nI-.a-e1 s:ea1
Il Il. lie wounded Eete soo1 conveyed 70 his Ies
e ceIce, where theJ received esstS attsnto7. Il
ald y dred ana IN tru,n nc: the plst OF the zoo
E ss~hIisan, n spd ~ we're 1Eaf1 inanktol Tor II
Il teen e1e6c;ed Of = father or bfo.htt tna1 vi
1,sen ss TO tns tnip.1scsea aId woo1te1 pe,s3l
tnah Nas fet dttsd BY This eihd.beas.ca, gcaerpu
: Atd hespstab!e resident OF Arkausaa All e1
10 p1eseed kher Eosl ntAItftlt thALEs for his ere:
NJ dteFs ARD praises were On tbs ,tps Of al ID
y arrival tn tits CITY last Eight
r The Mage Hayes horn~o down 10 the zatey
seEe 'ton after tac ezpos:oo, aat Iet at me oaa
aCnHriete vfect,
j: TIE steamer Commercial, Caa.a,a M,.t GA,
e ceciE6lo org, belonging TO tee White ani uc
z yer Fnctct CoEpaur, arrived II the scene az h
cafssucfne about m,cnlEhs on Tnurecay. an
;sEstd = Oavefa Lateiae. TO g.ve s7cca. 10 "a
:c1r IN the EcsTrE ali we're R,t On boasd. an
a ne stnlutr proceeded on her tr1p to Mem31l
Il AnorE TIC rAssenrers on boa:d 0: the Cor
Ettc'A were the EcmherA Ct the Mci.1E ocn. Bt;:
+ kho city.
d | sgony. nd Al Efforts for his relief pEoved IN
va-leR. and AbcnI nidugh: death cane to his I,
| l!et 1nd MS spirit returned TO the God who CAV
i Be VAS bnned Ahott d, ance from NJ
C1ute tA,
Csp,A1n 4 c. Mar:,n VIA carried on bosn1 til
i steamer Coz u'rt:al shortly before The s:eAue
: !e.s, aso1t O'clock Jestctta, snoruius. wher
ns "a aost 1ssaiJ c*sea 'es oy Captain Glass, h
. o5etfs nd rasico9erA 1t Was, however, 800
uoetfFed that he ~ besoud the power or nQua
: aic, snd aoou: q q1trteE rast COCK he coz
eane 70 hia relief n:s sp,t1s wAa Renr,g ware
y so"Afee tnat bourne iron whence no traveller n