Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-01
II RRIBLE STEAMBOAT DISASTER.
Great IOes OF Life.
feleordpksd Bxclgsirelv to TAs Eueuta0 StoS. q

MEMPHIS, Aug IA terrible disaster o.
earIed at Pacific Place, thirty miles above her.
at ~ O'Clock last night. The sternwheel steam
boat Silver Spray, from New Orleans for Gin
cinnati, with a barge in tow, exploded her boil
er, killing end wuundng number of the crew
and Ia. 4 ngers. The boat nrst took fire, and,
Mr.. Singleton, the second clerk. states, just
soon as the watch was called, an explosion took
place. and III a moment the boat was wrapped
in flames.
Nothing was left for the survivors but TO
Plunge into the river, and swim toward the
nearest shore. Owing to the d.rknc.s OF the
night it WAS impossible 10 render assistance To
the wounded. As the books and the principal
officers are lost, il is imDoSsible TO obtain a tull
list Of the lost. The following, however, are
known to have been lC;t: Capt. A. y. Jordan.
Cincinnati; Thadeus worthing first clerk New
port, XIV; Ash Taylor, second mate, Long
Reach. Chic ; Wm. Daily, second steward, Gin
ciDDati; Boyd Smith, colored, berth maaer.
New Richmond. OHIO; All. Carncs, second
cook, PittsbuTg; colcred chamber maid. name
unknown; Charlie Jordan, steersman. A SON
of the captain died soon after.
Rescued-FataIly injured; Ed. Long, book
Keeper, Cincinnati; Dick Gage, colored, COOK,
New Richmond, colored porter, name uu-
known; Geo. Williams, colored deck hand st.
LOUIS. Severely wounded: A. X. Singleton.
second clerk, Newport, ky., scalded on body
and limt las. Corcoran, mate; Rich'd Nichols.
Eph Marsh, colored deck hands. Cincinnati,
slightly scalded; N. =. Hayne, L. NJ. Gill, deck
hanfS Louisville; Ed. Patterson, pilot, New
port, Nv.
Saved-J. NJ. Ashford, engineer, Newport;
WISH. HcED6lIer, second engineer. BIttSSurg,
Henry Shelby, colOred, pantry man, Detroit; I.
Sanderlin, colorcd; John Clay, steersman. Gin
cinDati; Joseph Legby. Cincinnati; John Par
ker, New Orleans; Benjamin West, cOlored, New
Albany; Chas Smith, colored, Louisville, the
latter all deck hands, and the following deck
pas Sengers:-John PlynaSZer and John Papel.
Cincinnati; Henry Meyer, New Orleans, and a
German, wife and child, names unknown.
Two hours after the explosion, the steamer
City OF Cairo hove in sight, and went TO the re-
liet OF the sufferers. All who were rescued We're
taken on board and brought here. As soon a
the news of the disaster was received the citi
Zens hurried to the wharf, and every thing pos
sible was done for the wounded, who by order
of Mayor johnson, were taken in ambulances
TO the city hospital, every attention being shown
them there. The saved lost their clothing and
baggage, but were partially supplied by the OIL
GERS, crew, and passengers of the City of Cairo.
OF whose conduct they speak in the warmest
terms.
The Cairo was for St Louis, but turned back
after using every effort to recover the bodies OF
the lost.
The Spray fioated down two miles, and lodged
on bar, where she and the barge burned TO
the waters edge. She was seven years old aud
belonged to Captain 5. Patterson, Of New port,
who stopped of for the trip, leaving Captain
Jort an in charge.
The boat had near 300 crates of Queenswsre
a number of cabin and deck passengers and ~
deck hands and roustabouts. 1t is believed BY
Mr.. Singleton that twenty-six lives were lost.