New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-08-02
A TERRIBLE DISASTER.
EXPLOSION OF STEAMBOAT BoILER-L0sS OF
OVER TWENTY LIVES.

EXPLOSION OF STEAMBOAT B0ILER-L0SS OF
OVER TWENTY LIVES.
MEMPHIS Tenn, Aug. IA terrible accident
occurred Pacific Place, 80 miles above here at -
o'clock last night Tho stern-wheel steamboat Silver
Spray from New Orleans for Cincinnati with barge in
tow, exploded her boilers, killing and wounding num-
Der of the and passengers The boat then took fire.
Mr. Singleton the second clerk states that just the
watch called explosion took place, and in mo-
mcnt the boat wrapped in flames Nothing was left
for the survivors but to plunge into the river and swim
yards the nearest shore Owing to the darkness OF
the night impossible to render any assistance to
missing If is Impossible TO obtain fuiI list Of the killed
and wounded. The following. however, are known to be
lost: 49, go
first clerk of Newport, KY Asa Taylor second mate, Of
natl; Boyd smith tcoored) berthmaker, Of New Rich
mOnd and Alfred Carnes, second cook of Pittsburgh
Jordan, steersman Of the captain, were fatally in
jured and soon after died. -,
keeper CINCINNATI Dick Cage tcoloredl cook OF New
Wa@s ;doT ESSrsG PSSS % Ions
Those severely but not fatally wounded are A. X.
CoTcoran, mate; Richard Nichols and Eph. Marsh lco
ored) deck hands Of Cincinnati slightly scalded; n s.
Hayne and r. j. Gin deck hands OF Louisville; Edward
Among The sayed were J. H. ashford engin:Gg, Of
burgh; Henry shelby coored). pantryman of Detroit;
G. sanderIin cooreO of Texas; tender, OF G
LogIey OF Cincinnati John Parker of Neworleans. Ben
IcoIored) OF LOuisvie-the latter deck hands.
The following are the deck passenger, John Piynasser
and John Papel Of Cincinnati Henry Meyer or New-Or-
leans and German with his wife and child name I'M
known. a., . ,,,. !,
Cairo hove In sight and Immediately went 10 the relief
OF the sufferers. All who were saved were taken on
A. soon as the news Of the disaster reached here, the
citizens hurried TO the wharf and everything possible
was done for wounded who by order Of Mayor John
e sUn; attention being shown them there
ufrers yxbO
and baggage, but were partially supplied by the Officers
and crew. and the passengers OF the CITY OF Caro- OF
The City OF Cairo hound TO ST. Louis but turned
The spray hoated down the river two miles, and lodged
on the bar where she and the barge burned to the
She was seven years old and belonged Capt g. Pat
terson who had stopped OIL Tor trip leaving Capt Jor
The boat had near 800 of quecnsware and
Der OF cabin and deck passengers There were also 10
deck hands board. IL Is believed by Mr.. Singleton
that 2j lives were lost.
SECOND DISPATCH.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 1.-The following additional
particulars of the Silver Spray disaster have beon
ceiyed 1t ascertaned that there were IS persons
on the boat and of these &c have been found two Of
whom have since died Out of 10 "rOustabouts," only
seven have been recovered, five Of whom severely
wounded. A German, who got aboard here by mistake,
and refused go ashore in the cOabarge, two cabin
boys and chambermaid, are also known To be lost
Anton Sheper's wife and child saved Richard
Doyle watchman Henry Rawlston, colored porter,
III.
Alton arrived here at nOOn but brings additional par
tcuar since that the wreck Of the barge still burn
ing when she passed Soon after their arrival here En-
gi1eers Ashford and Meredith Mate James COrcoran,
Carpenter Wade and Pilot J.. Patterson went before
Cant Washington the local Inspector and made written
statements effect that while the boat lay here her
boilers carefully examined and her fues cleaned,
and everything was in good condition.
At II O'Clock Ashford tried the water, examined the
hocrs and was oing the crank waists when the expo-
sion occurred In an instant all darkness and until
he boat took fire nothing could not be The debris
of the wreck piled upon the furnaces that tue fires
could not be eXtnguished.
L. W. Gin, deck hand, says the fire was caused by the
falling OF lamp from the cabin after the explosion after
which the people all took 10 the barge but the wreck OF
tbd cabin falling the barge, 1t took fire, causing
the people, burned and MANNED to rush into the water
that the haser could not he The survivors speak In
the highest of the conduct Of the people the
shore and the officers and passengers OF the City Of
Cairo Portions of the wreck have been passing here
this p. III.