The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-23
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CHICAGO. Sept. 22.-The census Of
Illinois has been completed, and the
population is 1861, ,532, 10 1860 the
population was I'LL, ,954, showing a
gain Of 955, ,078, or fifty per cent,
The Chicago Tribune bas a letter
from Yeddo, Japan, dated August 10.
giving details of the explosion of the
boiler of the American steamer Yeddo,
at the wharf of the American settle
meat in that city, Instantly killing
I'VE foreigners and thirteen Japanese.
api wounding six foreigners aud
nearly one hundred japanese.
Among the killed are the Rev, Mr..
earns, Mrs. Carns, their child aud
their servant girl. The steamer be-
longed to g. w, Hoyt, az American
citizen, and was built at Yokohama
expressly for carrying passengers be-
tween .Yeddo and Yokohama, EK-
cept when repairs were needed or
other delays occurred, she made daily
return triDs between the two cities,
Leaving Yokohama at 40 An, and
- az sRlS AAs .s F. 81 y L. n o Z
On the day of the explosion she
was delayed coming up By the low
tide, so that she was not ready 10
leave this city until near an hopr
after her usual time OF departure.
THeIve foreigners and about one hum
dred and fifty Japanese were aboard
when the explosion occurred. Every
thing was ready for starting; the cables
/ 80 ko44fo1 - ~ fho 49,
had given orders to the engineer
e. get ready to move ont from the
wharf. wheD, with q terrific crash,
the boiler exploded. carrying Away
the engine. house.. al of the front
deck, and about half of the aft deck.
Part of the boiler and pieces of the
engine were thrown several rods from
the vessel l19i&l8 81 10
The remainderc of the boiler was
lifted entirely out of its place. and
thrown scme twenty i've feet forward
| to the front deck where it crashed
down through the bottom. making
q large hole By which the water inn
mediately entered. The water, how
evers Is only few feet deep at the
wharf. so that the wreck is only sunk
up to where her decks had been.
The scene was truly heartrending.
Dead bodies terribly mangled were
lying among the debris, and the
wounded, most of whom were
sealded, were either lying unable
to move or endeavorinR o get ashore
their groans we're suh lent to call
forth sympathy from the hardest
/ hearts. All the foreign citizens OF
/ the settlement. some twenty. in mum
Der, were soon at the wreck and made
every effort to secure the wounded and
dead from the scene Of destruction.
The same energy was not manifested
| By the japanese. rr
For some time they seemed to be
unable to do nothing but stand and
look. Only a few japanese were at
the wharf. The crowd were kept
away by soldiers taking charge Of the
gate of the paling fence which sepa.
rates the wharf from the city. For.
eigners, officials, and friends of tbs
3 dead and wounded alone wee allowed
to enter. The whole adjacent part oI
the city was crowded with an excited
people. Alter two hours Of hard la
& Dor. fhe dead aud wounded were 60
on shore. The dead and wounded
foreigners and most of the wounded
2 japanese were taken to a large for
/ eign built Japanse hotel close by. B
The Doctor of the English Lsga
ton was the only foreign Doctor in
the city az the time. He was soon OF
the ground and laboring most earn
estly. In the meantime. telegraml
we're sent to Yokohama. and TIVE
other English and one Americal
surgeon, together with Mr.. Hoytt
arrived here early In the night. Al
!. ter all the wounded were. dressed q
! the hotel, Mr.. Hoyt, with two sur
geons aud some other gentlemen
I drove through the city to hnd thos'
wounded Japanese who had bee
: carried home BY their relatives
OMAHA. Sept. 22-The equinoxis
a storm commenced yesterday evening