New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-30


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The number b passengers on board, was
fhef fh1re1 we're ope h4ndro4 and SIXTY one
tickets sold. The Whistler brass band and
the Grew, wish comp llmentary tick
et1 70 invited guests sWeiled the mum
Der On board 70 probably aoeut one nun
dred and ninety souls. AL who had friends
On board felt, therefore, natural anxiety
lest some Of them may have fallen victims
to the disaster The police force bad an It
could do to keep the crowd from rushing
aboard the boat in the sad deliriun which
prevailed.
The city authorities, under direction of the
ex-oficio Mayor, made ample arrangements
for the supply Of ambulances, spring
wagons, strotchers, carriages, etc, and
medical and surgical attendance, and the
dead and wounded were borne to the hos
pitfalls or to their homes for proper care.
Some eighteen or twenty persons were
brought up on the two boats.
The Inflated steamer had blown her last
whistle. passengers were Fastening on
board, and the wheels had scarcely made a
revolution before the explosion took place.
Missiles were blown into the air in every
direction: the end of the wharf was shat
tered and the boat almost Immediately
sunk. lying now q complete wreck. The
mort boiler first gave way, and the upper
works ali caved in, crushing many beneath
the rzIipa
Among the killed are Mrs. Powers and
son. mother and brother of Johnny Powers,
Of the Shakespeare saloon; Mrs. Mary Han
non. who Kept millinery establishment on
Dauphin street, opposite the Cathedral; two
daughters Of Mr. j. Quinlan. Mary and
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slD,s.y aJ1 S1,u o11ar:asts aver counte.
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Inc 1'1oafs y yesterday lnolnlns AUS.
Intense anxiety prevails for the safety OF
several who are known to have taken pas
sage on the Ocean Wave. and OF whom
nothing has since been heard; and the river
front, Dauphin, Cont, St. Francis, Royal
and other central thoroughfares have been
crowded all the morning with parties ner-
voualy making inquiries.
Colonel English, the post military COM
mander, placed all his stretchers and am
balances at the disposal OF the Mayor, i'm
mediateIy on hearing that they could be
serviceable, and by his efforts in this direc-
ton no doubt great assistance was rendered
aud much suffering prevented.
Phoenix Fire Company No. will bury
Mr.. Provost; Union Lodge No. Ii, Mr. John
Peterson, and Hook and Ladder Fire Com
pany No. l, Mr.. E. Homer, this afternoon.
The effects of Captain Murray, we learn,
are in the hands of Mr.. s. B. Waring, and
are subject to the order of any of his rela-
6ves or friends who are authorized to re-
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s. Holland, learn, were blown overheard
and were saved q
We learn that twenty-five bodies have al
ready been recovered, but were not able to
procure complete list of the names.
Of oolored boy, belonging to the hotel,
who went down to hear the music, and who
wer6 blown overheard, are added to the
list Of the killed.
Coroner w s. Payne held inquests, yester-
day, upon the following victims of the
late Ocean Wave disaster:
Isabella Smith, native of Baldwin
county, aged ten years.
Ellen Kicker native of Dublin, Ireland,
aged forty three years
Mary Harmon, native of Ireland, aged
thirty-fve years.
Octavia Bernard, native of Mobile,
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