Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-04-20

Later from the Atlantic States.


CAIRO (Ill), April 1.-THE steamer
Oeeanus, from Red river to Ct. Louis.
when near Brooks Point, thirty miles
above Cairo exploded her boilers. blowing
her upper works almost entirely away, i'm.
mediately after which the wreck took fire.
burning to the waters edge. The pilot Of
the steamboat John Lan,sden (Which was
lying few miles below seeing light
from burning wreck, manned yawl and
proceeded up the river. He found a
small party Of survivors on the head of an
island, but passed on to relieve those on
the wreck. Ten or twelve were climbing
on the wheel, but it dropped before he
reached them, and all but four were
drowned. He found deck passenger
near the shore badly scalded, who died
before he arrived at Cairo. The steamboat
Belle Of St. Louis, bound up, took on board
nearly all the survivors. Pilot Harris,
who was saved, says Virgins, their Red
river pilot, was drowned, and that Harry
Triff, the pilot on watch, and Capt. Reed
er were buried in the debris, and were
heard calling despairingly for help, but
the fire spread so rapidly that they could
not be reached, and both were burned.
Fisher, the carpenter of the Oceanxs,
reached here on the steamer Shrere. He
was in bed when the explosion occurred,
and although covered by fragments of the
wreck, escaped with only few slight
bruises. He says the second engineer,
Alex. Kennedy, was terribly scalded and
helplessly blind, and Fisher put him on
stage plank with some others, but the
stage soon capsized, drowning several, in.
Guiding Kennedy. George Kenthly, the
first engineer, is supposed to be lost. Hen.
ry Wortam, the first clerk, was not seen
after tho explosion. Charles Wortam, sec.
ond clerk. Jules Dempoloff, steward, aud
Charley Mavoy, the cabin boy, were found
dead floating in the river with life pre-
servers on, and were brought here by the
S4rene. 1t is supposed they were chilled
to death. Five lady passengers are sup.
posed to be lost. The bodies of four ladies'
were seen floating past Watson's Landing,
but they could not be recovered. The
boat had forty cabin aud thirty five deck
passengers, making, with the crew, about
one hundred persons on board, about eighty
of whom are supposed to be lost. Fisher
describes the effect of the explosion as
terrific and beyond conception, the whole
Of the upper works being lifted bodily
and falling on the boat and in the water
completely shattered. lie says he saved
himself by securing plank aud floating
until rescued by a yawl.
New YoRK, April 12-There has been
only one Of the killed, by the explosion
of the tug Davenport at Cunard dock
yesterday, recovered up to this afternoon
Efforts are being made to recover the re.
naming five. The tugboat is known to
have been an utterly worthless craft. The
explosion is attributed to a lack Of water
in the boiler, owing to the negligence of
the engineer and fireman, who were wit
Messing dog fight On one of the banks.
The Political Outlook.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-Democratic
members of Congress are consulting among
themselves regarding the political course
in view of the Cincinnati Convention.
Some Of them express willingness to vote
for nominees Of that Convention, provided
the demonstration there shall give promise
of success or the platform be Of such u
character that they can indorse it. They
say they only want the cnunciation of u
few general principles. Some Of the anti.
administration Republicans have been pri.
vately exchanging views in order to ar.
range basis of coalition. 1t is generally
agreed, however, that their course will be
governed by the National Democratic Con.
venton whether it shall agree to support
the Cincinnati nominee or make nominee
of its own.
A great meeting was held here tonight
to advocate Liberal Republican policy at
the approaching Cincinnati Convention.
1t was one Of the largest in numbers and
most imposing by comparison ever held in
this city. An hour before the commence.
mcnt Of the meeting Cooper Institute was
thronged to its utmost capacity. Thou
sands camored in vain for admission, and
failing to find it, remained for hours out.
side the building. Every seat was occu-
pied, and the aisles, from the platform up.
ward, deusely crowded. The platform
was literally packed with men prominent
in political and social circles. Among
them were Horace Greeley, Sinclsir
Toucey, H. NJ. Grinnell. Hiram Barney,
Marshall 0. Roberts, George Wilkes,
Frank Leslie and John A. Dix. The
meeting was called to order by Hon. Ethan
Allen, who nominated Friedrich A. Conk-
lin ma nresidinO officer Colonol Conkl;r
on coming forward, was greeted with hearty
cheers. He briefly addressed the meeting.
A list of Vice. Presidents we're elected,
and the declaration Of principles were read
and endorsed with tremendous cheers.
At g o'clock the President introduced
Senator Trumbull, who, after abiding to
the anti.slavery struggle, civil war, and
restoration Of the Union, said one cause of
complaint which produces alienation in
the late insurrectionary States, and keeps
alive the hates and animosities engendered
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