Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-04-17

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lar pride, and with an assured confidence
Of success, the gentleman named tor dele
gates ct large to the Constitutional Con.
vention. They are all men worthy OF
the most active and ardent support ct the
hands of the Republican party. and We
call upon our kissds throughout the
State to rally - one man to their fr'um
phant election. .. ..
STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION.
CA,Ro. Ill.,, April ll.-At A. NJ. to-
day the steamer Oceanus, from Red Xiv
er to St. Louis, when near Brooks
Point, Thirty miles above Cairo, esPIo-
ded her boiler. blowing her upper works
almost entirely away. Immediately after
which the wreck took fire and burned to
the waters edge Thompson, pilot Of
the steamer John Lnmeden, which was
lying a lew miles below, on seeing the
burning wreck manned a yawl and pro-
ceeded up the river to ascertain the cause
He found small body of survivors on
the head of an leland, but passed on to
relieve those on the wreck. Ten or
twelve were seen clinging to the wheel,
but the wheel dropped before be reached
them, and all but four were lost.
He found deck passenger, name un-
known, near the shore badly scalded. and
who died before his arrival at Cairo.
Thompson rescued the pilot Harris. who
subsequently went to St. Louis on the
Marble City. The latter states that
Wiggins their Red River pilot. was
drowned. Harry Trip. pilot. on the
watch. and Captain Reede. were buried
in the debris. and we're heard calling des-
perately for help. but the fire had gained
such headway that they could not be
reached, and were burned. Fisher. the
carpenter of The i'll fated steamer, who
reached here on the Shreve, was not Sc
riously hurt he says that the second
engineer. Alex. Kennedy. was terribly
scalded, helpless and blind.
Fisher put him on a stage of planks
with others. but the stage capsized,
drowning several, including Kennedy
George Rcithley. first engineer. is sup
posed to be lost. Henry NJ. Worsihsm.
FIRST clerk, has not been seen since the
explosion. He expected to 60 through
from Cairo by rail. but was seen on the
boat after leaving here.
Charles Worsham. second clerk Jules
Dempwolf, steward. and Charles Murray,
cabin-boy, were found dead, floating in
the river, all with life-preservers on, and
we're brought here BY the steamer Shreve.
1t is supposed that they were chilled to
death. There were Eve women passen-
gers. all of whom ore supposed to he
lost. The bodies Of four women were
seen floating past Watson's Landing to-
day. Fisher thinks that Pilot Harris and
him self were the only employees, of the
boat saved. though the Belle St. Louis
may have picked up some,
The officers of the Sherve stated that
there were about thirty cabin and thirty
five deck passengers. making. with the
crew. nearly one hundred souls, about
eighty Of whom are supposed to have
been lost. The greater portion of the
survivors being on the Belle St Louis,
no names of passengers nor any reliable
estimate Of the number lost can be OBJ
tanned, except from ber. Fisher de-
seribes the effects of the explosion as
terrific and beyond exception. the whole
upper works being lifted bodily, and
falling on the boat and into the water.
completely shattered. He saved himself
BY securing plank, and floating until
rescued by the yawl of the Lumsden. He
was in bed at the time, and. though Gov.
cred with debris. was only slightly
bruised.
LATER-rHiRTY PERSONS SAVED.
The steamer Grand Tower. has just
arrived, and reports the first engineer
and mate and thirty other persons on the
Belle St. Louis. The second engineer
was saved. but died Of his injuries.
The steamer Oceanus ran in the Car
ter Red-river line. cost $3s 900, and was
insured for 1000 in Cincinnati and
WHEELING offices.
The New York correspo udent of :he
Philadelphia hqsirer says: A docu.
ment is in circulation addressed to "sen-
sibly practical temperance" people, and
is in the form of the following pledge -
1--WE the undersigned. deprecating the
growing evil Of intemperance, and be-
lieving that it is in a great degree in.
duced by mistaken idea of sociability
and pcliteness. therefore, with a view of
mitigating this evil in practical way.
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