Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-07-28
A DEADLY EXPLOSION.
TT WRECKED THE FAST STEAM
Err REpSToNE.
Roth boilers OF the Boat Exploded ana
seventeen Human Beings Were hlo""
Into Eternity--The Bride Who Sever
Finished Her wedding Trip

The fastest boat on the Ohio river
in 1852 was tho steamer Redstone'
packet that piled the waters between
Cincinnati and Madison II was
principally owned by parties IN
Lawrenceburg, Ind, the largest
shareholder being Colonel Ezra e
HAYES, who still resides in that city
The people OF Lawrenceburg we're
very proud OF the Redstone. for they
regarded il as the only representa-
tive OF their town coursing the waters
OF the Ohio And every time II
landed ut their wharf, whether 90
ing up or down the river, crowds o.
persons would assemble on the shore
to cheer it on its way, On the sra
day OF April. 1892, bridal party
went on board at Madison en- route
TO Cincinnati The day was a bright
and beautiful one, and with over
fifty merry passengers on board the
boat moved up the river rs gayIy as
d gondola OF Joy Gus yenetians. When
Il short distance beyond Carrollton'
Ky, anumber Of persons were stand
ing on the Kentucky shore, and sig
nailed the boat to land for more
passengers The captain gave the
command, the engineer obeyed aud
the pilot rounded the vessel 10 the
swollen stream and it glidei to the
shore Rev Perry scott, whose
handsome home overlooked the
waters, with pa~ty Of friends.
stepped aboard The captain called
out to .'pull in the plank and gave
orders 10 move out The signal
bell changed the starting notes, The
huge side wheels began 20 turn.
The band struck up its liycliest tune.
The partners for dance vas form.
ing Rev Scott stood upon the deck
OF the moving steamer waving his
hand kerchicf m adlsu 10 friends on
the shore and shouting his farewell
10 fond mother who WAS watching
him from the door Of tho not far dis.
tant home. when q mighty roar rent
the air, and the bursting steamer
was hid from view BY the clouds Of
debris that darkened the sight. a,
terrific explosion shook the earth and
splashed the water from shore 10
shore The echo 81 suddenly sus-
pended music was overwhelmed BIZ
the shrieks o. the wounded and
dying. For both tho boilers 81 the
boat had burst and In their collapse
carried death and destruction To-
everything within the circle u
their power. Row Scott was
never seen again nor was q
vestige Of his corpse ever found
The fatal handkerchief with which
he waved his last farewell was
discovered la the branches OF
tree far beyond tho bank oi the dis
turbed river. and the military cape.
that hung from his shoulders. when
death, in dynamite fury, stripped
him OF his life, was found on the op.
posite shore, but the brave and low
ing form that stood beneath lts som
Der folds. when swim destruction
seized him, was never again bcheld
by human eye. Captain Thomas
Pate and jackson. the pilot. Of Ris.
ing sun. were both blown from thc
boat, but escaped without fatal in.
iurles The two engineers we're
brothers, named George and joseph
Barry, Of Beaver. Penn. aad both
were blown TO death A portion OF
the dismembercd body 81 one 81 the
unfortunate brothers was found
lodged in an apple tree. far away on
the Indiana side OF the river Tho
mutilated body Of one OF the cabin
boys was found several hundred
yards distant. on the root OF an
old stable. The arm and hand
OF the young bride was an
that was ever found Of ber
body, and that was identified by the
initials on the wedding ring that On.
circled her clammy finger. and from
which cruel death had failed to sep.
arato it An orphan girl, she had
married a young lover from Louis
vile named Weston. and was going
on a bridal trip to visit an only Ais.
ter, residing near Coyington. Kv..
when oyertaken by death. Tho body
was never found, and tho bloody
fragment Of tho fair young wife was
laid away In little grave b. itself
Seventeen human beings were blown
into eternity almost in the twinkIinp
OF an eye, and tho bodies Of six Of
that number were never found Tho
river was fun and high from recent
rains, and the rushing current car.
ried everything within its reach far
from the scene OF disaster The boat
was torn asunder by the force Of the
explosion, and then caught fire. It's
shattered hulk dancing on the aoi-
tated waters ike ball or Game. IN.
vi its burnt and charrcd ruins sunk
from sight beneath the turbid
waves that swirlcd around It. James
T. GOble, Iii Grisman end Edmond
Dnrbln, all young newspaper men Of
Lawrenccburg, Ind. had accented nm
invitation from the owners of tho
boat to make a pleasure trip npon Il
says the Cincinnati ENQUIRER. ana
the three friends were standing ON
the deck Of the steamer when the
explosion occurred. and each met a
horrible death. Their bodies were
afterward recovered. and lie side bv
side in the old cemetery AZ Law.
renceburg, while above them stands
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