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becomes our painful duty as faithful chroniclers Of
tes that has occurred upon since explo
sion of the steamer Edna The steamer Big Hatchec
Capt Frsbee which left this port Monday last for the
Mssourirver, with some forty passengers board in
leaving the landing at Hermann about 10 o'clock the
morning Of the 23d inst on her way to ST. osephs
her staboard boiler with loud explosion which forced
straight forward overheard the steam dschargng it,
self aloft carrying away the main cabin far aft the
spreading death and desolaon among the pa
We indebted to the Republican for following par
ticuars contained in letter from Hermann The nu l.
her of killed and scalled is not yet asceraned The
first engineer named Barney Mohan of Saint Louis was
killed instantly The scnl ofa man found board
and there several others supposed to be killed. but
have not yet heard any definite account from the
clerks register The following badly wounded:-
solomon Carver second supposed to be dying


Patrick Carrgan, fireman, from Ireland; Arthur Neal
Galloway county, passenger; Thompson Gaines. Saline
county, Mo, passenger Hartman spellman Of Germany,
fireman; John Ryan, of Ireland fireman. Jno. Hammond,
OF Van Buren, county Mo- passenger; John Barbee, Of
M .6 Bonal n
badly scaded Robert Carter, of Usage county, Mo-
passenger badly scalded All of these are dangerously
scalded-some appeared to be dying.


The following are slightly scalded-E Strange Titus,
Warren county. Pennsyvani passenger. George Car
scalded also black boy belonging the same Tho
mas Pearce OF Boone county Missouri passenger Cor
ssy hr F. % fGsy
county, Ohio Mrs Amelia spery, Fort Leavenworth,
NO. very slightly scalded. = Tunis place of rosl,


The following escaped unhurt Miss Elizabeth AL.
len Adair county Ky John Juda and wife, Clark coun.
ty Mo-; Capt Bennett, Galloway county Mo-, passen.
ger; Winslow Turner, Plattsburgh, Mo- passenger
Enos Tay ylor and wife, New York Capt Frsbee James
Mllen clerk of boat John Allen pilot and about six
or seven deck hands and fremen.


number Of persons have not, yet, been heard Of
There are about seven still on the wreck, who were SO
badly hurt that it not thought advisable bring
them to town. and are not included in the list Those
who have been named were conveyed to this morn


ing and are now receiving every assistance in the power
Of the citizens to render them After the accident the
boat foated down the river about two and half miles
before could be made fast to the Shore great part
Of the deck load has been swept into the riverthe hull
appears to be in a sound condition yet


Since the above was in type we have gathered the fol-
lowing additional particulars The captain at the time
of the accident was standing the hurricane deck and
was blown above the pilot house, but received no in.
jury The larboard boiler was displaced by the explo-
sion two three feet from its bed Lawrence
Hoye, Of st Louis. Branard Mohan first engineer and
James Youngson, first steward were instantly killed
Two frcmen and one deck.hand missing Noah Ludlow,
down yesterday on the steamer Wapeo, and it will be
gratifying to his relations and friends to learn that he
receiving every attention and that it possible to
bestow-St. Louis Rereie July %.


DREADFUL SroRM.-On Monday last this town
and nelghborhood was visited by most awfuIIy
and the lightning and thunder continued necessarily
for aful half hour without the least Flash after
flash, peal after peal flew and through the air.
When the thunder had continued about half an hour,
sudden storm Of rain and ice fell upon the town. and
lasted Tor about twenty minutes. The hail stones or
pieces OF ice Of diversified Sizes from the size of
marble to the weight Of four five ounces In town
no other damage was done, except large number Of
windowS glasses broken. Wheat and other grain is
severely injured by the storm, and in some places the
crops completely thrashed out II is satisfaction to
know that the storm not general-it flew in vein
although played spots Tor some time In fact this
whole season. since the bret king up Of winter has been
continual hurricane OF wind ana storm; we fear that
the worst news is still 10 De heafd-eHerHe InfeH-
geDcer, Goth MI.