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March 15, 1849
Virginia Free Press
Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
The steamboat Woodsman exploded at Bayou Sara landing on the 4th, collapsing its larboard boiler flues, killing three outright, leaving several missing including an engineer, and severely scalding 25 others, with heart-rending scenes of family distress.
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STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION.
Serious Loss of Life!
We learn from the New Orleans papers that the steamboat Woodsman exploded at Bayou Sara landing on the 4th. The Picayune says:
The Woodsman was bound for Red River. She collapsed both of the flues of her larboard boiler, killing and scalding several persons. Our informant states that three were killed outright, and that several others were missing, amongst the latter one of the engineers of the boat. Twenty-five others were dreadfully scalded, some of whom must die from their injuries—four or five of them certainly.
The scene is described as most heart rending. Husbands and wives, parents and children, brothers and sisters, and other relations were crying piteously, and calling to one another in the most agonizing shrieks. In many instances when these unfortunate victims were brought together, so scalded and mutilated were they, it was impossible to recognise each other.
Serious Loss of Life!
We learn from the New Orleans papers that the steamboat Woodsman exploded at Bayou Sara landing on the 4th. The Picayune says:
The Woodsman was bound for Red River. She collapsed both of the flues of her larboard boiler, killing and scalding several persons. Our informant states that three were killed outright, and that several others were missing, amongst the latter one of the engineers of the boat. Twenty-five others were dreadfully scalded, some of whom must die from their injuries—four or five of them certainly.
The scene is described as most heart rending. Husbands and wives, parents and children, brothers and sisters, and other relations were crying piteously, and calling to one another in the most agonizing shrieks. In many instances when these unfortunate victims were brought together, so scalded and mutilated were they, it was impossible to recognise each other.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Misfortune
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Steamboat Explosion
Boiler Collapse
Bayou Sara
Red River
Scalding Injuries
Loss Of Life
Where did it happen?
Bayou Sara Landing
Story Details
Location
Bayou Sara Landing
Event Date
On The 4th
Story Details
The steamboat Woodsman, bound for Red River, exploded at Bayou Sara landing, collapsing both flues of her larboard boiler. Three killed outright, several missing including an engineer, 25 dreadfully scalded with some certain to die. Heart-rending scenes of family agony and unrecognizable victims.