Glasgow Weekly Times

Terrible Steamboat Accident--39 persons badly scalded--several killed.

A terrible accident occurred to the steamer "Cataract," yesterday morning just before day, a few miles above Arrow Rock. She had wooded at Shippingsport, and as she was starting, her Mud Receiver exploded with such force as to break through the main deck, into the hold, below, and through the cabin floor and the hurricane deck, above. The boat was thus filled with scalding steam, above and below, and the passengers, becoming alarmed at the explosion, rushed into the cabin, in their night clothes, and suffered from scalding and inhaling the hot steam.

In all, 39 were scalded, 21 of them badly, the 2d engineer missing. Three died soon after the explosion. The steamer "Low Water" came along in a short time, and took on board ten of the sufferers. Before she reached this place, three of them died. She left six living persons and the three dead ones here, taking one, Judge Stark Mauzey, Representative of Chariton county, on to Brunswick. He was badly scalded in the face and hands, and was suffering from the effects of inhaling hot steam.

The following is a list of the names of living sufferers left here:
L. B. Loring and James Mugridge, of Portland, Maine, bound for Leavenworth, Kansas Territory. Both badly scalded, but neither dangerous.
Joseph and George Brown, Germans, hands on the boat, dangerously injured.
David Sulby and Fred Walker, boat hands. Not dangerous.

Only one of the dead, Christian Brown, boat hand, was known. The other dead, were cabin passengers. One a full faced man, large, light hair and sandy beard--supposed to be about 40 years old. The other, medium size, black hair and sandy moustache. Supposed to be about 30 years old.

The dead were buried, and the sick are being comfortably cared for at the Glasgow House.

The "Emma" passed up at a later hour, having on board many of the passengers of the Cataract. She reported several others dead. None of the lady passengers were injured by the explosion. One young lady was badly cut by the glass in her state-room door, in trying to get out of her room. Both of the Clerks of the boat were badly scalded, and the Express Messenger was killed, or has since died.