Republican Herald

A Disastrous Explosion.—The steamer Big Hatchee, Capt. Frisbie, on leaving her landing at Herman on the 23d ult., for the Missouri river, burst her starboard boiler with a loud explosion, which forced it straight forward—overboard, the steam discharging itself aloft, carrying away the main cabin as far aft as the ladies cabin, making a perfect wreck of the boat, and spreading death and desolation among the passengers. The first engineer, named Barney Mohan, of St. Louis, was killed instantly. The captain at the time of the accident was standing on the hurricane deck, and was blown above the pilot house, but received no injury. The larboard boiler was displaced by the explosion some two or three feet from its bed. Lawrence Hoyle, of St. Louis, Bruinard Mohan, first engineer, and James Youngson, first steward were instantly killed. Two firemen and one deck hand are missing. Noah Ludlow, third engineer, was badly scalded.—St. Louis Reveille.