Show i 11 1 1 Terril ble Accident Explosion of the steamer saluda seventy five lives bostl mo april arf YOUNG bouno very dear sir sin permit me to address you a few fines to to inform you yon of th circumstances connected w with ith one of the greatest disasters that ever has occurred OA the western waters in which I 1 am sorry to t 11 say that many of our people have fallen a on friday morning the ath dinst about 7 oc the steamer saluda on her way fr irsai om st louis to council bluffs birge cargo principally pally for that place pace having on board old sand young of our oar people about I 1 I 1 0 made an atte attempt apt to leave this ibis wharf with a 4 tremendous weight of steam her rare it issup is sup posed collapsed ld and about the second revel revolution ion she exploded and literally blew her all to pieces es her hall sunk immediately and many ot of her passengers have never been heard of amongst whom was some amne ot the saints mints the highest estimate that I 1 am able to nuke make of the lost aino amongst ngit our people is from froin 20 40 to 25 2 5 souls all told there are 6 or 8 are badly wounded and aad s scalded that now lie under the kind ho hospitality hospitals y of the citizen citizens ens of lexington Lexing le ten who have proved themselves in aig uig em case as a noble hearted and generous it a people as I 1 have ever seen I 1 I 1 aber ames of the dead cannot all bp be obtained as yet as their list of names was lost in thi wreck bat the following are known to be some that are amongst tile the culican camphell Carn wife and 2 children 2 miss B bilissis Bi lisses elder WC daubara wife aud auda 2 children ildren eh ehU dreu W whitehead hite head wife and 3 children the names of all will he be obtained as soon awn as possible and forwarded to you by the earliest opportunity I 1 was in st louis at the time lime of the departure of the ill fated boat Saluda and went on board a few mo bents before har leave to bid the saints farewell and do some business with elder eli 13 ke kelsey alsey clio was also on board and going up as far fl ar as bruba wick biuk with her the saints all deemed to feel well weh and ald in fine spirits I 1 remained there some 9 2 days after and then skirted st aled on the steamer isabel a 4 overtook them at this place just in time to witness this scene of horror I 1 the nearest estimate that can be made odthe of the entire wes loss or of life is about 75 souls out of passengers g e rs the captain and pretty much all the crew were lost and abid her entire cargo of freight I 1 have now done about all aai that I 1 can do for the dead wounded and destitute te living and close a bargain for my supply of cattle tur fur crossing the plains at 50 owr yolie yoke and return to st louis to nicel wy my emigrants and conduct them up the river I 1 ani am in char charge re f E enghau saints sent out by the perpetual fund und with means to purchase one wagon and tor lor ev evry ry 10 persons with a few pounds of extra freight eight and will u undoubtedly cross the plains at that as aa soon as the fita test and the best ot ok weir trains you will pardon my rough scrawl as I 1 am much confused with wilh the calls and cries of many on each I 1 hand and 1 1 remain with sentiments of high esteem as ever your very obedient obedi ent servant and fellow laborer in the kingdom oflas of joseph ph s god HAM 0 SMOOT P S bro 0 harvy s wite biti was lost bro sargeant and son aon and 2 english boys names unknown mr isela carter br W woodruffs brother in n law was waa on board on his hia way to the valley but was not hurt I 1 |