. Lloyd's steamboat directory, and disasters on the western waters . man, missing. Harry, Frank, Lay den and George Mooney, all blacks,missing. Charles Craig, badly wounded. Nine were killed on thespot, or died soon afterwards, in consequence of their injuries. Fourothers were wounded. EXPLOSION OF THE HELEN McGREGOR, AT MEMPHIS,TENNESSEE, FEBRUARY 24, 1830. The steamboat Helen McGregor, Capt. Tyson, on her way fromNew Orleans to Louisville, stopped at Memphis, on Wednesday morn-ing, February 24, 1830. She had been lying at the wharf about thirtyminutes, when one or more of her boilers explode
. Lloyd's steamboat directory, and disasters on the western waters . man, missing. Harry, Frank, Lay den and George Mooney, all blacks,missing. Charles Craig, badly wounded. Nine were killed on thespot, or died soon afterwards, in consequence of their injuries. Fourothers were wounded. EXPLOSION OF THE HELEN McGREGOR, AT MEMPHIS,TENNESSEE, FEBRUARY 24, 1830. The steamboat Helen McGregor, Capt. Tyson, on her way fromNew Orleans to Louisville, stopped at Memphis, on Wednesday morn-ing, February 24, 1830. She had been lying at the wharf about thirtyminutes, when one or more of her boilers exploded, with the usual de-structive and melancholy effects. The loss of life by this accident was,at that time, unprecedented in the records of steam navigation. In thebustle incident to the landing and receiving of passengers, a part ofthe deck near the boilers was crowded with people, all of whom wereeither killed instantaneously, or more or less injured. No person inthe cabins was hurt. The number of those who perished at the moment MAP OF THE MISSISSIPPI.—N 0\ Lloyds steamboat disasters, 71
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