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Ifof the ,Zachary Taylorfc. » rs-u-t.er)Ttiled-re-i vcyse i ofsn-H-oubrihis it ilitnc0)1itsearnetliherIt he tinneineifor, packet, plying between this city and 1^ Cincinnati, exploded her boilers on her upward bound trip, at Taylorsville, and when fthe Queen came dowri, was found floatingin the river.‘d-! exP^os*oa place about six orclock,' in the morning. ' Three persons were instantly killed, four missiiigiand ten scalded,some of which will undoubtedly die. Some forty hogs were blown overboard. The boat was but slightly damaged—she had two badges, loaded with hogs, in tow.The killed and wounded were deck bands and fireman, with the exception of three; who were Moses Smith, Engineer, a resident of this city, slighty scalded John Everhart, Engineer, a resident of.,Petersburg!^ Ky., seriously wounded, although hi? life is uot dispaired of; and a znan from Greens-burgh, Ind., who had hogs on board,^as severely injured. were taken on board tbe.Queen ana p^perly^,CT3r-»v* ____________?boat. We visited the Queen \vhen she^TanS-ed at our wharf, and never did we behold a more pilous spectacle than was there presented. The officers of the bout vluul gave up•' . m .. *the social hall to the wounded, amlihey were spread around it writhing in agony. ?*Dr. Brower, of Lawrenceburgh, was attending the wounded.Capt. Henry Protznun, was slightly injured. . ■We did not learn whether or not anv• *blame was attached-to the officers of the boat.tiimmw*avf ister,mi.an-iss,indrthno-ourTnhi£fT'T* We have, for some time past, beenTtlt;PsiPai*liafcnw
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Aurora Weekly Standard
Aurora, Indiana, US
Thu, Dec 22, 1853
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